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Wed, April 30th, 10:30 · Chris Udemans
ZTE launches 8 smartphones in Kenya
ZTE Corporation has launched eight mobile devices in the Kenyan market to compete against earlier entrants such as Samsung, Nokia, Tecno and LG. → Read more
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Wed, April 30th, 10:00 · Chris Udemans
SA 2nd most targeted for phishing, losses of $320m last year
South Africa is the second most targeted country globally when it comes to phishing attacks, with the resultant cost totaling over US$320 million in 2013, according to Drew van Vuuren, chief executive officer (CEO) of information security firm 4Di Privaca. → Read more
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Wed, April 30th, 09:30 · Paul Adepoju
NCC permanently bans registration of old SIM cards
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has placed a permanent ban on the registration of old SIM cards. → Read more
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Wed, April 30th, 08:00 · Chris Udemans
Court documents claim Pinnacle executive bribed police
Court documents filed this week have revealed the extent of Pinnacle Holdings’ executive Takalani Tshivhase alleged attempts to secure a ZAR1.6 billion (US$151 million) tender by bribing a police officer, according to a report. → Read more
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Tue, April 29th, 18:00 · Paul Adepoju
MTN, NHIS to launch Y’ello Health insurance service in Nigeria
MTN is partnering with mobile insurance services aggregator Salt & Einstein MTS and Nigeria’s National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) to launch Y’ello Health, a mobile-based universal health insurance service. → Read more
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Tue, April 29th, 17:00 · Chris Udemans
SA broadband speeds lag behind – Akamai
South African broadband speeds are far below those of the rest of the world, according to the latest Akamai study, in spite of a 14 per cent increase in speed year-on-year. → Read more
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Tue, April 29th, 16:30 · Paul Adepoju
iROKOtv ends ads-based free service, to focus on subscriptions
Jason Njoku, founder of African video streaming service iROKOtv, has announced the company is ending its free ad-based service to entirely focus on providing subscription-based video-on-demand services. → Read more
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Tue, April 29th, 16:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Customers, stringent rules blamed for dragging Kenya’s EMV migration process
The Kenya Bankers Association (KBA) has attributed the non-compliance by some banks in migrating ATM cards to the EMV standard to customers failing to return their ATM cards to be fitted with the new technology and stringent requirements for certification by EMV Co in the issuance of cards. → Read more
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Tue, April 29th, 15:30 · Tom Jackson
DoC to digitise SA military history
South Africa’s Department of Communications (DoC) has partnered with the Department of Military Veterans to record, profile and digitise information on the country’s military history for viewing on smartphones, tablets, PCs and television. → Read more
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Tue, April 29th, 14:30 · Paul Adepoju
Jovago targets Nigerian businesses with loyalty programme
Jovago, an Africa Internet Holding (AIH)-founded online hotel booking platform, has announced a loyalty programme for Nigerian businesses to boost the country’s hospitality industry. → Read more
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Tue, April 29th, 14:00 · Tom Jackson
CAK selection panel denies tribal bias
The panel responsible for selecting candidates for the role of chairperson of the newly formed Communication Authority of Kenya (CAK) has denied allegations it made choices based on tribal and gender bias. → Read more
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Tue, April 29th, 13:30 · Chris Udemans
Cell C battles MTN with promo rates
South African mobile operator Cell C will be introducing four new promotional recharge vouchers on May 1, 2014, tripling the value of airtime purchased by a subscriber as it seeks to match price reductions made by rival MTN. → Read more
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Tue, April 29th, 13:00 · Tom Jackson
Microsoft to drop Nokia brand name – Elop
Microsoft will drop the Nokia brand name, Stephen Elop, executive vice president of Microsoft's Devices Group has said, though it is yet to decide on how to rebrand its newly acquired mobile division. → Read more
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Tue, April 29th, 12:30 · Agatha Nduku
Kenyan MTRs to drop sharply in 2 months
The Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) intends to implement the next phase of the mobile termination rate (MTR) glide path on July 1, meaning the cost of making a call across networks is set to drop significantly as the cost an operator pays to terminate a call on another network falls. → Read more
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Tue, April 29th, 12:00 · Chris Udemans
Dimension Data plans to boost data centre business to $4bn
South African information technology firm Dimension Data has announced plans to quadruple the size of its data centre business to US$4 billion in the next five years. → Read more
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Tue, April 29th, 11:30 · Tom Jackson
Facebook entering financial services – report
Facebook is preparing to provide financial services such as remittances and electronic money, with the company awaiting authorisation from the Central Bank of Ireland for a service allowing users to use Facebook to store money and pay others. → Read more
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Tue, April 29th, 11:00 · Chris Udemans
DA launches DemocraCITY Mxit game
South African opposition party the Democratic Alliance (DA) has launched DemocraCITY, a Mxit-specific strategy game allowing players to run a city and make decisions that will affect citizen’s happiness levels. → Read more
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Tue, April 29th, 10:30 · Susan Mwenesi
CCK to decide TV white space technology fate in Kenya
The decision as to whether the use of TV white space technology can take off in Kenya now lies with the Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) after a successful pilot at Nanyuki, held concurrently with others in Limpopo, South Africa, and at the University of Dar es Salaam in Tanzania. → Read more
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Tue, April 29th, 10:00 · Paul Adepoju
Nigeria’s first commercial contactless payment solution deployed
Teasy Mobile Money has announced the successful deployment of Nigeria’s first commercial near field communication (NFC) contactless payments solution. → Read more
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Tue, April 29th, 09:30 · Susan Mwenesi
KCB sues brokerage firm over Safaricom IPO
Kenya Commercial Bank (KCB) has filed a suit for KSh22.2 million (US$255,000) against stock brokerage firm Suntra Investment Bank over the buying of shares during mobile operator Safaricom’s initial public offering (IPO) in 2008. → Read more
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