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Fri, April 11th, 16:30 · Chris Udemans
Galaxy S5 available in SA through Vodacom
Leading South African mobile operator Vodacom has announced availability of Samsung’s flagship smartphone the Galaxy S5 from today. → Read more
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Fri, April 11th, 16:00 · Abdirizaq Hussein
CAK issues MVNO licences
The Communications Authority of Kenya (CAK) has issued Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) licences to Finserve Africa Limited, a subsidiary of Equity Bank, Zioncell Kenya Limited and Tangaza’s Mobile Pay Limited. → Read more
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Fri, April 11th, 15:30 · Chris Udemans
DA calls for investigation into SABC phone tapping reports
South African opposition party the Democratic Alliance (DA) has said it will request an investigation into reports the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) is tapping its journalists phones. → Read more
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Fri, April 11th, 15:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Orange connects 27 Kenyan county governments to broadband
Orange Kenya has connected 27 governor’s offices and county assemblies to its network in an effort to deliver key ICT services to the counties. → Read more
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Fri, April 11th, 14:30 · Chris Udemans
DA to challenge SABC “censorship” over advert
South African opposition party the Democratic Alliance (DA) has said it will fight the South African Broadcasting Corporation’s (SABC) decision to remove its “Ayisafani” television commercial. → Read more
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Fri, April 11th, 14:00 · Abdirizaq Hussein
Kenya’s StarTimes cuts monthly subscriptions by 25%
Chinese pay-TV firm StarTimes has slashed the cost of its top premium television bouquet in Kenya to KSh1,499 (US$17) per month from KSh1,999 (US$23), reflecting a 25 per cent saving for subscribers ahead of the Easter celebrations. → Read more
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Fri, April 11th, 13:30 · Chris Udemans
BlackBerry not leaving devices market – CEO
BlackBerry has responded to reports claiming the company could leave the handset market, saying the business is an important part of its end-to-end strategy. → Read more
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Fri, April 11th, 13:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Kenya’s Seven Seas Technologies postpones IPO
Kenyan IT firm Seven Seas Technologyes has decided to push back its initial public offering (IPO), orginally scheduled for last year, until 2017, as it looks to expand into other African markets. → Read more
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Fri, April 11th, 12:30 · Chris Udemans
NIA tapping SABC staff’s phones – report
South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) editorial staff are having their phones tapped by the National Intelligence Agency (NIA), according to a report. → Read more
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Fri, April 11th, 12:00 · Paul Adepoju
YouTube, Vevo not giving African music enough visibility – Obasi
Global platforms such as YouTube and Vevo, despite their popularity, are not giving African music enough visibility, according to Sinclair Al-Malik Obasi, founder of African entertainment platform Snookbase. → Read more
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Fri, April 11th, 11:30 · Abdirizaq Hussein
CAK advertises vacancies for new board members
Kenya’s Ministry of ICT is advertising for board members at the Communications Authority of Kenya (CAK) following the expiry of terms of members serving under the now defunct Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK). → Read more
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Fri, April 11th, 11:00 · Chris Udemans
US regulators approve Facebook’s WhatsApp acquisition
Unites States regulators have approved Facebook’s acquisition of instant messaging (IM) platform WhatsApp for US$16 billion, despite opposition by privacy groups, according to a report. → Read more
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Fri, April 11th, 10:30 · Chris Udemans
Mxit launches new features, iOS redesign
South African mobile social network Mxit has announced a number of new product features across popular mobile operating systems (OS), as well as an iOS redesign. → Read more
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Fri, April 11th, 10:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Kenya’s Citizen TV, KTN pulled from StarTimes, GOtv
Popular Kenyan television stations Citizen TV and KTN cannot currently be accessed on pay-TV services StarTimes and GOtv, with GOtv saying this is because the channels’ carriage contracts have come to an end. → Read more
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Fri, April 11th, 09:30 · Chris Udemans
ICASA to receive greater e-commerce regulatory powers
Amendments to South Africa’s Electronic Communications Act (ECA) and the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) Act will give the regulator greater jurisdiction over electronic transactions, and the ability to impose higher fines on offenders. → Read more
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Fri, April 11th, 09:00 · Chris Udemans
Capitec displaces FNB as SA’s favourite for online banking
South African bank Capitec has taken the top spot in an online banking customer satisfaction survey, displacing previous favourite First National Bank (FNB). → Read more
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Thu, April 10th, 18:20 · Paul Adepoju
100k subscribers register for Airtel Insurance in Ghana
More than 100,000 subscribers have registered for Airtel Insurance in Ghana less than four months after its launch. → Read more
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Thu, April 10th, 17:00 · Paul Adepoju
Finalists announced for Innovation Prize for Africa 2014
The African Innovation Foundation (AIF) has announced the finalists of the Innovation Prize for Africa (IPA) 2014, picking 10 African innovators who have created practical solutions to some of the continent’s problems, ranging from a domestic waste biogas system to a wafer matrix for paediatric antiretroviral (ARV) drug treatment. → Read more
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Thu, April 10th, 16:20 · Chris Udemans
BlackBerry may consider handset market exit
BlackBerry’s chief executive officer (CEO) John Chen has said the company may consider exiting the handset market if it remains unprofitable, according to a report. → Read more
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Thu, April 10th, 15:40 · Susan Mwenesi
PIVOT East 2014 judging criteria announced
East African startup event PIVOT East has released its judging criteria for the startups from all of the countries that will be eligible to participate. → Read more
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