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Wed, June 12th, 14:17 · Nanine Steenkamp
Zim TelOne slows down as Mozambique network fails
The slowing down of TelOne’s ADSL broadband connection since Monday, June 10, resulted in internet outages due to Mozambique network failures. → Read more
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Wed, June 12th, 14:15 · Susan Mwenesi
Google seeks to improve internet access in Ugandan universities
Google is seeking to enhance teaching, learning and research in Uganda through the reduction of barriers to internet access and improving communication and collaboration between university and institutions staff and students. → Read more
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Wed, June 12th, 14:06 · Brandon Gregory
City Press most influential media platform in SA
City Press, one of South Africa’s leading Sunday newspapers, has been named South Africa’s most influential media platform by Media Tenor, taking the title from rival Sunday Times. → Read more
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Wed, June 12th, 13:58 · Nick Sato
Samsung Iaunches the Galaxy S4 Zoom
Samsung has officially announced its latest camera phone running Android, the Galaxy S4 Zoom. → Read more
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Wed, June 12th, 13:36 · Richard Cutcher
Stanbic offer iPad finance deal in Nigeria
Apple’s official Nigerian distributor and Stanbic ITBC Bank have completed a deal to enable customers to pay for an iPad over 12 months. → Read more
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Wed, June 12th, 13:19 · Kamau Mbote
Kenyan startup providing free TV guide
Sprout has launched its TiVi service on mobile and desktop, providing a free TV guide without the requiring users to pay a subscription fee. → Read more
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Wed, June 12th, 12:54 · Brandon Gregory
DotFNB supports urban regeneration of Johannesburg CBD
South Africa’s First National Bank (FNB) has launched another dotFNB branch in its BankCity Precinct in Johannesburg’s central business district (CBD), in celebration of dotFNB’s first birthday and supporting Johannesburg’s inner-city rejuvenation. → Read more
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Wed, June 12th, 12:47 · Nanine Steenkamp
Liquid wins network award for African fibre
Liquid Telecom and its technology partner Ekinops have won a network award for their African fibre link construction at the Global Telecoms Business Innovation awards in London. → Read more
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Wed, June 12th, 12:16 · Richard Cutcher
We will boycott operators if surveillance begins – SA consumers
A consumer pressure group has fired a warning to telecommunications companies in South Africa that may be under pressure to provide private data to local or foreign governments. → Read more
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Wed, June 12th, 11:32 · Paul Adepoju
Nigerian bloggers are only interested in increasing traffic – Noble Igwe
Nigerian bloggers will do anything to drive traffic to their blogs, resulting in the abandoning of guiding principles of professional journalism, according to Noble Igwe, founding partner of 360nob.com. → Read more
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Wed, June 12th, 11:11 · Nanine Steenkamp
Google Drive adds African languages
Google has announced the launch of 18 additional languages on Google Drive, including Swahili, Afrikaans and Zulu. → Read more
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Wed, June 12th, 10:52 · Nick Sato
Modem specifically designed for Africa launched
A rugged design modem with a range of connectivity options designed specifically for Africa has been launched. → Read more
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Wed, June 12th, 10:25 · Nanine Steenkamp
88mph opens 2014 fundraising
African startup accelerator 88mph has extended an invitation to investors as funding acquisition gets underway for its 2014 programme. → Read more
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Wed, June 12th, 10:21 · Richard Cutcher
Shuttleworth a “financial refugee”
South African billionaire Mark Shuttleworth’s attack on the country’s exchange controls could “pull the whole system down”, with the entrepreneur being described as a “financial refugee” by the Reserve Bank. → Read more
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Wed, June 12th, 10:17 · Martin Cheruiyot
Kenyan Twitter users react to Kethi withdrawal
Twitter is buzzing with activity after Kethi Kilonzo used her official Twitter handle to confirm her withdrawal from the race for her deceased father’s Makueni Senate seat in order to avoid competing against her mother, who has also withdrawn from the race. → Read more
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Wed, June 12th, 10:02 · Paul Adepoju
Ericsson opens regional service delivery centres in DRC and Nigeria
Ericsson has opened two new service delivery facilities in Nigeria and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) as it looks to help mobile network operators work more efficiently. → Read more
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Wed, June 12th, 09:37 · Mercy Makumi
Safaricom offers Kenyan matatus free Wi-Fi
Safaricom is installing modems on public service vehicles in Kenya to provide free Wi-Fi services to commuters. → Read more
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Wed, June 12th, 09:16 · Kamau Mbote
Intel to launch Software and Services Group for Africa
Intel is to launch a Software and Services Group (SSG) for Africa in Kenya, introducing the company and its products to the local ecosystem of developers. → Read more
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Wed, June 12th, 09:09 · Kamau Mbote
Kenya’s media committee urges ethics in broadcasts
The Kenyan National Steering Committee on Media Monitoring (NSCMM) has cautioned against the airing of pictures of scenes of attacks and patients under treatment, saying such images do not dignify humanity. → Read more
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Wed, June 12th, 09:00 · Nanine Steenkamp
Tech gap hampers Zimbabwean food hygiene
A lack of available technology to test food ingredients poses the risk of contaminated edibles doing the rounds in Zimbabwe. → Read more
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