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Wed, December 4th, 17:00 · Richard Cutcher
Telkom to continue wholesale network investment
Telkom’s wholesale and networks division has announced it is investing ZAR12 billion (US$1.2 billion) in next generation high speed broadband, benefitting the internet service providers (ISPs) which leverage off the Telkom infrastructure. → Read more
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Wed, December 4th, 16:30 · Nick Sato
Kenyan media, MPs agree amendments on controversial media bill
The Media Council of Kenya (MCK) has come to an agreement with Kenyan legislators to amend contentious issues in the Kenya Information and Communication Amendment (KICA) Bill. → Read more
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Wed, December 4th, 15:00 · Tom Jackson
DoC paid $336k in bonuses this year
The South African Department of Communications (DoC) has clarified how much was paid to its staff in bonuses in 2012/13, saying it paid more than ZAR3.5 million (US$336,000) as opposed to the ZAR2.8 million (US$269,000) it originally declared. → Read more
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Wed, December 4th, 14:00 · Nick Sato
Safaricom launches online payments service
Safaricom launched Lipa Na M-Pesa Online today (Wednesday), moving the previously mobile-only service online to allow local traders to accept payments for goods and services on the web. → Read more
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Wed, December 4th, 12:30 · Tom Jackson
Motorists avoiding e-tolling – Joburg police
Traffic was heavy on roads in Johannesburg today as motorists avoided the highways that have been subject to e-tolling since yesterday, according to the city’s metro police. → Read more
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Wed, December 4th, 12:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
GMin wins Rockefeller award for innovation
Pan-African not-for-profit organisation Global Minimum (GMin) has been awarded the Next Century Innovators Award by the Rockefeller Foundation, recognising the organisation’s efforts in engaging African youth to solve social issues through homegrown tech innovation. → Read more
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Wed, December 4th, 11:30 · Richard Cutcher
Vodacom preparing for Ethiopian presence
The Vodacom Group will apply for a value-added-services (VAS) license in Ethiopia, potentially joining MTN in the otherwise state-dominated telecommunications sector. → Read more
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Wed, December 4th, 10:30 · Tom Jackson
Carrim wants to brief MPs on SABC report
South African communications minister Yunus Carrim wishes to brief members of parliament (MPs) over the contents of a Special Investigating Unit (SIU) report into financial irregularities at the South African Broadcasting Corportaion (SABC). → Read more
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Wed, December 4th, 09:30 · Richard Cutcher
BitPesa aiming to disrupt African remittance industry through Bitcoin
Nairobi-based BitPesa is in discussions with multiple banks and network operators in Kenya over partnerships that could allow the mass introduction of Bitcoin remittance payments into the East African country. → Read more
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Wed, December 4th, 08:00 · Tom Jackson
Kenyan mobile app targets safer roads
A Kenyan application is giving road users the chance to take charge of their safety through their mobiles in an attempt to tackle the high number of fatalities on the country’s roads. → Read more
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Tue, December 3rd, 18:30 · Nick Sato
Kenya to develop ICT incubation hubs for startups in each county
The Kenyan government has announced plans to develop tech incubation hubs in all 47 counties in a bid to increase the contribution of ICT to the country’s GDP. → Read more
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Tue, December 3rd, 18:00 · Tom Jackson
COSATU declares “Black Tuesday” over e-tolling, promises civil disobedience
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) in Gauteng has declared today “Black Tuesday” for the poor and the working class after the launch of e-tolling, promising civil disobedience against the policy. → Read more
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Tue, December 3rd, 17:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
Real-time traffic updates app launched in Uganda
RoadConexion, a mobile app providing real-time traffic updates, has been launched in Kampala, Uganda, asking members of the public to report traffic problems on the main roads around the capital. → Read more
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Tue, December 3rd, 17:00 · Tom Jackson
VC4Africa September Cohort ready for investment
Investment community VC4Africa has announced the 10 startups graduating from its September Cohort are now ready for investment after three months of business development training. → Read more
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Tue, December 3rd, 16:30 · Winfred Kuria
Kenyan startup offering bus ticket booking online
A Nairobi-based startup, BookNow, is aiming to bring the bus ticket purchasing system online to make it more efficient and easy to use for customers. → Read more
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Tue, December 3rd, 16:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
RSF calls for revocation of Tunisian communications surveillance decree
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has called on the Tunisian government to revoke a decree establishing the Technical Agency for Telecommunications (ATT), saying the agency paves the way for renewed technical censorship in the North African country. → Read more
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Tue, December 3rd, 15:30 · Nick Sato
France Telecom paid “small money” for majority share in Telkom Kenya
Gerald Ries, France Telecom senior vice president, has said his firm paid much less than the asking price of US$57million for Dubai private equity company Alcazar Capital’s 11 per cent stake in Telkom Kenya. → Read more
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Tue, December 3rd, 15:00 · Richard Cutcher
Etisalat could re-visit Zain deal in Sudan
Etisalat, the United Arab Emirates-based telecom with operations in Africa, is reportedly considering selling its Sudanese operation Canar to Zain after negotiations had previously broken down. → Read more
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Tue, December 3rd, 13:30 · Nick Sato
CCK fires warning to media houses over digital migration cooperation
The Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) has written to all Kenyan media houses reminding them to switch-off their analogue frequencies by midnight on December 13, as the country awaits a Friday court ruling concerning the planned migration. → Read more
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Tue, December 3rd, 13:00 · Tom Jackson
ANC urges Gauteng motorists to register for e-tolls
South Africa’s ruling African National Congress (ANC) has called upon motorists in Gauteng to register for their e-tags in order to obtain discounted rates, and asked South Africans to refrain from lawlessness. → Read more
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