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Uganda: Airtel Money takes digital award
Airtel Uganda has been voted the Best Digital Financial Service for 2014. The award was received at the Digital Impact Awards Africa. According to Airtel Uganda: “With Airtel Money, customers now get a wider access through nationwide agents and transact…
Nigeria: Easy Taxi to drive Ebola awareness campaign
Easy Taxi and Dettol have set up a training session for the Easy Taxi drivers during their monthly meeting to inform them on the symptoms and preventive measures of the deadly Ebola virus. The drivers who were visibly pleased with…
IT News Africa: Top Stories of the Week
This week has been a busy one in the technology industry. Not only has SAP announced that it will be injecting a $500 Million investment into Africa, but Vodacom has also stepped up to the plate with a R1 Billion…
Ghana: Samsung suspends phone swap promo due to backlash
Samsung Ghana originally announced that consumers will be offered the opportunity to swap out their old mobile device for a new Samsung smartphone or tablet. Once swapped out, the consumer would then pay the difference for the new handset or…
Vodacom SA gives free access to educational sites
Vodacom South Africa is stepping forward in order to offer students a better way to access educational content. Vodacom is allowing students to access five South African educational websites, which have bee approved by the Department of Education, without data…
MTN launches prepaid data roaming offering in SA
MTN South Africa has revealed the availability of its innovative prepaid data roaming offering that enables Pay As You Go and TopUp customers to access the internet while travelling abroad from R2.00 per MB. “Prepaid customers have been able to…
Ruckus Wireless expands its presence in Africa
Ruckus Wireless has appointed Westcon Africa as the latest member of its distributor network. The agreement is set to assist the company to expand further into Africa. Additionally, the agreement has placed Westcon Africa as an official distributor of all…
Microjobbing service Money for Jam takes off in SA
Money for Jam (M4JAM) has officially launched across South Africa, on the WeChat platform. M4JAM is a microjobbing service that gives NGOs and government organisations a new way to crowd source information and interact directly with the South African public.…
Airtel inks Tramigo partnership in Sub-Saharan Africa
Tramigo has announced a new partnership with Airtel for the Congo Brazzaville market. The partnership is intended to offer real time vehicle tracking to Airtel Congo Brazzaville customers. Arto Tiitinen, Tramigo CEO, comments: “Our partnership with Airtel Congo Brazzaville offers…
Ghana: Kirusa acquires Saya Mobile
Mobile services developer Kirusa has stepped forward and acquired Saya Mobile. Saya Mobile is a Ghana-based provider of instant messaging apps geared at African consumers. According to the company, the acquisition is set to enhance Kirusa’s expertise and the reach…
MultiChoice unlocks HD channels effective immediately
Multichoice has revealed that it will make it HD channel range open to all of its customers, with immediate effect. The group stated that customers who have channels in their package, that are also available in HD, will see these…
Bharti Airtel & VeriFone to drive Africa’s mobile money evolution
Bharti Airtel and VeriFone Mobile Money have reached an agreement to offer VeriFone Mobile Money’s merchant enablement applications for mobile Tap n Pay across Airtel’s 17 operating countries in Africa. According to the company, VeriFone Mobile Money’s Tap n Pay…
Jumia Egypt seals partnership with Sony
Jumia has officially inked and sealed its partnership with Sony on its Egyptian website. Launched two months ago, Sony’s online store on Jumia has increased as well as boosted its sales in Egypt by 15%. This is according to the…
McAfee appoints new regional director for Sub Saharan Africa
McAfee, part of Intel Security, has revealed the appointment of Trevor Coetzee as its new regional director, South Africa and Sub Saharan Africa. Coetzee’s primary responsibilities will be the overall guidance and direction of the South African and Sub Saharan…
Takealot reveals new mobile store
Takealot has revealed the launch of its new mobile website. According to Takealot, the mobile site features a redesigned user interface and an improved user experience. Commenting on the announcement, Takealot, CO-CEO Willem Van Biljon said: “We are a customer…
Video Interview: Cobus Potgieter talks tech & YouTube
IT News Africa caught up with South African YouTube sensation, Cobus Potgieter, to discuss tech in Africa. Potgieter also gave IT News Africa the run down on the equipment and tech that he uses as well as advice to Africans…
