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Tue, April 1st, 14:30 · Susan Mwenesi
Wananchi to launch Zuku TV in Malawi, targets Ethiopia, Rwanda
Wananchi Group is set to launch its Zuku TV service in Malawi, a move part of the company’s strategy to grow its operations. → Read more
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Tue, April 1st, 13:30 · Tom Jackson
Vodacom, Neotel deal held up by ICASA – report
Leading South African operator Vodacom’s proposed purchase of Neotel from Indian firm Tata Communications is being delayed by the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA), according to a report. → Read more
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Tue, April 1st, 13:00 · Agatha Nduku
Google requests for user information up 120% over 4 years
Google has reported an increase in the user data requests it receives of 120 per cent over the last four years, which it attributes to an increase in the usage of the company’s services every year. → Read more
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Tue, April 1st, 12:30 · Paul Adepoju
Nigeria to increase internet penetration by reducing phone costs – Johnson
Omobola Johnson, Nigeria’s communication technology minister, has announced the Nigerian government’s plans to increase internet penetration in the country by reducing the cost of internet-enabled mobile phones. → Read more
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Tue, April 1st, 11:30 · Tom Jackson
Former Safaricom CEO launches M-Pesa in Europe
The former chief executive officer (CEO) of leading Kenyan operator Safaricom, Michael Joseph, has launched M-Pesa in Romania, the first European launch on the mobile money transfer system. → Read more
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Tue, April 1st, 11:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
MTN, Vodacom “vindicated” by court ruling
South Africa’s leading mobile operators Vodacom and MTN feel “vindicated” by yesterday’s court decision ruling the mobile termination rate (MTR) regulations set out by the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) to be “invalid and unlawful”, while rival Cell C bemoaned the operators’ attempt to “frustrate” market competition. → Read more
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Tue, April 1st, 10:30 · Chris Udemans
MultiChoice CEO steps down
Naspers-owned South African pay-TV company MultiChoice has announced its chief executive officer (CEO) Eben Greyling has stepped down after 18 years working for the group. → Read more
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Tue, April 1st, 09:00 · Tom Jackson
African internet “broken” by ship anchor, tech giants scramble to help
The vast majority of African countries are set to be without internet connectivity indefinitely after a ship ferrying agricultural goods from Kenya to Nigeria damaged submarine fibre optic cables landing on the continent. → Read more
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Tue, April 1st, 08:00 · Abdirizaq Hussein
Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 launched in Kenya
Samsung East Africa has launched the Galaxy Grand 2 into the Kenyan market at a retail price of KSh37,999 (US$440) at all authorised Samsung dealers countrywide. → Read more
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Mon, March 31st, 17:33 · Susan Mwenesi
Kenyan government to take digital migration case to Supreme Court
The Kenyan government has decided to go to the Supreme Court in an attempt to have today’s Court of Appeal ruling in favour of three media houses overturned. → Read more
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Mon, March 31st, 16:49 · Gabriella Mulligan
ICASA’s “invalid and unlawful” MTR cuts can proceed
Cuts to mobile termination rates (MTRs) as well as asymmetric pricing for South African operators proposed by the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) are “invalid and unlawful”, but may be implemented nonetheless, a court has ruled, dismissing applications by leading operators MTN and Vodacom. → Read more
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Mon, March 31st, 16:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
Millicom launching Rwandan tech incubator
Millicom is to launch a tech incubator in Kigali, Rwanda, which will build business in which the global mobile, television and broadband giant will take equity stakes. → Read more
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Mon, March 31st, 16:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Thuraya, Airtel in satellite partnership
Thuraya Telecommunications Company has partnered with Bharti Airtel to provide Airtel subscribers with mobile satellite products and services in 17 countries in Africa through Thuraya’s satellite network in Africa’s most remote areas. → Read more
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Mon, March 31st, 15:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
Traffic-monitoring drones trialled in SA
South Africa’s Kagiso New Media and Jacaranda FM have launched a two-week trial of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in road traffic reporting, with a view to operating a fleet of drones to improve real-time news and information coverage. → Read more
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Mon, March 31st, 14:30 · Chris Udemans
Global device sales to grow 7% this year – Gartner
Worldwide combined shipments of devices will see a seven per cent increase this year from last year’s numbers, with overall growth being hampered by stagnant PC sales, according to a study. → Read more
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Mon, March 31st, 14:00 · Paul Adepoju
Lamudi Nigeria exceeds 10,000 listings, offers wider property selection
Africa Internet Holding (AIH)-founded online real estate platform Lamudi Nigeria has announced it now has more than 10,000 listings on the platform nine months after its launch, while it has also extended its services to provide wider property selections in major Nigerian cities such as Lagos, Abuja and Ibadan. → Read more
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Mon, March 31st, 13:30 · Susan Mwenesi
Nakuru first Kenyan free Wi-Fi town
Nakuru has become the first town in Kenya to become a free Wi-Fi zone through a partnership between the State House Digital Team and the Nakuru county government. → Read more
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Mon, March 31st, 13:00 · Chris Udemans
SA announces VAT amendment for foreign e-services
South Africa’s National Treasury today published amendments to the Value Added Tax (VAT) Act, changing how foreign electronic services will be taxed in the future. → Read more
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Mon, March 31st, 12:30 · Paul Adepoju
West African entertainment platform MajeOfficial launched
MajeOfficial.com, a West African entertainment platform that offers users free access to independent series, movies and visual art has been officially launched following months of beta testing. → Read more
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Mon, March 31st, 11:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
MultiChoice takes down Pistorius trial channel
MultiChoice has pulled down the pop-up channel dedicated to the coverage of paralympian Oscar Pistorius’ murder trial following a delay in court proceedings. → Read more
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