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Wed, April 9th, 13:30 · Susan Mwenesi
Kenyan government to roll out 10 more Huduma centres
The Kenyan government through the Ministry of Devolution and Planning will roll out ten more Huduma centres - geared towards increasing service delivery to Kenyans - in the country within this financial year → Read more
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Wed, April 9th, 13:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
ICASA orders Competition Commission to investigate SABC, DStv deal
The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) has asked the Competition Commission to investigate possible uncompetitive practices by the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) and DStv provider MultiChoice. → Read more
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Wed, April 9th, 12:30 · Tom Jackson
Zambian president rejects new constitution protecting online media
Zambian president Michael Sata has said there is no need for “so much noise” about a new constitution which would protect online and electronic media from government interference as the country already has a functioning constitution. → Read more
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Wed, April 9th, 12:00 · Paul Adepoju
Availability, affordability of internet access major challenges in Africa – A4AI
The Alliance for Affordable Internet (A4AI) has identified low availability and the high cost of internet access as major challenges in Africa, according to executive director Sonia Jorge, who said these challenges must be addressed to achieve the initiative’s goal of increasing penetration rates in all African countries and other parts of the world. → Read more
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Wed, April 9th, 11:30 · Chris Udemans
Telkom to cut $96m costs annually, job losses imminent – report
South African part state-owned telecommunications provider Telkom has announced its plans to cut ZAR1 billion (US$96 million) in costs annually for the next five years, inevitably resulting in job losses, according to a report. → Read more
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Wed, April 9th, 11:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Safaricom revamps website, now accessible for visually impaired
Kenya’s leading operator Safaricom has revamped its website, making it fully accessible to the visually impaired, the first of its kind in Kenya. → Read more
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Wed, April 9th, 10:30 · Chris Udemans
Gambian government accused of blocking chat apps
The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) has accused Gambia’s government of interrupting access to chat applications, allegedly preventing residents from communicating their living conditions to family outside of the country. → Read more
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Wed, April 9th, 09:30 · Abdirizaq Hussein
CAK to promote national Internet Exchange Points
The Communications Authority of of Kenya (CAK) has said it will facilitate increased electronic data exchanges by continuously supporting the growth of Internet Exchange Points in the nation. → Read more
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Wed, April 9th, 07:00 · Chris Udemans
Kenyan businesses set to prioritise cloud – IDC
One third of all Kenyan enterprises now view the implementation and expansion of cloud capabilities as a key priority for the future, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC). → Read more
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Tue, April 8th, 20:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
SA police warn over Wonga email scam
An email scam in South Africa is conning members of the public out of money, through emails offering low-rate loans purporting to be sent by short term loan provider Wonga. → Read more
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Tue, April 8th, 18:30 · Paul Adepoju
Nigeria loses 2.4m internet subscribers in month
Nigeria saw the number of internet subscribers in the country decline by 2.4 million to 63.47 million in February compared to 65.87 million in January, according to the Internet Subscriber Data released yesterday by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). → Read more
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Tue, April 8th, 17:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
Motlanthe inaugurates SANRAL e-tolling operations centre
South Africa’s deputy president Kgalema Motlanthe today inaugurated the e-tolling central operations centre (COC) of the South African National Roads Agency Limited (SANRAL), to be the “nerve centre” for monitoring of the toll roads in Gauteng province. → Read more
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Tue, April 8th, 17:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Kenyan app developers urged to research at Microsoft challenge
App developers in Kenya have been urged to conduct more thorough research before embarking on projects so as to know what competition exists and have an impact in the market. → Read more
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Tue, April 8th, 16:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
Zambia ready for digital migration – minister
Zambia is ready for digital migration to go ahead and the government is investing in provincial television stations to ease the load of the state broadcaster, according to information and broadcasting services minister Joseph Katema. → Read more
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Tue, April 8th, 16:00 · Paul Adepoju
Nigerian government rejects calls to amalgamate NCC, NBC
The Nigerian government has said it will not be implementing a recommendation it should amalgamate the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) and Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST) under a unified Communications Regulatory Authority of Nigeria. → Read more
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Tue, April 8th, 15:00 · Agatha Nduku
Kenyan government, Orange to meet over fibre network
The meeting has been set for this week between Orange Telkom Kenya and the government to decide whether the company will continue managing the country’s National Optic Fibre Backbone Infrastructure (NOFBI) programme, which has seen uptake below 50 per cent despite KSh5 billion (US$57.7 million) investment. → Read more
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Tue, April 8th, 14:00 · Tom Jackson
ANC to appeal Nkandla SMS ruling
South African ruling party the African National Congress (ANC) is to appeal against the High Court’s dismissal of its case against the opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) over an SMS sent to 1.5 million Gauteng voters accusing president Jacob Zuma of stealing public money. → Read more
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Tue, April 8th, 13:00 · Tom Jackson
Safaricom’s yuMobile acquisition “still under discussion”
Safaricom’s acquisition of the core assets of smaller rival yuMobile is “still under discussion”, according to chief executive officer (CEO) Bob Collymore, with the company yet to decide whether it will re-enter the deal. → Read more
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Tue, April 8th, 12:30 · Tom Jackson
Zambia drafting media policy to address online abuse, cybercrime
The Zambian government is drafting a media policy to address internet abuse and cybercrime, according to Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Services permanent secretary Bert Mushala. → Read more
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Tue, April 8th, 12:00 · Agatha Nduku
Windows XP support ends today
Security updates and technical support for Windows XP ends today, with security firms advising those using the 13-year-old software to migrate to a modern operating system (OS) such as Windows 8.1 to protect themselves against malware and cybercrime. → Read more
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