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Seacom expands Pan-African Network
SEACOM has extended its low cost broadband services into five more Southern African countries. Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, Swaziland and Zimbabwe will soon have access to the SEACOM network which contributes to SEACOM’s commitment to connect broadband starved African countries. The…
Tunisia selling the revolution online
Tunisians are selling merchandise from January’s revolution that ousted former President Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali from power, after more than two decades atop the country’s political structure. While Tunisians are able to get such collectibles, including shirts, signs and banners,…
BBM Social platform enters public beta
Today the BBM (BlackBerry Messenger) Social Platform officially goes into public beta. The BlackBerry developer community can now take advantage of the powerful social aspects of the ultra popular BBM service which has an active user base of over 35 million. The BBM…
MTN Nigeria to get $1 billion boost
MTN Nigeria, part of the company’s growing African empire, announced it is budgeting some $1 billion in its total capital for the year. In the statement from the company, much of the funds will go to bolstering high quality services…
Nigeria renews interest in back-up bidder
In an attempt to revitalize the country’s telecom market, Nigeria has asked the second-highest bidder for Nitel to revalidate it’s rejected offer. This comes almost a month after the top bidder for the decrepit state-run telecom company was rejected due to non-payment of…
MTN regrets not moving on Orascom deal
Phuthuma Nhleko, departing Chief Executive Officer of MTN South Africa, said that he regrets not moving forward on a failed plan to purchase assets from Egypt’s Orascom Telecom. He did add that the deal could return to the table and he…
Outsource Digital opens Botswana office
Outsource Digital, a South African based office automation company, is opening a new branch in Botswana. This expansion will be done in partnership with Botswana based entrepreneur, Thapelo Letsholo. The branch in Gaborone will allow Outsource Digital to deliver turnkey solutions and…
Interview: Grant Morgan of Cybernest
IT News Africa attended the IT Leaders Africa 2011 Summit in Sandton this week, and we caught up with Grant Morgan, the Managing Executive: Sales and Marketing for Cybernest. As a division of Telkom which specialises in outsourced IT infrastructure…
HP lights way for clients to optimise energy resources
HP this week introduced a new way for clients to optimise energy consumption and reduce emissions. The HP Energy and Sustainability Management (ESM) solution which taps into the information needed to create a sustainable business future. The ESM solution provides a…
Gijima: “Who Am I Online” settlement a painful blow
Restructuring and renewed focus on core customers may be the life-line which helps Gijima recover from a R373.9 million settlement. IT News Africa attended the interim results presentation in Sandton today, during which Gijima CEO, Jonas Bogoshi, and CFO, Carlos…
Smartphone apps outperform other booming markets
If you’ve never used an Apple iPad or a BlackBerry smartphone, you might not understand all the fuss about “mobile apps”. These little programs allow you to customize your smartphone or tablet computer in an innumerable number of ways. From…
Uganda: MTN could block rival network calls
According to reports and sources in Uganda, MTN Uganda Ltd. has threatened to block calls through rival company, Libyan-owned Uganda Telecom over an unpaid bill. Analysts in the country are worried that the move, if carried out, could bring about…
Libya telecom sends anti-foreigner SMS
According to Libyans, the government run telecom company, Libyana, has sent SMS messages to citizens urging them to use violence against foreigners in the country. According to the source, the messages have said that foreigners want to “sow trouble” and…
Nigeria to make ICT improvements
Nigeria’s top information technology body, NITDA, is in the process of developing and building ICT capacity in the country in an effort to improve the IT sector, a statement from the agency said on Monday. According to NITDA, Scan-ICT is…
Intellectual Property boosted in Nigeria
The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) announced plans that would help bolster Nigeria’s innovation centers to tackle the Intellectual Property and Technology Transfer Offices (IPTTOs) in place under the tutelage of the National Office for Technology Acquisition and Promotion (NOTAP).…
Report looks at digital media in Arab world
A report detailed in a press release on Sunday said that digital media in the Arab world will continue to move forward as a result of the youth in the region. According to the Arab Media Outlook report published by…
