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Thu, April 17th, 16:00 · Paul Adepoju
Economic woes force Intel to close down Egypt office
Intel has announced it is closing its Egyptian office due to economic woes, denying it was influenced by the political situation in the country and saying it remains committed to the Egyptian market. → Read more
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Thu, April 17th, 15:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
Pistorius channel to cease broadcasting for 2 weeks
The MultiChoice channel dedicated to coverage of the murder trial of South African paralympian Oscar Pistorius will feature an omnibus over the Easter weekend, then pop down for two weeks while the court is adjourned. → Read more
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Thu, April 17th, 15:00 · Paul Adepoju
Nigeria’s Verve launches reward programme for online purchases
Nigeria’s leading payment card company Verve International has announced the launch of a programme called Verve Rewards for cardholders that make purchases on more than 100 online merchant platforms with their Verve cards. → Read more
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Thu, April 17th, 14:30 · Susan Mwenesi
Kenya’s Ministry of ICT to help foreign experts get work permits
Kenya’s Ministry of Information, Communication and Technology (ICT) has set up a desk within the ministry to help foreign experts coming to work for global companies or lend their expertise in speeding up the process of getting work permits. → Read more
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Thu, April 17th, 14:00 · Chris Udemans
Bryanston has fastest broadband in SA
Bryanston, Johannesburg is the best broadband suburb in South Africa with an average download speed of 24 megabytes per second (Mbps), according to internet metrics company Ookla’s latest Net Index statistics. → Read more
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Thu, April 17th, 13:30 · Chris Udemans
Google cost-per-click declines 9%, reports revenue growth
Internet giant Google has released its first quarter results, highlighting a drop in its ad prices as consumers shift towards mobile products, while also reporting a 19 per cent increase in revenues. → Read more
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Thu, April 17th, 13:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Kenya to help South Sudan in formation of ICT regulatory body
Kenya will offer South Sudan’s Ministry of Telecommunications and Postal Services expertise to help form its ICT regulatory body, which will be the youngest in the region. → Read more
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Thu, April 17th, 12:30 · Chris Udemans
88mph startups pitch to investors in Cape Town
The 88mph accelerator programme in Cape Town held its Investor Day last night, with seven startups pitching to potential investors to secure follow-on funding. → Read more
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Thu, April 17th, 12:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
SANRAL warns over fraudulent emails
The South African National Roads Agency Limited (SANRAL) has said an unknown company has been sending out emails claiming to be from SANRAL, fraudulently using the agency’s name, logo and details. → Read more
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Thu, April 17th, 11:30 · Tom Jackson
Kenya’s internet market recovers lost ground
Kenyan internet subscriptions increased by 1.2 million to 13.1 million between October and December last year, recovering from losing almost one million subscribers during the previous quarter, according to the latest figures from the Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK). → Read more
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Thu, April 17th, 11:00 · Tom Jackson
IHS secures $130m in latest funding round
African tower management firm IHS has secured a further US$130 million for expansion across the continent, adding to the US$490 million of debt and equity announced last month. → Read more
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Thu, April 17th, 10:30 · Susan Mwenesi
World Bank allocates $12m for Kenya county ICT projects
The World Bank has approved KSh1 billion (US$12 million) to be allocated for ICT projects within the counties in Kenya, among them roadmaps and e-readiness projects. → Read more
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Thu, April 17th, 10:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Egypt’s political turmoil not a hindrance – BEE
Political instability in Egypt over recent years has not impacted negatively on mobile usage or payments, although frequent changes in governments have delayed new deals, according to mobile payments solutions firm BEE. → Read more
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Thu, April 17th, 09:30 · Chris Udemans
MTN partners Vivo for energy services
South African mobile operator MTN has partnered Vivo Energy, the company that distributes Shell products, to expand services to their customer bases. → Read more
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Thu, April 17th, 09:00 · Agatha Nduku
Telecel subscribers win trips to 2014 World Cup
Telecel Zimbabwe has presented four of its subscribers to the Go to Brazil Bhora promotion with tickets to the 2014 FIFA World Cup taking place in Brazil from June 12 to July 13. → Read more
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Thu, April 17th, 08:00 · Chris Udemans
FICO software saves FNB $14m
Predictive analytics and decision management software firm FICO has saved South Africa’s First National Bank (FNB) over ZAR150 million (US$14.2 million) by reducing the amount of fraudulent activity taking place on the bank’s network. → Read more
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Thu, April 17th, 07:00 · Paul Adepoju
Bruce-Annan leaves Vodafone Ghana
Carmen Bruce-Annan, Vodafone Ghana’s head of brand and corporate communications, has left the telecoms company to establish her own corporate communications consultancy. → Read more
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Thu, April 17th, 06:00 · Abdirizaq Hussein
Garmin calls for business partners in West Africa
Garmin Southern Africa has announced it is hosting a trade delegation in Accra, Ghana on May 12-16 to engage with prospective businesses partners in West Africa who have strong distribution and reselling capabilities and a proven track record of successfully furthering brands into their designated markets. → Read more
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Thu, April 17th, 05:00 · Chris Udemans
BlackBerry invests in IT healthcare firm
BlackBerry has announced an investment into IT healthcare firm NantHealth, hoping to transform the delivery of health services. → Read more
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Thu, April 17th, 00:30 · Tom Jackson
DA’s SABC complaint hearing postponed, adverts to air
The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) hearing of a complaint by the opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) party into alleged censorship of election adverts by the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) has been postponed, with the DA adverts allowed to air in the meantime. → Read more
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