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Fri, May 9th, 12:00 · Paul Adepoju
Kirusa partners PERFORM to bring sports content to mobile subscribers in Africa
Emerging markets voice and social media solutions firm Kirusa has partnered digital sports media company PERFORM, owner of Goal, to bring sports content to mobile subscribers in Africa. → Read more
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Fri, May 9th, 11:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
Tunnel Lab employing tech for change in rural Kenya
Technology is the quickest route to change for rural Kenyans, and enables them become active players in the country’s economy, according to Julia Moura, executive director of tech skills training startup Tunnel Lab. → Read more
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Fri, May 9th, 11:00 · Paul Adepoju
ICT sector to create 1m jobs in Egypt by 2020 – minister
The ICT sector in Egypt will create a total of one million jobs by 2020, including 200,000 direct job opportunities, according to Atef Helmy, the country’s minister of communications and information technology. → Read more
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Fri, May 9th, 10:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Dos Santos replaces Knott-Craig Sr as Cell C CEO
South Africa’s third operator Cell C has confirmed the appointment of Jose Dos Santos as chief executive officer (CEO) following five months as interim head of the company, with former CEO Alan Knott-Craig Sr moving to the role of executive board member. → Read more
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Fri, May 9th, 09:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Rockefeller Foundation partners Intel to close Africa’s digital gender gap
The Rockefeller Foundation has partnered with Intel on the latter’s She Will Connect programme at the ongoing World Economic Forum (WEF) on Africa taking place in Abuja, Nigeria, as efforts continue to close the digital gender gap. → Read more
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Fri, May 9th, 08:30 · Susan Mwenesi
Psychological barriers a hindrance for girls in IT – Okolloh
Women are finding it hard to excel in the field of Information Technology (IT) and entrepreneurship because of the need to be perfect in everything they do and eliminating themselves before the competition starts, according to Ory Okolloh, director of investments at Omidyar Network. → Read more
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Fri, May 9th, 08:00 · Guest Post
Guest Post: Sami Lahoud, VP of communications, Mastercard MEA
Sami Lahoud, vice president of communications in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) for MasterCard, explains how new technologies, including biometrics, can play a role in financial inclusion on the continent. → Read more
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Thu, May 8th, 20:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Zambian internet penetration too low – MTN
Internet penetration in Zambia is too low, due to a pervading perception that connectivity is for the privileged in society, according to operator MTN Zambia. → Read more
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Thu, May 8th, 19:30 · Susan Mwenesi
Uganda’s NBS TV now on mobile
Uganda’s NBS Television has launched a mobile app allowing viewers to watch programmes on their phones, the first innovation of its kind in East Africa. → Read more
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Thu, May 8th, 19:00 · Chris Udemans
SANRAL denies issuing final demands over e-tolls
The South African National Roads Agency Limited (SANRAL) has denied issuing final demands and summonses to road users who have not yet paid outstanding e-toll balances. → Read more
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Thu, May 8th, 18:30 · Paul Adepoju
Gbenga Sesan collects Social Entrepreneur of the Year award at WEF on Africa
Gbenga Sesan, executive director of Paradigm Initiative Nigeria (PIN), has recognised at the ongoing World Economic Forum (WEF) on Africa in Abuja, Nigeria after being named one of the winners of the Social Entrepreneur of the Year award. → Read more
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Thu, May 8th, 18:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Girls sell sex for mobile phones in Sierra Leone – study
Teenage girls in Sierra Leone are increasingly selling sexual activities and engaging in relationships with older men in exchange for mobile phones, a new report reveals. → Read more
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Thu, May 8th, 17:30 · Chris Udemans
Samsung to stop supplying notebooks in SA
South African technology firm Samsung has announced it will be no longer be supplying notebooks to the South African region, instead focusing on “solutions that are aligned with the evolution of the technology market and the changing end user demands”. → Read more
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Thu, May 8th, 17:00 · Paul Adepoju
NigComSat underfunded – manager
Nigerian Communication Satellite (NigComSat) is underfunded and needs US$600 million to be effective and capable of ensuring security in Nigeria, according to deputy general manager of technical Danjuma Ndihgihdah. → Read more
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Thu, May 8th, 16:00 · Tom Jackson
Baba Jukwa claims Tsvangirai bribery attempts
Zimbabwean Facebook whistleblower Baba Jukwa has claimed an agent acting on behalf of Morgan Tsvangirai, leader of the opposition MDC-T party, has attempted to bribe him twice in the last three months. → Read more
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Thu, May 8th, 15:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
Vodacom launches low-cost Smart 4 mini
South Africa’s leading operator Vodacom has launched its Smart 4 mini device, the latest in the Vodafone Smart family of devices aimed at bringing mobile internet to the broadest range of customers at a low price. → Read more
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Thu, May 8th, 15:00 · Paul Adepoju
US, Britain, China promise Nigeria technology to track missing girls
The Nigerian government has said it has received promises to provide tracking technologies from the likes of the United States (US), United Kingdom (UK), China, Canada and France to help in the rescue of over 200 girls abducted by militant group Boko Haram in Borno state in northern Nigeria. → Read more
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Thu, May 8th, 14:30 · Susan Mwenesi
Kenya’s Kisii county, DTB partner for automated revenue collection
The Kisii county government has partnered with Diamond Trust Bank (DTB) to launch a service automating revenue collection for parking, bus and boda boda (motorcycle) monthly licence fees. → Read more
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Thu, May 8th, 14:00 · Tom Jackson
Electoral Court rules against DA Nkandla SMS, party to appeal
South Africa’s Electoral Court has ruled against an SMS sent by opposition party the Democratic Alliance (DA) to voters in Gauteng province which said President Jacob Zuma had “stolen” taxpayer money, though the party said it would appeal the decision. → Read more
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Thu, May 8th, 13:30 · Paul Adepoju
70% of investment in Nigeria’s telecoms sector goes to taxes – Johnson
Omobola Johnson, Nigeria’s communication technology minister, has said about 70 per cent of investments in Nigeria’s telecoms sector are paid as taxes and levies to government at all levels. → Read more
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