Africa’s top headlines for the week

This week Africa’s competitors within the continent’s high-growth ICT sector have published their efforts to attract greater market share. Clearly there is renewed focus on empowering the consumer with the means to connect and stay connected, as well as exploit advances in mobile device technology and applications.   This week's top stories More...

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By Chris Tredger On Friday, May 17th, 2013
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Challenges or no, Orange says it is here to stay

Doing business in Africa requires focus and “feet on the ground” or genuine presence claims management at Orange Business Services, the Business-to-Business arm of France Telecom-Orange. The company says it More...

By Staff Writer On Thursday, May 16th, 2013
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Nigeria’s daily EFT value in the billions

Nigeria’s Daily Trust reports that according to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)  the total value of electronic funds transfer now stands at N80 billion (approximately $508 million) per day. Nigeria's total More...

By Chris Tredger On Wednesday, May 15th, 2013
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SAS confirmed as a sponsor at Tech Demo Africa 2013

SAS, the leader in business analytics software and services, and the largest independent vendor in the business intelligence market, has confirmed its participation in Africa’s premier technology showcase and More...

By Staff Writer On Wednesday, May 15th, 2013
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Uganda: Airtel seeks to allay Warid customer concern

Bharti Airtel (Airtel), a leading global telecommunications services provider with operations in 20 countries across Asia and Africa, today reiterated its commitment to Uganda and said it will “continue to make More...

By Charlie Fripp On Tuesday, May 14th, 2013
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BlackBerry to release BBM for iOS and Android

BlackBerry CEO Thorsten Heins announced during the company’s annual BlackBerry Live conference today that their popular social messaging system BlackBerry Messenger (BBM), will be made available across multiple More...

By Chris Tredger On Tuesday, May 14th, 2013
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Dell, Intel, Lenovo, Samsung to showcase at Tech Demo Africa 2013

Global technology powerhouses, including Dell, Intel, Lenovo, Samsung, Syspro and SAS, will showcase their latest offerings at Tech Demo Africa 2013, the technology showcase and networking Conference scheduled for More...

By Staff Writer On Tuesday, May 14th, 2013
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Tanzania: Telecommunication service providers must toe the line

The Tanzania Daily News quotes the country’s Minister of Communication, Science and Technology, Professor Makame Mbarawa as saying that telecommunication service providers who provide inadequate service to consumers, More...

By Staff Writer On Monday, May 13th, 2013
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SA Communications Minister lodges complaint against newspaper

South Africa’s Minister of Communications Dina Pule has lodged a formal complaint with the Press Ombudsman over the weekend in relation to the alleged  smear campaign against her by the Sunday Times newspaper. South More...

By Chris Tredger On Saturday, May 11th, 2013
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Top stories of the week

This week, the world has again witnessed the power of social networking and the pace at which information is transmitted globally. A list of the top ten stories for the week. (Image source: mobile media devices More...