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Wed, August 21st, 20:00 · Paul Adepoju
MTN launches prepaid cloud-based services for Nigerian SMEs
MTN Nigeria has become the first mobile operator in the country to offer cloud-based services to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). → Read more
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Wed, August 21st, 19:30 · Kamau Mbote
Kenyans to pay rent through M-Pesa
Safaricom is to begin facilitating the collection of rent in Kenya, following the launch of a payment service dubbed Lipa Kodi na M-Pesa. → Read more
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Wed, August 21st, 19:00 · Jack Barton
Neotel launch South African LTE service
Neotel has launched its LTE service, beginning with a rollout in South Africa’s Gauteng province. → Read more
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Wed, August 21st, 18:30 · Nanine Steenkamp
Econet rolls out LTE for Victoria Falls
Zimbabwe-based Econet Wireless has launched LTE for the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO), enabling fast connection for attendees. → Read more
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Wed, August 21st, 18:00 · Paul Adepoju
Firm begins $100 million fiber optic network in Abia state
Broadband Communications has begun building the open access fiber optic network in Umuahia, the capital city of Abia state, in south eastern Nigeria, via a public-private partnership arrangement with the state government. → Read more
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Wed, August 21st, 17:30 · Nick Sato
JKIA operations receive boost as LG donates 10 display screen televisions
LG Electronics Eastern Africa has donated 10 state of the art, 47-inch televisions to Kenya’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) to be used as Flight Information Display Screens at the airport's departure lounges. → Read more
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Wed, August 21st, 17:00 · Jack Barton
More news channels good for democracy – DoC
South Africa’s Department of Communications (DoC) has said new 24-hour news channels will be good for democracy ahead of the launch of Africa News Network 7 (ANN7) tonight. → Read more
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Wed, August 21st, 16:30 · Kamau Mbote
Facebook hacker could get $10,000 bounty
Khalil Shreateh could receive up to US$10,000 as a reward after exposing a Facebook flaw which allows strangers to access personal pages, despite him being denied the usual US$500 payment by the social network itself. → Read more
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Wed, August 21st, 16:00 · Susan Mwenesi
USAID injects $100,000 into mWater Startup
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has invested US$100,000 in US startup mWater, which ensures people in developing countries have safe water for drinking by using a mobile app and is currently operating in Tanzania. → Read more
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Wed, August 21st, 15:30 · Jack Barton
Vodacom introduces ‘My5’ most-used contacts deal
Prepaid Vodacom customers have been given five contacts to choose from in a bid from the South African operator to create a more efficient payment plan. → Read more
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Wed, August 21st, 15:00 · Nick Sato
Kenyan government to improve online portal’s information accessibility
The Kenyan government is upgrading its online portal to make it a one stop shop for all information and realise Article 35 of the country’s constitution, which ensures citizens’ right to access information held by the state. → Read more
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Wed, August 21st, 14:30 · Nanine Steenkamp
Twitter denies hack success
Twitter has defeated Africa-based hacker claims of obtaining account passwords, confirming no damage has been done. → Read more
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Wed, August 21st, 14:00 · Brandon Gregory
FNB’s e-learning home ownership programme a success
First National Bank’s (FNB) Housing Finance Division has moved its compulsory home ownership education programme for first time home buyers to the web from “the classroom” and has described it as a “great success”. → Read more
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Wed, August 21st, 13:30 · Kamau Mbote
AccessKenya shareholders approve delisting
Shareholders have approved the delisting of AccessKenya at an extraordinary general meeting (EGM) in Nairobi after the board received the required 76 per cent consent to leave the bourse. → Read more
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Wed, August 21st, 13:00 · Nanine Steenkamp
Econet forced to reduce voice tariffs
The Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Portraz) has instructed local operator Econet Wireless to cut rates, threatening a penalty. → Read more
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Wed, August 21st, 12:30 · Nanine Steenkamp
Facebook partnership seeks to provide internet access
Facebook has entered a global partnership aiming to provide internet access to five billion people. → Read more
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Wed, August 21st, 12:00 · Jack Barton
Johannesburg security breach leaves thousands of accounts vulnerable
South African citizens’ bank details have been open to public view due to a security flaw in the online bill payments system of the Johannesburg municipal government. → Read more
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Wed, August 21st, 11:30 · Nick Sato
Masai Mara National Reserve terminates e-ticketing system
The Masai Mara National Reserve will now clear its park entry fees using bankers cheques, following the termination of its e-ticketing system contract. → Read more
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Wed, August 21st, 11:00 · Paul Adepoju
Local apps will be integrated into MasterCard’s Nigerian national ID card
MasterCard has revealed it is only developing the chip technology for the Nigerian national ID card scheme, with local content still set to feature prominently. → Read more
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Wed, August 21st, 10:30 · Richard Cutcher
Sekese original suspension was “way out of proportion”
Marian Shinn, the Democratic Alliance’s shadow minister for communications, has said the reason for the Department of Communications’ director general’s suspension last year by former minister Dina Pule remains a mystery. → Read more
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