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Tue, April 8th, 11:30 · Chris Udemans
MTN, Airtel announce cross border remittance deal in West Africa
Mobile operators MTN and Bharti Airtel have announced a cross border remittance partnership, allowing customers of both networks to transfer money between Burkina Faso and Ivory Coast. → Read more
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Tue, April 8th, 11:00 · Tom Jackson
Media Corner will cooperate with SIU over DoC probe
South African marketing agency Media Corner has said it will cooperate with the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) over its probe into a ZAR756 million (US$71.6 million) tender awarded to it by the Department of Communications (DoC), which it is alleged to have invoiced for in spite of having done no billable work. → Read more
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Tue, April 8th, 10:30 · Susan Mwenesi
Kenya’s Ministry of Devolution and Planning to track progress with electronic system
The Kenyan Ministry of Devolution and Planning will launch a national electronic monitoring and evaluation framework that will help in tracking progress made in the implementation of its 2013-2017 Medium Term Plan (MTP). → Read more
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Tue, April 8th, 10:00 · Chris Udemans
Tourism Radio launches Windows Phone app
South African digital tour guide creator Tourism Radio has released its Windows Phone app, providing location specific audio, images and travel information to individuals using the mobile operating system (OS). → Read more
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Tue, April 8th, 09:30 · Paul Adepoju
CPC, NCC form joint committee to tackle Nigeria’s telecoms’ poor QoS
The Consumer Protection Council (CPC) and the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) have formed a joint committee tasked with working out modalities to stem the poor quality of service (QoS) in Nigeria’s telecoms sector. → Read more
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Tue, April 8th, 09:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
OPINION: Pistorius trial broadcasting, social media break down barriers to SA legal system
The live broadcast and social media coverage of the Oscar Pistorius murder trial serves the important purpose of making the South African justice system accessible for the country’s citizens, by combining unbiased live reporting of a criminal trial with the surge of interest inevitably surrounding a national icon. → Read more
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Tue, April 8th, 08:30 · Chris Udemans
MTN warns of SIM swap scam
South African mobile operator MTN has issued a warning to its customers advising them to be wary of a SIM swap scam. → Read more
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Mon, April 7th, 18:30 · Tom Jackson
Carrim ignoring black-owned, community TV sectors – NAMEC
South African communications minister Yunus Carrim forgot two important groups in his response to criticism over his digital migration policy, according to a column by the president of the National Association of Manufacturers in Electronic Components (NAMEC). → Read more
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Mon, April 7th, 18:00 · Paul Adepoju
Nigeria’s smart ID card declared ICAO-compliant
Nigeria's New Smart National Identity Card (NSNIC) has been declared as compliant with the standards of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), meaning it will serve as a travel document when it is launched and issued. → Read more
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Mon, April 7th, 17:30 · Paul Adepoju
Africa Internet Holding launches Lendico marketplace in South Africa
Africa Internet Holding (AIH) has announced the launch of Lendico in South Africa, providing a digital alternative to banks and enabling investors to directly fund the loans of private individuals. → Read more
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Mon, April 7th, 17:00 · Tom Jackson
DoC whistleblower loses legal protection
Former South African Department of Communications (DoC) spokesperson Wisani Ngobeni has lost failed in his bid for whistleblower protection, meaning disciplinary action can now be taken against him. → Read more
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Mon, April 7th, 16:30 · Paul Adepoju
Nollywood, telecoms help make Nigerian economy Africa’s largest
Nigeria's economy has overtaken South Africa in terms of gross domestic product (GDP) to become the largest in Africa, assisted in part by telecommunications, information technology and the country’s homegrown film industry Nollywood. → Read more
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Mon, April 7th, 15:30 · Tom Jackson
DA to use Nkandla SMS judgment as evidence for Zuma impeachment
South African opposition party the Democratic Alliance (DA) is to use a court judgment on its Nkandla-related SMS as evidence as it seeks to have president Jacob Zuma impeached. → Read more
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Mon, April 7th, 14:30 · Chris Udemans
YooMee launches LTE network in Ivory Coast
Mobile internet provider YooMee Africa has launched operations in Ivory Coast, providing West Africa’s first TD-LTE network for internet services. → Read more
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Mon, April 7th, 14:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Samsung to unveil Galaxy S5 in Tanzania
Samsung Tanzania will this week unveil its new flagship device - the Galaxy S5 - and offer its first 100 customers a chance to win the new Gear Fit. → Read more
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Mon, April 7th, 13:30 · Chris Udemans
ICASA thanks South Africans after MTR case
The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) published an advertisement in the Sunday Times yesterday thanking South Africans for their support during the legal battle between the regulator and operators MTN and Vodacom over mobile termination rates (MTRs). → Read more
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Mon, April 7th, 13:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Funds raised for Zambian malaria prevention through online, phone tech
Novartis in collaboration with Malaria No More’s Power of One campaign has used social, mobile and e-commerce technologies to raise money to provide children in Zambia with two million treatments of pediatric antimalarial. → Read more
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Mon, April 7th, 12:00 · Chris Udemans
Motsoeneng ordained as priest
South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) acting chief operating officer (COO) Hlaudi Motsoeneng has been ordained as a priest, saying “real” education was more important than tertiary programmes, according to a report. → Read more
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Mon, April 7th, 11:30 · Agatha Nduku
COFEK challenges Kyalo appointment in court
The Consumers Federation of Kenya (COFEK) has gone to court to challenge the appointment of ICT Authority chief executive officer (CEO) Victor Kyalo, terming it as a non-competitive appointment. → Read more
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Mon, April 7th, 11:00 · Chris Udemans
DoC probed by SIU
South Africa’s Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has raided the offices of the Department of Communications (DoC), confiscating laptops as it investigates a publicity tender worth ZAR756 million (US$71.6 million), according to a report. → Read more
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