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Thu, June 20th, 15:10 · Nanine Steenkamp
Ghana ready to face cable theft
Ghana’s Ministry of Communications has revealed its National Security Agency plans to combat recurring cable theft incidents which frequently disrupt telecom services countrywide. → Read more
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Thu, June 20th, 15:05 · Kamau Mbote
Broadcast Film and Music Africa Conference due next week in Nairobi
The African Broadcast Film and Music conference will take place next week at the Kenyatta International Conference Centre (KICC), Nairobi, bringing together more than 200 delegates from the industries. → Read more
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Thu, June 20th, 14:28 · Nanine Steenkamp
Friends of Design announces free workshop
South African digital publishing company Friends of Design will be hosting a series of free workshops during July, giving online education opportunities to underprivileged local communities. → Read more
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Thu, June 20th, 14:09 · Nick Sato
CIO 100 Awards 2013 to be held in Rwanda
CIO East Africa will be hosting the CIO 100 2013 Symposium and Awards from July 10-12 in collaboration with the Rwanda Development Board and the Rwanda Ministry of Youth and ICT. → Read more
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Thu, June 20th, 13:29 · Brandon Gregory
SA university apologises for premature Mandela obituary on website
The University of Witwatersrand has apologised after a post-dated message of condolence to the Mandela family and South Africans at large, titled ‘Hamba kahle Tata Mandela’, was published on its website due to a “technical error”. → Read more
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Thu, June 20th, 13:26 · Igor Hobotov
Tigo, Huawei partner for new smartphone product
Tanzanian network operator Tigo has partnered with Huawei to launch the Ascend Y300, running on the Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean platform. → Read more
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Thu, June 20th, 13:25 · Richard Cutcher
Latest cable theft brings down some Telkom services
Telkom services in an area of Johannesburg have been disrupted after the theft of several main cables. → Read more
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Thu, June 20th, 13:21 · Martin Cheruiyot
Airtel Kenya partners with Total for mobile payments
Airtel Kenya has partnered with oil marketing firm Total to enable its customers to pay for fuel, lubricants, car wash, car service and goods through Airtel Money. → Read more
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Thu, June 20th, 13:12 · Richard Cutcher
Microsoft u-turn on Xbox One game swapping
Microsoft has performed a U-turn on its much maligned plans to ban the sharing of games for its next flagship console, the Xbox One. → Read more
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Thu, June 20th, 13:05 · Igor Hobotov
Google recognises computer science scholars in Africa, Asia and Europe
Google has recognised 84 recipients of the Google Anita Borg Memorial Scholarship and Google Scholarship for Students with Disabilities in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) → Read more
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Thu, June 20th, 13:03 · Nanine Steenkamp
EDGE Campus launches Qurio
South African education organisation EDGE Campus has launched its online assessment tool Qurio to simplify the testing process for teachers and learners. → Read more
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Thu, June 20th, 12:54 · Brandon Gregory
MTN reverses its BIS policy
South African mobile operator MTN has reversed its 200MB limit for BlackBerry Internet Service (BIS) and sent SMS notifications to its users informing them of the restoration of their unlimited package. → Read more
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Thu, June 20th, 12:51 · Martin Cheruiyot
Sulwe FM donates to schools in Bungoma County
Royal Media Services (RMS) station Sulwe FM has donated KSh1.1 million (US$13,000) to Mugeti and Senandeki primary schools in Bungoma County. → Read more
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Thu, June 20th, 12:50 · Martin Cheruiyot
Vodacom and Safaricom support free phone calls for refugees
Refugees United and Ericsson, along with Safaricom and Vodacom, have launched a toll-free line in a bid connect one million refugees on the Refugees United platform by 2015. → Read more
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Thu, June 20th, 12:29 · Kamau Mbote
Pirate Bay founder sentenced to two years in jail
Gottfrid Svartholm Warg, co-founder of file sharing site Pirate Bay, has been sentenced to two years in prison after hacking the computers of a company said to manage data for Swedish authorities outsourcing firm Logica. → Read more
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Thu, June 20th, 11:42 · Nanine Steenkamp
Telecel to comply with Zim laws
Telecel has revealed its shareholders’ agreement to comply with the indigenisation laws of Zimbabwe, following the country’s policy revisions. → Read more
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Thu, June 20th, 10:43 · Igor Hobotov
GOtv goes live in Nakuru
Digital terrestrial television GOtv has launched in Nakuru, Kenya, giving residents an increased number of channels and enhanced picture and sound quality for an affordable price. → Read more
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Thu, June 20th, 10:36 · Nanine Steenkamp
SWIFT to roll out Nigerian LTE
Broadband provider Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial (SWIFT) will commence with its first steps towards providing long term evolution (LTE) connection to Nigeria with plans for kick-off in Lagos, Abuja and Port Harcourt. → Read more
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Thu, June 20th, 10:28 · Brandon Gregory
Gauteng Online Schools Project scrapped
The Gauteng Department of Finance in South Africa has decided to scrap the Gauteng Online Schools Project in favour of e-learning solutions and is now issuing tenders for the new project. → Read more
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Thu, June 20th, 10:22 · Nick Sato
Facebook users can now attach photos to comments
Facebook has launched a new feature allowing users to attach a photo when commenting on status updates. → Read more
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