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Wed, April 10th, 12:55 · Tom Jackson

SKA urges South African involvement in design phase

SKA South Africa has invited South African firms to participate in the design phase of the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) telescope, which will last until 2016. → Read more
Wed, April 10th, 12:47 · Paul Adepoju

Nigeria’s CAC improves efficiency and integrity with ICT

The registrar-general of Nigeria’s Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), Bello Mahmud, has said the commission is beginning to benefit from its investment in ICT. → Read more
Wed, April 10th, 12:04 · Richard Cutcher

Southern and Eastern Africa get Innovation Council

An Innovation Council comprising eight representatives from member states of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) has been launched to advise on science and technology. → Read more
Wed, April 10th, 11:58 · Tom Jackson

iBurst subscribers decry connectivity problems

iBurst subscribers are taking to social media to complain about loss of connectivity, with the company saying they were dealing with high call volumes. → Read more
Wed, April 10th, 11:54 · Brandon Gregory

DA set to fight e-tolling in the NCOP

Elza van Lingen, member of parliament and Democratic Alliance (DA) leader in the National Council of Provinces (NCOP), is set to fight e-tolling within the council. → Read more
Wed, April 10th, 11:54 · Richard Cutcher

Absa joins SA’s banking app club

Absa has finally joined its competitors in the South African banking app world after launching its own offering today. → Read more
Wed, April 10th, 11:32 · Igor Hobotov

VC4Africa launches new online mentoring tool

VC4Africa has launched “Mentorship Marketplace”, offering budding entrepreneurs the chance to be matched with experienced mentors across the world. → Read more
Wed, April 10th, 10:26 · Paul Adepoju

App downloads record 11% increase in Q1, SA among biggest growth markets

Revenue generated from app downloads in the first quarter of 2013 increased 11 per cent compared to the last quarter of 2012. → Read more
Wed, April 10th, 10:21 · Gabriella Mulligan

eNCA launches online news portal

eNCA today launched an online portal to provide local, regional and international news, in a bid to provide a comprehensive and interactive news offering. → Read more
Wed, April 10th, 10:15 · Tom Jackson

iPad 5 set for summer production – report

Production of the fifth-generation iPad is set to begin in July or August this year, according to a report by DigiTimes. → Read more
Wed, April 10th, 09:59 · Tom Jackson

Mondo launches with SIM-only offering

Online cellular store Mondo has launched in partnership with Vodacom, offering customers the chance to save on their monthly bills with a SIM-only contract. → Read more
Wed, April 10th, 09:56 · Paul Adepoju

Etisalat launches metro fibre network in Nigerian capital

Network operator Etisalat has launched its metro fibre network in the Nigerian capital city of Abuja, as it bids to provide high speed internet services across the country. → Read more
Wed, April 10th, 09:38 · Igor Hobotov

Nokia Siemens to demonstrate latest innovations to African mobile operators

Nokia Siemens Networks have arranged a roadshow named “Mobile World Congress – Revisited” to showcase new innovations to operators in Middle East and Africa. → Read more
Wed, April 10th, 09:07 · Nanine Steenkamp

Tech investment makes up 6% of African investment exits

Leading accounting firm Ernst & Young have revealed six per cent of African investment exits over the past five years were in technology, while almost a quarter of investment exists came from the financial sector. → Read more
Wed, April 10th, 08:58 · Gabriella Mulligan

Safaricom welcomes Kenyatta’s ICT plans

Safaricom has welcomed the ICT plans set out in President Uhuru Kenyatta’s inauguration speech, with the company keen to work with the government to achieve 100 day plan objectives. → Read more
Wed, April 10th, 08:48 · Kamau Mbote

State House Kenya launches social media accounts

Hours after assuming power, the self declared ‘Digital Team’ of Uhuru Kenyatta and William Ruto have launched presidential Twitter and Facebook accounts and a new account for the presidential press service (PPS). → Read more
Wed, April 10th, 08:32 · Kamau Mbote

StarTimes admits poor services, COFEK threatens litigation

Digital television distributor StarTimes has received numerous complaints over its failure to provide 24-hour service, with broadcasts switched off at night in various parts of Kenya. → Read more
Wed, April 10th, 08:30 · Igor Hobotov

Worldreader mobile launches with half a million readers per month

Worldreader, an application that enables book reading on feature phones, has reached the 500,000 readers per month mark. → Read more
Wed, April 10th, 07:57 · Kamau Mbote

Kenyan inauguration dominates social media

Social media was awash yesterday as Kenyans marked the inauguration of new president Uhuru Kenyatta. → Read more
Wed, April 10th, 07:54 · Brandon Gregory

DA to lay criminal charges against Dina Pule this morning

Marian Shinn, shadow minister of communications for the Democratic Alliance (DA), is set to lay criminal charges against Dina Pule, South Africa’s communications minister. → Read more