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Thu, August 29th, 07:00 · Richard Cutcher
Blackberry SA launch 9720
BlackBerry has launched its 9720 device in South Africa, claiming it has taken its existing smartphones to the “next level”. → Read more
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Thu, August 29th, 06:00 · Nanine Steenkamp
ICT4Ag conference to be held in Rwanda
The ICT4Ag conference will take place in Kigali, Rwanda, in November, discussing the ICT future of agriculture. → Read more
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Thu, August 29th, 05:00 · Nanine Steenkamp
Alcatel-Lucent appoints new finance chief
Alcatel-Lucent has appointed a new chief financial and legal officer as its headquarters relocate to Paris, France. → Read more
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Wed, August 28th, 20:00 · Brandon Gregory
DA challenges SANRAL over communications cost figures
The Democratic Alliance (DA) has extended a challenge to the South African National Roads Agency Limited (SANRAL) to release the latest figures relating to the e-tolling communications costs in Gauteng. → Read more
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Wed, August 28th, 19:30 · Jack Barton
Syrian Electronic Army attacks New York Times and Twitter
The Syrian Electronic Army (SEA) has taken responsibility on Twitter for a hack which forced the New York Times website offline for three hours yesterday (Tuesday) and affected picture services on Twitter. → Read more
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Wed, August 28th, 19:00 · Paul Adepoju
Spectranet debuts 4G LTE in Nigeria
Spectranet Limited has launched 4G LTE wireless broadband network in Nigeria, making it the first of its kind in the West African country. → Read more
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Wed, August 28th, 18:30 · Nanine Steenkamp
22seven cuts costs
South African money management system 22seven has redesigned its site and slashed its signup costs in a bid to become more accessible and affordable to users. → Read more
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Wed, August 28th, 18:00 · Nick Sato
Kenya Airways launches mobile ticket payment service with MTN Uganda
Kenya Airways has partnered with MTN Uganda to allow customers to pay for their airline tickets using mobile money. → Read more
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Wed, August 28th, 17:29 · Richard Cutcher
Bharti Airtel recruits new African chief
Christian de Faria, formerly of network operator MTN, will take over as Bharti Airtel’s chief executive of African operations on January 1, 2014. → Read more
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Wed, August 28th, 17:00 · Jack Barton
SnapScan named best app at MTN Business Awards
MTN Business held its second annual app of the year awards in Cape Town last night (August 27), awarding SnapScan in the competitive Best HTML 5 App category. → Read more
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Wed, August 28th, 16:30 · Nick Sato
SEACOM “connects” Kenya’s tech innovation centres
International fibre-optic cable provider SEACOM has given 100mbps internet connectivity to Kenya’s innovation centres, in a move to enhance the hubs’ ability to generate local content for a global audience. → Read more
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Wed, August 28th, 16:00 · Tom Jackson
Egyptian startup makes final of TNW Mobile Startup Rally
Egyptian bug reporting tool Instabug has been nominated as the only African finalist in The Next Web’s Mobile Startup Rally, overcoming competition from more than 100 hundred applicants worldwide. → Read more
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Wed, August 28th, 15:30 · Brandon Gregory
Africa’s first Slimline ATM launched by FNB
First National Bank (FNB) has launched Africa’s first Slimline ATM, which delivers electronic banking to retail environments in remote areas where a conventional ATM is not supported by the volume of business. → Read more
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Wed, August 28th, 15:00 · Nanine Steenkamp
Telecel to cut unregistered subscribers
Zimbabwean-based operator Telecel has encouraged its subscribers to register SIM cards before its disconnection deadline at the end of the week. → Read more
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Wed, August 28th, 14:40 · Tom Jackson
OPINION: 2012/2013 will go down as the “year of transparency”
Facebook may have been the last of the world’s biggest internet companies to disclose exactly how many requests for data from governments it received and accepted, but the social network bowing to pressure from campaigners signifies how important transparency is to users in the wake of the PRISM saga. → Read more
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Wed, August 28th, 14:20 · Richard Cutcher
UbuntuDeal to close Cape Town office
South African social buying site UbuntuDeal will close its Cape Town offices next month and is in the process of changing its business model. → Read more
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Wed, August 28th, 14:00 · Nick Sato
Social media to help Kenyan government monitor views and make informed policies
The Kenyan government has announced plans are underway to develop a monitoring online portal that will monitor conversations, views and issues, allowing it to make informed policy decisions. → Read more
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Wed, August 28th, 13:40 · Jack Barton
Datacentrix buys eNetworks
South African IT solutions provider Datacentrix has acquired network specialist eNetworks for an undisclosed amount as it seeks to improve its cloud computing capabilities. → Read more
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Wed, August 28th, 13:20 · Paul Adepoju
Q&A: Lagos bus network going digital
The Lagos Metropolitan Area Authority (LAMATA), operators of the popular Lagos BRT buses, officially joined Facebook last week, the latest move by the authority aimed at making its services more easily accessible to residents. → Read more
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Wed, August 28th, 13:00 · Nick Sato
Kenyan parliament questions Telkom Kenya government shares dilution
Kenya’s parliamentary investment committee (PIC) is seeking answers regarding the circumstances that led to the dilution of government shares by 19 per cent in the country’s oldest telecommunications firm Telkom Kenya. → Read more
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