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Fri, June 20th, 17:30 · Paul Adepoju
Electrical surge caused nationwide network glitch – Vodafone Ghana
Vodafone Ghana has revealed the recent nationwide network glitch on its network was caused by an electrical surge, with the operator taking immediate measures to guard against any future occurrence. → Read more
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Fri, June 20th, 16:00 · Chris Udemans
Western Cape to provide broadband to 2,000 schools, libraries, surgeries
The Western Cape Government, State Information Technology Agency (SITA) and Neotel have signed an agreement to provide broadband services to over 2,000 schools, government sites, libraries and medical facilities over the next three years. → Read more
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Fri, June 20th, 15:30 · Susan Mwenesi
Social media unit created to help Kenya’s ailing tourism sector
Kenya’s Ministry of East African Affairs, Commerce and Tourism ministry has set up a social media unit that will be used to provide information about the country in a bid to salvage its ailing tourism. → Read more
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Fri, June 20th, 15:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
PriceCheck partners MTN for Nigeria app launch
South African price comparison platform PriceCheck has partnered with MTN Nigeria to launch a PriceCheck app for the Nigerian market. → Read more
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Fri, June 20th, 14:30 · Chris Udemans
Project Isizwe launches free Wi-Fi at SA Union Buildings
The City of Tshwane has contracted Project Isizwe to provide free Wi-Fi services at governmental landmark the Union Buildings in the South Africa's executive capital Pretoria. → Read more
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Fri, June 20th, 14:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Tanzania’s Flyezee launches flight comparison site
Tanzania-based startup Flyezee.com has launched its online flight comparison website, bringing a free platform for personal flight research to the public in East Africa. → Read more
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Fri, June 20th, 13:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Kenyan ICT giants come together to launch @iLab Africa
Safaricom, Samsung, Google, Microsoft, Intel, Oracle, Ericsson, IBM and Kenya Education Network (KENET) in partnership with Strathmore University have officially unveiled @iLab Africa, a research and incubation facility that supports entrepreneurship programmes in apps and software development. → Read more
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Fri, June 20th, 12:30 · Paul Adepoju
MNP gaining momentum in Nigeria – NCC
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has announced the Mobile Number Portability (MNP) scheme is gaining momentum, reporting steady development in usage among subscribers who see the need for it. → Read more
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Fri, June 20th, 11:30 · Tom Jackson
BitPesa to launch in Nairobi next week
Kenyan startup BitPesa is set to formally launch in Nairobi next week, bidding to bring down the high transaction fees associated with international money remittance companies by taking advantage of the digital, borderless currency Bitcoin. → Read more
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Fri, June 20th, 10:30 · Chris Udemans
SMW Johannesburg accepting submissions
Social Media Week (SMW) Johannesburg has begun accepting submissions from parties interested in becoming event partners. → Read more
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Fri, June 20th, 10:00 · Chris Udemans
Egypt to pilot smart ID cards
The Egyptian government will roll out one million smart ID cards as a pilot project during the next few weeks in order to spread the idea nationally. → Read more
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Fri, June 20th, 08:00 · Tom Jackson
uberX prices to stay fixed in Cape Town, Johannesburg launch planned
Uber Cape Town plans to keep the prices of its recently launched low-cost uberX service at the same level as currently, with the service also set to roll out in Johannesburg in the future. → Read more
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Thu, June 19th, 17:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
10% of SA households have internet access at home
The majority of internet users in South Africa access the web via mobile devices, with only 10 per cent of households in the country having internet access at home, according to Statistics South Africa (SA). → Read more
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Thu, June 19th, 16:30 · Tom Jackson
SA Ministry of Women welcomes investigation into Motsoeneng’s “wife gift”
The South African Ministry of Women has welcomed a Commission for Gender Equality (CGE) probe into reports acting South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) chief operating officer (COO) Hlaudi Motsoeneng received a ‘wife’ as a gift last week. → Read more
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Thu, June 19th, 15:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
Facebook suffers downtime
Facebook users could not access the website for a time this morning following an error, with the company insisting all problems have now been fixed. → Read more
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Thu, June 19th, 14:30 · Susan Mwenesi
Kenya National Archives to go digital
The Kenya National Archives is set to digitise its 40,000 unique documents to allow for virtual access by the public to relive Kenya’s history and generate global interest in the country’s heritage. → Read more
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Thu, June 19th, 14:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
ANC “oblivious” to ICT importance – Shinn
South Africa’s ruling party the African National Congress (ANC) is “oblivious” to the value of technology in developing a dynamic economy and believes ICT serves only to propagate government messages to the public, according to Marian Shinn, shadow minister of telecommunications and postal services for opposition party the Democratic Alliance (DA). → Read more
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Thu, June 19th, 13:30 · Paul Adepoju
Nigerian online merchants welcome arrival of PayPal
Nigerian online merchants have welcomed the launch of PayPal in the West African country, saying it will lead to a growth in internet transactions, though warning it needs to integrate with local platforms. → Read more
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Thu, June 19th, 13:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Lamudi launches Android app in 28 countries
Real estate portal Lamudi has announced the launch of a “world-first” Android app for house-hunters in 28 emerging markets worldwide. providing a mobile platform for the buying, renting and selling of real estate on the go. → Read more
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Thu, June 19th, 12:00 · Chris Udemans
Think about how your business will cope after you’ve gone, startup CEOs told
Small businesses leaders should start thinking about how their business will function without them, according to Anton Ressel, senior consultant at development firm Fetola. → Read more
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