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Wed, October 24th, 12:16 · Elly Okutoyi

InMobi vacating its Africa offices

InMobi, the world’s largest independent mobile advertising company, has announced that it will be closing down its African offices and relocating to its regional offices in London and other parts of the world, in a surprising move given Africa is the world's fastest growing handset market. → Read more
Wed, October 24th, 12:04 · Tefo Mohapi

iROKO Partners wins trademark infringement case against Iroko TV Movies

iROKO Partners, the world’s largest online distributor of African movies and music, today announced its legal victory against Iroko TV Movies over a domain name that it claimed had been infringing on its trademarks. → Read more
Wed, October 24th, 10:00 · Robert K'Odingo

Samsung to start adding African Web content onto mobile devices

Electronics manufacturer Samsung, earlier this week during the launch of Samsung Galaxy Note II in Cape Town, South Africa, hinted it would be loading African content onto its range of handheld devices by 2013. → Read more
Wed, October 24th, 08:32 · Robert K'Odingo

REVIEW: New iPad Mini exhibits refresh of Apple’s Mac products

Apple has announced the launch of iPad Mini, the latest addition to its ‘i’ family, sporting a refresh of features and specs. → Read more
Wed, October 24th, 07:39 · Paul Adepoju

MasterCard endorses Nigeria’s call for transition to cashless economy

Global payment solutions firm MasterCard Worldwide has added voice to the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN’s) call for Nigerians to embrace and switch to the digital regime of a cashless economy. → Read more
Wed, October 24th, 07:11 · Tefo Mohapi

Samsung Galaxy Note II officially launched in South Africa

As part of its global Samsung World Tour, the Korean phone manufacturer last week formally launched its latest smartphone, the Samsung Galaxy Note II, into the South African market at an event in Cape Town. → Read more
Wed, October 24th, 06:36 · Vincent Matinde

Kirigo Ng’arua’s identity stolen on Facebook, M-Pesa

Cybercrime in Kenya is fast escalating and is now affecting individuals, with Citizen TV anchor Kirigo Ng'arua finding out the hard way after her identity was stolen on Facebook and M-Pesa. → Read more
Wed, October 24th, 06:04 · Elly Okutoyi

Car verification app launched in South Africa

Lightstone, a specialist in spatial data and data driven insights, has launched in South Africa a new car verification app that promises to enhance the car sales industry by enabling car dealers generate instant verification reports. → Read more
Wed, October 24th, 05:53 · Tefo Mohapi

Nokia’s LTE enabled Lumia 920 to hit South African shores in November

Labelled “the world’s most innovative smartphone” by mobile phone-maker Nokia, the Nokia Lumia 920 is expected to hit South African shores in November this year, with local mobile networks including MTN and Vodacom adding their names to the list of operators globally ranging the flagship Windows Phone 8 device. → Read more
Tue, October 23rd, 13:50 · Tefo Mohapi

Kenyan crowdfunding platform M-Changa launched

M-Changa, a new SMS-based crowdfunding platform, has been launched in Kenya expected to enable “individuals who are fundraising to raise more money, from more people, in a faster, more efficient and more transparent way than ever before”. → Read more
Tue, October 23rd, 13:26 · Robert K'Odingo

US$665M pledged to South African manufacturers in the next 3 years

South African manufacturing companies are set to benefit from an investment initiative dubbed Manufacturing Competitiveness Enhancement Programme (MCEP), a result of a joint venture between investment giants Sage and IQuad. → Read more
Tue, October 23rd, 13:25 · Tom Jackson

Tanzania pledges to improve ICT investment climate, warns bogus investors

The Tanzanian government has pledged to remove red tape as it looks to encourage investment in the country’s ICT sector, but has warned investors that ignore proper procedures that the government would take measures to ensure quality. → Read more
Tue, October 23rd, 13:05 · Vincent Matinde

Safaricom tops list of taxpayers for 2011/2012

Kenya’s integrated telecommunications firm Safaricom has been confirmed as the country’s top taxpaying company for the fifth year running in the annual awards for top taxpayers from the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA). → Read more
Tue, October 23rd, 12:48 · Tom Jackson

MTN Rwanda slashes BlackBerry fees 40 percent as competition intensifies

Rwanda’s largest telecom operator MTN Rwanda has announced that it has reduced all BlackBerry fees by 40 percent, signaling the latest intensification of the country’s price war as the telecom seeks to combat falling profits. → Read more
Tue, October 23rd, 12:24 · Robert K'Odingo

Mobile and Internet penetration to soar in sub-Saharan Africa

Mobile and fixed telephony subscriptions in sub-Saharan Africa are expected to soar given the incremental demand of mobile voice and Internet services, a study by Frost & Sullivan shows. → Read more
Tue, October 23rd, 12:11 · Tefo Mohapi

Dimension Data splits with BMSL for independent operation in Nigeria

South Africa-based global ICT solutions provider Dimension Data has reached an agreement with Beachfront Management Services Limited (BMSL) of Nigeria to end an 8-year relationship in West Africa. → Read more
Tue, October 23rd, 12:00 · Elly Okutoyi

Facebook hits 50 million users in Africa

Facebook has officially hit 50 million users in Africa, reporting more than 50 percent growth within 18 months. → Read more
Tue, October 23rd, 11:59 · Gythan Munga

The Next Web unveils online entrepreneurship academy

Top publisher of online technology news The Next Web (TNW) has started an online training and education programme through its new Web-based venture the TNW Academy. → Read more
Tue, October 23rd, 09:48 · Vincent Matinde

SA’s Tourism Radio gets CNN coverage

CNN’s Marketplace Report recently featured African IT company Tourism Radio, giving it the much coveted media coverage valued by start-ups. → Read more
Tue, October 23rd, 09:30 · Paul Adepoju

Nigeria’s e-Banking industry to hold conference on e-payment

Nigeria’s Committee of e-Banking Industry Heads (CeBIH) is set to organise a conference and retreat to address the challenges and highlight the prospects of developing a functional electronic payment market for the country, Chuma Ezirim, the chairman of the committee, said yesterday. → Read more