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Wed, August 6th, 11:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Pistorius channel live for closing arguments, judgment
DStv provider MultiChoice has announced the channel dedicated to coverage of the murder trial of South African paralympian Oscar Pistorius will pop up on August 7 to cover the remainder of the trial and judgment. → Read more
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Wed, August 6th, 10:00 · Paul Adepoju
Nigeria to encourage increased spending on telecoms QoS via tax reductions
The Nigerian government is ready to reduce taxes levied on telecoms operating in the country to allow networks to invest more on improving quality of service, according to minister of communications technology Omobola Johnson. → Read more
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Wed, August 6th, 09:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Vodacom launches US$50 smartphone
South Africa’s leading operator Vodacom has launched a self-branded, ZAR549 (US$51) mobile phone, with the aim of making mobile internet accessible to all South Africans. → Read more
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Tue, August 5th, 16:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
IBM wins Fidelity Bank infrastructure, services deal
Ghana’s Fidelity Bank has signed a five year deal with IBM for the management of all the bank’s technology infrastructure and services, as the bank seeks higher efficiency to support its growth plans for new markets, services and products. → Read more
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Tue, August 5th, 15:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
8bit secures US$110k funding
South African native advertising platform 8bit has secured US$110,000 funding from a range of investors, enabling the startup to expand its reach and launch new offerings. → Read more
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Tue, August 5th, 13:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
Commonwealth Broadband Africa Forum rescheduled for November
The Commonwealth Broadband Africa Forum, originally scheduled to take place in Nairobi in July but postponed over security concerns, has been rearranged for November. → Read more
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Tue, August 5th, 12:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
SANRAL denies Winelands e-toll secrecy claims
The South African National Roads Agency Limited (SANRAL) has said its application to the Western Cape High Court asking that certain aspects of the Winelands Toll project be kept confidential is unrelated to the so-called Secrecy Bill. → Read more
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Tue, August 5th, 10:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Maher leaves Mxit, joins Kagiso Media
Chief product officer of South African social chat app Mxit, Vincent Maher, has left Mxit and been appointed chief innovation officer at Kagiso Media Limited, the company announced. → Read more
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Tue, August 5th, 09:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Zuku announces US$2.5 million network upgrade
Kenyan pay-TV and telecommunications provider Zuku is to embark on a KSh220 million (US$2.5 million) network upgrade, aimed at improving speeds and reducing downtime on the network. → Read more
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Tue, August 5th, 08:00 · Paul Adepoju
Yellow Pages, Google partner for geocoding of businesses across Nigeria
Yell Publishers Limited, publishers of Nigeria’s Yellow Pages, has signed a three year partnership agreement with Google to expand operations and to carry out geocoding of businesses and organisations across the country to make them more accessible to the public. → Read more
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Mon, August 4th, 15:30 · Paul Adepoju
OPINION: Can technology transmit the flow of the Holy Spirit?
Today, the Soul Winning Family of God Church in Ibadan, and Africa’s largest church, the Redeemed Christian Church of God would begin their annual convention. In addition to several other major churches across the country, tens of millions of people are expected to be part of these religious events. → Read more
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Mon, August 4th, 14:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
Nomanini secures US$449k funding
South African electronic payment solutions for emerging markets provider Nomanini has secured ZAR4.8 million (US$449,000) funding from South Africa’s Industrial Development Corporation (IDC), in order to enable the company to further expand internationally. → Read more
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Mon, August 4th, 13:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
iROKOtv.com launches international content offering
African video content platform iROKOtv.com has launched an international content package, to provide its customers with access to television content from around the world. → Read more
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Mon, August 4th, 12:40 · Susan Mwenesi
Ugandan trade reporting system commissioned
Uganda’s trade minister Amelia Kyambadde has commissioned the Non-Tariff Barriers (NTBs) Reporting System, a mobile phone and email-based system for reporting barriers to trade. → Read more
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Mon, August 4th, 12:00 · Paul Adepoju
Nigeria’s Osun state distributes debit cards to farmers
The government of Nigeria’s Osun state has begun the roll out of debit cards to farmers, as part of a wider support programme aimed at promoting “agriculture based prosperity”. → Read more
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Mon, August 4th, 11:20 · Susan Mwenesi
Kenyan firms agree to use mobile app for power connection
Kenya Power has signed a tripartite agreement with Rapid Communications and Jamii Bora Bank for the use of a mobile app for loan application and processing. → Read more
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Mon, August 4th, 10:40 · Paul Adepoju
Nigeria telecoms investment tops US$32bn – Juwah
Investment in Nigeria’s telecoms sector has exceeded US$32 billion and is the sector creating the most new jobs, according to the vice chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Dr Eugene Juwah. → Read more
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Mon, August 4th, 10:00 · Paul Adepoju
MTN launches cloud computing in Rwanda
MTN Rwanda has launched cloud computing services for businesses, claiming to be the first provider to offer cloud services in the country. → Read more
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Mon, August 4th, 09:20 · Gabriella Mulligan
Telkom retrenchments to go ahead
South Africa’s part state owned operator Telkom has finished consultations with its employees regarding proposed retrenchments, with the retrenchments to go ahead as planned, the operator said. → Read more
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Mon, August 4th, 08:40 · Paul Adepoju
Airtel Nigeria launches data bundles for Android devices
Airtel has become the first telecoms company in Nigeria to launch a data offering for Android devices. → Read more
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