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Fri, February 15th, 12:08 · Tom Jackson

South Africans spend more on tech than Americans

A survey has found South Africans spent more on consumer technology than Americans in 2012, with spending set to increase in 2013. → Read more
Fri, February 15th, 11:45 · Vincent Matinde

Mocality confirms closure in Kenya

Business directory website Mocality will be closed at the end of February this year, the owners of the site have announced, following sister company Kalahari.co.ke in exiting the East African country. → Read more
Fri, February 15th, 11:24 · Gabriella Mulligan

Pistorius trial will not be televised – court

The trial of South African Paralympian Oscar Pistorius will not be televised, the court has ruled, although an audio recording of the judgment will be permitted. → Read more
Fri, February 15th, 10:44 · Richard Cutcher

SEACOM cable restored after fire

Egyptian engineers moved quickly to repair fire damage to the Seacom undersea broadband cable yesterday, which led to South African Internet provider MWeb complaining of link failure. → Read more
Fri, February 15th, 10:33 · Gabriella Mulligan

Zuma recognises role of technology in education improvement

President Jacob Zuma used his State of the Nation address to recognise technology could play a crucial role in improving educational standards in South Africa, though technology formed just a minor part of the speech in general. → Read more
Fri, February 15th, 10:15 · Vincent Matinde

Valentines launch for African dating site in China

AfricaBeauties.com has launched operations in the Foshan, southern China, to hook up African singles with those of Chinese origin. → Read more
Fri, February 15th, 10:10 · Nanine Steenkamp

Ambitious SA WeChat launch to compete with WhatsApp, BBM and Mxit

WeChat, the Chinese social chat app, has been made available to South African smartphone users in an already crowded market. → Read more
Fri, February 15th, 09:59 · Paul Adepoju

Nigerian schools urged to ban students’ unsupervised access to social media

Child Affairs, an Abuja-based non-governmental organisation, has added its voice to calls to control children’s access to social media. → Read more
Fri, February 15th, 09:51 · Elly Okutoyi

COFEK to have a representative on CCK board

After a long tussle between the Kenyan government and the Consumers Federation of Kenya (COFEK) on matters regarding digital TV broadcasting migration, the government has bowed to the pressure to have a consumer representative on the Communications Commission of Kenya’s (CCK’s) board. → Read more
Fri, February 15th, 09:43 · Richard Cutcher

Google and social networks warned over libellous blog comments

Despite receiving a UK court ruling in their favour, Google have been given a warning they must act on content complaints quickly to avoid libel claims. → Read more
Fri, February 15th, 09:34 · Brandon Gregory

Egyptian ban on YouTube appealed by regulator

The ban on YouTube in Egypt for an amateur video insulting Islamic Prophet Muhammad has been appealed by authorities in the country. → Read more
Fri, February 15th, 08:49 · Tom Jackson

Nintendo launch Wii Street U

Nintendo has launched Wii Street U, a Google Maps-style app, making it available for free on the Wii U in Europe and North America. → Read more
Fri, February 15th, 08:34 · Tom Jackson

OPINION: Poorly-trained Kenyans will continue to be locked out by tech giants

News that IBM is looking to American graduates to staff its research hub in Nairobi has seen the issue of ICT training quality raise its ugly head again, with questions remaining over whether young Kenyans will ever see the benefit of large multinationals setting up shop in the country. → Read more
Fri, February 15th, 08:23 · Nanine Steenkamp

Zambia SIM registration delayed

Airtel Zambia’s lack of registration forms has halted the country’s SIM card registration process. → Read more
Fri, February 15th, 08:07 · Richard Cutcher

Tamagotchi reincarnated as mobile app

The keyring pet craze which captured the imagination of children around the world during the 1990s has been developed as a mobile application. → Read more
Fri, February 15th, 07:59 · Tom Jackson

IBM turns to US for Nairobi lab staff

IBM is searching for skilled techies from American universities to staff its African research lab in Nairobi, potentially locking out young Kenyans. → Read more
Thu, February 14th, 20:22 · Gabriella Mulligan

iOS 6.1 bug allows passcode bypassing

A bug in Apple’s iOS 6.1 update allows anyone to bypass the device’s passcode, the latest in a string of complaints surrounding the new system update. → Read more
Thu, February 14th, 20:19 · Richard Cutcher

Vodacom calls on SA schools to apply for free computers and Internet connection

An official at South African operator Vodacom believes “connectivity has the potential to transform education”, with the company encouraging schools to apply to their initiative. → Read more
Thu, February 14th, 16:09 · Nanine Steenkamp

EriTel shares worth 4.5 million at stake

Eritrea Telecommunication Services Corporation (EriTel) has made a large amount of shares available with the goal of economical and liquidity improvement in mind. → Read more
Thu, February 14th, 16:06 · Richard Cutcher

New Twitter code will allow language and quality filter

Developers are set to launch new metadata (code) which will specify what language a tweet is written in and pick out the “best” content from more high-volume feeds. → Read more