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Wed, April 2nd, 06:00 · Paul Adepoju
Intelsat wins Vodacom Africa-wide broadband service deal
Vodacom has awarded the contract for the provision of managed broadband services across Africa to satellite operator Intelsat, which will assist Vodacom in offering a differentiated broadband service targeting small office/home office (SOHO) and small and medium enterprise (SME) users. → Read more
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Tue, April 1st, 20:00 · Chris Udemans
Gijima reports “significant progress” in turnaround
South African ICT firm Gijima has seen “significant progress” thanks to its turnaround strategy, according to chief executive officer (CEO) Eileen Wilton. → Read more
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Tue, April 1st, 19:30 · Tom Jackson
Microsoft CEO shakes up management
Recently appointed Microsoft chief executive officer (CEO) Satya Nadella has made his first management shakeup, appointing new heads of the company’s cloud, devices and Xbox divisions. → Read more
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Tue, April 1st, 18:30 · Agatha Nduku
Dating site protests against Firefox over CEO’s anti-gay marriage donation
Dating site OkCupid is reaching out to its users to boycott Mozilla-owned search engine Firefox in protest at Mozilla's new chief executive officer (CEO), Brendan Eich, who supported an anti-same-sex marriage campaign. → Read more
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Tue, April 1st, 17:30 · Chris Udemans
Facebook, Google most popular internet services in Africa – Opera
Social media platform Facebook and internet search giant Google are the two most popular internet services in Africa, according to mobile software provider Opera. → Read more
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Tue, April 1st, 17:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Nigerians, Kenyans believe internet access fosters freedom
Internet users in Nigeria and Kenya lead the world in terms of believing internet access fosters freedom, feeling safe to express their opinions online and feeling free from government surveillance online, according to a new study. → Read more
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Tue, April 1st, 16:30 · Chris Udemans
SA data centre revenue to grow 70% by 2018
Revenue from South Africa’s data centre market is set to increase by 70 per cent in the next four years, providing more resources for hosted services, according a study. → Read more
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Tue, April 1st, 16:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Internet affordability, accessibility key for Africa’s development – Microsoft
Internet connectivity and affordability are what will help Africa’s development, especially through young people and small and medium enterprises (SMEs) known to drive economic development, according to Louis Otieno, director at Microsoft 4Afrika. → Read more
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Tue, April 1st, 13:30 · Tom Jackson
Vodacom, Neotel deal held up by ICASA – report
Leading South African operator Vodacom’s proposed purchase of Neotel from Indian firm Tata Communications is being delayed by the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA), according to a report. → Read more
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Tue, April 1st, 09:00 · Tom Jackson
African internet “broken” by ship anchor, tech giants scramble to help
The vast majority of African countries are set to be without internet connectivity indefinitely after a ship ferrying agricultural goods from Kenya to Nigeria damaged submarine fibre optic cables landing on the continent. → Read more
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Tue, April 1st, 06:00 · Abdirizaq Hussein
Gilat Satcom CEO joins WIOCC board
Gilat Satcom chief executive officer (CEO) Dan Zajicek has been appointed to the board of African fibre connectivity provider WIOCC. → Read more
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Mon, March 31st, 19:00 · Chris Udemans
Top news sites victims of hacks – report
Twenty-one of the world’s top-25 news organisations have been infiltrated by state-sponsored hackers, according to a report. → Read more
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Mon, March 31st, 15:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
Traffic-monitoring drones trialled in SA
South Africa’s Kagiso New Media and Jacaranda FM have launched a two-week trial of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in road traffic reporting, with a view to operating a fleet of drones to improve real-time news and information coverage. → Read more
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Mon, March 31st, 14:00 · Paul Adepoju
Lamudi Nigeria exceeds 10,000 listings, offers wider property selection
Africa Internet Holding (AIH)-founded online real estate platform Lamudi Nigeria has announced it now has more than 10,000 listings on the platform nine months after its launch, while it has also extended its services to provide wider property selections in major Nigerian cities such as Lagos, Abuja and Ibadan. → Read more
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Mon, March 31st, 13:30 · Susan Mwenesi
Nakuru first Kenyan free Wi-Fi town
Nakuru has become the first town in Kenya to become a free Wi-Fi zone through a partnership between the State House Digital Team and the Nakuru county government. → Read more
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Mon, March 31st, 12:30 · Paul Adepoju
West African entertainment platform MajeOfficial launched
MajeOfficial.com, a West African entertainment platform that offers users free access to independent series, movies and visual art has been officially launched following months of beta testing. → Read more
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Mon, March 31st, 11:00 · Paul Adepoju
Interswitch, Western Union launch account-based money transfer in Nigeria
Integrated payments company Interswitch Transnational, and international payment services firm Western Union have announced the introduction of an account-based money transfer service (ABMT) in Nigeria. → Read more
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Mon, March 31st, 09:00 · Abdirizaq Hussein
Facebook confirms lab working on drone connectivity
Facebook has shared more details on the work its Connectivity Lab is doing in building drones, satellites and lasers to deliver the internet to everyone. → Read more
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Mon, March 31st, 08:30 · Paul Adepoju
Nokia X on sale on Konga.com
Nigerian e-commerce platform, Konga.com has announced its customers can now the purchase Nokia X, which runs on the Android operating system, for NGN19,200 (US$120). → Read more
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Fri, March 28th, 15:00 · Paul Adepoju
Emerging markets most promising bets – Lamudi
African online property listing company Lamudi has described selected emerging markets as the most promising locations for business investment, especially in e-commerce, amid reports of stagnating growth in the global key emerging markets. → Read more
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