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Wed, March 19th, 12:20 · Chris Udemans
SA mobile operators “fighting the wrong war”
South African mobile operators should be preparing for voice competition from Google, Facebook and Microsoft instead of fighting each other and the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA), according to Marius Burger, managing director (MD) of business consulting and software services provider Indian Atlantic. → Read more
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Wed, March 19th, 11:40 · Susan Mwenesi
IBM chooses Kenya as cognitive hub of Africa
Kenya has been chosen as the cognitive hub of Africa, according to Dr Robert Morris, vice president (VP) of IBM’s Global Labs, saying what IBM is offering is a central point for the continent. → Read more
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Wed, March 19th, 11:00 · Tom Jackson
Building trust central to e-commerce – Kehinde
Building a brand consumers can trust through convenience, good customers service and a positive online experience is central to success in e-commerce, according to Tunde Kehinde, former managing director (MD) of Jumia Nigeria. → Read more
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Wed, March 19th, 10:20 · Paul Adepoju
New NCC department tackles online security
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has established a department on new media and information security. → Read more
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Wed, March 19th, 09:40 · Susan Mwenesi
Kenya to incorporate ICT research for development solutions
The Kenyan government is looking to incorporate research in the field of ICT as a way of finding solutions to problems facing the country, as well as for effectiveness and efficiency in government. → Read more
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Tue, March 18th, 18:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
ISPA calls for quick resolution to MTRs row
South Africa’s Internet Service Providers’ Association (ISPA) has called upon mobile operators MTN and Vodacom, and the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA), to quickly resolve the legal dispute regarding the new mobile termination rate (MTR) regulations, given the “politically inconvenient” timing of the quarrel. → Read more
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Tue, March 18th, 18:00 · Tom Jackson
Nigeria is bigger than its problems – Kehinde
The size of the Nigerian market and its desire for solutions outweighs the many challenges of doing business in the country, according to Tunde Kehinde, former managing director (MD) of Jumia Nigeria. → Read more
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Tue, March 18th, 17:30 · Abdirizaq Hussein
Kenyans to use mobile app to acquire StarTimes set-top boxes
Pay-television provider StarTimes has partnered Jamii Bora Bank and Rapid Communications to allow Kenyans to purchase set-top boxes through a mobile application. → Read more
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Tue, March 18th, 16:30 · Tom Jackson
GrEEK Campus provides home to Cairo tech community
Egypt’s first technology and innovation park the GrEEK campus is offering state-of-the-art office space for startups and more established firms in the capital Cairo, with 22 firms already working from the site → Read more
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Tue, March 18th, 15:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
Security must improve as African mobile money grows – Gemalto
Transaction security must increase as mobile money services grow across Africa, while transparency and interoperability are key to encouraging further uptake of such services, according to Christelle Toureille, Middle East and Africa (MEA) marketing director for banking and telecommunications solutions at Gemalto. → Read more
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Tue, March 18th, 15:00 · Chris Udemans
SA tech sector making “unheard of profits” – Carrim
Players in the South African ICT sector have been making “unheard of profits, at the expense of our citizens,” according to the country’s minister of communications Yunus Carrim. → Read more
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Tue, March 18th, 14:30 · Paul Adepoju
Samsung Galaxy S5 to launch in Nigeria next month
Samsung Electronics West Africa has announced the Galaxy S5, Gear Fit and Gear 2 will be officially introduced into the Nigerian market on April 16. → Read more
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Tue, March 18th, 13:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
Mobile banking not the answer to financial exclusion – MobiCash
Mobile phones and mobile banking solutions are not the answer for tackling financial exclusion across Africa, according to Patrick Ngabonziza, group chief executive officer (CEO) of MobiCash. → Read more
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Tue, March 18th, 13:00 · Chris Udemans
GSMA partners MEA operators for infrastructure sharing
The GSM Association (GSMA) and mobile operators across the Middle East and Africa (MEA) have announced infrastructure sharing initiatives to provide mobile broadband services to unserved portions of the regions’ populations. → Read more
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Tue, March 18th, 12:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
Payments, Banking and Retail Show begins in Johannesburg
Africa’s Payments, Banking and Retail Show 2014 is underway in Johannesburg, South Africa, inviting conference and exhibition attendees to consider the role of digital in banking and payment solutions. → Read more
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Tue, March 18th, 12:00 · Tom Jackson
Western Cape launches FIZs, partners Project Isizwe
South Africa’s Western Cape government has launched a free Wi-Fi project it hopes will connect more than 90,000 residents to wireless internet, partnering with Alan Knott-Craig Jr’s non-profit Project Isizwe to roll out Free Internet Zones (FIZs) in schools in the Robertson and Atlantis areas of the province. → Read more
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Tue, March 18th, 11:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
Cell C hits back at MTN in ad battle
South African operator Cell C has hit back at rival MTN in the latest blow in their public advertising battle, altering MTN’s advertisement published on Sunday resulting to form a scathing text about MTN. → Read more
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Tue, March 18th, 11:00 · Chris Udemans
New operator launches in Uganda
Smart Telecom has launched to become the seventh operator in Uganda, promising the cheapest calling rates in the country as it seeks to provide competition for the likes of Airtel and MTN. → Read more
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Tue, March 18th, 10:30 · Agatha Nduku
Airtel pledges commitment to Nigerian broadband
Airtel Nigeria has pledged its commitment to the Nigerian Federal Government’s plan to address the penetration and utilisation of broadband. → Read more
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Tue, March 18th, 10:00 · Chris Udemans
WhatsApp privacy accusations unfounded – CEO
Instant messaging (IM) platform WhatsApp has hit back at groups claiming its sale to Facebook will undermine the privacy of its users. → Read more
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