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Thu, December 12th, 17:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
Vodacom App Star winners announced, to compete in Kenya
Vodacom has announced the winners of the South African leg of the international Vodafone App Star Challenge, with two of the winners set to compete in the final in Kenya next week. → Read more
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Thu, December 12th, 17:00 · Tom Jackson
CCK toughens SIM registration regulations
The Communications Commission of Kenya is replacing its SIM card registration regulations, increasing the cost of registering cards. → Read more
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Thu, December 12th, 16:00 · Richard Cutcher
Rancard secures further investment
West African mobile cloud solutions provider Rancard has secured second round investment lead by Peninsula Capital and including Intel Capital and Adlevo VAS Holdings. → Read more
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Thu, December 12th, 15:30 · Richard Cutcher
Telkom in talks with MTN over mobile business – reports
South Africa’s part state-owned operator Telkom has been linked with rival MTN over a potential infrastructure sharing deal to boost the former’s mobile business. → Read more
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Thu, December 12th, 13:20 · Tom Jackson
SANRAL denies fabricating e-tag sales numbers
The South African National Roads Agency Limited (SANRAL) has denied accusations by the Opposition to Urban Tolling Alliance (OUTA) it fabricated the number of e-tags it says it has sold. → Read more
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Thu, December 12th, 13:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
MTN introduces token billing to combat WASPs
MTN South Africa has launched a token-based billing system allowing customers greater control in choosing to subscribe to wireless application services. → Read more
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Thu, December 12th, 12:00 · Tom Jackson
SANRAL fabricated e-tag sale numbers – OUTA
The Opposition to Urban Tolling Alliance (OUTA) has accused the South African National Roads Agency Limited (SANRAL) of fabricating its figures for e-tag sales, saying its own research showed sales were less than half those claimed by the state-owned company. → Read more
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Thu, December 12th, 11:00 · Tom Jackson
SABC denies allegations it censored Zuma ‘booing’
The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) has denied allegations by the City Press newspaper it banned broadcasts of President Jacob Zuma being booed during Nelson Mandela’s memorial service in Johannesburg on Tuesday. → Read more
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Thu, December 12th, 10:30 · Richard Cutcher
NCC could take back spectrum
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is considering recalling spectrum currently being under-used by broadband providers as it tries to increase web access. → Read more
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Wed, December 11th, 20:00 · Richard Cutcher
East Africa goes live with payments system
Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda have gone live with the East African Payments System (EAPS), with Rwanda and Burundi to follow later, allowing for faster cross-border transfers. → Read more
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Wed, December 11th, 18:00 · Tom Jackson
OPINION: Kenya’s digital migration chaotic until the end
The ruling issued by Kenya’s High Court to temporarily suspend Nairobi’s planned analogue broadcasting switch-off to December 23 while a suit filed by three media houses challenging the migration is held casts further doubt on the likelihood of the move going ahead before next year. → Read more
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Wed, December 11th, 16:00 · Richard Cutcher
Telkom unconvincing in LLU submissions, must be more efficient – ICASA
The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) has cast doubt on information submitted by Telkom concerning the value of its Access Line Deficit (ALD), resulting in the regulator telling the fixed-line operator to bring the cost of its operations down. → Read more
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Wed, December 11th, 15:30 · Nick Sato
Kenyatta unveils Nairobi CCTV command centre
Kenya’s president Uhuru Kenyatta and his deputy William Ruto has officially opened Nairobi’s new command centre that will coordinate traffic operations and crime management using CCTV cameras. → Read more
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Wed, December 11th, 14:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
MTN pilots internet access on feature phones
MTN South Africa has launched a pilot project allowing customers with feature or Java-enabled phones to access the internet via their mobiles. → Read more
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Wed, December 11th, 13:30 · Richard Cutcher
Networks set to go head-to-head over single spectrum licence in Nigeria
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has confirmed applications for the sought after 2.3GHz spectrum frequency are now open to new and existing players in the mobile data space. → Read more
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Wed, December 11th, 12:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
Goal-line technology makes African debut
Goal-line technology makes its African debut today, as the Federation of International Football Associations (FIFA) Club World Cup 2013 kicks off in Morocco. → Read more
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Wed, December 11th, 09:30 · Nick Sato
Kenya suspends digital migration date
Kenya’s High Court has issued a ruling temporarily suspending Nairobi’s planned digital migration from analogue broadcasting to December 23, 2013, to allow the determination of a suit filed by three media houses challenging the migration. → Read more
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Wed, December 11th, 09:00 · Richard Cutcher
Expect LTE network acquisitions in Africa – Alcatel-Lucent
Some of Africa’s LTE networks currently operated by new players will eventually be acquired by the bigger mobile operators as the technology takes hold on the continent, Daniel Jaeger, Alcatel-Lucent’s vice president for Africa, believes. → Read more
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Tue, December 10th, 18:00 · Richard Cutcher
Publishing report is just first step, work to be done – A4AI
Sonia Jorge, executive director of the Alliance For Affordable Internet (A4AI), has told HumanIPO the organisation’s first report on broadband costs across developing and emerging countries is just the beginning and the more hands-on work begin nows as it looks to liaise with governments and regulators. → Read more
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Tue, December 10th, 17:30 · Tom Jackson
Ghanaian students offered training in robotics, app development
A Ghanaian company is offering training in robotics and mobile app development, looking to promote entrepreneurship and tech businesses in the West African country. → Read more
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