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Wed, June 25th, 16:30 · Chris Udemans
30% of South Africans victims of bank card fraud in last 5 years
Thirty per cent of South Africans have fallen victim to bank card fraud over the past five years, according to a ACI Universal Payments study, with consumers increasingly losing faith in the platform. → Read more
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Wed, June 25th, 16:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Mobile has created a marketing dialogue – Ole! Media
Mobile has changed the way brands communicate with the public, creating an interactive dialogue form of marketing, according to Desere Orrill, chief marketing officer (CMO) of Ole! Media Group. → Read more
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Wed, June 25th, 15:00 · Chris Udemans
Seize opportunity to address ICT skills shortage in SA – Cwele
The opportunity should be seized to address the ICT skills shortage in South Africa and on the continent, according to minister of telecommunications and postal services Siyabonga Cwele. → Read more
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Wed, June 25th, 14:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Carmudi launches in Senegal
Car classifieds platform Carmudi has launched in Senegal after launching in Ghana, Cameroon and Nigeria and surpassing 200,000 unique listings. → Read more
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Wed, June 25th, 13:30 · Susan Mwenesi
Samsung to launch Galaxy Note 4 in October
Samsung will launch the Galaxy Note 4 in October this year according to the company’s head of sales for East and Central Africa Simon Kariithi. → Read more
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Wed, June 25th, 13:00 · Paul Adepoju
Nigeria’s mobile internet subscribers hit 66m, MTN records loss
The latest figures released by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) have shown the number of Nigerians accessing the internet through mobile networks continues to rise, now exceeding 66 million, up by 1.8 million since March. → Read more
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Wed, June 25th, 12:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Safaricom licence renewed
The newly launched Communications Authority of Kenya (CAK) has finally renewed the country’s leading telecom services provider Safaricom’s licence for another ten years, ending months of suspense. → Read more
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Wed, June 25th, 11:30 · Tom Jackson
Provide Africans with relevant content in easy manner – panel
Africans need to be provided with content that is relevant to them in a manner which makes accessing it easy and affordable, according to panelists at VAS Africa 2014. → Read more
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Wed, June 25th, 10:30 · Chris Udemans
Kenyan regulator rebrands to CA
Kenyan communications regulator the Communication Commission of Kenya (CCK) has rebranded, introducing Kenyans to a new identity as well as a new acronym, the CA. → Read more
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Wed, June 25th, 10:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
GlobalSIM looks to reduce roaming costs
South African SIM card producer GlobalSIM is aiming to reduce the cost of mobile roaming globally and eliminate the need for switching SIMs based on location, chief executive officer (CEO) Chris Edeh has said. → Read more
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Wed, June 25th, 09:00 · Susan Mwenesi
M-Pesa platform to be brought back to Kenya in 2015
Leading Kenyan operator Safaricom is planning to deal with issues surrounding the releasing of the M-Pesa API by relocating the main server back to Kenya. → Read more
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Wed, June 25th, 08:00 · Tom Jackson
Poor QoS opens door to new entrants – Smile
Poor quality of service (QoS) in countries such as Nigeria have opened the door to new entrants as incumbent mobile network operators (MNOs) struggle to fulfil subscribers’ needs, according to Tom Allen, group chief operating officer (COO) of Smile Communications. → Read more
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Tue, June 24th, 18:00 · Chris Udemans
Minister instructs SABC to appoint CEO
The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) has been instructed by minister of communications Faith Muthambi to appoint a new chief executive officer (CEO) within the next three months. → Read more
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Tue, June 24th, 17:30 · Chris Udemans
ASA orders Cell C to withdraw misleading advert
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) of South Africa has ruled a Cell C data ad is misleading and has ordered it be withdrawn. → Read more
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Tue, June 24th, 17:00 · Susan Mwenesi
PIVOT East 2014 kicks off in Nairobi
Mobile startups competition PIVOT East 2014 kicked off today in Nairobi, bringing together the best upcoming startups in the region, industry experts and investors for a competition that will see the winning startups walk away with US$50,000. → Read more
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Tue, June 24th, 16:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
Equity Bank hopes MVNO launch will simplify mobile banking
Kenya’s Equity Bank hopes the launch of its mobile virtual network will remove confusion from the country’s mobile financial services sector, and aims to have all consumers using two SIM cards on their mobile. → Read more
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Tue, June 24th, 16:00 · Paul Adepoju
Fake phones may destroy Nigeria’s ICT industry – Nokia
Fake phones and accessories have become commonplace in Nigeria, in spite of concerted efforts to combat substandard devices, according to Silvin Sinan, head of the Care Centre at Nokia West Africa. → Read more
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Tue, June 24th, 15:30 · Tom Jackson
SA falling behind with lack of spectrum allocation – Smile
South Africa is falling behind as a result of its failure to allocate higher frequency spectrum, according to Smile Communications group chief operating officer (COO) Tom Allen. → Read more
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Tue, June 24th, 14:30 · Chris Udemans
Third of South Africans using unregistered software
Thirty-four per cent of all software installed in South Africa during 2013 was unregistered despite the growing concern about malware infections, according to The Software Alliance (BSA). → Read more
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Tue, June 24th, 13:30 · Chris Udemans
USAASA disappointed by SIU handling of investigation
The Universal Service and Access Agency of South Africa (USAASA) has said it is disappointed with the way the Special Investigation Unit (SUI) has handled its investigation of the universal access agency. → Read more
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