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Wed, June 12th, 08:38 · Nick Sato
MasterCard launches training facility in Kenya
MasterCard has launched a new training facility in Kenya to empower the financial services ecosystem with knowledge on various aspects of cashless payments in the region. → Read more
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Wed, June 12th, 08:31 · Brandon Gregory
Where SA’s e-tolling money is going
The Austrian manufacturer of toll-road systems Kapsch TrafficCom has said it is expecting a revenue boost of approximately ZAR672.5 million (US$67.6 million) from South Africa’s e-tolling project, which has been delayed but may begin in July. → Read more
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Wed, June 12th, 08:14 · Paul Adepoju
Connecting West Africa conference underway in Dakar
Connecting West Africa, the new event in the Com World Series looking specifically at the networks and infrastructure developments in West Africa, is underway in Dakar, Senegal. → Read more
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Wed, June 12th, 07:57 · Nanine Steenkamp
Nuus24 to close down
South African media company Naspers has disbanded its Afrikaans channel Nuus24 after it failed to match the popularity of English version News24. → Read more
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Wed, June 12th, 07:12 · Tom Jackson
Google announces Waze acquisition
Google has announced it has acquired Israeli mapping startup Waze, which is set to provide traffic update features to Maps and enhance Google’s search capabilities. → Read more
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Wed, June 12th, 06:49 · Kamau Mbote
Konza City consultative forum launched
The Kenyan Ministry of Information Communications and Technology (ICT) has formed the Konza City Community Consultative Forum, aimed at involving surrounding communities in the planning and development of the city. → Read more
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Tue, June 11th, 15:32 · Nanine Steenkamp
Amazon updates Prime
Amazon has upgraded its AmazonFresh online shopping business following a half decade of trials to prime Members. → Read more
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Tue, June 11th, 15:22 · Brandon Gregory
Mugabe’s ZANU-PF assailed by Facebook page
A Facebook page dubbed “Baba Jukwa” is writing revelations daily on the malpractice of the country's leaders, reportedly rattling the cage of Zimbabwean leader Robert Mugabe’s Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF). → Read more
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Tue, June 11th, 15:07 · Mercy Makumi
LG and Hotpoint sponsor artificial Prosthetics
LG and Hotpoint Appliances have given KSh2.5 million (US$29,000) in sponsorship to patients with physical deformities to obtain artificial limbs. → Read more
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Tue, June 11th, 14:57 · Kamau Mbote
Future to be characterised by big data and big wisdom – Huawei
The next 20 years will be characterised by the growth of big data as the next business opportunity, according to deputy chair and rotating chief executive officer (CEO) of Huawei, Ken Hu. → Read more
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Tue, June 11th, 14:55 · Richard Cutcher
Tech Mahindra seals US$20 million Ghanaian wireless deal
Surfline Limited, one of three companies to be awarded a Broadband Wireless Access (BWA) licence in Ghana in February, has reportedly commissioned an Indian business to set-up and manage its services for US$20 million. → Read more
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Tue, June 11th, 14:52 · Nanine Steenkamp
Absa app reaches ZAR1bn
Absa’s payment app has reached ZAR1 billion (US$98.7 million) in transactions, making it one of the most popular apps in South Africa. → Read more
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Tue, June 11th, 14:24 · Nick Sato
UK government denies spying claims
The British government has refuted accusations its security agencies and spy chiefs used the United States’ espionage programme PRISM to compromise personal data and circumvent UK law. → Read more
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Tue, June 11th, 14:19 · Kamau Mbote
Nokia partners with ONE to fight extreme poverty
Nokia has launched its ONE campaign against poverty, which uses images captured by journalists, bloggers and amateur photographers on the Lumia 920 smartphone. → Read more
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Tue, June 11th, 14:19 · Nanine Steenkamp
Nigeria threatened with shutdown over IP use
Internet experts are encouraging the Nigerian government to upgrade infrastructure and devices to prevent internet space shutdown because of old internet protocol (IP) use. → Read more
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Tue, June 11th, 14:07 · Martin Cheruiyot
Students’ high jump video goes viral
A Kenyan high jump video posted on YouTube by Run For Life volunteer Michael Stewart has attracted almost three million views since it was uploaded in late May. → Read more
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Tue, June 11th, 14:05 · Mercy Makumi
MTN re-launches IP telephony service in Kenya
MTN Business Kenya has re-launched its internet protocol (IP)-based communication, which allows for seamless integration of both desktop and mobile phone. → Read more
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Tue, June 11th, 13:55 · Nanine Steenkamp
SA device featured on Grey’s Anatomy
South African digital X-ray device Lodox was featured in an episode of Grey’s Anatomy broadcast on M-Net on Monday, June 10. → Read more
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Tue, June 11th, 13:45 · Paul Adepoju
FG, NCC and operators sued over service shutdown in northern Nigeria
Residents of areas affected by the recently declared state of emergency in Nigeria are suing the government, four network operators and the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) for infringement of their right to communicate. → Read more
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Tue, June 11th, 13:35 · Brandon Gregory
OUTA achieves ZAR2.35 million in donations
The Opposition to Urban Tolling Alliance (OUTA) has raked in ZAR2.35 million (US$228,000) in donations following their call to the public to help them raise funding for their pending case against e-tolling at the Supreme Court of Appeal in September. → Read more
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