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Tue, April 23rd, 08:19 · Richard Cutcher

FIFA president has Twitter account hacked

Sepp Blatter, the controversial president of football’s world governing body FIFA, appeared to go on a bizarre Twitter rampage last night, ultimately resigning, before it emerged his account had been hacked. → Read more
Tue, April 23rd, 08:12 · Igor Hobotov

Digital migration for Liberia set for 2015

Liberia has set June 2015 as its deadline to switch to the digital broadcasting platform just before the worldwide deadline on the same month in 2015. → Read more
Tue, April 23rd, 07:24 · Richard Cutcher

Sunday Times rubbishes SA minister Pule’s claims

A South African newspaper has slammed allegations made by communications minister Dina Pule that three of their investigative journalists are campaigning against her. → Read more
Tue, April 23rd, 05:40 · Paul Adepoju

MNP launched in Nigeria

After a series of postponements, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has officially launched Mobile Number Portability (MNP) in Nigeria’s commercial city of Lagos. → Read more
Mon, April 22nd, 17:01 · Richard Cutcher

500k downloads and mixed reviews of Facebook Home

The much anticipated Facebook Home app, which lets the network seemingly take over an Android device, has been downloaded 500,000 times since its release on April 4. → Read more
Mon, April 22nd, 14:39 · Brandon Gregory

Pule accused of blowing ZAR2.6 million on recruitment deal

Dina Pule, South African communications minister, allegedly wasted ZAR2.6 million (US$280,000) on a recruitment deal, which reportedly led to the appointment of Phosane Mngqibisa’s friends onto the boards of key parastatals. → Read more
Mon, April 22nd, 14:19 · Nanine Steenkamp

Yappo to launch #freelunch campaign

South African payment app Yappo will be launching three campaigns on selected university campuses in Cape Town and surrounding areas from next week. → Read more
Mon, April 22nd, 14:11 · Igor Hobotov

SAP eyeing expansion into Ivory Coast

Technology software company SAP has announced its plans to launch into Ivory Coast as part of their West African expansion. → Read more
Mon, April 22nd, 14:05 · Kamau Mbote

Kenyans on Facebook mount campaign to recall ‘rogue’ MP

Kenyan users of Facebook have taken to the network to seek public approval to throw Igembe South member of parliament (MP) Mithika Linturi out of the legislative house after calling for a pay rise for MPs. → Read more
Mon, April 22nd, 13:29 · Richard Cutcher

M-Pesa arrives in India

M-Pesa, the mobile money service that has taken Kenya by storm since launching in 2007, is being rolled out by Vodafone in India aimed at the country’s 700 million unbanked. → Read more
Mon, April 22nd, 13:03 · Nanine Steenkamp

Spacecraft app can elevate space travel

Smartphone-controlled crowdsourcing app AstroDrone is now activating a French mini drone through an iOS device which could improve space travel in the future. → Read more
Mon, April 22nd, 13:00 · Igor Hobotov

Tecno Mobile launches smartphone in Nigeria

Chinese mobile manufacturer Tecno has launched the Q1 smartphone in the Nigerian market hoping to get a slice of the market share in the BlackBerry dominated country. → Read more
Mon, April 22nd, 12:41 · Kamau Mbote

Nokia 105 available in Kenya

The low cost Nokia 105 model is now available across the East African market almost six weeks after it was launched at the Mobile World Congress, in Barcelona. → Read more
Mon, April 22nd, 12:41 · Brandon Gregory

Pule speaks out against Sunday Times alleged “smear campaign”

Dina Pule, South Africa’s communications minister, has said the negative reports by the Sunday Times over the past few months are a smear campaign against her. → Read more
Mon, April 22nd, 11:29 · Nanine Steenkamp

‘Nigerian’ spammers exploit Chavez death

Latin Americans’ fraud alert has been raised as bulk spam mailings about the investments of former Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez began hitting inboxes shortly after his death in March. → Read more
Mon, April 22nd, 11:03 · Richard Cutcher

Mt. Gox suffers another DDoS attack

Confidence in Bitcoin and the online platforms which allow trading between fiat and digital currency has taken a hit after another cyber attack on popular site Mt. Gox. → Read more
Mon, April 22nd, 09:51 · Brandon Gregory

DA: Nazir Alli, Sanral CEO reveals more toll-roads

Nazir Alli, chief executive officer (CEO) of the South African Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) has revealed the agency has plans for the implementation of five new toll-roads in the country at a portfolio committee meeting. → Read more
Mon, April 22nd, 09:50 · Richard Cutcher

Alan Knott-Craig Sr drops merger hint

Cell C’s chief executive officer (CEO) Alan Knott-Craig has repeated the suggestion he made last year that the South African operator’s future may be reliant on joining forces with another major telecom. → Read more
Mon, April 22nd, 09:09 · Nanine Steenkamp

Investor Trip kicks off in Liberia

Entrepreneurial non-profit organisation (NPO) BiD Network and Monrovia-based Business Start-Up Centre (BSC) are hosting an investor program for international investors this week in Liberia. → Read more
Mon, April 22nd, 09:03 · Nanine Steenkamp

Icelandic app counters incest

An app pointing to the possibilities of family connections between contacts has been launched to address the risk of falling in love with a relative. → Read more