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Airtel Nigeria partners with NIPR for conference, education focus
With education being the key focus, Airtel Nigeria and the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) have partnered in order to host the second NIPR Lagos stakeholders’ conference. The goal is to put the focus back on telecommunications education in…
Video Interview: MiSEC Managing Director – Paul Masemola
IT leaders will convene at Sarova Panafric Hotel, Nairobi, Kenya for the next Innovation Dinner, which will be held on the 28th of May 2015 – and address the theme “Leveraging Security Convergence to Enable the Enterprise.” Sponsored by MiSEC,…
Nigerian fuel crisis sets social media ablaze
According to a report via the BBC, banks in Nigeria have cut opening times, flights have been cancelled, and telecom operators are now looking at restricting services as Nigeria faces a fuel crisis. According to the report, the party of…
Nigeria: Top 10 most viewed YouTube music videos of all time
According to the latest figures from the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), the number of internet users in Nigeria increased to 83.4 million in February 2015. According to the NCC there was an increase of 1.32 million internet users on GSM…
HDS unveils new Software Defined Infrastructure Solutions lineup
Hitachi Data Systems Corporation has announced a leap forward in its technology leadership for delivering software-defined infrastructures that enable customers to simplify IT and free data from traditional hardware and location constraints, making it more accessible for all existing and…
City of Johannesburg to drive youth employment and ICT growth
The City of Joburg has launched a programme to Educate Digital Interns (COJEDI) in modern age skills as part of the foundation phase of developing the Johannesburg smart city plan. The City has engaged the partnership of FiberCo, Microsoft, Cisco,…
Microsoft launches low-cost Internet in rural Kenya
Microsoft is aiming to connect rural residents in Nanyuki, a market town in Laikipia County in central Kenya, with low-cost wireless Internet. The move aims to deliver affordable Internet service and connectivity to central Kenya as a means of providing service…
GTel facing backlash from Safaricom over alleged partnership
According to a report by Business Daily, G-Telecoms (GTel), a Zimbabwean mobile handset manufacturer, revealed that it had allegedly inked an agreement with Kenyan operator – Safaricom. GTel is now facing a backlash from the mobile giant. Safaricom has revealed that…
IT News Africa: Top Tech Stories of the Week
Telkom has lit up the headlines this week. According to the telecom giant, it is still being plagued by a persistent recruitment scam. While Telkom deals with this, MTN South Africa has been struck down by strike action. According to…
Tanzania: UhuruOne gives Alepo products a chance
Tanzania Internet Service Provider UhuruOne has announced that Alepo has been chosen to support growth in the ISP’s prepaid wi-fi services in the East African country. The move aims to reduce prices and increase overall connectivity for existing users and create…
Kenya’s BitPesa launches remittance service for Tanzania
With many Africans finding work and residence abroad, remittances are a key aspect of economies – especially in East Africa where the number of citizens traveling and working outside their countries of origin is steadily increasing. The result is that…
Airtel Rwanda offering voice plans to Europe, South Sudan
In an effort to spur growth in its voice calling segment of the market, Airtel Rwanda has unveiled a new call pricing plan for users who want to ring Europe and South Sudan. The plan is part of a new…
New scam uses Windows Live ID to capture information
According to Kaspersky Lab, experts are warning of a new scam that uses Windows Live ID as bait to catch personal information stored in user profiles on services like Xbox LIVE, Zune, Hotmail, Outlook, MSN, Messenger and OneDrive – Which…
Zimbabwe: GTel to manufacture devices for Safaricom
G-Telecoms (GTel), a Zimbabwean mobile handset manufacturer, has inked an agreement with Kenyan operator Safaricom to offer devices on contract. The agreement is expected to give Safaricom customers flexible repayment plans. According to a report by Business Daily, GTel stated…
EMEA accounts for 26 percent of Lenovo’s worldwide revenue
The Lenovo Group has revealed its fourth fiscal quarter and full-year ended March 31, 2015 results. In a seasonally slow quarter with significant currency impacts, revenue was US$11.3 billion, up 21 percent year-over-year. If excluding the exchange rate impact, the…
E-waste collection drive concludes in Benin
MTN and Ericsson’s electrical and electronic equipment waste (e-waste) collection and awareness drive in Benin has ended. According to both companies more than 20 tons of e-waste was collected. The campaign was geared towards creating awareness about the importance of…
