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Mon, February 24th, 16:20 · Paul Adepoju
MTN, Globacom, Airtel fined $4m by NCC
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has fined MTN, Globacom and Airtel a total of NGN647.5 million (US$4 million) for breaching key performance indicators (KPIs) and providing poor quality of service for the month of January this year. → Read more
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Mon, February 24th, 15:40 · Gabriella Mulligan
Internet.org launches SocialEDU initiative in Rwanda
The Internet.org collaborative today announced the launch of its SocialEDU initiative, with the aim of providing Rwandan students with free access to online education. → Read more
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Mon, February 24th, 15:00 · Tom Jackson
DA manifesto promises new regulatory framework for ICT
South African opposition party the Democratic Alliance (DA) has released its 2014 election manifesto, promising a new regulatory framework for ICT, the breakup of state-owned monopolies and support for startups and entrepreneurs. → Read more
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Mon, February 24th, 14:20 · Susan Mwenesi
Kenyan government launches interactive platform for citizens
The Kenyan government through the State House digital team has launched a new programme seeking to connect Kenyans at home and abroad with senior government officials to share ideas or ask questions → Read more
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Mon, February 24th, 13:40 · Tom Jackson
Unveil Africa startup demo day programme to launch in Lagos
Startup demo day programme Unveil Africa will hold its first event in Lagos, Nigeria, in May, allowing up to 48 startups to pitch to investors, with the most promising audience-rated company to be awarded US$10,000 in cash. → Read more
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Mon, February 24th, 13:00 · Tom Jackson
Naspers closing MIH SA e-commerce sites
Naspers has confirmed its investment arm MIH is shutting down a number of its South African e-commerce sites. → Read more
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Mon, February 24th, 12:20 · Gabriella Mulligan
ICASA publishes election regulations
The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) has published its final regulations on party election broadcasts, political advertisements and the equitable treatment of political parties by broadcasting licensees ahead of the country’s general election scheduled for May 7. → Read more
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Mon, February 24th, 11:40 · Tom Jackson
Kenyan online procurement system to tackle tender corruption
The Kenyan government developing an online procurement system, according to a National Treasury official, as the country seeks to crack down on corruption in tendering processes. → Read more
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Mon, February 24th, 11:00 · Tom Jackson
WhatsApp suffers outage in wake of Facebook acquisition
Mobile messaging service WhatsApp suffered a three-hour outage over the weekend, just days after its acquisition by Facebook for US$16 billion. → Read more
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Mon, February 24th, 10:20 · Chris Udemans
Jolancer freelancing platform hopes to tackle Nigerian unemployment
Nigerian freelancing platform Jolancer provides a service for freelancers and employers to connect with one another, hoping to alleviate unemployment issues in the country. → Read more
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Mon, February 24th, 09:40 · Tom Jackson
Bekker steps down as Naspers CEO
South African media and e-commerce firm Naspers has announced chief executive officer (CEO) Koos Bekker is stepping down in April after 17 years leading the company. → Read more
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Mon, February 24th, 09:03 · Paul Adepoju
PrepClass wins TechCabal’s Battlefield
Educational portal PrepClass emerged winner of the maiden edition of the TechCabal Battlefield startup competition at the just concluded Social Media Week (SMW) Lagos, claiming the US$20,000 prize. → Read more
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Sun, February 23rd, 08:00 · Chris Udemans
FEATURE: The week in startups 23/02/2014
From online learning platforms to youth empowerment schemes, this week African startups have tackled challenges inherent to African education and unemployment, hoping to secure the continent’s economic future. → Read more
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Sat, February 22nd, 08:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Why MTN has taken ICASA to court: Zunaid Bulbulia, CEO, MTN South Africa
The telecoms industry has spent the last four years on a journey towards cost-orientation, regulatory best practice and parity. That journey must continue and MTN fully expects termination rates to go on falling. But this fall must be informed by a transparent and credible cost study that reflects the costs incurred for all players in the market, including smaller players. This principled process is well known throughout the world and can be executed in a fair and commercially sustainable basis. → Read more
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Fri, February 21st, 19:00 · Chris Udemans
IM revenues to lag behind traffic growth
Instant messaging (IM) will account for 75 per cent of mobile messaging traffic by 2018 but only account for two per cent of messaging revenue, according to a study. → Read more
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Fri, February 21st, 17:40 · Tom Jackson
MoboFree focused on growth, not monetisation
Funding obtained by West African classifieds platform MoboFree is to be used primarily for continued growth and expansion rather than quick monetisation. → Read more
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Fri, February 21st, 16:20 · Chris Udemans
Airtel Africa seeks to boost roaming revenues through BICS
Airtel Africa is to deploy a range of services from Belgian wholesale mobile carrier services provider BICS across 17 countries in order to improve revenues from roaming. → Read more
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Fri, February 21st, 15:40 · Gabriella Mulligan
SABC not in crisis, seeking legal action on report – chair
The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) is not in crisis, and will seek legal advice regarding the damning recently published public protector’s report, according to the SABC board chair. → Read more
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Fri, February 21st, 15:00 · Paul Adepoju
TechCabal’s Battlefield taking place today, finalists express optimism
The Battlefield competition for startups hosted by Nigerian tech blog TechCabal will take place today at 6.30pm local time at the ongoing Social Media Week (SMW) Lagos. → Read more
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Fri, February 21st, 14:20 · Susan Mwenesi
Narok County appoints new Masai Mara e-ticketing provider
Narok County Council has appointed electronic ticketing firm KAPS to collect gate fees at the Masai Mara National Reserve after terminating its arrangement with Equity Bank last year, meaning visitors to the reserve will again be required to pay gate fees through e-tickets → Read more
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