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Fri, February 7th, 09:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Econet awarded US$455k in damages
Zimbabwean operator Econet Wireless has been awarded US$455,000 by an international arbitrator to be paid by Namibian software company TrustCo, in the finale of a three-year legal battle. → Read more
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Fri, February 7th, 07:00 · Paul Adepoju
Nigeria’s Cross River state to get new ICT centre
Nigeria’s Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has announced plans to establish an Information Communication Technology (ICT) Centre in Calabar, Cross River state, where youths can receive ICT training and acquire skills. → Read more
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Fri, February 7th, 06:00 · Tom Jackson
YouTube appoints Google exec as boss – report
YouTube has appointed Google executive Susan Wojcicki as boss as it looks to make more money, according to a Reuters report. → Read more
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Thu, February 6th, 19:00 · Paul Adepoju
IBM launches 10-year US$100m Project Lucy initiative for Africa
IBM has announced Project Lucy, a ten-year initiative through which the company will invest US$100 million to give scientists and partners in Africa access to the world’s most advanced cognitive computing technologies. → Read more
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Thu, February 6th, 16:20 · Gabriella Mulligan
3G Direct Pay, Kopo Kopo to bring mobile payments to travel agents
Secure online payments platform 3G Direct Pay and Kenyan merchant services startup Kopo Kopo have partnered to facilitate mobile money payments for the travel industry. → Read more
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Thu, February 6th, 15:00 · Paul Adepoju
IBM opens innovation centre in Lagos
IBM has opened an innovation centre in Lagos, Nigeria, in order to accelerate innovation for the Nigerian and West African business and IT sectors. → Read more
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Thu, February 6th, 13:40 · Chris Udemans
50% of Africans will have LTE by 2018 – study
Fifty per cent of Africans will be covered by long term evolution (LTE) networks by 2018, rapidly increasing the continent’s access to high speed mobile data, according to a study. → Read more
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Thu, February 6th, 11:00 · Chris Udemans
Microsoft SA warns customers over phone scam
Microsoft South Africa has warned local customers to be wary of a phone scam after a cybercriminals claiming to be representatives of the company left consumers out of pocket. → Read more
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Thu, February 6th, 09:00 · Paul Adepoju
Ghana’s e-pay slip use increasing
The government of Ghana has revealed more citizens are using the electronic e-pay slip system recently introduced by the nation’s Controller and Accountant Generals' Department for public sector workers, which offers mechanised payroll services. → Read more
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Thu, February 6th, 08:00 · Chris Udemans
MTN expands VPN for enterprise customers
South African mobile operator MTN announced today it is expanding the coverage of its virtual private network (VPN), allowing its enterprise customers with global operations to communicate with their employees worldwide. → Read more
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Wed, February 5th, 17:00 · Chris Udemans
ANC underperforms in online presence
South Africa’s ruling African National Congress (ANC) scores badly when judged on its online presence and social media activity, according to a study. → Read more
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Wed, February 5th, 15:00 · Chris Udemans
DMMA rebrands to IAB South Africa
South Africa’s Digital Media and Marketing Association (DMMA) has joined the the global Interactive Advertising Board (IAB), rebranding as IAB South Africa from this week. → Read more
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Wed, February 5th, 14:20 · Chris Udemans
19% use VPNs to reduce government monitoring
Nineteen per cent of internet users making use of virtual private networks (VPNs) do so in order to protect anonymity and reduce government monitoring, according to a study by market research firm GlobalWebIndex. → Read more
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Wed, February 5th, 11:40 · Paul Adepoju
Smile Communications set to provide fastest internet in Nigeria
Smile Communications Nigeria has announced it is ready to provide Nigeria’s fastest internet service in Nigeria, with the company piloting its 4G LTE network in Lagos. → Read more
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Wed, February 5th, 06:00 · Chris Udemans
Facebook criticised over Paper app name
App developer FiftyThree has urged Facebook to stop using its brand name after the social network announced a new app called Paper last week. → Read more
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Tue, February 4th, 16:15 · Tom Jackson
Microsoft appoints Nadella CEO
Microsoft has announced the appointment of Satya Nadella as its new chief executive officer effective immediately, ending a long recruitment process. → Read more
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Tue, February 4th, 14:20 · Tom Jackson
Dimension Data boosts European presence with NextiraOne acquisition
South African firm Dimension Data has acquired certain subsidiaries of European business solutions firm NextiraOne for an undisclosed amount, continuing its recent expansion. → Read more
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Tue, February 4th, 13:00 · Chris Udemans
Tech firms release US government request statistics
American internet companies have released information about requests made by the United States government under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), hoping to increase transparency on processes relating to the release of user’s information to government organs. → Read more
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Tue, February 4th, 11:00 · Chris Udemans
Translators without Borders expands in Africa through Wikimedia
Translators without Borders (TwB) has expanded its humanitarian-related programmes in Africa through a Wikimedia project that focuses on translating medical articles into local languages. → Read more
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Mon, February 3rd, 12:20 · Chris Udemans
dotAfrica launch delayed
The Sunrise and Land Rush periods of the dotAfrica generic Top Level Domain (gTLD) will now commence in May rather than this month, with general availability expected in September. → Read more
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