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Mon, September 2nd, 18:20 · Paul Adepoju
OPINION: Why I ported back to MTN Nigeria
MTN is by far the most taunted network operator in Nigeria, yet it is the network with the largest number of subscribers. → Read more
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Mon, September 2nd, 18:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Take action on broadband – Dr Pepper
The focus in the South African broadband dialogue needs to shift from ubiquity to impact, according to Dr Robert Pepper, vice president of global technology policy at CISCO. → Read more
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Mon, September 2nd, 17:30 · Richard Cutcher
Microsoft and Google join forces to battle US government gagging orders
Microsoft and Google are set to sue the United States government in a bid to be allowed to publish more information on the official requests for user data they receive from the National Security Agency (NSA). → Read more
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Mon, September 2nd, 17:00 · Jack Barton
Startups need to consider Africa “a totally different market” – Zapacab CEO
Many people underestimate the challenges of transferring a successful business model to African markets, according to Rupert Sully, chief executive officer (CEO) of South Africa taxi calling mobi site Zapacab. → Read more
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Mon, September 2nd, 16:30 · Nick Sato
Uganda high court dismisses suit against SIM card registration deadline
The Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) will proceed in switching off more than one million unregistered SIM cards, after the the high court dismissed a case challenging the national exercise. → Read more
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Mon, September 2nd, 16:00 · Richard Cutcher
SEACOM and France-IX form partnership
SEACOM and France-IX will launch its commercial offerings at the Africa Interconnection and Peering Forum (AfPIF) in Morocco next week, after signing a peering partnership. → Read more
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Mon, September 2nd, 15:30 · Brandon Gregory
DA requests SABC board intervention over “happy news”
The Democratic Alliance (DA) has written to Ellen Tshabalala, chairperson of the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) interim board, to request Hlaudi Motsoeneng, SABC chief operating officer (COO), does not implement the 70 per cent “good news” bulletins. → Read more
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Mon, September 2nd, 15:00 · Nick Sato
Orange Kenya to ‘revive’ landlines
Orange Kenya will issue new numbers to its landline subscribers by mid September, in a move to revive and upgrade its fixed network services. → Read more
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Mon, September 2nd, 14:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
Too many delays to SA broadband policy – Carrim
There have been too many delays to the creation of South Africa’s broadband policy, according to the country’s latest minister for communications Yunus Carrim, and government and industry must work together in order for the country to reap the economic and social benefits of broadband. → Read more
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Mon, September 2nd, 14:00 · Nanine Steenkamp
Verizon proposes a price for Vodafone stake
Verizon Communications has revealed its US$130 billion offer to buy the 45 per cent stake Vodafone has in its joint venture Verizon Wireless. → Read more
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Mon, September 2nd, 13:30 · Kamau Mbote
ICANN concludes gTLD initial evaluation phase for 1700 applications
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers’ (ICANN) generic domains division has completed the initial phase of the new generic top level domains (gTLD) programme that will move more than 1,700 applications to the next phase. → Read more
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Mon, September 2nd, 13:00 · Nick Sato
Nakumatt to double share of Samsung Electronics sales
Nakumatt Holdings and Samsung Electronics have announced a more robust joint marketing initiative in a bid to enhance local market performance and improve on sales. → Read more
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Mon, September 2nd, 12:30 · Richard Cutcher
AngloGold piloting mining technology
AngloGold Ashanti is piloting technology which has been tipped to substantially increase South Africa’s gold reserves. → Read more
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Mon, September 2nd, 12:00 · Nanine Steenkamp
Ghanaian minister satisfied with ICT project progress
Edward Omani Boamah, Ghana’s minister of communications, gave positive feedback during his visit to the Tema ICT Park Project, approving of the government’s initiative. → Read more
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Mon, September 2nd, 11:30 · Paul Adepoju
REVIEW: Jumia Android app
Just one app for Jumia's entire operations in Africa is intriguing for users, while for the developers, it must have been an invigorating labyrinthine task to pack in so much information, which is evident by the application’s size - 4.4MB. → Read more
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Mon, September 2nd, 11:00 · Nanine Steenkamp
iSend signs partnership for Africell releases
United States (US) mobile top up service iSend and mobile telecommunications company Africell have entered a collaboration in order to supply instant mobile purchase services for subscribers in Sierra Leone and Gambia. → Read more
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Mon, September 2nd, 10:30 · Kamau Mbote
VentureOut Challenge targets top mobile entrepreneurs
Thirty-three top mobile entrepreneurs from 33 countries across Africa, East Europe, Central Asia and Caribbean will from next month be competing for the opportunity to enter the Dragon’s Den in Moldova. → Read more
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Mon, September 2nd, 10:00 · Nick Sato
Kenyan microfinance firm named among top 100 global IT frontrunners
Kenya’s Juhudi Kilimo, a microfinance institution, has been recognised as one of the top global IT firms in 2013 due its remote credit assessment service. → Read more
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Mon, September 2nd, 09:30 · Nanine Steenkamp
Banking Trojans major spam issue
Banking Trojans are currently the most dominant malware threat, according to Kaspersky Lab, featuring in email attacks. → Read more
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Mon, September 2nd, 09:00 · Jack Barton
Telkom Mobile operating largest Wi-Fi network in South Africa
Telkom Mobile says it is now operating South Africa’s biggest Wi-Fi network, with hotspots in 1,500 locations nationwide. → Read more
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