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Fri, January 11th, 08:13 · Paul Adepoju

Government will not restrict social media in Nigeria – National Orientation Agency

The Director General (DG) of Nigeria’s National Orientation Agency (NOA), Mike Omeri, has revealed government has no plans to regulate or restrict the accessing and use of social media in Nigeria. → Read more
Fri, January 11th, 08:03 · Vincent Matinde

Ghanaian startup Dropifi shortlisted for prestigious European award

Ghana-based startup Dropifi has been selected for the Europas Awards in the Best Business, Recruitment and Enterprise Startup category for their innovation in customer support. → Read more
Fri, January 11th, 07:38 · Gabriella Mulligan

High demand for iPhone 5 leaves South Africans in limbo

Demand for the iPhone 5 has exceeded stocks available in stores, leaving South Africans hoping to buy the smartphone disappointed. → Read more
Fri, January 11th, 07:27 · Paul Adepoju

Globacom Nigeria upgrades from TDM to GMPLS to improve corporate services delivery

Nigerian national network provider, Globacom, has completed the upgrade of its data infrastructure which they hope will provide easier, faster and more flexible data services. → Read more
Fri, January 11th, 06:50 · Paul Adepoju

Nigeria’s major local search engine upgrades website, lists 500,000th verified business

Nigeria’s major local search engine, VConnect, has redesigned its website after receiving recommendations from users and because its expanding services and coverage made the revamp a necessity. → Read more
Fri, January 11th, 06:40 · Brandon Gregory

Zimbabwe: Bulawayo city council slams Telecel

Zimbabwe’s second largest mobile network provider Telecel has come under fire from the Bulawayo city council for building base stations without their approval. → Read more
Thu, January 10th, 19:08 · Brandon Gregory

Global mobile banking users could reach one billion by 2017

A Juniper Research study has revealed one billion people will have used their mobile phones for Internet banking purposes by 2017. → Read more
Thu, January 10th, 15:33 · HumanIPO

Rooftops targeted for Ethiopia antenna upgrades

Buildings in Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa could be forced to open their rooftops for antennae installation as part of telecommunication improvements. → Read more
Thu, January 10th, 15:20 · Paul Adepoju

JKK IT Company Repositions Management And Internal Structures

The new General Managing Director (GMD) of IT company JKK has pledged to boost the implementation of networking, storage, e-business and service solutions across Nigeria and help thousands of entrepreneurs with their marketing. → Read more
Thu, January 10th, 15:08 · Paul Adepoju

Motivational SMS’s don’t improve HIV/AIDS therapy adherence – Cameroon study

Sending weekly motivational text messages has been found to do little in ensuring patients living with HIV/AIDS adhere to antiretroviral treatment (ART), according to a study carried out in Cameroon. → Read more
Thu, January 10th, 14:30 · Gabriella Mulligan

RIM to launch six new smartphones in 2013

Research in Motion (RIM) will be launching up to six smartphones covering a range of price categories over the course of the year, in a bid to increase its flagging market share. → Read more
Thu, January 10th, 14:03 · Kamau Mbote

Kenya’s Women Enterprise Fund to issue loans through phones

Issuing loans through mobile phones will ease processing as well as repayment with the default rate increasing, says Women Enterprise Fund’s chief executive Samuel Wainaina. → Read more
Thu, January 10th, 13:52 · Paul Adepoju

GHIPSS aim to reduce West African cross-border cash transactions

Archie Hesse, Chief Executive of Ghana Interbank Payment and Settlement System, has revealed plans to launch an internet-powered payment system that will interconnect Ghanaian financial service providers with their contemporaries in Nigeria and Francophone West African countries. → Read more
Thu, January 10th, 13:39 · Vincent Matinde

BlueKite raises US$1.5m to help people in Diaspora to pay bills home

Electronics payment technology firm BlueKite has announced a US$1.5 million seed fund led by PeopleFund, whose contribution amounts to $1.3 million with the remaining provided by BlueKite’s founders. → Read more
Thu, January 10th, 13:35 · Paul Adepoju

Tablet PCs projected to outsell notebooks

More than 240 million tablet PC units are expected to be shipped worldwide in 2013 according to projections made by NPD DisplaySearch, easily exceeding the 207 million notebook PCs thought to be shipped this year. → Read more
Thu, January 10th, 13:09 · Brandon Gregory

No progress on Zimbabwe’s telecom companies privatisation

There has been no progress of note in the privatisation of Zimbabwe’s telecoms companies, which has been recognised as a possible strategy in a bid to help the ailing financial status of the country. → Read more
Thu, January 10th, 12:55 · HumanIPO

Malawi schools to be built from American Teza Technologies funds

Teza Technologies have raised US$235,000 in sponsorship to build two new schools in Malawi. → Read more
Thu, January 10th, 10:43 · Tefo Mohapi

Independent vulnerability researcher discovers password reset vulnerability in Facebook

On Monday, Sow Ching Shiong found a way to hack and change another Facebook users’ password in the same simple and easy manner as you would change your own. → Read more
Thu, January 10th, 10:38 · Paul Adepoju

Nigerian Computer Society advise government on youth-focused local software development

The Nigerian Computer Society (NCS) has advised the Nigerian government to provide an environment that is conducive for businesses in 2013, to encourage the active involvement of Nigerian youths in local software development. → Read more
Thu, January 10th, 10:34 · Tefo Mohapi

Q&A: “We are still a major player in mobile,” says Tom Erskine, Nokia Head of Smart Devices for India, Middle East & Africa

Nokia have had well publicised financial woes since Stephen Elop took over as Chief Executive, including shutdowns in Finland and thousands of employees being laid off worldwide. But the company soldiers on and, if we are to believe Elop, is on the comeback trail. → Read more