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Rwanda to move government services online
The Central-East African nation of Rwanda is fast becoming one of the leading countries in ICT and broadband adoption, and with that, the Rwandan government has taken the decision to deliver services online – which it says will minimise bureaucracy,…
Malawi: ICT to accelerate gender equality
Gender equality is a hot topic in Africa, and Malawi believes that Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) could serve as an accelerator of gender equality in the country. “ICT can be used as a catalyst that can help accelerate progress…
Nigeria: Airtel hones in on SMEs
Mobile operator Airtel Networks has restated its commitment to boosting SME growth and contributions to the economy. The company’s Chief Operations Officer (COO), Tolu Ojo gave the assurance while speaking to a gathering of entrepreneurs and exhibitors at a business…
South Africa: Imagine Cup springs into high gear
A unified communications tool that allows employees to collaborate and share work more effectively plus two entertaining space-based puzzle games were the big winners at this year’s local finals of Microsoft’s Imagine Cup, which was held last week in partnership…
A piecemeal approach to turning data into revenue
Data monetisation – the art of turning information into actions that generate business revenue – is generating a lot of interest among enterprises around the world. The possibility that information can be collated and analysed, to deliver the silver bullets…
MTN Nigeria could lose base stations
Mobile operator MTN Nigeria could lose a number of base stations in Osun State, as the government of the State has threatened to confiscate their equipment following MTN’s alleged refusal to pay $2.4-million in Right of Way permit fees. Acting…
South Africa: IEC releases elections app
On Wednesday, 7 May 2014, millions of South Africans will be heading to voting stations around the country to cast their votes. This act of nationalism has been made easier and less stressful thanks to the availability of the official IEC…
MTN Ghana sues over fibre cuts
MTN Ghana has instituted legal action against two companies, Hisense Son Electronic Ltd and Zuleah Esifu for damage to its fibre cables. In a release issued in Accra, Cynthia Lumor, Corporate Services Executive, MTN Ghana disclosed that MTN Ghana had…
Review: 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil
Every four years, the Beautiful Game kicks into World Cup mode, and in 2010 South Africa played host to a successful event. This year, another Southern Hemisphere country will have the honour of hosting the world’s best football teams, as…
MTN to collaborate with Nigeria’s Davido and SA’s Mafikizolo
In an important step in the fast changing face of music distribution in Africa, MTN this week announced the launch of the song “Tchelete” or “Good Life” via its MTN Play entertainment platform. The song is a collaboration between South…
Kaspersky Lab discovers vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player
Kaspersky Lab’s heuristic detection protection subsystem has successfully blocked attacks via a zero-day vulnerability in Adobe Flash software. Kaspersky Lab researchers discovered this loophole, which was targeted by exploits distributed via a legitimate government website created to collect public complaints…
Rwandan President receives ITU award
ITU Secretary-General Hamadoun I. Touré has announced the winners of the 2014 World Telecommunication and Information Society Award. Paul Kagame, President of the Republic of Rwanda; Park Geun-hye, President of the Republic of Korea; and Carlos Slim, Chairman, Grupo Carso…
Nigeria: Easy Taxi app to come pre-installed on Galaxy S5
Easy Taxi, one of the world’s largest taxi booking apps, has teamed up with Samsung to offer its services to even more customers across Nigeria, with the Easy Taxi app to be pre-installed on all new Samsung Galaxy S5 devices as…
SA-made smartphone to launch this year
The first South African designed and built smartphone and tablet are to be launched within the second half of 2014 by Sekoko Group and CZ Electronics. This follows a landmark deal in which Sekoko, now renamed ‘Mint’, has acquired 75%…
Dimension Data to quadruple data centre business
Dimension Data, a global solutions and services provider, said today that it will quadruple the size of its data centre business to $4 billion in the next five years. The Group’s existing $1 billion data centre business has a significant…
Tech Demo Africa 2014 to kick off in June
IT News Africa, the continent’s premier source for comprehensive news coverage of ICT in Africa, will be hosting its 3rd edition of Tech Demo Africa (TDA) on 3 June 2014. TDA is the leading Enterprise Technology Demo show in Africa, and…
