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Tue, October 16th, 08:08 · Tom Jackson

SA ranks low in ICT infrastructure, affordability

South Africa is underperforming in terms of ICT infrastructure and affordability, according to new figures, adding weight to calls for the speedier rollout of broadband services across the country. → Read more
Tue, October 16th, 05:34 · Igor Hobotov

Welcome to the “Republic” of Mxit

Alan Knott-Craig Jr, the chief executive officer of Africa’s top social networking site Mxit, has made it clear that he believes their home is Africa. Looking at the recently released demographics and statistics as at the end of August 2012, you would be tempted to further stretch that phrase, that perhaps Mxit is slowly becoming a republic, albeit virtual, in Africa. → Read more
Mon, October 15th, 14:29 · Tefo Mohapi

Vodacom SA offers callers free talk time on latest promotion

South Africa’s integrated telecommunications service provider Vodacom announced the launch of the Vodacom Extra Time promotion over the weekend, enabling its prepaid and top up customers to talk for an hour but only pay for the first three minutes. → Read more
Mon, October 15th, 14:10 · Dan Sudi

OPINION: Kenyan government ought to crack whip on unregistered SIM card vendors

Kenya’s government, through its communications regulatory body the Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK), needs to come up with rules and regulations that bar SIM card vendors from selling non-registered cards, in addition to formulating stiffer penalties for lawbreakers. → Read more
Mon, October 15th, 14:09 · Tefo Mohapi

IT Leaders Africa Summit confirmed for Johannesburg in 2013

The fourth annual IT Leaders Africa Summit will be held in Johannesburg, South Africa from March 13 to 14, next year, hosting over 150 CIOs and senior IT executives representing leading companies from the respective regions. → Read more
Mon, October 15th, 13:33 · Gythan Munga

$4.2bn MTN Iran case halted by court

A US court has halted proceedings in the US$4.2 billion case against the MTN Group, which sees the group accused of corruption, bribery and assisting in arms provision to Iran. → Read more
Mon, October 15th, 12:50 · Gythan Munga

Cell-C’s Knott-Craig launches aggressive action against Vodacom’s customer base

He may be “IT Person of the Year”, but Alan Knott-Craig Sr has not made friends everywhere, developing quite a reputation for jumping ship and now targeting his former employer as he looks to turn Cell-C into a South African powerhouse. → Read more
Mon, October 15th, 12:47 · Robert K'Odingo

Botswana telecoms cuts rates on Internet bandwidth by nearly 60%

State-owned telecom Botswana Telecommunications Corporation (BTC) has announced a reduction of wholesale Internet bandwidth (BOTSGATE) rates following the commissioning of the West African Cable System (WACS) to lay fibre-optic cable through parts of the country. → Read more
Mon, October 15th, 12:46 · Paul Adepoju

Nigerian firm launches software solution to battle organisational frauds

Nigeria-based consultancy group Farsight Consulting Services has introduced a new software solution dubbed FinTrack ERP into the Nigerian market to help organisations fight fraud. → Read more
Mon, October 15th, 12:46 · Vincent Matinde

Yu Mobile Kenya launches BlackBerry services

Mobile network operator Yu Mobile has started offering BlackBerry services in Kenya, joining Airtel, Safaricom and Orange in offering such a package to their customers. → Read more
Mon, October 15th, 12:44 · HumanIPO

Kenyan techies develop technology that matches patients’ blood groups for quick donations

Kenyan tech startup Scan Response is testing its latest application, Blood Match, an emergency medical personnel QR code for matching patients’ blood groups for quick donations and organ transplants. → Read more
Mon, October 15th, 12:26 · Elly Okutoyi

Airtel Kenya in ownership tussle

Mobile network operator Airtel Kenya is embroiled in an ownership battle after it emerged it has less than six months to find a local buyer for a 15 percent stake in the company, in compliance with Kenya’s regulations. → Read more
Mon, October 15th, 11:59 · Dan Sudi

Kaspersky Lab African operation gets new head of operations

Global antivirus vendor Kaspersky Lab has appointed Riaan Badenhorst as its head of operations, taking charge of the company’s operations in close to 40 African countries for the next three years. → Read more
Mon, October 15th, 08:59 · Elly Okutoyi

200,000 unique visitors for Buni TV 6 months after launch

Buni TV, a Web and mobile digital video platform with a focus on high quality African content, has announced today that it has attracted more than 200,000 unique visitors since its launch in April. → Read more
Mon, October 15th, 08:36 · Dan Sudi

Vodacom Tanzania partners with World Food Programme through M-Pesa to boost pregnancy care

Telecom service provider Vodacom Tanzania has partnered with the United Nations’ World Food Programme (WFP) in a health initiative aimed at supporting mother-child nutrition education courtesy of mobile money transfer service M-Pes → Read more
Mon, October 15th, 08:33 · Paul Adepoju

Expert calls on Nigerian businesses to embrace digital marketing platforms

Nigerian business owners have been called upon to embrace digital marketing platforms revolutionising markets across the world by digital marketing expert Abasiama Idiaresit, in order to better access their customer base. → Read more
Mon, October 15th, 07:46 · Paul Adepoju

Vodafone Offers Ghana’s Hajj Pilgrims 70% Discount On Roaming

Telecommunications company Vodafone Ghana has offered Ghanaian pilgrims to this year’s Hajj a 70 percent discount on the current international roaming costs as they embark on their journey to Saudi Arabia. → Read more
Mon, October 15th, 07:06 · Gythan Munga

No need to fear

South Africa’s LTE network will not experience any issues despite increases in traffic, say officials at Vodacom, in spite of fears of so-called “signalling storms”. → Read more
Sat, October 13th, 16:13 · Tefo Mohapi

8ta LTE offering to use 2,300Mhz band spectrum

8ta CEO Amith Maharaj has announced that the mobile service provider will be launching their LTE trial in Gauteng using spectrum in the 2,300Mhz band. → Read more
Sat, October 13th, 09:52 · Vincent Matinde

Telecoms to lose US$54bn to smartphone messaging apps

New research has indicated that mobile telecom companies will lose close to US$54 billion by 2016 thanks to the insurgence of messaging apps, with African operators already feeling the pinch. → Read more