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Fri, June 27th, 15:30 · Susan Mwenesi
WorldRemit warns of Western Union, MoneyGram money transfer duopoly
International money transfer service WorldRemit is accusing competitors Western Union and MoneyGram of having duopoly in the money transfer market, especially in Africa, which hinders new entrants and contributes to users paying higher fees to remit money. → Read more
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Fri, June 27th, 15:00 · Chris Udemans
SACCI calls for copper theft police unit
The South African Chamber of Commerce Industry (SACCI) has called for a copper theft police unit to be established after reporting a 71 per cent increase since May last year. → Read more
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Fri, June 27th, 14:30 · Tom Jackson
Get to know your customers and build services around them, operators told
African operators have been urged to get to know their customers in rural areas better in order to work out how to best offer and extract value, driving penetration of internet and mobile services while proving beneficial for the providers. → Read more
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Fri, June 27th, 14:00 · Paul Adepoju
Nigeria records improvement in UN’s e-government development ranking
Nigeria has moved up 21 places to 141st out of 193 countries rated in the UN Global eGovernment Development Index for 2014, also ranking 97th in the eParticipation index, an improvement of 22 places from 2012. → Read more
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Fri, June 27th, 13:30 · Chris Udemans
Microsoft launches African IP Hub in Kenya
Microsoft has launched its 4Africa IP Hub in Kenya in an attempt to create an intellectual property protection culture on the continent. → Read more
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Fri, June 27th, 13:00 · Tom Jackson
Twitter, CliffCentral cooperate to remove fake accounts
Twitter is cooperating with South African radio personality Gareth Cliff’s “unradio” station CliffCentral to remove fake accounts created claiming to represent the station and its founder. → Read more
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Fri, June 27th, 12:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
Vodacom CEO purchases $328k in shares
Shameel Joosub, chief executive officer (CEO) of South Africa’s leading operator Vodacom, has purchased ZAR3,474,933 (US$328,000) worth of Vodacom shares, the company announced. → Read more
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Fri, June 27th, 12:00 · Guest Post
GUEST POST: Hamilton Rashefola, sales director at IBM SA.
Businesses and the government should not look at the cloud from a purely technological perspective but see it as an enabling force for progress, according to Hamilton Rashefola, sales director at IBM South Africa. → Read more
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Fri, June 27th, 11:30 · Chris Udemans
50% of Facebook employees White, two-thirds male
Over 50 per cent of Facebook employees are White, while over two-thirds are male, according the company’s diversity statistics. → Read more
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Fri, June 27th, 11:00 · Paul Adepoju
CONSAT pay-TV launches in Nigeria
A new pay-TV service, CONSAT, has launched in Nigeria, with chief executive officer (CEO) Mayokun Okunola saying the company is looking to offer citizens a true pay-TV experience. → Read more
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Fri, June 27th, 10:30 · Chris Udemans
BT, MEDO hold practice pitching session in Cape Town
British Telecom (BT) and enterprise and development firm MEDO yesterday hosted a rehearsal pitching event at the University of Cape Town (UCT), South Africa, allowing local ICT startups to practice their pitches for a place in the MEDO International Trade Programme. → Read more
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Fri, June 27th, 10:00 · Susan Mwenesi
WorldRemit, Tigo Tanzania in mobile wallet deal
Online money transfer service WorldRemit has partnered operator Tigo Tanzania to allow individuals sending money to friends and family living in Tanzania to have the funds delivered to a Tigo Pesa mobile wallet. → Read more
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Fri, June 27th, 09:30 · Tom Jackson
CliffCentral denies it failed on Comedy Central
South African radio personality Gareth Cliff’s “unradio” station CliffCentral has denied it failed on Comedy Central Africa after its agreement was terminated after low viewing figures. → Read more
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Fri, June 27th, 09:00 · Tom Jackson
MultiChoice launches Africa Rising campaign
African pay-TV provider MultiChoice has launched its Africa Rising campaign, aimed at inspiring Africans to get involved in community-based social upliftment projects. → Read more
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Fri, June 27th, 08:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Augmented Reality transforms logistics processes
Computer-generated sensory input such as videos or graphics can go a long way in enhancing operations in warehouses during transportation and last-mile delivery as well as value added services (VAS) in a company’s operations. → Read more
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Fri, June 27th, 07:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Djibouti University looks to boost education by going live on Oracle e-campus
The University of Djibouti has unveiled its new e-campus, aimed at achieving its ambition of delivering quality tertiary education to students in countries in the Horn of Africa. → Read more
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Thu, June 26th, 18:00 · Tom Jackson
Google begins removing search results after EU court ruling
Google has begun taking action on request by users in the European Union (EU) to be “forgotten” following a May court ruling. → Read more
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Thu, June 26th, 17:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
SABC accuses blogger of causing racial division over programming allegations
The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) has accused blogger Thinus Ferreira of attempting to cause “racial and linguistic divisions” following posts claiming the SABC’s programming decisions are marginalising the Afrikaans language. → Read more
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Thu, June 26th, 17:00 · Tom Jackson
FibreCo to link PE, Cape Town with fibre optic network, Durban connected by 2016
Fibre optic network operator FibreCo is set to train 25 industry technicians in the Nelson Mandela Bay area ahead of the further rollout of its network later this year, which will link Port Elizabeth and Cape Town. → Read more
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Thu, June 26th, 16:30 · Paul Adepoju
Nigeria increases spending on ICT to combat terrorism
The Nigerian government has increased its spending on ICT tools in its fight against terrorism, especially the Boko Haram sect terrorising the north of the country. → Read more
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