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Chinese honour Paul Kagame for ICT leadership
StarTimes Group has awarded President Paul Kagame for his visionary leadership and commitment towards meeting the set objectives of Vision 2020 in promoting ICT and communications. The Minister of Youth and ICT received the award on behalf of the President.…
Neotel, Vodacom CEOs comment on R7billion acquisition
Last year, it was revealed that Neotel and Vodacom were entering into exclusive talks for a due diligence. Today, Neotel and Vodacom SA have announced that they have favourably concluded an agreement on the commercial structure and terms to proceed…
Botswana Assesses Open Data Readiness
The Botswana Innovation Hub, in conjunction with the e-Government Unit in the Office of the President, have agreed to conduct a diagnostic study to assess the capability of Botswana, inside and outside the government, to implement an Open Data program.…
India’s Netxcell appoints Nigerian to African team
Netxcell Limited, one of India’s leading telecom technology solutions providers; today announced the appointment of Ms. Abimbola Kazeem; a native of Nigeria (Africa) to Netxcell’s core team in Africa. Ms. Kazeem will be based out of Nigeria and heading the…
Airtel CEO, Ogunsanya leads discourse on future of mobile
The Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, Airtel Nigeria, Mr. Segun Ogunsanya has highlighted the need to create an enabling environment for the growth and development of the mobile sector in Nigeria and Africa at large. Mr. Ogunsanya who was…
CentX Accelerates Performance in SME Market with Huawei
CentX, a technology solutions provider specialising in hosted products and solutions for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) announced its collaboration with Huawei, a leading global ICT solutions provider, in the deployment of its new-generation Huawei storage system. According to the…
IBM Announces New Mainframe Innovation Hubs
IBM today announced the opening of two new Mainframe Cloud Innovation Centers as it seeks to extend its commitment to delivering high capacity technology solutions to Africa. Located in Nairobi, Kenya and Johannesburg, South Africa, the labs will seek to…
Three African Financial Startups Launch on Mambu
Mambu, the cloud banking technology provider, has expanded its customer footprint in Africa, confirming three new customers in Angola, Kenya and Nigeria. All three are new financial organisations extending access to financial services in underserved markets, and have chosen Mambu…
Microsoft announces new TV white space partnerships
Today, at the Dynamic Spectrum Alliance Global Summit in Accra, Microsoft announced new TV white space partnerships and projects on four continents, including its newest partnership with SpectraLink Wireless and Facebook to provide low-cost wireless connectivity to students and faculty…
Cell C subscribers increase by 35%
Cell C is heading towards a turnaround, with 2013 and the first five months of 2014 showing excellent results and dramatically increased customer growth. “We are exceptionally pleased with the business’s performance over the last 18 months and while we…
Why is Apple buying Beats Electronics?
According to international media reports, Apple is close to acquiring the headphone and online music business Beats Electronics for USD3.2 billion. According to the Wall Street Journal, when Apple buys the headphone and streaming-service from Mr. Iovine and his co-founder,…
Why Demo at TDA 2014?
The premier enterprise technology-focused demo conference, Tech Demo Africa 2014, is scheduled to take place in June at the Hyatt Regency in Johannesburg, and a number major international tech companies have confirmed their participation. Tech Demo Africa 2014 will offer…
MTN Ghana responds to customer complaints
MTN Ghana has responded to the publication of the Consumer Survey results commissioned by the National Communications Authority (NCA) in 2012 and published on April 29, 2014. According to MTN Corporate Services Executive, Cynthia Lumor, MTN Ghana was happy to…
10 Africans making waves in technology
IT News Africa takes a look at ten of the continent’s up-and-coming entrepreneurs who are making some serious waves in the technology space – either by reimagining established products or services, expanding radically into new areas, or developing better solutions…
Alan Knott-Craig returns to Cell C
South African mobile operator Cell C has announced that former CEO Alan Knott-Craig will be returning to the company after a period of illness. While he won’t be serving in his capacity as CEO, he will be returning as an…
Speakers announced for Tech Demo Africa 2014
IT News Africa, the continent’s premier source for comprehensive news coverage of ICT in Africa, has announced the line-up of high-caliber speakers who will be attending its 3rd edition of Tech Demo Africa (TDA). David Visser, Chief Information Officer of…
