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Wed, June 5th, 13:16 · Brandon Gregory
Documents allegedly show Pule lied about Mngqibisa romantic link
Times Live claims to have documents showing South African communications minister Dina Pule lied about her romantic connection to Phosane Mngqibisa, a businessman, and is in fact married to him. → Read more
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Wed, June 5th, 12:45 · Susan Mwenesi
GIST competition now open to developers
GIST is inviting developers from Africa, Asia, Middle East and Turkey to participate in the annual GIST Technology Idea (Tech-I) competition, which aims to encourage and support budding technology entrepreneurs. → Read more
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Wed, June 5th, 12:26 · Nanine Steenkamp
SMS still popular in Africa
SMS popularity is still alive on the African continent despite the global smartphone hype, Kenyan statistics show. → Read more
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Wed, June 5th, 12:00 · Richard Cutcher
SA’s Broadcasting Act could be amended
South Africa’s Broadcasting Act is “ambiguous” and could be altered before a new permanent board is put in place at the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC). → Read more
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Wed, June 5th, 11:02 · Nick Sato
Biometric visa applications ease East African travel to Europe
Twenty-seven European countries have announced they are to introduce a biometric visa application system, allowing East Africans to travel more easily to the region. → Read more
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Wed, June 5th, 10:17 · Brandon Gregory
Reeva Steenkamp’s “encrypted” iPhone crucial to police investigation
An iPhone allegedly belonging to former model Reeva Steenkamp is central to the police investigation into her murder by boyfriend Oscar Pistorius. → Read more
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Wed, June 5th, 09:52 · Paul Adepoju
Airtel latest Nigerian operator to offer Facebook data deal
Airtel Nigeria has announced a new data plan offering subscribers unlimited access to Facebook’s social media platform, a move closely resembling that of rival Globacom. → Read more
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Wed, June 5th, 09:38 · Mercy Makumi
60% of global population to have LTE services by 2018
Overall data traffic is expected to grow 12-fold by the end of 2018, according to the latest Ericsson Mobility Report. → Read more
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Wed, June 5th, 09:35 · Nanine Steenkamp
Cybercrime a national crisis in SA
Cybercrime has been declared a national crisis by the South African Centre for Information Security, which revealed the country as third most phished in the world. → Read more
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Wed, June 5th, 09:30 · Brandon Gregory
Prioritising big data for future success
“Huge value” lies within big data and is something organisations cannot afford to ignore, according to South African Ayanda Dlamini, business development manager for LGR Telecommunications. → Read more
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Wed, June 5th, 09:29 · Kamau Mbote
PPS yet to post on Twitter account
The Twitter account of Kenya’s Presidential Press Service - Uhuru Kenyatta’s official newswire - has not posted a single Tweet despite being launched two months ago. → Read more
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Wed, June 5th, 09:14 · Kamau Mbote
#SomeoneTellNigeria back trending ahead of Kenya match
The rivalry between Kenyans and Nigerians that began in March following the mistreatment of the Harambee Stars in Nigeria has been reignited on Twitter, with the return match to be played in Nairobi today. → Read more
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Wed, June 5th, 08:47 · Paul Adepoju
Nigerian banking platform upgrade to disrupt customers
First Bank Nigeria will be closing its branches across Nigeria by midday on Thursday (tomorrow) until 8am on Monday, June 10, in order to carry essential upgrades to its platform. → Read more
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Wed, June 5th, 08:46 · Tom Jackson
Amazon to rollout online groceries – report
Amazon is to launch an online grocery business in a bid to target retail sectors as yet saturated by e-commerce, according to Reuters. → Read more
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Wed, June 5th, 08:21 · Richard Cutcher
Telkom considering devaluing legacy network
South African fixed line operator Telkom is seriously considering reducing the value of its legacy network in response to shares consistently trading below their net asset value (NAV). → Read more
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Wed, June 5th, 08:16 · Martin Cheruiyot
Kenyan digital villages project could be scrapped
The Kenyan government could scrap the digital villages project commonly known as Pasha after it failed to deliver on its promise, with only 63 set up so far. → Read more
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Wed, June 5th, 07:50 · Paul Adepoju
More than 100,000 downloads on Nigerian job site
Web-based platform Jobs In Nigeria has recorded more than 100,000 downloads within a year of the app being introduced as a beta phase product. → Read more
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Wed, June 5th, 07:27 · Richard Cutcher
Apple facing US sales ban
Apple faces the prospect of being unable to sell the iPhone 4 and 3G iPad 2 in the United States, after Samsung won the latest patent battle. → Read more
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Tue, June 4th, 16:04 · Richard Cutcher
SANRAL describes itself as “world class” after winning e-tolling award
The e-tolling system causing a political outcry across South Africa has won the 2013 Toll Excellence Award, despite it not even being operational yet. → Read more
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Tue, June 4th, 15:53 · Nanine Steenkamp
Intel aims for mobile with chips
Processor manufacturing company Intel has released a new series of chips, making progress with its plans to enter the booming mobile market. → Read more
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