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Mon, October 29th, 09:49 · Vincent Matinde

Egyptian Qabila among Africa’s first to monetise online media

Few businesses in Africa have found a way to monetize online video content, but Egyptian-led startup Qabila has cracked the puzzle and is reaping the benefits. → Read more
Mon, October 29th, 09:15 · Tefo Mohapi

Dimension Data launches cloud solutions in Botswana

South Africa-based Dimension Data last week launched its cloud services in Botswana, expanding into yet another southern African country. → Read more
Mon, October 29th, 09:08 · Vincent Matinde

Kenya’s Lipisha helps businesses track transactions on mobile money

Businesses operating in Kenya can now track their M-Pesa transactions in real time, thanks to a new application called Lipisha. → Read more
Mon, October 29th, 08:47 · Vincent Matinde

Apps4Africa officially launched at DEMO-Africa

Last week’s DEMO-Africa event saw the launch of Apps4Africa, an annual competition that brings app developers from all corners of the continent and which has won support from the US government. → Read more
Mon, October 29th, 08:27 · Vincent Matinde

Technology tipped to catalyze Somalia’s rising economy

Even before the dust settles on the restoration of Somalia by African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) soldiers, analysts are predicting that the rise of Somalia will be heavily pegged on technology. → Read more
Mon, October 29th, 07:56 · Elly Okutoyi

No takers for US$10 million investment money, AfDB says

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has said it has set aside over US$10 million in an investment fund for youth and other development institutions that has not yet been “fully” utilised. → Read more
Mon, October 29th, 07:50 · Gabriella Mulligan

SA falls far short of ICT performance targets

The South African government has released shocking performance statistics for the first six months of 2012-13, confirming that it has dramatically missed important targets in terms of job creation and broadband penetration. → Read more
Mon, October 29th, 07:46 · Paul Adepoju

72% of rural Nigerians lack access to telecoms services

Some 72 percent of Nigerians living in rural areas lack access to telephone services within a kilometre “in spite of the phantom successes recorded in the Nigerian telecoms sector”, a survey reveals. → Read more
Mon, October 29th, 07:15 · Tefo Mohapi

Suspension of SA’s ambassador to Iran temporarily lifted, MTN investigation continues

South Africa’s former ambassador, Yusuf Saloojee, to Iran’s three-month suspension has been lifted and he is back at his job in Muscat, Oman, with the outcome of an investigation into his involvement in the alleged MTN-Iran bribery scandal is pending. → Read more
Mon, October 29th, 06:54 · Elly Okutoyi

Microsoft focuses on African market potential

According to representatives, Microsoft Corporation is concentrating on the African market more than ever before, recognising the immense potential and opportunities present in the continent. → Read more
Mon, October 29th, 06:36 · Tefo Mohapi

Airtel Zambia donates mobile phones for disaster management

Zambia’s largest mobile services provider, Airtel Zambia, has announced that it has donated Android mobile phones to the Disaster Management and Mitigation Unit (DMMU) through the office of the vice president, with the phones to be used for communication during disasters in rainy season. → Read more
Sat, October 27th, 10:06 · Tefo Mohapi

SA’s Naspers rumoured to be buying Souq.com

South African media giant Naspers is rumoured to be acquiring a stake worth approximately US$40 million in Al Jabbar Internet Group's subsidiary Souq.com, in the largest investment in an e-commerce and Internet business in the Middle East since the 2009 sale of Arabic-language internet venture Maktoob.com to Yahoo!. → Read more
Fri, October 26th, 14:00 · Robert K'Odingo

World’s first virtual science newsroom for Africa and Middle East launched

The World Federation of Science Journalists (WFSJ), in an experimental initiative, has launched the first ever virtual science newsroom in Amman, Jordan, targeted at supporting the development of science journalism in Africa and the Middle East. → Read more
Fri, October 26th, 13:53 · Robert K'Odingo

New adapter to reduce annual e-waste by 300,000 tonnes

The International Telecommunication Union (ITU), a United Nations ICT regulatory agency, has approved a universal charging solution for mobile devices capable of reducing e-waste called the Universal Power Adapter (UPA). → Read more
Fri, October 26th, 13:46 · Paul Adepoju

BREAKING: CAF rejects goal line technology for 2013 Nations Cup

The Confederation of African Football (CAF), Africa’s top football ruling body, has said it will not be using the goal line technology that the football’s global ruling body FIFA approved yesterday. → Read more
Fri, October 26th, 13:18 · Gabriella Mulligan

SAEx cable system advancing despite funding problems

Plans for the South Atlantic Express (SAEx) undersea cable system are advancing despite funding difficulties, as eFive Telecoms announces the grant of a supply contract to TE SubCom. → Read more
Fri, October 26th, 13:04 · Robert K'Odingo

Zambia SIM registration reportedly slow over fears of victimisation

A move by Zambia’s communications industry regulator, the Zambia Information and Communication Technology Authority (ZICTA), to have mobile users in the country register their SIM cards started on a “slow note” nationwide, amid fears that information could be used against people for political reasons. → Read more
Fri, October 26th, 13:02 · Tefo Mohapi

Nokia introduces the Asha Touch range of phones in South Africa

With Africa having nearly 1 billion mobile phone subscriptions, Nokia believes it has taken the right step towards connecting the next billion consumers by unveiling the Asha Touch family of mobile devices in South Africa. → Read more
Fri, October 26th, 11:56 · Paul Adepoju

Nigeria’s Inlaks integrates 700 rural community banks in Ghana

Nigerian IT solutions firm Inlaks Computers has said it has completed the automation of more than 700 Ghanaian rural and community banks (RCBs) on Temenos T24, a single management software platform for real time online transaction processing. → Read more
Fri, October 26th, 11:34 · Tom Jackson

mapIT offers businesses free maps in push for expansion

Digital mapping company mapIT is offering free maps to businesses and individuals for use on their websites, as it looks to expand its reach across sub-Saharan Africa. → Read more