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Tue, June 11th, 12:53 · HumanIPO
HumanIPO Debate: Should governments be allowed to monitor data records in interest of national security?
The extraordinary revelations from the past 10 days that the United States’ National Security Agency (NSA) is monitoring phone and internet data has raised questions as to how far the authorities can go in the name on national security. → Read more
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Tue, June 11th, 12:52 · Susan Mwenesi
Airtel Tanzania extends hours for Yatosha services
Airtel Tanzania has launched its Yatosha 25 Hours tariff, that will allow subscribers to call across networks at the same rate for longer. → Read more
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Tue, June 11th, 12:49 · Richard Cutcher
Arik Air begin online check-in
Nigeria’s Arik Air has launched an online check-in service, allowing customers to register 24 hours before their flight takes off. → Read more
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Tue, June 11th, 12:44 · Paul Adepoju
Nigerian army chief cautions officers on the use of social media
A top ranking Nigerian army chief has encouraged officers to exercise caution in the way they use social media platforms such as Facebook and Twitter. → Read more
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Tue, June 11th, 12:38 · Nick Sato
Sony Unveils PS4, US$100 cheaper than the Xbox One
Sony finally unveiled the PlayStation 4 yesterday (Monday) and undercut rival Microsoft’s Xbox One, setting up a sales battle between the two console giants. → Read more
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Tue, June 11th, 12:37 · Kamau Mbote
Occupy Reloaded protest against Kenyan Parliament ongoing
Kenyans are protesting in person and on social media against demands by members of parliament (MPs) for salary hikes, arguing their wages are already too heavy for the economy to bear. → Read more
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Tue, June 11th, 11:43 · Paul Adepoju
No nation can develop without embracing ICT – Gambian President
President Yahya Jammeh of the Gambia Republic has stressed the importance of ICT to national development and said it is one of his priorities. → Read more
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Tue, June 11th, 10:18 · Brandon Gregory
Rafael Nadal apologises for RIP Mandela tweet
Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal has apologised for incorrectly tweeting a rest-in-peace message to Nelson Mandela, South Africa’s first post-apartheid president. → Read more
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Tue, June 11th, 10:12 · Nick Sato
Hillary Clinton logs on to Twitter
Former United States secretary of state and First Lady Hillary Clinton has officially joined Twitter, gaining thousands of followers before she even tweeted. → Read more
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Tue, June 11th, 10:06 · Nanine Steenkamp
Zim ICT site hacked to prove insecurity
The Zimbabwean Ministry of ICT website has been hacked, adding extra pages with harm risk to visitors. → Read more
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Tue, June 11th, 10:04 · Susan Mwenesi
Rwanda and KT Corp in 4G LTE Deal
The government of Rwanda and the Korea Telecom (KT) Corporation have signed an agreement for a joint venture to deploy a high-speed 4G LTE broadband network to cover 95 per cent of the country’s population in the next three years. → Read more
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Tue, June 11th, 09:57 · Mercy Makumi
Apple introduces iTunes Radio
Apple has announced the launch of its streaming music service iTunes Radio, offering over 200 stations with “an incredible catalogue of music from the iTunes Store”. → Read more
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Tue, June 11th, 09:55 · Nanine Steenkamp
DIC plans to expand
Rwanda-based ICT development project Data Innovation Centre (DIC) has announced its plans to expand with six more centres to promote digital training in the community. → Read more
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Tue, June 11th, 09:40 · Nanine Steenkamp
Dropmyemail launches new tool
Backup emailing service Dropmyemail has launched a new in- and outflow tracking tool for email communications to improve management for businesses. → Read more
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Tue, June 11th, 09:24 · Brandon Gregory
Doctor’s mobile phone used to track murder suspects
The Somerset West Magistrate’s court, in South Africa, heard yesterday Dr Louis Heyns’ mobile phone was used to track the men involved with his murder. → Read more
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Tue, June 11th, 09:16 · Martin Cheruiyot
Basic education resources more important than laptops – Odinga
Former Kenyan prime minister Raila Odinga has questioned why the Jubilee government is pressing ahead with its free laptops project while Kenyan schoolchildren are lacking much more basic materials. → Read more
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Tue, June 11th, 08:51 · Richard Cutcher
Broadband to reach one billion by end of decade
A research group has predicted broadband penetration will increase by around 50 per cent to 940 million over the next five years. → Read more
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Tue, June 11th, 08:36 · Richard Cutcher
Telkom impairment valued at ZAR12 billion
South African telecommunications giant Telkom has confirmed it will impair the cost of its assets by ZAR12 billion (US$1.2 billion) in a bid to turn its financial performance around. → Read more
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Tue, June 11th, 08:35 · Kamau Mbote
OPINION: Why Ndemo was shown the door
Dr Bitange Ndemo departed his post as permanent secretary at Kenya’s Ministry of ICT with praise ringing in his ears, but his strong public presence and willingness to wade into a fight could also have been what resulted in his downfall. → Read more
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Tue, June 11th, 08:12 · Richard Cutcher
Africa reacts to US data surveillance, Zimbabwe labels States hypocrites
African officials have reacted to the growing revelations surrounding the United States government’s secret collection of phone and internet data, with Zimbabwe labelling them hypocrites. → Read more
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