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Tue, June 3rd, 16:30 · Paul Adepoju
Nigerian cyber threat barometer report launched
Digital Jewels Limited has launched the Nigerian Cyber Threat Barometer report in Lagos as part of efforts aimed at reducing the rising cases of online breaches of national security → Read more
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Tue, June 3rd, 16:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
ICASA corrects errors in QoS data
The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) has issued corrections to data released as part of its Western Cape Quality of Service Report, revealing errors in the retainability test figures previously released. → Read more
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Tue, June 3rd, 15:30 · Chris Udemans
Parkhurst residents choose Vumatel for FTTH project
The Parkhurst Residents and Business Owners Association (PRABOA) has announced the selection of Vumatel to provide fibre to the home (FTTH) capabilities to Parkhurst, Johannesburg. → Read more
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Tue, June 3rd, 15:00 · Tom Jackson
Kenya’s Maramoja broadens taxi app concept through social connections
Kenyan relationship-based transport app Maramoja Transport is seeking to connect customers with safe, reliable transport services through mobile, broadening the Uber-style model to other forms of transport. → Read more
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Tue, June 3rd, 14:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
MTN FTTH deployment delayed but “progressing smoothly”
South Africa’s second mobile operator MTN has confirmed the deployment of fibre to the home (FTTH) services has been delayed but is progressing well, with consumers to glean the benefits of fibre connectivity within weeks. → Read more
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Tue, June 3rd, 13:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
Rwandan startup to launch game-based language teaching app
Rwandan startup Jifunza is set to launch a game-based language teaching app which relies on crowd-sourced content to promote the learning of African languages. → Read more
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Tue, June 3rd, 13:00 · Paul Adepoju
Orange fined $14m in Mali over illegal mobile bandwidth
Orange Mali has been fined US$14.23 million for illegally using mobile bandwidth for a fixed-line service, according to Choguel Maiga, managing director of the country’s regulatory body AMRTP. → Read more
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Tue, June 3rd, 12:00 · Tom Jackson
Weaverlution to launch platform for community project management
Cape Town startup Weaverlution is set to launch an online marketplace allowing those setting up community projects to source and market their needs, and plans to gain revenue by charging corporates subscription fees. → Read more
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Tue, June 3rd, 11:00 · Chris Udemans
Rwanda ICT growth facing challenges – minister
Low internet penetration, lack of digital literacy and poor local content development are hampering the growth of ICT in Rwanda, according to the country’s minister of youth and ICT, Jean-Philbert Nsengimana. → Read more
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Tue, June 3rd, 10:00 · Tom Jackson
Spotify in talks over Africa launch – report
Spotify and Vodacom are discussing a partnership which would see the music streaming service launch in Africa for the first time, according to a Bloomberg report. → Read more
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Tue, June 3rd, 09:30 · Paul Adepoju
Ghana’s Esoko secures $1.5m aggregate equity, debt investment
Esoko Networks Limited, a technology platform that allows farmers in Africa to carry out transactions, has secured a total of US$1.5 million from Acumen and the Lundin Foundation as aggregate equity and debt investment. → Read more
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Tue, June 3rd, 08:00 · Chris Udemans
Constitutional Court dismisses DA e-tolling appeal application
South Africa’s Constitutional Court has dismissed an application for an appeal by opposition party the Democratic Alliance (DA), which hoped to overrule a decision by the Western Cape High Court declaring the Transport and Related Matters Amendment Bill constitutional and valid. → Read more
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Mon, June 2nd, 18:00 · Chris Udemans
Adverts not intentionally “misleading” – SANRAL
The South African National Roads Agency Limited (SANRAL) has responded to a Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) ruling its e-tolling adverts mislead the public, saying this was not the intention. → Read more
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Mon, June 2nd, 17:00 · Chris Udemans
KPCB internet data on SA questionable – Goldstuck
Arthur Goldstuck, managing director (MD) of business technology market research firm World Wide Worx, has said data released by venture capital (VC) firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (KPCB) relating to South African internet and smartphone penetration is questionable. → Read more
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Mon, June 2nd, 16:30 · Tom Jackson
Kenyatta promises hi-tech fight against terror
Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta used his Madaraka Day speech yesterday to pledge technological resources towards improving the country’s security. → Read more
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Mon, June 2nd, 14:30 · Tom Jackson
MTN buys controlling stake in Afrihost
South Africa’s MTN has acquired a controlling 50 per cent plus one share stake in internet service provider (ISP) Afrihost, subject to the fulfilment of certain conditions. → Read more
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Mon, June 2nd, 14:00 · Tom Jackson
Telecoms can have “multiplier effect” on SA development – Cwele
Telecommunications services can have a “multiplier effect” on South Africa’s development as the country looks to tackle unemployment, poverty and inequality, according to new minister of telecommunications and postal services Dr Siyabonga Cwele. → Read more
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Mon, June 2nd, 13:30 · Paul Adepoju
Nigerian court frees telecoms boss over Siemens bribe
The Nigerian Court of Appeal in Abuja has freed Edwin Moore Momife, former chief executive officer (CEO) of M-Tel, and three others accused of receiving bribes from Siemens Limited. → Read more
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Mon, June 2nd, 13:00 · Chris Udemans
SA internet services overpriced
Prices of South African internet and telecommunications services are well above the global average, according to the World Economic Forum (WEF). → Read more
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Mon, June 2nd, 12:00 · Tom Jackson
BBC claims Ethiopia jamming broadcasts
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) and other international broadcasters have claimed television and radio broadcasts on the Arabsat satellites have been intentionally jammed by the Ethiopian authorities. → Read more
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