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Fri, May 2nd, 18:30 · Paul Adepoju
Over 40,000 .gov.ng email accounts created for Nigerian officials – NiRA
Mary Uduma, president of the Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NiRA) has announced the creation of more than 40,000 .gov.ng email accounts for Nigerian government officials across ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs). → Read more
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Fri, May 2nd, 18:00 · Susan Mwenesi
KCB to follow Equity into telecoms market
Kenya Commercial Bank (KCB) has declared plans to follow rival Equity Bank into the telecoms market after announcing a first quarter profit increase of 28.6 per cent. → Read more
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Fri, May 2nd, 17:30 · Susan Mwenesi
Africon wins Microsoft Kenya Imagine Cup
Team Africon from Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) is the winner of Microsoft’s Imagine Cup in Kenya, a competition which centres on the use of imagination, creativity and technology to help solve some of the world’s problems. → Read more
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Fri, May 2nd, 17:00 · Paul Adepoju
MTN Rwanda partners Tele10 for mobile money payment of TV subscriptions
MTN Rwanda has partnered with Tele10 to enable customers to pay their DStv, Canal+ and GOtv subscriptions using MTN Mobile Money. → Read more
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Fri, May 2nd, 16:30 · Chris Udemans
CliffCentral launches on WeChat, Comedy Central
CliffCentral, South African radio personality Gareth Cliff’s new “unradio” platform, was launched yesterday on mobile messaging platform WeChat and Comedy Central Africa on DStv. → Read more
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Fri, May 2nd, 16:00 · Susan Mwenesi
GOtv Kenya customers to acquire set-top boxes through M-Shwari
Kenya’s Safaricom, Commercial Bank of Africa (CBA) and MultiChoice have agreed a financing option allowing Safaricom customers to acquire GOtv set-top boxes on credit through M-Shwari. → Read more
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Fri, May 2nd, 15:30 · Chris Udemans
MTN offers free Twitter access
South African mobile operator MTN has launched a number of mobile internet packages allowing subscribers to access Twitter for free through the MTN branded Opera Mini browser. → Read more
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Fri, May 2nd, 15:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Media should make public service broadcasts free – Kenyatta
Kenya’s president Uhuru Kenyatta has called upon electronic media to contribute towards the nation’s education through free short broadcasts on public information, hygiene, health and constitutional rights issues. → Read more
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Fri, May 2nd, 14:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
Kagame wins ITU award
Rwanda’s president Paul Kagame is among the three winners of the 2014 World Telecommunication and Information Society Award, for his commitment to using ICT development and broadband connectivity in achieving sustainable development, the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has announced. → Read more
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Fri, May 2nd, 14:00 · Paul Adepoju
Nigeria to double investment in ICT sector to $50bn
Omobola Johnson, Nigeria’s communication technology minister, has expressed the readiness of the Nigerian government to double the current level of investment in the nation’s ICT sector. → Read more
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Fri, May 2nd, 13:30 · Susan Mwenesi
PesaPrint rolls out cashless fare system for PSVs
PesaPrint has launched a cashless fare payment system for Kenyan public service vehicles (PSVs), adding to the competition in the multi-billion transport sector. → Read more
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Fri, May 2nd, 13:00 · Chris Udemans
Vodacom launches 79c call promotion
South African mobile operator Vodacom has launched a ZAR0.79 (US$0.07) per minute prepaid promotion, along with a bundle allowing ZAR0.50 (US$0.04) per minute calls, following cheaper calls rates being implemented by other operators in the country. → Read more
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Fri, May 2nd, 12:30 · Susan Mwenesi
$200m allocated to laptops in Kenyan budget
The Kenyan government has allocated an additional KSh17.4 billion (US$200 million) to its flagship free laptops for schools programme in budget estimates revealed on Wednesday. → Read more
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Fri, May 2nd, 12:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Ole! Media establishes digital engagement division HoneyKome
South African media company Ole! Media Group has established specialist agency HoneyKome, which will focus on the creation and implementation of strategic digital engagement models for brands and companies. → Read more
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Fri, May 2nd, 11:30 · Tom Jackson
SABC condemns fake Motsoeneng Twitter account
The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) has condemned a fake Twitter account in the name of acting chief operations officer (COO) Hlaudi Motsoeneng. → Read more
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Fri, May 2nd, 11:00 · Tom Jackson
IHS completes acquisition of MTN towers in Zambia, Rwanda
African tower management firm IHS has completed its acquisition of more than 1,200 MTN network towers in Zambia and Rwanda for an undisclosed amount, using recently obtained funding to continue Africa’s move towards independent tower management. → Read more
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Fri, May 2nd, 10:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
Kenya Law Society chairman denies Konza corruption
Chairman of the Law Society of Kenya (LSK) Eric Mutua has refuted allegations of misconduct made against him by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the Kenya Police Service (KPS) in connection to the sale of the Malili Ranch site of the Konza Technopolis. → Read more
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Fri, May 2nd, 10:00 · Paul Adepoju
Ivory Coast experts develop Qelasy tablet for students
Thierry N'Doufou and nine other IT experts at Siregex, a tech company based in the Ivory Coast, have developed Qelasy – an eight-inch tablet set for launch next month for Ivorian students. → Read more
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Fri, May 2nd, 09:30 · Susan Mwenesi
Kenya Posta to invest $3m in ERP system
The Postal Corporation of Kenya (PCK) is planning to install a KSh260 million (US$3 million) Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) as part of the corporation’s plans to automate office functions to improve efficiency in end-to-end operations. → Read more
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Fri, May 2nd, 09:00 · Paul Adepoju
Only 10% of Ghanaians use mobile phones to access internet – survey
A survey by Ghana’s National Communications Authority (NCA) has revealed only about 10 per cent of mobile phone users in the country use their devices to access the internet. → Read more
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