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Nigeria: Airtel launches data bundles for Android devices
Airtel has launched a new data offering for Android users in Nigeria. This marks Airtel as the first telecoms company in Nigeria to offer the service. According to Airtel, this move is in line with its goal of making internet…
BlackBerry unveils BBM for Windows Phone
BlackBerry has revealed a collaboration with Microsoft, which brings BBM to mobile devices running Windows Phone 8 and higher. Bryan Biniak, Vice President and General Manager, Developer Experience, Microsoft stated that: “We are intent on bringing the most popular application…
JHB City Council terminates BWired contract
The City of Johannesburg has terminated its contract with CitiConnect Communications, the company that was chosen to set up and manage the city’s broadband project. According to a report by Businesstech, the ZAR 1.2 billion project was supposed to go…
Web Africa offering 50TB of free data
Web Africa, a South African based ADSL provider, has launched a new ADSL promotion this month. The promotion sees the ADSL provider giving capped subscribers 50TB of free data – between the hours of midnight and 6am. The promotion called…
IT News Africa: top stories of the week
August 2014 has official begun and with it comes a vast amount of tech news. West Africa has been hit by a vicious outbreak of Ebola. If you would like to gain more insight to what is happening across the…
MTN introduces new high denomination internet bundles
MTN has introduced new high denomination internet bundles that offer the lowest out of bundle rates of 29 cents/MB and an unprecedented 60 day validity period. Currently, the validity period for Internet bundles is capped at 30 days. Larry Annetts,…
West Africa Outbreak: Get the Facts on the Ebola Virus
West Africa has been hit hard by an outbreak of the Ebola virus. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), 57 new deaths have occurred up until July 27 in Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone and Nigeria. This has brought the…
UbuntuNet reveals new research network in Africa
The Ubuntu Alliance and European research network Dante have commissioned the UbuntuNet network. The network is a a regional high-speed internet network that will connect educators, students and researchers in southern and eastern Africa to their peers both regionally and…
Vodacom set to redesign m-pesa for SA market
First launched in Kenya in 2007, m-pesa is now used by more than 18 million people across 13 countries to perform banking and money transfer services via mobile phone. Vodacom introduced m-pesa to South Africa in 2010 and while the…
Telecel launches new telecash promo
Telecel Zimbabwe has launched a new promotion for its telecash mobile money service. The promotion, called Transact & Win, is intended to reward subscribers for using the telecash service. According to Telecel, their will be a chance to win a variety…
MTN strengthens leadership structures
MTN today announced the appointment of Zunaid Bulbulia as Group Chief Operating Executive, with the incumbent, Ahmad Farroukh replacing Bulbulia as CEO of MTN South Africa. Both appointments are effective immediately. “In order to respond adequately to challenges and opportunities…
MultiChoice & Eutelsat to expand DStv
Eutelsat Communications and MultiChoice Africa have signed an agreement that is expected to ensure the continuous expansion of the DStv platform. The deal is expected to have a duration of 15 years. The multi-transponder contract further anchors Eutelsat’s neighbourhood of…
Facebook launches new App in Zambia
Facebook has launched a new mobile app that allows users in Zambia to gain free access to a handful of online services on their mobile devices. The app is intended to boost Internet usage in underdeveloped countries. According to the…
Vodacom Business unveils new data centre
Vodacom Business has opened a new data centre in Midrand, which is in line with Vodacom’s new cloud strategy. The facility is designed to meet the increased demand for hosted services across the country. According to the company, Vodacom Business…
Flytxt rolls out NEON
Flytxt has announced that it has gone live within 3 MTN markets in Africa. Flytxt has signed a group-level partnership with MTN to deploy its real-time on-trigger decisioning and customer engagement solution across its group operations in EMEA region. With…
Review: HTC One M8 Smartphone
HTC has ventured back into the African market with its latest smartphone device, the HTC One M8. While the market is already swamped with a multitude of choices, when it comes to devices and smartphones, is the latest device from…
