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Mon, June 2nd, 17:00 · Chris Udemans
KPCB internet data on SA questionable – Goldstuck
Arthur Goldstuck, managing director (MD) of business technology market research firm World Wide Worx, has said data released by venture capital (VC) firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (KPCB) relating to South African internet and smartphone penetration is questionable. → Read more
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Mon, June 2nd, 16:00 · Paul Adepoju
Broadband critical for business development, competitiveness – Juwah
Increased broadband penetration is critical for business development and competitiveness in today’s world, according to Dr Eugene Juwah, executive vice chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), which is why the government is putting such effort into increasing access. → Read more
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Mon, June 2nd, 15:30 · Tom Jackson
SA’s Absa suffers online banking downtime
South African bank Absa’s online services went down for almost three hours today, prompting customers to take to social media to complain about recurrent problems. → Read more
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Mon, June 2nd, 15:00 · Paul Adepoju
GTBank officially unveils SME MarketHub e-commerce portal in Lagos
Nigeria’s Guaranty Trust Bank (GTBank) has launched SME MarketHub, an e-commerce portal for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Nigeria, which seeks to enable entrepreneurs to bring their businesses online and take advantage of the vast sales opportunities within the space. → Read more
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Mon, June 2nd, 14:30 · Tom Jackson
MTN buys controlling stake in Afrihost
South Africa’s MTN has acquired a controlling 50 per cent plus one share stake in internet service provider (ISP) Afrihost, subject to the fulfilment of certain conditions. → Read more
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Mon, June 2nd, 14:00 · Tom Jackson
Telecoms can have “multiplier effect” on SA development – Cwele
Telecommunications services can have a “multiplier effect” on South Africa’s development as the country looks to tackle unemployment, poverty and inequality, according to new minister of telecommunications and postal services Dr Siyabonga Cwele. → Read more
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Mon, June 2nd, 13:00 · Chris Udemans
SA internet services overpriced
Prices of South African internet and telecommunications services are well above the global average, according to the World Economic Forum (WEF). → Read more
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Mon, June 2nd, 11:00 · Paul Adepoju
Zinox launched to create an IT identity for Nigeria – chairman
Nigeria’s Zinox Group was formed in order to create an IT identity for the nation, according to chairman Leo Stan Ekeh, who said the company has grown to become the largest of its kind of Sub-Saharan Africa. → Read more
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Mon, June 2nd, 10:30 · Susan Mwenesi
Easy Taxi registers 200 Kenyans drivers in two months
Africa Internet Holding (AIH)-owned taxi app Easy Taxi has signed up 200 drivers and recorded 300 rides since a soft launch in Nairobi, which it attributes to the high usage of smartphones amongst drivers. → Read more
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Mon, June 2nd, 10:00 · Paul Adepoju
Tutor.ng, Sterio.me launch full-stack mobile learning across Nigeria
African online learning platforms Tutor.ng and Sterio.me have partnered to launch a full-stack mobile learning experience across Nigeria, including SMS and voice based VAS mobile education services using the Sterio.me platform and e-learning via the mobile web and the Tutor.ng app. → Read more
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Mon, June 2nd, 09:30 · Paul Adepoju
Airtel Nigeria offers free access to Wikipedia
Airtel Nigeria has partnered with the Wikimedia Foundation to launch Wikipedia Zero, offering subscribers free access to Wikipedia. → Read more
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Mon, June 2nd, 08:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Film streaming service launched for African, Latin American content
United States (US)-based MojoCreatives has launched a film streaming platform for African and Latin American content, WuraTV, aimed at making “content of culture” accessible to all without the high fees and administrative burden of pay-TV stations. → Read more
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Fri, May 30th, 17:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
SA, Tunisia, Algeria have best quality broadband in Africa
South Africa’s consumer broadband connection has been ranked 39th of 50 countries included in Ookla’s Household Quality Index, with only three African countries making the top 50 countries. → Read more
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Fri, May 30th, 15:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Seychelles, Namibia post fastest African internet speeds
The Seychelles had the quickest internet speeds in Africa in May followed by Namibia, with the two the only African countries in the top half of global speeds, according to Ookla’s Net Index. → Read more
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Fri, May 30th, 13:30 · Chris Udemans
Google admits diversity problem
Google has admitted to having a diversity problem within the company, with most of its employees white males. → Read more
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Fri, May 30th, 13:00 · Paul Adepoju
Petition launched to bring PayPal to Nigeria
A petition has been launched on Change.org asking PayPal to bring its online payment service to Nigeria by Lagos-based design company CreativityKills. → Read more
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Fri, May 30th, 12:00 · Chris Udemans
South Africans online grew 20% in 2013 – study
Twenty million South Africans had access to the internet in 2013, growing 20 per cent year-on-year from 2012, according to a study. → Read more
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Fri, May 30th, 11:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
Kenya’s Anza launches iOS real estate app
Kenyan real estate platform Anza.co.ke has launched an iPhone app to cater for high levels of iOS access to its website, in a bid to facilitate real estate searches across all platforms. → Read more
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Fri, May 30th, 10:30 · Chris Udemans
Google takes steps to comply with EU “right to be forgotten” ruling
Google has taken steps to comply with a European Union (EU) court ruling indicating individuals have the “right to be forgotten”. → Read more
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Fri, May 30th, 08:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Egyptian startup looks to end need for physical addresses
Egyptian startup LocName is set to launch a web and mobile service intended to remove the need for physical addresses and long directions by marking locations with unique usernames. → Read more
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