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Fri, February 21st, 13:40 · Gabriella Mulligan
MTR delay not in public interest – Telkom Mobile
Opposition by larger operators to the newly announced mobile termination rate (MTR) regulations in South Africa is against the public interest, part state-owned operator Telkom Mobile has said. → Read more
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Fri, February 21st, 13:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Jumia seeing strong uptake in Uganda – Miller
Ugandans are already taking to e-commerce platform Jumia, just two weeks after the Rocket-Internet owned company made Uganda the sixth African country in which it operates → Read more
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Fri, February 21st, 12:20 · Chris Udemans
Microsoft’s Nokia acquisition approved in SA
The South African Competition Tribunal has approved Microsoft’s acquisition of Nokia’s devices and services division, placing no conditions on the merger. → Read more
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Fri, February 21st, 11:40 · Gabriella Mulligan
New MTRs are a “regulatory attack” – MTN
The new mobile termination rate (MTR) regulations introduced by the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) constitute “regulatory attack” and do not support the country’s economic development, according to Zunaid Bulbulia, chief executive officer (CEO) of MTN South Africa. → Read more
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Fri, February 21st, 11:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Project Isizwe Wi-Fi network sees uptake treble
The free Wi-Fi network launched by Project Isizwe in the City of Tshwane in Pretoria, South Africa, has seen uptake treble in the past month, with 1,200 users now logging on to the network each day. → Read more
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Fri, February 21st, 10:20 · Paul Adepoju
AfroTalez mobile app will impart morals and lessons – creator
The creator of the Nigerian AfroTalez mobile app has said she hopes the stories told on the app will impart morals and lessons to children. → Read more
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Fri, February 21st, 09:40 · Chris Udemans
MTN’s prepaid market share drops in SA
South African mobile operator MTN has seen its prepaid market share drop in the second half of 2013. → Read more
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Fri, February 21st, 09:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Second phase of Tanzania’s analogue switchoff to begin next month
The second phase of Tanzania’s migration from analogue to digital has taken off with the Tanzania Communication Regulatory Authority (TCRA) proposing to start with Singida and Tabora at the end of March → Read more
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Fri, February 21st, 08:00 · Guest Post
Guest Post: Is the international remittance market ready for Bitcoin?
For the past few years Bitcoin has made international headlines for providing an alternative currency for online payments but also for funding dark web drug markets. Roble Musse, co-founder and chief executive officer (CEO) of CoinFling, addresses the practicality of integrating the cryptocurrency into an online remittance platform. → Read more
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Thu, February 20th, 20:00 · HumanIPO
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg on WhatsApp purchase
HumanIPO reported earlier today Facebook had acquired mobile messaging service WhatsApp for US$16 billion. Printed in its entirety below is what Facebook chief executive officer (CEO) Mark Zuckerberg had to say about the acquisition and what it meant for the two companies and the mobile space in general. → Read more
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Thu, February 20th, 19:00 · Chris Udemans
Privacy International lodges complaint over Ethiopian refugee surveillance
Privacy International has lodged a criminal complaint to the United Kingdom’s (UK) National Cyber Crime Unit (NCCU) of the National Crime Agency for the allegedly unlawful interception of personal communications of an Ethiopian political refugee living in the UK. → Read more
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Thu, February 20th, 18:20 · Gabriella Mulligan
Cell C advertising campaign targets MTN over MTRs
South Africa’s third mobile operator Cell C has launched an aggressive new marketing campaign criticising rival MTN’s decision to challenge new mobile termination rate (MTR) regulations set out by the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA). → Read more
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Thu, February 20th, 17:40 · Paul Adepoju
Building trust in online real estate a major challenge in Africa – Lamudi
Building trust is the major challenge in the online real estate market in Africa, with the industry battling with misrepresentations, according to Kian Moini, co-founder of Rocket Internet-owned online real estate marketplace Lamudi. → Read more
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Thu, February 20th, 17:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Airtel Kenya, Chase Bank offer Visa card on Airtel Money
Airtel Kenya has partnered with Chase Bank and Visa to allow Airtel Money users to withdraw money from their Airtel Money accounts, shop and pay for goods and services from all over the world → Read more
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Thu, February 20th, 16:20 · Gabriella Mulligan
Motsoeneng did not lie – lawyer
South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) acting chief operating officer (COO) did not lie about his qualifications to gain employment at the state broadcaster, his lawyer has said. → Read more
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Thu, February 20th, 16:00 · Chris Udemans
ICASA brings MTR cut date forward
The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) has reviewed its postponement of the implementation of mobile termination rates (MTR), bringing the date forward to April 1. → Read more
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Thu, February 20th, 15:40 · Gabriella Mulligan
More than 50% of SA urban mobile owners use WhatsApp
More than half of urban-dwelling adult mobile phone owners in South Africa use WhatsApp, according to a social media update published by World Wide Worx. → Read more
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Thu, February 20th, 15:00 · Tom Jackson
StarTimes Rwanda accuses GOtv of signal interference
Chinese pay-TV firm StarTimes has accused MultiChoice subsidiary GOtv of interfering with its signal in Rwanda. → Read more
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Thu, February 20th, 14:20 · Chris Udemans
Canonical announces manufacturers of Ubuntu phones
Canonical has announced two manufactures that will be responsible for supplying Ubuntu phones later this year, adding more diversity to the highly competitive smartphone market. → Read more
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Thu, February 20th, 13:40 · Susan Mwenesi
Samsung unveils 6 locally made apps in Kenya
Samsung Electronics East Africa in conjunction with Strathmore University’s iLab yesterday launched six locally developed apps to run on the Android platform as part of a partnership formed by the two organisations. → Read more
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