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Wed, August 14th, 11:30 · Jack Barton
Telkom to provide 5% increase in broadband capacity
South African fixed-line provider Telkom is providing an additional 5 per cent IP Connect capacity to all existing customers at no additional charge. → Read more
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Wed, August 14th, 11:00 · Nick Sato
Kenyan Chelsea fans to get club-branded afb credit card
Consumer finance business afb have announced a new five year partnership with Chelsea Football Club that will allow its Kenyan fans to get club-branded credit cards. → Read more
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Wed, August 14th, 10:30 · Richard Cutcher
Mixed performance for MTN in Nigeria and South Africa
The MTN Group has recorded a 6.5 per cent increase in subscribers in the first half of 2013, but its South Africa network lost around 400,000 customers. → Read more
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Wed, August 14th, 10:00 · Susan Mwenesi
EzeeMoney aiming to revolutionise Uganda’s cashless transactions
EzeeMmoney is the new entrant into the Ugandan cashless market and it is aiming to provide more convenient services through the new platform. → Read more
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Wed, August 14th, 09:30 · Nanine Steenkamp
Powertime looking to expand in Africa
Online and mobile electricity service Powertime is looking to expand to Botswana and Kenya, opening the opportunity to local stakeholders. → Read more
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Wed, August 14th, 09:00 · Brandon Gregory
Saving 25 per cent on big data projects
Karl Fischer, application services executive, business intelligence (BI) and consulting for Business Connexions, believes companies can save 25 per cent on big data projects by simply not calling it big data. → Read more
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Wed, August 14th, 08:30 · Jack Barton
BlackBerry 9720 smartphone launched
The new BlackBerry 9720, which the company emphasise is designed for a “communications centric experience”, was unveiled yesterday. → Read more
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Wed, August 14th, 08:00 · Jack Barton
Review planned for tablet learning in Malawi
Biwi Primary School in Lilongue, Malawi, is preparing to host a group of British academics to evaluate the use of tablet-based learning. → Read more
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Wed, August 14th, 07:00 · Paul Adepoju
Glo seeks to create Nigeria’s largest youth community with Bounce plan
Ashutosh Tiwary, general manager of consumer marketing at Globacom, has said the network wants to create Nigeria’s largest online youth community with its recently launched Bounce Plan. → Read more
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Wed, August 14th, 06:00 · Paul Adepoju
Melvin will win Big Brother Africa reveals biNu community survey
Big Brother Africa housemate Melvin has been predicted to win the eighth season of the Africa-wide contest showing on DSTV, according to a survey carried out by the biNu cloud-based smartphone app. → Read more
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Wed, August 14th, 05:00 · Kamau Mbote
Kaspersky warns on offline cyber attacks through USB drives
Kaspersky Lab has warned users they need to protect themselves from threats facing their computers and digital devices from offline sources. → Read more
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Tue, August 13th, 20:00 · Susan Mwenesi
CCK writes to COFEK over intended digital migration suit
The Communication Commission of Kenya has written to the the Consumer Federation of Kenya (COFEK) concerning the latter’s lawsuit over the new digital migration. → Read more
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Tue, August 13th, 19:30 · Richard Cutcher
Cell C and MTN fall foul of ICASA standards
The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) has released its latest quality of service (QoS) monitoring test reports for the Johannesburg and Pretoria region. → Read more
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Tue, August 13th, 19:00 · Kamau Mbote
VC4Africa invites startups for funding
Venture Capital 4 Africa (VC4Africa) has opened the application process for the September cohort and are on the lookout for startups that have already completed pilots and want funding. → Read more
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Tue, August 13th, 18:30 · Susan Mwenesi
UAP Insurance goes digital
Individual medical insurance customers of UAP Insurance Kenya can now access the company’s products from their mobile phones following the move to introduce the AfyaImara mobile application. → Read more
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Tue, August 13th, 18:00 · Brandon Gregory
Zero to one million IOPS in a flash
Redefining the possible was the topic of Richard Gordon's presentation on the XtremSF drive, who spoke in his capacity as the business development manager of EMC for the Europe, Middle East and Africa region at the EMC Forum in Cape Town. → Read more
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Tue, August 13th, 17:30 · Nick Sato
Internet and mobile subscriptions surge in Botswana
The numbers of mobile phone users and internet subscribers in Botswana have seen significant growth with a 6.3 per cent rise in mobile and 132.2 per cent increase in internet subscriptions during 2011-2012. → Read more
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Tue, August 13th, 17:00 · Nanine Steenkamp
AfriForum to investigate Free State website
South African civil rights organisation AfriForum has organized an independent specialist to investigate the Free State government website tender to clarify the case. → Read more
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Tue, August 13th, 16:30 · Nick Sato
Government considers fines for construction companies over cable cuts
Kenya’s network operators want road contractors to be slapped with heavy fines and penalties over rising cases of cable cuts and tampering during road constructions work. → Read more
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Tue, August 13th, 16:00 · Paul Adepoju
Hellofood doubles user base with Jánamesa acquisition
Hellofood, Africa’s largest group of online food ordering platforms worldwide, has acquired Jánamesa and doubled its user base six months after debuting in Brazil. → Read more
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