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Fri, May 2nd, 08:30 · Chris Udemans
Zumagotchi game mocks SA president as election approaches
An anonymous group of South African developers have released Zumagotchi, a game whereby users “[tend] to the needs of a miniaturised, totally inept pseudo-leader”. → Read more
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Fri, May 2nd, 08:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Ethiopia’s AhadooTec launches learning platform
Ethiopian startup AhadooTec ICT Solutions has launched a learning platform providing computer based and mobile access to supplementary learning materials for secondary school students. → Read more
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Fri, May 2nd, 07:00 · Paul Adepoju
Nigeria’s Bluechip Technologies wins Oracle African partner award
Bluechip Technologies has become the first Nigerian company to win the Oracle Specialised Partner of the Year: BI/EPM for Oracle’s African Operations. → Read more
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Fri, May 2nd, 06:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Old IT unable to satisfy demands of new customer – Oracle
Old information technology (IT) is unable to cope with the modern business needs, with people now shopping, paying their bills and communicating with each other in very different ways to ten years ago, necessitating the updating of IT systems by governments and businesses to service their clients. → Read more
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Thu, May 1st, 16:00 · Guest Post
Guest post: Using biometrics to secure African identities
Eric Billiaert, communication director of government programmes at Gemalto, explains how biometric identification data can secure the identities of African citizens, and faith in government bodies to keep identifying information secure. → Read more
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Thu, May 1st, 12:00 · Guest Post
REVIEW: Samsung Galaxy S5
The Samsung Galaxy S5 is loved by some and hated by others. Here is a comprehensive guide to the good and bad of Samsung’s flagship smartphone. → Read more
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Thu, May 1st, 08:00 · Paul Adepoju
Vodacom Business Nigeria wins 2 BoICT Awards
Vodacom Business Nigeria has won two awards at the Beacon of ICT (BoICT) Awards ceremony held in Lagos, succeeding in the Enterprise Solutions Provider of the Year and the Cloud Service Provider of the Year categories. → Read more
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Wed, April 30th, 19:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Bharti Airtel reports profit growth
Bharti Airtel has released its fourth quarter and year-end results, revealing 106 per cent growth in profit for the quarter as compared to Q4 2013, and 63 per cent growth for the year. → Read more
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Wed, April 30th, 16:00 · Chris Udemans
Nokia Asha 503 available in SA
The low-cost Nokia Asha 503 has arrived in South Africa, featuring Nokia’s Fastlane feature to provide a fast way to access content on the device. → Read more
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Wed, April 30th, 14:30 · Paul Adepoju
Court orders MTN Ghana to stop World Cup promotion
An Accra circuit court has ordered MTN to halt its MTN GO RIO promotion, through which the operator planned to reward customers during the forthcoming Brazil 2014 World Cup. → Read more
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Wed, April 30th, 13:30 · Chris Udemans
infoDev to sponsor PIVOT East for 4th time
World Bank entrepreneurship grant programme infoDev has announced it will be sponsoring mobile startup competition PIVOT East for the fourth consecutive year, hoping to provide support to growth oriented entrepreneurs on the continent. → Read more
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Wed, April 30th, 13:00 · Paul Adepoju
MTN partners Business Connexion to deliver LAN services
MTN has announced a partnership with Business Connexion (BCX) to give MTN’s enterprise customers access to the network’s Local Area Network (LAN) services and in-country communications support. → Read more
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Wed, April 30th, 12:30 · Chris Udemans
StarTimes targets 80% coverage in Kenya
Kenyan pay-television provider StarTimes has announced expansion plans to include 80 per cent of the country’s population by the end of 2014, incorporating five major counties across the country. → Read more
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Wed, April 30th, 12:00 · Tom Jackson
We will destroy e-tolls physically – Malema
Julius Malema, leader of South African political party the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) has said continued to call for the physical destruction of e-toll gantries in spite of the failed complaint over alleged censorship of one of their adverts. → Read more
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Wed, April 30th, 11:30 · Chris Udemans
Kenyan towns set for government support in telecoms, broadcasting
Kenya’s Garsen, Moyale and Lamu are the first towns in the country that will receive government funding aimed at providing broadcasting and telecoms systems in marginal areas, according to a report. → Read more
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Wed, April 30th, 11:00 · Chris Udemans
ICASA grants 5 broadcasting licences
The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) has provisionally granted broadcasting licences to five subscription television broadcasters, following public hearings in July last year. → Read more
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Wed, April 30th, 10:30 · Chris Udemans
ZTE launches 8 smartphones in Kenya
ZTE Corporation has launched eight mobile devices in the Kenyan market to compete against earlier entrants such as Samsung, Nokia, Tecno and LG. → Read more
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Wed, April 30th, 10:00 · Chris Udemans
SA 2nd most targeted for phishing, losses of $320m last year
South Africa is the second most targeted country globally when it comes to phishing attacks, with the resultant cost totaling over US$320 million in 2013, according to Drew van Vuuren, chief executive officer (CEO) of information security firm 4Di Privaca. → Read more
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Wed, April 30th, 09:30 · Paul Adepoju
NCC permanently bans registration of old SIM cards
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has placed a permanent ban on the registration of old SIM cards. → Read more
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Wed, April 30th, 08:00 · Chris Udemans
Court documents claim Pinnacle executive bribed police
Court documents filed this week have revealed the extent of Pinnacle Holdings’ executive Takalani Tshivhase alleged attempts to secure a ZAR1.6 billion (US$151 million) tender by bribing a police officer, according to a report. → Read more
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