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Mon, November 11th, 09:32 · Richard Cutcher
Vodacom doubles international data revenue, M-Pesa takes off
Vodacom Group, which operates networks in four African countries outside of South Africa, has reported more than 100 per cent data revenue growth in those markets, another indication of the continent’s rapidly increasing mobile data usage. → Read more
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Mon, November 11th, 08:30 · Richard Cutcher
Hackers snatch Bitcoins valued more than $1m
Bitcoin wallet Inputs.io has been hacked to the tune of more than US$1 billion it has conceded, with the site “unable to pay all user balances”. → Read more
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Mon, November 11th, 07:00 · Selipha Kihagi
Porsche launches online platform to lure African investors
Porsche Middle East and Africa FZE, a subsidiary of Porsche AG, has launched an online communication platform for investors as it extends its business across the region with a particular focus on Sub-Saharan Africa. → Read more
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Sat, November 9th, 08:00 · Nick Sato
Liquid Telecom Zambia appoints former Airtel chief
Liquid Telecom Group has appointed Chabuka Kawesha its new managing director of CEC Liquid Telecom in Zambia. → Read more
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Fri, November 8th, 20:00 · Kamau Mbote
Essar Kenya decreases market share in key segments
Essar Kenya, which owns Yu network, has lost market share in key segments during the third quarter of 2013, according to figures released by the Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK). → Read more
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Fri, November 8th, 19:30 · Brandon Gregory
Creating effective, entertaining online content
Gavin Mannion, founder of Lazygamer.net, discussed creating effective and entertaining online content using the Wordpress platform at the WordCamp conference, in Cape Town, yesterday (Monday). → Read more
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Fri, November 8th, 18:00 · Kamau Mbote
Matiangi outlines ambitious internet speeds target for Kenya
The Kenyan government is planning to deliver higher internet speeds as a way of ensuring citizens can access government services in one portal. → Read more
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Fri, November 8th, 17:30 · Paul Adepoju
Nigerian banks have lost $1b to e-frauds
Nigerian banks have lost around NGN159 billion (US$1 billion) to e-fraud between 2000 and the first quarter of 2013, according to the Nigerian Inter-Bank Settlements Systems, (NIBSS). → Read more
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Fri, November 8th, 17:00 · Richard Cutcher
South African white space pilot a success
The TV white spaces (TVWS) project with 10 schools in and around Cape Town has been hailed a success by Google and its partners in the initiative which is seeking to boost internet access. → Read more
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Fri, November 8th, 14:30 · Brandon Gregory
Reducing information overload
A world constantly connected to the internet is resulting in an information overload in terms of frivolous and non-crucial information, believes Pieter Streicher, managing director (MD) of BulkSMS. → Read more
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Fri, November 8th, 13:30 · Nick Sato
Kenyatta launches Huduma e-centre in a bid to cut bureaucracy
Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta launched the government’s one-stop-shop portal yesterday (Thursday) that will ensure effective delivery of public services in the country. → Read more
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Fri, November 8th, 13:00 · Nick Sato
Liquid Telecom Kenya replaces CEO
Liquid Telecom Group is replacing its Kenya chief executive officer (CEO), Shahab Meshki, less than two months after the UK firm completed integration of Kenya Data Networks (KDN) and its relaunch as Liquid Telecom Kenya. → Read more
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Fri, November 8th, 12:30 · Richard Cutcher
LTE devices on the rise
The Global Mobile Suppliers Association (GSA) has released its latest figures on the state of the LTE ecosystem around the world, showing the number of device manufacturers has increased by 44 per cent in the past year. → Read more
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Fri, November 8th, 11:00 · Nick Sato
Kenya Power to send electricity bills via SMS and email
Kenya Power will begin rolling out the sending of bills via emails and SMS by phasing out hard copy printed electricity bills. → Read more
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Fri, November 8th, 10:00 · Richard Cutcher
Ghana parliament wary of $60m ZTE deal
Ghana’s communications minister, Edward Omane-Boamah, has been given one week to rescue the US$60 million ZTE project for the country’s Global Open Trunking A Architecture (GOTA) project. → Read more
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Fri, November 8th, 08:30 · Richard Cutcher
Intel launch education app for SA
Intel South Africa has launched Intel Explore and Learn Marketplace, providing access to free and low-cost digital textbooks and learning resources. → Read more
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Fri, November 8th, 06:00 · Winfred Kuria
CWG Ghana celebrates 10 year operations
Computer Warehouse Group (CWG) Ghana has celebrated its tenth anniversary in the West African country → Read more
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Thu, November 7th, 19:00 · Richard Cutcher
Silk Road returns after FBI lockdown
The online drugs marketplace Silk Road, which was closed by the FBI last month, appears to have reborn by a group of its former moderators. → Read more
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Thu, November 7th, 18:00 · Brandon Gregory
Building an online audience the long, hard, and stupid way
The best way to build an online audience for a blog is the long, hard, and stupid way, according to Rian van der Merwe, a director at Flow Interactive SA. → Read more
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Thu, November 7th, 17:30 · Kamau Mbote
Internet users reaches 19.6m in Kenya
Internet penetration has increased 61.2 per cent year-on-year in Kenya, boosted primarily by an increase in mobile data subscriptions as well as of internet subscriptions resulting to a surge of 61.2 percent compared to the previous year according to the just released. → Read more
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