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Fri, December 20th, 11:00 · Tom Jackson
Facebook launches follow-on offering, Zuckerberg to sell some shares
Facebook has announced an underwritten registered public offering of 70 million Class A shares, with founder and chief executive officer (CEO) Mark Zuckerberg selling around US$2.3 million worth of stock. → Read more
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Fri, December 20th, 06:00 · Nick Sato
Education stakeholders urged to embrace ICT in Tanzania
Tanzanian education officers in the country’s Mtwara region have been told to ensure e-content and digital learning tools are incorporated into teaching and learning processes for better results. → Read more
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Thu, December 19th, 16:00 · Nick Sato
Kenya beats SA, UK, US to top spot in mobile shopping
Kenya leads in the use of mobile handsets to purchase high value items, according to research by MEF, a global trade association for companies wishing to monetise their products and services via mobile. → Read more
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Thu, December 19th, 15:00 · Selipha Kihagi
Tanzania drafts cybersecurity laws
The government of Tanzania is currently preparing three cybersecurity bills hoped to be passed into law by April next year, allowing for cybercriminals to be hunted within and outside the country. → Read more
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Thu, December 19th, 11:40 · Gabriella Mulligan
WACS landing station key to Namibian ICT – minister
The West African Cable System (WACS) and its single landing station in Namibia are key to achieving higher levels of ICT implementation in the country, and have a potentially transformative power for government services and business, according to Namibia’s minister of ICT. → Read more
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Thu, December 19th, 11:00 · Tom Jackson
Zinox boss appointed Microsoft’s only African global partner advisor
Leo Stan Ekeh, chairman of Nigeria’s Zinox Group, has been appointed as a global partner advisor by software giant Microsoft, making him the only African advisor. → Read more
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Thu, December 19th, 07:00 · Selipha Kihagi
Big Data threatens a large percentage of Africa’s population – report
Big data poses a major threat to a large percentage of Africa’s population who remain on big data’s periphery for their use of feature phones, a research report by Convergence Partners has said. → Read more
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Wed, December 18th, 15:40 · Gabriella Mulligan
Vodacom to spend $870m on fixed line business
South Africa’s biggest operator Vodacom is to spend ZAR9 billion (US$870 million) on infrastructure development in 2014, with expanding its fixed line business the main focus for the operator in the coming year. → Read more
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Wed, December 18th, 13:40 · Tom Jackson
New Microsoft CEO expected early next year
Microsoft lead independent director John Thompson, who is leading the four-man committee looking for a new chief executive officer (CEO), has said he expects an appointment to be made early next year. → Read more
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Wed, December 18th, 11:00 · Selipha Kihagi
Zambian bank to offer customers internet banking
The Cavmont Bank of Zambia has entered into a partnership with International Turnkey Systems (ITS) in a bid to offer its clients an opportunity to access banking services on their mobile devices via internet. → Read more
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Wed, December 18th, 05:00 · Tom Jackson
NASDAQ must face lawsuits over Facebook IPO
A US court has ruled NASDAQ must face claims of negligence by investors in Facebook initial public offering (IPO) of May 2012, rejecting NASDAQ’s plea to have them dismissed. → Read more
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Tue, December 17th, 19:00 · Nick Sato
Mandela, Pistorius among top world Google searches in 2013
South African icon Nelson Mandela and amputee athlete Oscar Pistorius emerged top in different categories in this year’s most searched items in the Google annual year end Zeitgeist report. → Read more
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Tue, December 17th, 17:30 · Nick Sato
Airtel Nigeria, Google partner to launch free web search on mobile
Airtel Nigeria and Google have announced an internet service partnership that allows customers to access mobile web search and other feature-phone-friendly versions of Gmail and Google without getting billed. → Read more
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Tue, December 17th, 16:30 · Selipha Kihagi
Online aggregator offers Africans fast access to latest news
A news aggregator, Cavegoat.com, has been launched seeking to offer Africans fast access to the latest news by collecting stories from various publications, sites and blogs and arranging them into various categories for readers. → Read more
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Tue, December 17th, 14:40 · Gabriella Mulligan
HomeSync service now available on non-Samsung devices
Samsung Electronics has announced the roll out of its HomeSync cloud and connected entertainment service to new Android devices, including making the service available to non-Samsung devices. → Read more
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Tue, December 17th, 12:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
iROKOtv raises $8m in funding, total investment reaches $21m
Nigerian video on demand (VOD) service iROKOtv has raised a further US$8 million in funding, fuelling plans to move from a largely diaspora audience to dominating the pan-African market. → Read more
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Tue, December 17th, 10:40 · Gabriella Mulligan
Facebook Donate allows users to give to non-profits
Facebook has launched its new “Donate” functionality, enabling users to give money directly to non-profit organisations through the social networking site. → Read more
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Tue, December 17th, 09:30 · Tom Jackson
Sports prediction game Puntr seeks post-accelerator funding
South African startup Puntr is seeking further funding for its real-time sports prediction game after completing the Seed Engine accelerator programme in Johannesburg. → Read more
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Tue, December 17th, 08:40 · Nick Sato
MTN, Regenesys partner to boost online education in Nigeria
MTN Nigeria has partnered with Regenesys Business School to launch MTN iLearning, a new initiative that provides entrepreneurs with access to free online business education. → Read more
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Tue, December 17th, 08:00 · Selipha Kihagi
Spectranet to expand 4G service in more cities
Nigerian internet service provider (ISP) Spectranet has said it is planning to launch its high speed 4G internet services to more cities across the country in the first quarter of 2014. → Read more
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