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Tue, April 29th, 09:00 · Paul Adepoju
Nigerian telecoms to increase investments in network expansion by 200%
Telecoms companies operating in Nigeria will increase their investments in network expansion by 200 per cent this year as a result of regulatory pressure over their quality of service QoS), Lanre Ajayi, national president of the Association of Telecommunication Companies of Nigeria (ATCON), has said. → Read more
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Mon, April 28th, 18:00 · Paul Adepoju
BBC partners BlackBerry to deliver Hausa news via BBM in Nigeria
BBC has announced a partnership with BlackBerry to deliver news from its Hausa service to its users in Nigeria, offering five BBC Hausa news alerts daily via BlackBerry Messenger (BBM). → Read more
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Mon, April 28th, 17:00 · Tom Jackson
Etisalat takes $4bn loan facility to fund Maroc Telecom buyout
Etisalat has taken on a US$4.36 billion loan to help fund its acquisition of a 53 percent stake in Maroc Telecom, and expects the deal to go through by the end of next month. → Read more
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Mon, April 28th, 15:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Mauritius leads Africa in using ICT for development – WEF
Mauritius leads Africa in terms of leveraging ICT for economic and social development, ranking 48th in the world in the 2014 World Economic Forum (WEF) Networked Readiness Index. → Read more
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Mon, April 28th, 14:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Bekele speaks out after alleged ITU freeze
Dot Africa Connect (DCA) executive director Sophia Bekele has urged girls to educate themselves using ICT and the internet, despite allegedly being barred by the African Union Commission (AUC) from speaking at today’s International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Girls in ICT event held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. → Read more
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Mon, April 28th, 13:30 · Paul Adepoju
MultiChoice launches BoxOffice in Nigeria
Pay-TV provider MultiChoice has launched its BoxOffice service in Nigeria, allowing subscribers to rent and watch the latest movies in the comfort of their homes. → Read more
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Mon, April 28th, 13:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Kenyan CID accuses Ndemo of misconduct over Konza
The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the Kenyan Police Service has accused high profile personalities, including former permanent secretary of the Ministry of Information and Communications Dr Bitange Ndemo, of misconduct in connection to the sale of the Malili Ranch site for the Konza Technopolis, reports suggest. → Read more
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Mon, April 28th, 12:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
SANRAL confirms 46k taxis registered for e-tolling
More than 46,000 taxis in South Africa’s Gauteng province have registered for e-tolling, with a further 1,300 applications currently being processed, according to the South African National Roads Agency Limited (SANRAL). → Read more
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Mon, April 28th, 12:00 · Paul Adepoju
App launched to combat violence against women in Nigeria
Tingo Mobile has launched Market Box Nigeria, an app seeking to provide security solutions to aid in the fight against violence against women in Nigeria. → Read more
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Mon, April 28th, 11:00 · Paul Adepoju
Okolloh named in TIME 100 2014
Kenyan Ory Okolloh, who co-founded Ushahidi and now leads Omidyar Network's investments and transparency programmes in Africa, has been named on the 2014 TIME 100, the annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world. → Read more
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Mon, April 28th, 10:00 · Tom Jackson
ICASA rules against EFF advert, upholds SAPS complaint
The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa has ruled against a complaint by political party the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) that the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) illegally refused to flight one of its adverts, while upholding a complaint by the South African Police service (SAPS) against a Democratic Alliance (DA) advert. → Read more
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Mon, April 28th, 09:00 · Chris Udemans
DEMO Africa launches innovation tour
Startup launchpad event DEMO Africa has announced an innovation tour of numerous capitals across Africa, allowing the DEMO team to meet tech startups from 16 countries to get them ready for the event in September. → Read more
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Sun, April 27th, 08:00 · Chris Udemans
FEATURE: The week in startups 27/04/2014
Nigeria has seen great opportunities this week, with a former Goldman Sachs manager investing in one of the country’s startups while another secured funding from the United States. → Read more
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Fri, April 25th, 18:30 · Tom Jackson
Facebook launches Newswire service for journalists
Facebook has partnered with social content discovery firm Storyful to launch FB Newswire, providing real-time information to journalists by aggregating publicly shared content such as pictures, videos and comments posted by individuals at major events. → Read more
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Fri, April 25th, 18:00 · Chris Udemans
MTN in talks over streaming services – report
South African mobile operator MTN is in talks with an Asian content provider, aiming to give South Africans access to streaming films and series, according to a report. → Read more
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Fri, April 25th, 17:30 · Paul Adepoju
CBN announces deadline for Nigerian banks to meet payment card security specifications
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has announced banks have until November 30 to meet specified payment card security specifications, as the bank looks to combat card fraud in Nigeria’s financial system. → Read more
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Fri, April 25th, 17:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
ICASA hearing EFF’s SABC complaint
The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) is now holding a public hearing into the complaint by opposition party the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) regarding the banning of EFF political election broadcasts by the state-owned South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC). → Read more
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Fri, April 25th, 16:30 · Susan Mwenesi
SAP Africa partners Techno Brain to address Africa’s skills shortage
SAP Africa has partnered with Kenyan IT firm Techno Brain to address the skills shortage in Africa through the introduction of SAP Education student training kits, e-learning programmes and a hybrid classroom instructor-based teaching model across the content over the next two years. → Read more
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Fri, April 25th, 16:00 · Chris Udemans
Joburg roads agency tests fault-reporting app
The Johannesburg Roads Agency (JRA) has launched the testing phase of a mobile application allowing road users to report potholes, faulty traffic signals and storm water drains. → Read more
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Fri, April 25th, 15:30 · Paul Adepoju
Liberia threatens to shut down illegal radio and TV stations
Television and radio stations operating illegally in Liberia will soon be shut down by the Liberia Telecommunications Authority (LTA), according to the authority’s commissioner of licensing and regulations Anthony McCritty. → Read more
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