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Tue, August 6th, 06:00 · Brandon Gregory
Assault suspect identified through picture portal website
Thunda.com, a popular picture portal website, has played a part in the identification of a man allegedly responsible for the attack on a Cape Town man at a nightclub. → Read more
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Tue, August 6th, 05:00 · Nanine Steenkamp
Egypt suspected for click farm workers
Fake likes has been unveiled as a growing marketing trend on Facebook, making online reputations unreliable. → Read more
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Mon, August 5th, 20:00 · Richard Cutcher
Do Something on the hunt for African affiliates
African entrepreneurs and startups are being encouraged to apply to become an affiliate of United States-based Do Something, which is looking for partners to roll out “Cause Campaigns” on the continent. → Read more
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Mon, August 5th, 19:00 · Nick Sato
AccessKenya to put Dimension Data bid to shareholder vote
AccessKenya has announced it will convene an extraordinary general meeting (EGM) on August 20 for shareholders who do not approve the KSh3.05 billion (US$35 million) bid by South Africa’s Dimension data as the deadline for its minority shareholders looms. → Read more
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Mon, August 5th, 18:00 · Paul Adepoju
MTN Nigeria glitch hands out free data
MTN Nigeria appeared to suffer a costly technical glitch over the weekend which allowed some of its data subscribers to enjoy renewable 3GB of data free of charge by sending 100H to 131. → Read more
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Mon, August 5th, 17:30 · Brandon Gregory
Advanced analytics – a new era of insurance fraud detection
Insurance companies have long used tried and tested techniques for detecting insurance fraud, but now high performance analytics enables them to be more proactive in identifying fraud before it occurs, said Tracy Dunbar, director of analytics for South African company BITanium. → Read more
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Mon, August 5th, 17:00 · Paul Adepoju
Jovago hotel booking site launched in Nigeria
Jovago.com, a website offering 140,000 hotels across the world, was launched in Nigeria today by Africa Internet Holding. → Read more
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Mon, August 5th, 16:30 · Kamau Mbote
IEBC takes to social media to assure of chairman’s health
Kenya’s Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) was forced to use its social media accounts to dispel rumours its chairman was was unwell on Sunday. → Read more
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Mon, August 5th, 16:00 · Brandon Gregory
100 per cent discounts on ADSL for FNB customers
First National Bank (FNB) has revealed details regarding its ADSL service, which offers discounts of as much as 100 percent on uncapped ADSL accounts as well as free monthly 3G data of 500MB. → Read more
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Mon, August 5th, 15:30 · Kamau Mbote
Robot astronaut takes off to space
Kirobo, the world’s first talking robot, has taken off to the International Space Station months ahead of Japanese astronaut Koichi Wataka who arrives in November. → Read more
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Mon, August 5th, 15:00 · Richard Cutcher
Uganda gets SMS Phone Directory
MTN Uganda has introduced a SMS Phone Directory, giving its customers access to the contact details of thousands of individuals, institutions and businesses. → Read more
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Mon, August 5th, 14:30 · Nick Sato
AVU e-Learning multinational project launched at Egerton University
The African Virtual University (AVU) has launched its AVU Multinational Project II aimed to aid e-learning in Africa at Egerton University, near Nakuru, Kenya. → Read more
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Mon, August 5th, 14:00 · Richard Cutcher
Second union signs up to Telkom offer
South Africa’s fixed-line provider Telkom claims to have concluded negotiations with all three unions previously threatening strike action, after another union signed the agreement. → Read more
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Mon, August 5th, 13:30 · Brandon Gregory
Potraz records an increase of abusive texts and calls
The Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) and mobile operators have recorded an increase in abusive texts and calls being made via unregistered SIM cards. → Read more
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Mon, August 5th, 13:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Tanzanian ISPs fire warning at government’s new tax
Internet service providers (ISP) operating in Tanzania have expressed concerns that internet costs in the country will be inflated following the introduction of a 14.5 per cent excise duty on services. → Read more
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Mon, August 5th, 12:30 · Nick Sato
Orange Kenya airtime available through M-Pesa
Orange Kenya subscribers can now purchase airtime via rival network Safaricom’s mobile money transfer platform M-Pesa. → Read more
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Mon, August 5th, 12:00 · Richard Cutcher
Rural Ghanaian banks to get ICT policy
Ghana’s ARB Apex Bank is working on ICT security policy to support rural and community banks (RCBs) introduce digital products. → Read more
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Mon, August 5th, 11:30 · Kamau Mbote
ATU partners with Internet Society to strengthen access
The African Telecommunications Union (ATU) has signed an agreement with the Internet Society (ISOC) to strengthen the partnership between the two organisations and support more internet access on the continent. → Read more
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Mon, August 5th, 11:00 · Brandon Gregory
DA to appeal to president not to sign e-tolling bill
The Democratic Alliance (DA) will appeal to President Jacob Zuma not to sign the e-tolling bill and request Dipuo Peters, South Africa’s minister of transport, to conduct a review of the e-toll contract. → Read more
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Mon, August 5th, 10:30 · Nick Sato
Kenyan government advertises tender for laptops supply
The Kenyan government has moved to realise one of its key campaign pledges by advertising bids for the provision of laptops, printers and projectors for all its public schools. → Read more
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