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Wed, July 16th, 13:30 · Paul Adepoju
Gambia’s first IXP launched
Gambia’s Ministry of Information and Communication Infrastructure (MOICI) under the African Union Commission (AUC) African Internet Exchange Services (AXIS) Support Project has launched the country’s first Internet Exchange Point (IXP) – the Serrekunda Internet Exchange Point (SIXP). → Read more
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Wed, July 16th, 10:00 · Tom Jackson
BCX appoints Isaac Mophatlane CEO
South African IT firm Business Connexion (BCX) has appointed Isaac Mophatlane as chief executive officer (CEO) in place of his twin brother, the late Benjamin Mophatlane, who passed away last month. → Read more
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Tue, July 15th, 18:00 · Chris Udemans
MasterCard launches MasterPass digital wallet in SA
Financial services company MasterCard has launched MasterPass in South Africa, allowing individuals in the country to make secure digital payments online. → Read more
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Tue, July 15th, 16:00 · Paul Adepoju
Online marketplaces creating jobs, unlocking innovations for Nigerian SMEs – Kaymu
Online marketplaces and e-commerce in general are helping in the creation of jobs and unlocking innovations for SMEs in Nigeria, according to Evangeline Wiles, deputy managing director of Kaymu Nigeria. → Read more
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Tue, July 15th, 13:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Kenya digital media bootcamp to be held next week
Kenya’s United States International University (USIU) will on July 24 and 25 host a conference on the effective use of digital media, focusing on online technology. → Read more
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Tue, July 15th, 09:30 · Susan Mwenesi
Uganda included in Mozilla digital literacy programme
The Mozilla Foundation will in the next two months have more than 100,000 people participate in learning basic internet use and other digital skills, the Ugandan capital Kampala earmarked as one of the starting points followed by New York, San Francisco and cities in India, Indonesia and several other African countries. → Read more
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Mon, July 14th, 15:00 · Chris Udemans
YouTube enters into premium content talks
YouTube has entered into a round of discussions with Hollywood and independent producers to provide the platform with premium content, according to a report. → Read more
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Mon, July 14th, 12:00 · Chris Udemans
SA Internet Governance Forum takes place this week
South Africa’s Internet Governance Forum (IGF) will be held in Johannesburg this week, with the public invited to participate in the event. → Read more
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Mon, July 14th, 11:00 · Chris Udemans
Naspers to focus on mobile – report
South African media and e-commerce firm Naspers is looking to bring its offering of auction and e-commerce sites to tablets and smartphones as part of its “predominantly mobile” policy, according to a report. → Read more
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Mon, July 14th, 08:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Q&A: Nikki Parker, regional director for North America and Oceania, Freelancer.com
Internet penetration in Africa has led to Africans interacting with the rest of the world, leading to a higher amount of job creation through outsourcing. HumanIPO caught up with Nikki Parker of Freelancer.com, one of the largest sites used by freelancers in Africa. → Read more
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Fri, July 11th, 16:00 · Chris Udemans
Solidarity releases Telkom “Hitler” video
South African trade union Solidarity has released a parody video portraying Telkom as Hitler and a number of his senior officers. → Read more
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Fri, July 11th, 15:00 · Paul Adepoju
Real estate listings on Lamudi hit 500,000
Online real estate listing website Lamudi has announced it has more than 500,000 listings across the 28 countries in which it operates in Africa, Latin America, Asia and the Middle East. → Read more
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Fri, July 11th, 14:30 · Susan Mwenesi
MTN Rwanda launches data campaign for internet usage
MTN Rwanda has launched a campaign designed to boost internet usage across the country, showcasing how the latter can be used for communicating, discovering and learning. → Read more
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Fri, July 11th, 13:00 · Susan Mwenesi
African broadband penetration opening frontiers for business – Freelancer.com
Increasing broadband penetration in Africa is opening new frontiers for businesses as they are not only innovating for their own countries but to a market outside the continent, according to Freelancer.com regional director for North America and Oceania Nikki Parker. → Read more
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Fri, July 11th, 09:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Liquid Telecom connects Kenya’s Siaya county with $2m cable
Liquid Telecom is installing a US$2 million fibre optic network in Kenya’s Siaya county, the first its kind in rural Kenya, to open the area’s underserved to internet access. → Read more
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Fri, July 11th, 08:00 · Paul Adepoju
Any solution to secure the internet must involve global collaboration – Juwah
Dr Eugene Juwah, executive vice chairman of the Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC), has stressed the need for global collaboration in securing the internet since it is without borders. → Read more
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Thu, July 10th, 15:30 · Tom Jackson
Free Wi-Fi now available at SA airports
Airports Company South Africa (ACSA) has confirmed travellers can now access 30 minutes or 50MB of free Wi-Fi via AlwaysOn hotspots at the country’s airports. → Read more
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Thu, July 10th, 13:30 · Paul Adepoju
uAfrica expanding to Nigeria, Kenya, Uganda, announces MTN Business partnership
South African e-commerce technology company uAfrica has announced it is expanding to Nigeria with a trial Proof of Concept (POC) partnership with MTN Business customers, who will be able to develop their own online shops through uAfrica.com. → Read more
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Thu, July 10th, 12:30 · Susan Mwenesi
Jumia Nigeria empowers SMEs with new platform
Jumia Nigeria has provided small and medium enterprises (SMEs) with a platform that will give them an opportunity to showcase their products online and reach a larger and more targeted audience. → Read more
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Wed, July 9th, 15:00 · Paul Adepoju
Jumia Ivory Coast celebrates first anniversary with promotions
Jumia Ivory Coast is celebrating its first anniversary in the West African country with promotions for its customers, offering discounts of up to 90 per cent in some categories. → Read more
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