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Hisense SA to extend into all SADC countries
Just short of three months ago, Hisense announced its plans to supply Southern African countries with locally manufactured products through its Export Division. To date, over R15 million worth of products has been supplied to Namibia, Zambia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, as…
MTN launches Rush Hour bundles in SA
MTN South Africa has introduced Rush Hour Voice and Internet bundles. According to MTN, the bundles provide customers with the ability to make MTN to MTN calls for 60 minutes or receive 50MB of data to be used within an…
Nigeria: MasterCard-branded National eID Card launched
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan received his National eID card, heralding the official launch of the eID pilot program. In the pilot phase, the Nigerian Identity Management Commission (NIMC) will issue MasterCard-branded identity cards with electronic payments functionality to 13 million…
PricePadi set to launch in Nigeria
Nigerian consumer internet company, Iconway, has revealed that it will be launching PricePadi.com on 1 September 2014. The domain is the new home of the company’s online shopping service, which allows customers to search for and discover products available from…
South Africa: MTN & Huawei trial terabit-speed network
MTN and Huawei have announced the successful live trial of a Transport Software-Defined Networking (SDN) and 2.4Tbit/s wavelength-division multiplexing (WDM) system. According to MTN, this trial is currently the fastest and most intelligent optical network to date in the industry…
Nigeria: Airtel to promote ICT in rural areas
Airtel Nigeria will be touring rural areas in order to create internet awareness. The empowerment initiative will focus on creating awareness for ICT use and uptake. According to Airtel, the programme has been designed to help consumers living underserved communities…
Samsung reveals Gear S 3G smartwatch
Samsung Electronics has removed the wrapping off of its latest device, the Samsung Gear S 3G smartwatch. According to Samsung, the device features a 3G connection as well as Bluetooth and WiFi connectivity. The device will essentially allow users to…
Kenya: Twinpine Network to host Kuunganake
Twinpine Network, an Africa-based Mobile Advertising Network, will hold ‘Kuungana’, its meet and greet event with Industry leaders in Nairobi on 9th of September 2014. The event will host advertisers, internet content publishers, brand owners and other industry participants. With…
Twitter opens analytics dashboard to all
In July 2014 Twitter revealed that advertisers will obtain access to a Google Analytics style dashboard within the social media platform. The dashboard was created to help brands, restaurants and corporate entities gauge and keep track of the performance of…
Data cannot work in isolation of analytics
The proliferation of connected devices has resulted in the exponential increase of real-time data. But data on its own means very little if proper analytics does not take place. Frank Rizzo, data and analytics leader for KPMG South Africa, discusses…
Langa residents take on digital age with WDC & Microsoft
World Design Capital (WDC) project iKhaya le Langa is opening a space where the local community can use a library of devices – supported by Microsoft – which will empower and uplift the community of Langa, leaving a lasting legacy.…
Ghana: MTN preparing to launch online device sales
MTN Ghana is planning to enter the e-commerce space in order to supply consumers with mobile phones, tablets and electronic devices among others to subscribers at, according to the company, affordable prices. MTN Ghana’s Brand and Advertising Manager, Eli Kpodo,…
Ghana: GCB Bank adopting goSwiff mPOS
Ghana’s GCB Bank is the latest bank to adopt goSwiff’s mPOS to serve merchant clients. With clients in 25 countries, goSwiff provides the mobile point-of-sale platform for financial institutions, mobile network operators and merchants. Erik Holst-Roness, Chief Strategy Officer &…
Cloud is setting the scene for a new digital era
Electronic commerce, initially a consumer market phenomenon, is becoming firmly entrenched in the corporate space. The emergence of cloud-based treasury solutions and the digitisation of trade flows represent step changes in treasury and trade finance. Combined, digitisation and cloud technology…
Frost & Sullivan reveals 2014 entrepreneurial company of the year
Mi-Fone has come out on top and has been awarded the 2014’s ‘Entrepreneurial Company of the Year’ in the Mobile Phone Industry sector for Sub-Sahara Africa by the market research organization. Following the worldwide hunt to monitor, screen and analyse…
MultiChoice launches single view DStv HD Decoder
MultiChoice has revealed its first HD single view decoder, the DStv HD Decoder. The decoder is set to replace the existing standard definition single view decoder. According to MultiChoice, the DStv HD Decoder’s user interface is very similar to the…
