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Fri, June 27th, 13:00 · Tom Jackson
Twitter, CliffCentral cooperate to remove fake accounts
Twitter is cooperating with South African radio personality Gareth Cliff’s “unradio” station CliffCentral to remove fake accounts created claiming to represent the station and its founder. → Read more
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Fri, June 27th, 12:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
Vodacom CEO purchases $328k in shares
Shameel Joosub, chief executive officer (CEO) of South Africa’s leading operator Vodacom, has purchased ZAR3,474,933 (US$328,000) worth of Vodacom shares, the company announced. → Read more
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Fri, June 27th, 12:00 · Guest Post
GUEST POST: Hamilton Rashefola, sales director at IBM SA.
Businesses and the government should not look at the cloud from a purely technological perspective but see it as an enabling force for progress, according to Hamilton Rashefola, sales director at IBM South Africa. → Read more
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Fri, June 27th, 11:30 · Chris Udemans
50% of Facebook employees White, two-thirds male
Over 50 per cent of Facebook employees are White, while over two-thirds are male, according the company’s diversity statistics. → Read more
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Fri, June 27th, 11:00 · Paul Adepoju
CONSAT pay-TV launches in Nigeria
A new pay-TV service, CONSAT, has launched in Nigeria, with chief executive officer (CEO) Mayokun Okunola saying the company is looking to offer citizens a true pay-TV experience. → Read more
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Fri, June 27th, 09:30 · Tom Jackson
CliffCentral denies it failed on Comedy Central
South African radio personality Gareth Cliff’s “unradio” station CliffCentral has denied it failed on Comedy Central Africa after its agreement was terminated after low viewing figures. → Read more
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Thu, June 26th, 17:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
SABC accuses blogger of causing racial division over programming allegations
The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) has accused blogger Thinus Ferreira of attempting to cause “racial and linguistic divisions” following posts claiming the SABC’s programming decisions are marginalising the Afrikaans language. → Read more
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Thu, June 26th, 17:00 · Tom Jackson
FibreCo to link PE, Cape Town with fibre optic network, Durban connected by 2016
Fibre optic network operator FibreCo is set to train 25 industry technicians in the Nelson Mandela Bay area ahead of the further rollout of its network later this year, which will link Port Elizabeth and Cape Town. → Read more
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Thu, June 26th, 16:30 · Paul Adepoju
Nigeria increases spending on ICT to combat terrorism
The Nigerian government has increased its spending on ICT tools in its fight against terrorism, especially the Boko Haram sect terrorising the north of the country. → Read more
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Thu, June 26th, 16:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Hitachi unveils Continuous Cloud Infrastructure in Kenya
Hitachi Data Systems Corporation today unveiled its Continuous Cloud Infrastructure technology in Kenya, looking to accelerate business success in Kenya by providing more responsive IT foundations. → Read more
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Thu, June 26th, 15:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
Room for African social networks – panelists
There is a place for local African social networks which will help change politics, governance and ethics across the continent, but they will only thrive if data costs decrease allowing a critical mass of users to produce sufficient content online, according to panelists at the VAS Africa summit. → Read more
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Thu, June 26th, 14:00 · Tom Jackson
Sunday Mail editor denies Baba Jukwa links as brother also arrested
The editor of state-owned Zimbabwean newspaper the Sunday Mail Edmund Kudzayi has denied he is behind the Baba Jukwa Facebook page and said his arrest is politically motivated, with his older brother now also under arrest and accused of complicity. → Read more
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Thu, June 26th, 13:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
Operator participation vital to African digital music industry
Mobile operators must participate if Africa’s digital music industry is to become a viable market by introducing attractive value propositions to customers, as the current model of the music industry is not working, according to panelists at the VAS Africa summit in Johannesburg. → Read more
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Thu, June 26th, 12:00 · Tom Jackson
Kenyan startups dominate PIVOT East competition
Kenyan startups emerged winners in four out of five categories at the 2014 edition of the mobile startups event PIVOT East, with winning companies receiving US$10,000 each. → Read more
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Thu, June 26th, 11:30 · Chris Udemans
Mxit downloads up despite monthly fall in users
South African mobile social network Mxit has announced its latest version has been downloaded over 7 million times, despite a decline in monthly active users. → Read more
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Thu, June 26th, 10:30 · Paul Adepoju
Nairaland back online, blames cyberattack
Nigeria’s largest online forum Nairaland is back online having been down since Sunday, with the website operators saying it was targeted by cyberattacks. → Read more
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Thu, June 26th, 08:00 · Susan Mwenesi
ThinVoid launches Tambula to help in tracking of assets
Ugandan startup ThinVoid has launched Tambula, a product that seeks to help people keep track of their assets including vehicles and laptops through a tracking system which also helps parents know the whereabouts of their children. → Read more
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Wed, June 25th, 19:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Ethiopia’s Online Hisab to officially launch in July
All-female Ethiopian accounting startup Online Hisab will be launching its services to the general public in July, aiming to enhance and facilitate financial management for small and medium enterprises (SMEs). → Read more
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Wed, June 25th, 18:00 · Chris Udemans
MTN partners Pick n Pay, Boxer for SA mobile money services
South African mobile operator has partnered with Pick n Pay and Boxer to provide mobile money services to South Africans. → Read more
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Wed, June 25th, 17:00 · Chris Udemans
Comedy Central cancels Cliff’s “unradio” show
South African radio personality Gareth Cliff’s show CliffCentral will no longer be aired on Comedy Central Africa, according to a report. → Read more
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