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Fri, January 31st, 17:00 · Chris Udemans
Dataminr partners CNN, Twitter for journalism tool
Social analytics company Dataminr has announced a partnership with CNN and Twitter to provide journalists with a tool to quickly access emerging information. → Read more
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Fri, January 31st, 15:40 · Chris Udemans
Swedish delegation visits Kenya over ICT support
A Swedish delegation is in Kenya at the moment to investigate opportunities in the country’s ICT sector in the hope of providing support through expertise and experience. → Read more
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Fri, January 31st, 15:00 · Tom Jackson
T-Systems acquires SA firm Intervate
T-Systems has acquired South African enterprise information management firm Intervate for an undisclosed amount, with the deal effective from January 1. → Read more
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Fri, January 31st, 13:00 · Tom Jackson
Microsoft set to appoint Nadella CEO – reports
Microsoft is set to appoint its cloud computing head Satya Nadella as Steve Ballmer’s successor as chief executive officer (CEO), ending a lengthy recruitment process. → Read more
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Fri, January 31st, 12:20 · Paul Adepoju
Eskimi fanclubs hit 100,000, reach and engagement better than Facebook
Social media and entertainment platform Eskimi has announced its users have created more than 100,000 fanclubs. → Read more
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Fri, January 31st, 11:00 · Tom Jackson
New SA e-commerce regulations published
South Africa’s National Treasury has published its Electronic Services Regulations for public comment, following last year’s budget requiring foreign businesses supplying e-books, music and digital services to register as value-added tax (VAT) vendors. → Read more
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Fri, January 31st, 10:20 · Paul Adepoju
Glo launches new high-speed data promo for Nigerian subscribers
Telecoms company Globacom Nigeria (Glo) has announced a new high-speed internet data promotion that offers its subscribers 100 per cent data bonuses - the My Phone Double Promo. → Read more
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Fri, January 31st, 09:00 · Paul Adepoju
Konga.com hosts Facebook delegation in Lagos
Nigerian e-commerce platform Konga.com yesterday hosted a high-power delegation from Facebook, with the startup saying the visit affirms its progress as an emerging powerhouse in Nigeria and Africa at large. → Read more
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Fri, January 31st, 06:00 · Paul Adepoju
Jumia Nigeria wins best online retail brand of the year award
Nigerian e-commerce firm Jumia has won the best Online Retail Brand of the Year award at the Brand Journalists Association of Nigeria (BJAN) Awards. → Read more
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Thu, January 30th, 17:00 · Chris Udemans
SA internet speeds decline in Q3 2013 – Akamai
South African internet is underperforming when compared countries in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), showing a 1.1 per cent decline in internet speed in the third quarter of 2013. → Read more
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Thu, January 30th, 16:20 · Paul Adepoju
Jumia Nigeria appoints new CEOs
E-commerce platform Jumia Nigeria has announced Nicolas Martin and Jérémy Doutté as chief executive officers (CEOs), replacing former managing directors Tunde Kehinde and Raphael Afaedor who have decided to leave to start their own business. → Read more
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Thu, January 30th, 15:40 · Paul Adepoju
NGClusterMap launched to uncover pockets of industry clusters in Nigeria
NGClusterMap, a new platform sponsored by the Tony Elumelu Foundation, has been launched to uncover the pockets of industry clusters where companies with similar attributes co-exist in Nigeria. → Read more
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Thu, January 30th, 14:20 · Paul Adepoju
Nigeria launches Open Data Initiative
Nigeria has launched its Open Data Development Initiative, with the goal of driving innovation, investment and economic growth by enabling access to government data. → Read more
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Thu, January 30th, 12:20 · Paul Adepoju
Zinox Technologies launches online retail store
Nigerian computer manufacturer Zinox Technologies has launched Task Direct, an e-commerce platform that allows the company to offer its customers products from global manufacturers such Dell, Lenovo, HP and Samsung. → Read more
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Thu, January 30th, 09:40 · Paul Adepoju
EMC extends educational services to Nigeria with new training facility
IT storage solutions company EMC is extending its educational services to Nigeria with the opening of its new training facility in Lagos, in order to provide support for the company’s growing market demands in the country and meet the needs of its customers. → Read more
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Thu, January 30th, 09:00 · Chris Udemans
IBM opens client centre in Johannesburg
IBM has announced the opening of a client centre in Johannesburg, hoping it will foster innovation for South African businesses and IT skills development. → Read more
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Thu, January 30th, 05:00 · Chris Udemans
Java app used for DDoS botnet – Kaspersky
A malicious Java application is being used for the creation of a cross-platform distributed denial of service (DDoS) botnet, according to a blog post by Kaspersky. → Read more
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Wed, January 29th, 19:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Real estate consortium launches listings platform in Egypt
A consortium of Egyptian real estate developers and brokers have partnered to launch the country’s first comprehensive real estate listings platform, No Corner. → Read more
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Wed, January 29th, 17:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
AAE-1 consortium to build undersea cable system
A global consortium of 17 companies have signed an agreement to build the world’s first cable system linking all major South East Asian countries to Africa and Europe via the Middle East, in a bid to boost Asia-Africa trade. → Read more
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Wed, January 29th, 10:20 · Chris Udemans
Microsoft rebrands SkyDrive
Microsoft is rebranding its cloud service after a copyright claim by British Sky Broadcasting (BSkyB) claiming SkyDrive was a “clear infringement” of the company’s name was upheld. → Read more
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