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Wed, October 31st, 07:58 · Paul Adepoju

Experts call for inter-institutional synergy for Nigeria’s software policy implementation

The Nigerian government should create a platform where stakeholders in the nation’s software subsector can interact and become owners, according to Dr. Umar Bindir, the director general of National Office for Technology Acquisition and Promotion (NOTAP), a government agency that endorses tech advances in the country. → Read more
Wed, October 31st, 07:54 · Paul Adepoju

Solar firm in Nigeria woos Swiss manufacturer of UPS to invest in energy sector

Solar energy solutions firm Powercell Limited has announced a partnership with Newave Energy, a Swiss manufacturer of uninterrupted power supply (UPS) gadgets, to bring massive investments into Nigeria’s budding renewable energy sub-sector. → Read more
Wed, October 31st, 07:32 · Tom Jackson

Dimension Data takes cloud services to Namibia

Dimension Data yesterday launched its cloud services in Namibia, expanding into yet another southern African nation hot on the heels of launching similar services in Botswana last week. → Read more
Wed, October 31st, 06:45 · Gabriella Mulligan

Carbon nanotubes pave way for faster computer chips

Scientists have found a way to enhance high-speed and power-efficient technologies through the use of carbon nanotubes, paving the way for the potential development of faster computer chips. → Read more
Tue, October 30th, 13:16 · Gythan Munga

Kenya’s digital broadcasting switchover deadline extended

Kenya’s communications industry regulator the Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) has extended the deadline for the analogue to digital TV switchover to April 2013, from the previous deadline of the end of this year. → Read more
Tue, October 30th, 11:59 · Tom Jackson

P-Unit latest African act to sign up for digital distribution

Rapping trio P-Unit have signed a “multi million shillings” deal which will see their music exclusively distributed by M-Tech Communications using mobile channels. → Read more
Tue, October 30th, 09:28 · Tom Jackson

ICT stakeholders call for industry, educator collaboration on tech training

Stakeholders have called for more collaboration between government, industry and educators if Kenya is to bridge the skills gap that is hindering the country’s tech sector. → Read more
Tue, October 30th, 07:34 · Gabriella Mulligan

Microsoft brings Xbox Music to SA

Microsoft has announced that the full Xbox Music service will be available in South Africa within weeks, presumably placing the long-awaited service on the market in time for Christmas sales. → Read more
Tue, October 30th, 06:54 · Elly Okutoyi

Buni TV sponsors young African filmmakers at 3 film festivals

Buni TV has announced a partnership with three high-profile African film festivals to award cash prizes to winning short films, which will help support emerging filmmakers. → Read more
Mon, October 29th, 11:55 · Tefo Mohapi

Effective Measure appoints new South African chief

The South African business unit of digital audience specialist Effective Measure (EM) last week appointed Alan Morrissey as its country managing director for South Africa. → Read more
Mon, October 29th, 11:22 · Tom Jackson

BVR kits delivery delay throws Kenyan election date into doubt

Kenya’s Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has issued a warning that Biometric Voter Registration (BVR) kits must arrive in the country on deadline if the general election is to take place on the agreed date of March 4, 2013. → Read more
Mon, October 29th, 09:49 · Vincent Matinde

Egyptian Qabila among Africa’s first to monetise online media

Few businesses in Africa have found a way to monetize online video content, but Egyptian-led startup Qabila has cracked the puzzle and is reaping the benefits. → Read more
Mon, October 29th, 09:15 · Tefo Mohapi

Dimension Data launches cloud solutions in Botswana

South Africa-based Dimension Data last week launched its cloud services in Botswana, expanding into yet another southern African country. → Read more
Mon, October 29th, 08:27 · Vincent Matinde

Technology tipped to catalyze Somalia’s rising economy

Even before the dust settles on the restoration of Somalia by African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) soldiers, analysts are predicting that the rise of Somalia will be heavily pegged on technology. → Read more
Mon, October 29th, 07:50 · Gabriella Mulligan

SA falls far short of ICT performance targets

The South African government has released shocking performance statistics for the first six months of 2012-13, confirming that it has dramatically missed important targets in terms of job creation and broadband penetration. → Read more
Sat, October 27th, 10:06 · Tefo Mohapi

SA’s Naspers rumoured to be buying Souq.com

South African media giant Naspers is rumoured to be acquiring a stake worth approximately US$40 million in Al Jabbar Internet Group's subsidiary Souq.com, in the largest investment in an e-commerce and Internet business in the Middle East since the 2009 sale of Arabic-language internet venture Maktoob.com to Yahoo!. → Read more
Fri, October 26th, 14:00 · Robert K'Odingo

World’s first virtual science newsroom for Africa and Middle East launched

The World Federation of Science Journalists (WFSJ), in an experimental initiative, has launched the first ever virtual science newsroom in Amman, Jordan, targeted at supporting the development of science journalism in Africa and the Middle East. → Read more
Fri, October 26th, 13:46 · Paul Adepoju

BREAKING: CAF rejects goal line technology for 2013 Nations Cup

The Confederation of African Football (CAF), Africa’s top football ruling body, has said it will not be using the goal line technology that the football’s global ruling body FIFA approved yesterday. → Read more
Fri, October 26th, 11:56 · Paul Adepoju

Nigeria’s Inlaks integrates 700 rural community banks in Ghana

Nigerian IT solutions firm Inlaks Computers has said it has completed the automation of more than 700 Ghanaian rural and community banks (RCBs) on Temenos T24, a single management software platform for real time online transaction processing. → Read more
Fri, October 26th, 11:34 · Tom Jackson

mapIT offers businesses free maps in push for expansion

Digital mapping company mapIT is offering free maps to businesses and individuals for use on their websites, as it looks to expand its reach across sub-Saharan Africa. → Read more