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Fri, August 8th, 09:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
SATNAC 2014 to consider transformative potential of broadband
South Africa’s part-state owned operator Telkom has announced its annual Southern Africa Telecommunication Networks and Applications Conference (SATNAC) event will take place at the end of August, focusing on how universal broadband connectivity has the potential to transform lives. → Read more
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Thu, August 7th, 12:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
Project Isizwe partners Gumtree for free Wi-Fi in Tshwane
South African non-profit internet access initiative Project Isizwe has partnered with classifieds platform Gumtree to bring free Wi-Fi connectivity to low income communities in South Africa’s Tshwane municipality, with the companies promising to connect over one million people by the end of the month. → Read more
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Thu, August 7th, 11:30 · Paul Adepoju
Lagos residents buying sanitary supplies online following Ebola scare – Kaymu
Nigerian online shopping platform Kaymu has recorded a significant rise in the sale of sanitary supplies on its platform as a result of the Ebola outbreak in Nigeria. → Read more
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Wed, August 6th, 12:00 · Paul Adepoju
VConnect launches discounted deals platform
Nigerian local search engine VConnect.com has announced the launch of a discounted deals platform, deals.vconnect.com, saying the new platform will be a game-changer in the country’s online commerce market. → Read more
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Wed, August 6th, 09:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Vodacom launches US$50 smartphone
South Africa’s leading operator Vodacom has launched a self-branded, ZAR549 (US$51) mobile phone, with the aim of making mobile internet accessible to all South Africans. → Read more
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Tue, August 5th, 15:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
8bit secures US$110k funding
South African native advertising platform 8bit has secured US$110,000 funding from a range of investors, enabling the startup to expand its reach and launch new offerings. → Read more
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Tue, August 5th, 13:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
Commonwealth Broadband Africa Forum rescheduled for November
The Commonwealth Broadband Africa Forum, originally scheduled to take place in Nairobi in July but postponed over security concerns, has been rearranged for November. → Read more
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Tue, August 5th, 09:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Zuku announces US$2.5 million network upgrade
Kenyan pay-TV and telecommunications provider Zuku is to embark on a KSh220 million (US$2.5 million) network upgrade, aimed at improving speeds and reducing downtime on the network. → Read more
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Tue, August 5th, 08:00 · Paul Adepoju
Yellow Pages, Google partner for geocoding of businesses across Nigeria
Yell Publishers Limited, publishers of Nigeria’s Yellow Pages, has signed a three year partnership agreement with Google to expand operations and to carry out geocoding of businesses and organisations across the country to make them more accessible to the public. → Read more
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Mon, August 4th, 15:30 · Paul Adepoju
OPINION: Can technology transmit the flow of the Holy Spirit?
Today, the Soul Winning Family of God Church in Ibadan, and Africa’s largest church, the Redeemed Christian Church of God would begin their annual convention. In addition to several other major churches across the country, tens of millions of people are expected to be part of these religious events. → Read more
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Mon, August 4th, 13:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
iROKOtv.com launches international content offering
African video content platform iROKOtv.com has launched an international content package, to provide its customers with access to television content from around the world. → Read more
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Mon, August 4th, 12:40 · Susan Mwenesi
Ugandan trade reporting system commissioned
Uganda’s trade minister Amelia Kyambadde has commissioned the Non-Tariff Barriers (NTBs) Reporting System, a mobile phone and email-based system for reporting barriers to trade. → Read more
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Mon, August 4th, 08:40 · Paul Adepoju
Airtel Nigeria launches data bundles for Android devices
Airtel has become the first telecoms company in Nigeria to launch a data offering for Android devices. → Read more
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Mon, July 28th, 09:00 · Susan Mwenesi
IBM, University of Ibadan to collect encyclopaedic knowledge of diseases in Nigeria
IBM is partnering with the University of Ibadan to deploy Watson, IBM’s cognitive computing research computer, to collect encyclopaedic knowledge of diseases in Nigeria. → Read more
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Fri, July 25th, 17:19 · Paul Adepoju
The internet has huge impact on consumer behaviour – Google
Google has stressed the need for heads of businesses to pay critical attention to how they can grow their businesses. → Read more
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Fri, July 25th, 17:00 · Paul Adepoju
Global attention on Africa’s online real estate sector within 5 years – Lamudi
Africa’s online real estate sector will be the focus of the entire world within the next five years, according to Obi Ejimofo, managing director of Lamudi Nigeria. → Read more
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Fri, July 25th, 16:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Nairobi county goes mobile with payments for services
Nairobi residents will no longer have to contend with long queues when paying for services after the county government launched an e-payment platform to ease payments and streamline revenue collection. → Read more
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Fri, July 25th, 15:30 · Paul Adepoju
Large unmet demand for online real estate services in Nigeria – Lamudi
Nigeria’s online real estate sector is not yet big enough to service the high demand for such services in the country, according to Obi Ejimofo, managing director of Lamudi Nigeria. → Read more
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Thu, July 24th, 15:30 · Susan Mwenesi
UK’s DfID delivers e-learning to marginalised Kenyan girls
Thousands of marginalised girls in Kenya are set to benefit from a United Kingdom (UK) Department for International Development (DfID) partnership with the private sector to deliver e-learning programmes. → Read more
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Thu, July 24th, 15:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Uganda moves to fight cybercrime
The Ugandan authorities are moving to curb cybercrime, the growth of which is put down to unemployment and the influx of a large pool of youth highly skilled in information technology. → Read more
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