Internet, Page 57
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Tue, November 26th, 18:00 · Tom Jackson
Project Isizwe rolls out free Wi-Fi in Tshwane
South African non-profit Project Isizwe has announced it has rolled out phase one if its free Wi-Fi programme in the City of Tshwane, looking to harness the power of the internet for educational and economic purposes. → Read more
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Tue, November 26th, 16:00 · Nick Sato
Kenyatta, Ruto trials may be held via video link
A committee of International Criminal Court (ICC) member states handling amendments has unanimously approved the United Kingdom’s proposal seeking to alter the court’s rules to allow the President Uhuru Kenyatta and Deputy President William Ruto to attend their trials through video link from Nairobi. → Read more
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Tue, November 26th, 13:00 · Richard Cutcher
Afrihost reduces uncapped prices
South African internet service provider (ISP) Afrihost has slashed the cost of its uncapped ADSL lines, as connection speeds continue to be increased by Telkom. → Read more
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Tue, November 26th, 11:00 · Richard Cutcher
Social media users to earn from posting Jumia links
Jumia Nigeria is expanding its affiliate programme to include social media accounts, meaning anyone can earn commission from directing people to the e-commerce site. → Read more
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Tue, November 26th, 10:30 · Tom Jackson
SA broadband policy set for Cabinet discussion – Carrim
South African communications minister Yunus Carrim said the new Department of Communications (DoC) broadband strategy plan is expected to go before Cabinet next Wednesday, as the government seeks to ensure every South African has internet access by 2020. → Read more
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Tue, November 26th, 09:30 · Richard Cutcher
Naspers to embrace huge growth in internet business
Naspers’ internet businesses are now providing more revenue than its pay-TV interests, with its top-line growth increasing by 28 per cent during the past six months. → Read more
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Tue, November 26th, 06:00 · Winfred Kuria
KTN hits 1m “likes” mark on Facebook
Kenya Television Network’s (KTN) Facebook page has received more than one million "likes" making it the first Kenyan-owned media house to achieve the large number of followers on social media. → Read more
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Tue, November 26th, 05:00 · Winfred Kuria
Airtel launches IT lessons for Tanzanian pupils
Airtel Tanzania has rolled out basic computer training through its project dubbed ‘Shule Yetu’, in a bid to support education in the country. → Read more
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Mon, November 25th, 19:00 · Winfred Kuria
Tanzania government to introduce e-applications for jobs
Tanzania’s e-government system allowing the state’s programmes and information to be accessed electronically will now be implemented in the civil service’s job scan sector according to the Public Service Commission (PSC). → Read more
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Mon, November 25th, 15:30 · Richard Cutcher
Affordability, not infrastructure, holding back African internet penetration – report
The high price of internet access is the primary obstacle to increasing web access in Africa, according to the Web Index 2013 report. → Read more
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Mon, November 25th, 15:00 · Selipha Kihagi
MTN Zambia, MTN Business merge as company launches cloud services
MTN Zambia has merged with internet service provider MTN Business in the country, making it a complete telecommunications solutions provider for voice, data and other services such as fibre connectivity and cloud services. → Read more
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Mon, November 25th, 14:00 · Nick Sato
National Housing Corporation in $1.5m IT system upgrade
Kenya’s National Housing Corporation (NHC) is working on a new technology system upgrade that will enable prospective house buyers access to all information regarding properties, make online payments and track construction. → Read more
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Mon, November 25th, 10:30 · Richard Cutcher
Africa can take advantage of LTE leapfrog – Gemalto
Regulators and network operators in Africa should take advantage of the current lack of 3G legacy networks by implementing 4G LTE, effectively leapfrogging the technology, according to Sherry Zameer, Africa and Middle East head of telecommunications solutions at Gemalto. → Read more
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Mon, November 25th, 10:00 · Nick Sato
KCB to offer back office service for Posta e-payment solutions
Kenya Commercial Bank (KCB) Group and Postal Corporation of Kenya (PCK) have entered into a strategic partnership to share payment infrastructure and capitalise on their expansive branch networks locally in line with the bank’s financial inclusion agenda. → Read more
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Mon, November 25th, 05:00 · Tom Jackson
Censorship to end within 10 years – Schmidt
Google executive chairman Eric Schmidt has predicted censorship could end within a decade, with better use of encryption to help people overcome government surveillance. → Read more
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Sat, November 23rd, 08:00 · Tom Jackson
Spotify raises $250m in funding – report
Online music-streaming service Spotify has raised US$250 million in a new funding round, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal. → Read more
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Fri, November 22nd, 20:00 · Selipha Kihagi
Kenyan bus company bows to online complaints, upgrades services
Modern Coast Express Limited, a Kenyan bus company offering travel services across East Africa, has responded to online complaints regarding its poor service delivery and is now carrying out an upgrade. → Read more
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Fri, November 22nd, 18:30 · Tom Jackson
Microsoft launches Nigerian mentorship programme
Microsoft has partnered with The Future Project to launch an online mentorship programme in Nigeria to provide web-based training to boost employability. → Read more
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Fri, November 22nd, 18:00 · Nick Sato
Safaricom in $40m project to connect buildings with fibre optic grid
Kenya’s leading telecommunications service provider Safaricom has announced its high quality fibre Digital City project will connect public and commercial buildings with the grid for free in a bid to net more customers for its broadband services. → Read more
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Fri, November 22nd, 17:00 · Nick Sato
Sterio.me pilot phase to be launched in Zimbabwe
StartupBus Africa’s Sterio.me has confirmed its partner for its pilot phase, which will be launched after the five days trip set off from Harare, Zimbabwe. → Read more
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