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Fri, October 26th, 11:27 · Paul Adepoju

Web solutions firm charts course for Nigeria’s ICT growth

Professionalism and excellence are the required yardsticks towards ensuring the growth in Nigeria’s vibrant ICT industry, remarks Bade Ayoade, the managing director of Edusoft Limited, a Nigerian mobile messaging and Web solutions firm. → Read more
Fri, October 26th, 10:01 · Paul Adepoju

Nigerian capacity building outfit bags Microsoft 2012 Valued Partner Award

Software giant Microsoft has announced New Horizons Nigeria, a franchise of the world's largest independent IT training organisation the New Horizons Worldwide, as its 2012 Microsoft Valued partner. → Read more
Fri, October 26th, 09:59 · Robert K'Odingo

Samsung opens second brand store in Botswana’s capital

Global electronics firm Samsung has opened a new brand store in Botswana’s capital Gaborone, which it says will stock a full range of its products, as it pursues expansion of its customer base in southern Africa. → Read more
Fri, October 26th, 09:38 · Tom Jackson

Kenyan government ticked off for poor social media utilization

The government of Kenyan came in for criticism at the AITEC East Africa ICT Summit in Nairobi this week for failing to properly utilize social media in engaging with the country’s population. → Read more
Fri, October 26th, 09:38 · Paul Adepoju

Phone technology enabling Nigeria’s rural residents to surf in local languages

Nigeria-based IT consultancy firm Adamu Consulting, alongside the Internet USA and the ICT University of Louisiana, is offering a new phone technology called InternetSpeech that allows surfing of the Net in local languages. → Read more
Fri, October 26th, 09:06 · Vincent Matinde

Don’t have time to do the errands? Log on to Dash2Do

Although errand firms have existed in Kenya for a while now, startup Dash2Do is vowing to change the way tasks are completed in the country with its online concierge service. → Read more
Fri, October 26th, 08:48 · Elly Okutoyi

Kenyan startup promises reduced car theft

Mobile-based car tracking solution mTracker intends to cut down on rising cases of car theft in a country that witnesses 10 to 15 such incidents each day. → Read more
Fri, October 26th, 08:03 · Gabriella Mulligan

Ory Okolloh: Promoting African transparency

Six years after founding government watchdog website Mzalendo, Ory Okolloh is still busy dedicating herself to bringing political transparency to the African continent. → Read more
Fri, October 26th, 07:35 · Elly Okutoyi

Kenya’s information PS officially opens DEMO Africa in Nairobi

Kenya’s Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Information and Communications Dr. Bitange Ndemo officially opened DEMO Africa in Kenya’s capital Nairobi yesterday. → Read more
Fri, October 26th, 07:25 · Tom Jackson

Konza Tech City goes “smart” to attract talent

Konza Tech City is to be constructed in line with the “smart city” concept, according to Kenya ICT Board CEO Paul Kukubo, as the city aims to be as competitive as possible in attracting talent from around the world. → Read more
Fri, October 26th, 07:03 · Vincent Matinde

Battle of the job apps at DEMO-Africa: mPawa vs mKazi

Africa has in the recent times seen various applications developed targeted the issue of joblessness developed, with two mobile apps focused on providing employer-employee platforms, mPawa and mKazi, pitching during the DEMO-Africa event in Nairobi, Kenya yesterday. → Read more
Fri, October 26th, 06:53 · Vincent Matinde

New events app integrates Nairobi at DEMO-Africa

Gigham, a new app that aggregates events across cities via social media sites, has announced its arrival in Kenya’s capital Nairobi. → Read more
Thu, October 25th, 14:31 · Tefo Mohapi

School Exam Revision Apps proving popular on Mxit

Education apps on Mxit - “Africa’s largest social network” - were popular for the period leading up to the start of South African Grade 12 exams on Monday. → Read more
Thu, October 25th, 14:21 · Robert K'Odingo

Floods and insecurity in Nigeria delay MTN’s network optimisation project

Integrated telecommunications firm MTN has blamed insecurity and the current flooding in parts of Nigeria for posing a challenge to the countrywide upgrade of its base stations. → Read more
Thu, October 25th, 14:00 · Robert K'Odingo

Zambia’s Zamtel empowers distributors in the course of network rollout

Zambia’s mobile network operator Zamtel has given out over 40 branded bicycles to its distribution partners in the country in an initiative named ‘dealer empowerment’ targeted at strengthening its subscriber base. → Read more
Thu, October 25th, 13:50 · Gabriella Mulligan

OPINION: Ugandan police should back off social media

In a controversial initiative by the Ugandan police, social media sites are to be monitored for dissemination of “good” and “bad” information. → Read more
Thu, October 25th, 13:22 · Paul Adepoju

Lagos government to privatize ultramodern e-Learning centre

The government of Lagos State will begin privatization of its state-of-the-art e-Learning centre by December, the state’s commissioner for science and technology Adebiyi Mabadeje has revealed. → Read more
Thu, October 25th, 13:02 · Gabriella Mulligan

8ta introduces unlimited calls for flat rate in SA

8ta has introduced a tariff innovation to the South African mobile market, becoming the first mobile service provider in the country to launch an unlimited voice flat-rate subscription. → Read more
Thu, October 25th, 12:39 · Tefo Mohapi

Samsung partners with Rwanda’s government toward IT solutions rollout

Rwanda’s government has entered into a partnership agreement with South Korean electronics manufacturer Samsung to facilitate the rollout of IT solutions across the country. → Read more
Thu, October 25th, 12:37 · Tom Jackson

Cisco predicts Africa to see fastest growth in cloud traffic

A report by networking world leader Cisco Systems has said that global cloud traffic will grow six-fold in the next four years, with Africa at the forefront of the increase. → Read more