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Tue, June 24th, 16:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
Equity Bank hopes MVNO launch will simplify mobile banking
Kenya’s Equity Bank hopes the launch of its mobile virtual network will remove confusion from the country’s mobile financial services sector, and aims to have all consumers using two SIM cards on their mobile. → Read more
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Tue, June 24th, 16:00 · Paul Adepoju
Fake phones may destroy Nigeria’s ICT industry – Nokia
Fake phones and accessories have become commonplace in Nigeria, in spite of concerted efforts to combat substandard devices, according to Silvin Sinan, head of the Care Centre at Nokia West Africa. → Read more
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Tue, June 24th, 15:30 · Tom Jackson
SA falling behind with lack of spectrum allocation – Smile
South Africa is falling behind as a result of its failure to allocate higher frequency spectrum, according to Smile Communications group chief operating officer (COO) Tom Allen. → Read more
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Tue, June 24th, 15:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Central Bank of Kenya automates treasury bills
The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has automated the Over-The-Counter (OTC) trading for Treasury bills, which was previously transacted physically → Read more
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Tue, June 24th, 14:30 · Chris Udemans
Third of South Africans using unregistered software
Thirty-four per cent of all software installed in South Africa during 2013 was unregistered despite the growing concern about malware infections, according to The Software Alliance (BSA). → Read more
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Tue, June 24th, 14:00 · Paul Adepoju
MoboFree launches affiliate programme
West African social marketplace MoboFree has launched its affiliate programme allowing affiliates to earn up to NGN50 (US$0.30) commission for each new user joining the platform, and offering the top affiliate for the month free advertising worth over NGN150,000 (US$922). → Read more
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Tue, June 24th, 13:30 · Chris Udemans
USAASA disappointed by SIU handling of investigation
The Universal Service and Access Agency of South Africa (USAASA) has said it is disappointed with the way the Special Investigation Unit (SUI) has handled its investigation of the universal access agency. → Read more
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Tue, June 24th, 13:00 · Chris Udemans
Powertime offers users $5 cash back on first electricity purchase
South African mobile prepaid electricity merchant Powertime is offering users ZAR50 (US$4.72) cash back on their first purchase made using the platform ahead of new electricity rates to be imposed in July. → Read more
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Tue, June 24th, 12:30 · Susan Mwenesi
Judges announced for DEMO Africa as application window closes
DEMO Africa has officially closed applications for this year’s event, confirming it received applications from 27 African countries and announcing the judges. → Read more
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Tue, June 24th, 12:00 · Chris Udemans
SA teachers take course on tablet use in classroom
Numerous teachers in the Eastern Cape of South Africa have graduated from an ICT course on using tablets to improve teaching at schools in the region. → Read more
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Tue, June 24th, 11:30 · Tom Jackson
Virgin Mobile targets further African rollouts
Virgin Mobile plans to roll out more mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) in North and Sub-Saharan Africa as it looks to take advantage of the huge opportunities in providing such services. → Read more
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Tue, June 24th, 11:00 · Paul Adepoju
MTN South Sudan announces free call promo for subscribers
MTN has launched its KALAST promotion in South Sudan, allowing subscribers to make free phone calls all week. → Read more
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Tue, June 24th, 10:30 · Paul Adepoju
Nigeria’s NCC may sanction MTN over promo ban violation
MTN may be sanctioned by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) for violating the commission’s ban on promotions on its network. → Read more
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Tue, June 24th, 10:00 · Chris Udemans
MultiChoice reports 20% revenue increase
South Africa’s Naspers has reported a 20 per cent revenue increase from its pay-TV subsidiary MultiChoice, highlighting growth in its digital terrestrial television (DTT) offering. → Read more
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Tue, June 24th, 09:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Jumia expands operations to northern Nigeria
Leading Nigerian e-commerce store Jumia is to expand its services to Kano in the north of the country, as part of its rapid expansion efforts two years after launching. → Read more
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Tue, June 24th, 08:30 · Susan Mwenesi
PesaPoint to launch agent network
Kenya’s PesaPoint is planning to launch an expansive agent network comprising over 12,000 agents countrywide to offer partners including banks, insurance companies, microfinance institutions and mobile money providers a network of high performance agent outlets powered by the Paynet switch. → Read more
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Tue, June 24th, 08:00 · Agatha Nduku
Kirusa Launches Celeb Connect, Sports Connect in Rwanda with MTN
Emerging markets voice messaging and social media mobile app firm Kirusa has announced the launch of its Celeb Connect and Sports Connect services on the MTN Rwanda network. → Read more
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Tue, June 24th, 07:00 · Agatha Nduku
Tracom, Ingenico certify only hardware and software centre for POS in Kenya
Tracom Services has partnered with Ingenico to train and certify engineers on Point of Sale Terminal (POS) hardware technology in Kenya. → Read more
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Mon, June 23rd, 18:00 · Paul Adepoju
Nairaland down since Sunday
Nigeria’s largest online forum Nairaland has been down since Sunday, with founder Seun Osewa saying the site may be offline longer than expected. → Read more
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Mon, June 23rd, 17:30 · Chris Udemans
MTN launches Mobile Money Visa card
South African mobile operator MTN has launched its Mobile Money Visa Card, giving subscribers unlimited swipes and no monthly card fees. → Read more
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