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Wed, January 9th, 14:21 · Elly Okutoyi

US$20,000 up for grabs in online poverty fighting competition

ONE, a global advocacy organisation involved in fighting poverty and preventable diseases, has launched an online multimedia contest aimed at fighting poverty that will see 12 winners share US$20,000. → Read more
Wed, January 9th, 14:02 · Kamau Mbote

Google to launch elections hub in Kenya

Search engine giant Google will tomorrow launch an elections website in Kenya designed to provide information and news related to the March 4 general election. → Read more
Wed, January 9th, 13:29 · Paul Adepoju

UN report identifies opportunities for economic growth in Africa via software development

A report by the United Nations’ Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTD) has revealed economic growth in developing countries, including those in Africa, could be spurred by local software production and development. → Read more
Wed, January 9th, 13:15 · HumanIPO

Zimbabwe’s Econet to own conventional bank shares

Zimbabwe’s leading mobile operator Econet is taking over local bank shares on the stock exchange, positioning mobile money as a growing threat to conventional banks in the country. → Read more
Wed, January 9th, 13:07 · Vincent Matinde

New gravity-powered light bulbs provide alternative to kerosene lamps

Touted as capable of replacing the kerosene lamp, GravityLight is an invention that uses gravity as an energy source to generate electricity. → Read more
Wed, January 9th, 13:00 · Tom Jackson

Kenyan government warns social media users on hate speech

The Kenyan government has said it will be monitoring users of social media and taking action against anyone found inciting violence or using hateful or ethnic language in the build-up to the March 4 general election. → Read more
Wed, January 9th, 12:56 · Paul Adepoju

Liberia’s Libercell GSM may be sold by default due to owed tax

Atlantic Wireless Incorporated (Libercell GSM) may be sold as a result of an alleged US$734,963 debt owed to the the government of Liberia, as the case approaches the Temple of Justice in Monrovia. → Read more
Wed, January 9th, 12:52 · Kamau Mbote

Airtel Kenya makes SIM card registration mandatory for new subscribers

Integrated telecommunications services provider Airtel Kenya has said new SIM cards will only be activated after registration, to ensure compliance with guidelines laid out by the Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) on SIM card registration. → Read more
Wed, January 9th, 12:01 · Paul Adepoju

Alcatel-Lucent provides base stations for Etisalat Nigeria network expansion

Alcatel-Lucent, a global leader in mobile, fixed, IP and optics technologies, is set to deliver 1,000 base stations for Etisalat Nigeria as the operator looks to expand and improve service quality in 2013. → Read more
Wed, January 9th, 11:52 · Tom Jackson

Rwanda misses digital migration deadline, blames procurement challenges

Rwanda missed the East African Community (EAC) December 31 deadline for migration to digital television due to challenges in procuring enough of the necessary decoders. → Read more
Wed, January 9th, 11:30 · HumanIPO

US$10 billion LTE revenue predicted by 2018

Greater opportunities for independent Long-Term Evolution (LTE) networks are predicted as part of the estimated LTE compound annual growth rate of 43 percent for the next five years worldwide, says a freshly released report by 4G Market. → Read more
Wed, January 9th, 11:12 · Tefo Mohapi

Ghana’s President delivers inaugural address from Samsung Galaxy Tablet

Ghana’s new President elect, John Dramani Mahama, read his acceptance speech from what appeared to be a Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 on Monday morning. → Read more
Wed, January 9th, 10:52 · Brandon Gregory

OUTA’s legal e-toll battle looks bleak

The Opposition to Urban Tolling Alliance’s (OUTA) legal battle against the South African government is looking bleak after the original Constitutional Court’s ruling that policy decisions must not be meddled with by the courts. → Read more
Wed, January 9th, 10:25 · Elly Okutoyi

CCK powerless to prosecute unregistered SIM card holders

Kenya’s communications regulator the Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) has no powers to prosecute deviant mobile phone operators and unregistered SIM card holders as the new law warranting such actions is still at the Attorney General’s office awaiting clearance. → Read more
Wed, January 9th, 10:20 · Tefo Mohapi

ICANN adds location for 2013 meetings

The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has completed the selection of meeting sites for 2013, adding Buenos Aires, Argentina to planned events in Beijing and Durban. → Read more
Wed, January 9th, 10:09 · Tom Jackson

Apple to roll-out low-cost iPhone for emerging markets

Reports suggest that Apple is developing a new low-cost iPhone for China and other emerging markets to be launched in the second half of this year, as the company looks to wrestle control of the smartphone market from Samsung. → Read more
Wed, January 9th, 10:05 · Vincent Matinde

Kenyan government seeks out-of-court settlement of digital migration case

Kenya’s government is considering an out-of-court settlement to resolve the digital migration broadcasting dispute, with a case filed by the Consumer Federation of Kenya (Cofek), a consumer advocacy group, set for hearing on Friday. → Read more
Wed, January 9th, 09:56 · Paul Adepoju

Afreximbank and partners conclude Starcomms Nigeria investment plan

The trade finance bank for Africa, Africa Export Import Bank (Afreximbank), has approved a US$62 million loan for Capcom, the new owners of Nigeria’s major telecommunications company, Starcomms Nigeria, to enable it to acquire long-term evolution (LTE) technology. → Read more
Wed, January 9th, 09:34 · Elly Okutoyi

Kenyan telcos to be fined for leaking subscriber information

Mobile service providers in Kenya along with their agents will soon risk a fine of KSh300,000 (US$3,570) or a jail term of up to three years if found to have leaked subscriber information to third parties without due consent. → Read more
Wed, January 9th, 09:28 · Paul Adepoju

Symantec report raises Internet security concerns in 2013

In 2012, the cyber threat was increased by mobility, virtualisation and cloud computing as a result of changes that altered how organisations utilised information technology, a process that is likely to continue in 2013. → Read more