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Wed, May 7th, 08:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
FEATURE: SA elections – the tech perspective
With the South African elections taking place today, HumanIPO takes a look at what the leading three parties are pledging with regards to ICT to entice voters. → Read more
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Tue, May 6th, 19:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Econet announces $119m profits
Leading Zimbabwean operator Econet Wireless has released its financial results for the year ended February 2014, revealing after tax profits of US$119.4 million, allowing it to pay dividends for the first time in three years. → Read more
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Tue, May 6th, 18:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
Vodacom offers $95k to innovative employees
South Africa’s leading operator Vodacom has challenged employees to submit business-changing innovations, with inventors of ideas implemented by the company standing the chance to win ZAR1 million (US$95,312). → Read more
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Tue, May 6th, 18:00 · Paul Adepoju
Etisalat offers subscribers in Nigeria free life insurance cover
Etisalat has announced it is offering its subscribers free life insurance cover for a period of one month between May and July. → Read more
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Tue, May 6th, 17:30 · Susan Mwenesi
ASC rules in favour of Safaricom in advert row with Orange
Kenya’s Advertising Standards Committee (ASC) has ruled in favour of a Safaricom complaint against an advert run by rival operator Orange, with the advertising standards body deeming Orange’s “Do You Know” campaign misleading. → Read more
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Tue, May 6th, 17:00 · Chris Udemans
SANRAL begins issuing final e-tolling demands – JPSA
The South African National Roads Agency Limited (SANRAL) has begun issuing final demands and summonses for e-toll violations, according to the Justice Project South Africa (JPSA). → Read more
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Tue, May 6th, 16:30 · Paul Adepoju
MTN to sell telecoms towers in Nigeria
MTN Nigeria has announced a bidding process is underway for the sale of its 11,000 telecoms towers in Nigeria, following the lead of MTN and operators in other companies shedding their towers to independent management firms. → Read more
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Tue, May 6th, 16:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Safaricom allows instantaneous mobile banking on M-Pesa
Leading Kenya operator Safaricom has upgraded the M-Pesa Application Programme Interface (API), making it possible for customers to make mobile banking transactions instantaneously. → Read more
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Tue, May 6th, 15:00 · Chris Udemans
MTN Ghana takes construction companies to court over cable cuts
MTN Ghana has announced it has taken construction firm Hisense Son Electronic Ltd and Zuleah Esifu to court for damaging its fibre cables. → Read more
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Tue, May 6th, 14:30 · Chris Udemans
South Africans warned against voting booth “selfies”
South Africa’s Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) has warned voters against taking “selfies” in voting booths during tomorrow’s election. → Read more
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Tue, May 6th, 14:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Kenya targets ICT GDP contribution of 10% by 2017 – Matiangi
The Kenyan government wants to increase the contribution made to the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) by ICT to 10 per cent from the current 2.9 per cent by 2017. → Read more
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Tue, May 6th, 13:30 · Paul Adepoju
Megacare debuts online pharmacy in Nigeria
Megacare Pharmacy has announced the launch of Nigeria's first online pharmacy and health mart, which it said would make users healthier by allowing individuals to buy the company's pharmaceutical products online. → Read more
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Tue, May 6th, 13:00 · Chris Udemans
Two-thirds of world’s internet users from developing world by end of year
By the end of 2014 two-thirds of the world’s three billion internet users will come from the developing world, with 20 per cent of Africans having access to the internet, according to the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). → Read more
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Tue, May 6th, 12:30 · Chris Udemans
JSE listings available on Google Finance
The Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) has announced equity price data from the bourse has become available on Google Finance. → Read more
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Tue, May 6th, 12:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Nairobi county to establish own radio station
The Nairobi county government has allocated KSh50 million (US$575,000) for the setting up of a radio station as it seeks to increase participation of citizens in the county’s affairs and cut the cost of advertising through commercial channels. → Read more
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Tue, May 6th, 11:30 · Chris Udemans
Zimbabwe mobile market Africa’s fastest growing
Zimbabwe’s mobile penetration rate increased to 80 per cent of households in 2013 from 26 per cent in 2008, a higher growth rate than the rest of the continent, according to American research firm Gallup. → Read more
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Tue, May 6th, 10:30 · Chris Udemans
ANC warns over fake Facebook account
South African ruling party the African National Congress (ANC) has warned against a fake Facebook account claiming to be that of deputy secretary general (DSG) Jessie Duarte. → Read more
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Tue, May 6th, 10:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Kenyan laptop tender court case pushed to June
Olive Telecommunications’ appeal against its exclusion from the tender for the provision of devices for the Kenyan government’s laptops for schools programme has been pushed until June 30 to allow all parties to file their submissions and affidavits. → Read more
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Tue, May 6th, 09:00 · Chris Udemans
MTN offers free streaming of CliffCentral
South African mobile operator MTN has announced it will be offering unlimited streaming of radio personality Gareth Cliff’s WeChat show CliffCentral. → Read more
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Tue, May 6th, 08:20 · Chris Udemans
Etisalat sells West African subsidiary to Maroc Telecom
United Arab Emirates (UAE)-based mobile operator Etisalat has announced an agreement of sale for its West African subsidiary Atlantique Telecom to Maroc Telecom for US$650 million. → Read more
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