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Shinn to meet Carrim tomorrow, SABC a “decades long” problemCCK on brink of extinction
  • 13 days ago

    Paynet partners with MasterCard Kenya to drive local migration to EMV cards

    MasterCard Kenya has signed a deal with regional card processor Paynet Group to partner in a local initiative dubbed “The great migration (more)

  • 13 days ago

    Uganda launches system for sending documents

    The Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has launched the Automated System for Customs Data World (ASYCUDA) that will allow individuals and (more)

  • 13 days ago

    SANRAL must pay ZAR25 million per month to e-tolling contractor

    ZAR25 million (US$2.5 million) is the approximate amount which the South African Roads Agency Limited (SANRAL) has to pay per month to the (more)

  • 13 days ago

    ITU bring continental and international conferences to Ghana

    African broadband policy, cyber security and the ICT sector will be the main focus of an International Telecommunications Union’s (ITU) (more)

  • 13 days ago

    Kenyan banks to clear cheques in a day after systems upgrade

    A new clearing system has been adopted by all Kenya’s commercial banks, allowing cheques to be cleared and the money accessed within one (more)

  • 13 days ago

    CCK slashes mobile termination call rates

    The Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) has slashed the mobile calling tariff by 20 per cent after a gruesome price war among the (more)

  • 13 days ago

    TCS adds Zambia to its African portfolio for e-tax services

    The Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) has awarded a three year contract to Tata Cosultancy Services (TCS) to modernise the country’s (more)

  • 14 days ago

    Shinn to meet Carrim tomorrow, SABC a “decades long” problem

    Yunus Carrim, South Africa’s latest communications minister, will tomorrow meet his opposite number, the Democratic Alliance’s Marian (more)

  • 14 days ago

    CCK on brink of extinction

    The Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) may be replaced with a new regulator should the Kenya Information and Communication Amendment (more)

  • 14 days ago

    NSA’s XKeyscore project revealed by Snowden

    United States security agents have been able to access, with no authorisation, enormous databases containing emails, online chats and (more)

  • 14 days ago

    COFEK and ICPC criticise Kenyatta’s private Safaricom and Airtel case

    A suit by President Uhuru Kenyatta’s International Criminal Court (ICC) lawyer Steven Kay has sparked reactions from various lobby groups (more)

  • 14 days ago

    Mobile services in Borno state could jeopardise safety

    The government of Borno State has said the region is not ready for the restoration of telecommunications services.

  • 14 days ago

    Nigeria to use satellite technology in electoral review

    Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said it will deploy satellite technology in its quest to review (more)

  • 14 days ago

    Solidarity will not strike

    Members of South African union Solidarity will not be striking at Telkom, though negotiations are still underway to come with terms with (more)

  • 14 days ago

    President Zuma receives his smart ID card

    South Africa’s president Jacob Zuma received his smart ID card yesterday (Tuesday) from the Department of Home Affairs in Pretoria, the (more)

  • 15 days ago

    EACR to kick off $23 million e-waste recycling next month in Kenya

    Kenya’s e-waste disposal problems are set to be addressed with UK-based East African Compliance Recycling Company (EACR) set to launch a (more)

  • 15 days ago

    COFEK returns to court on digital migration case

    The Consumer Federation of Kenya (COFEK) has instructed its lawyers to file a new application that will rescind their earlier decision to (more)

  • 15 days ago

    Digital migration rogue Botswana turns on signal

    Botswana has beaten its Southern Africa neighbours, including South Africa, to the switch-on of digital signal broadcasting, despite (more)

  • 15 days ago

    All companies should comply with payment card data security - Hutton

    Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI-DSS) compliance is a problem businesses of all sizes should prioritise given the rise in (more)

  • 15 days ago

    Equity Bank attributes innovation and technology for boost on first half year 2013 profit

    Kenya’s largest bank Equity Bank has attributed the rise on its half year profits to the use of innovations and technology.

  • 15 days ago

    Ghana to upgrade cyber policy

    The Ghanaian government is working on a National Cyber Security Policy framework to counter cyber threats.

  • 16 days ago

    Safaricom unhappy with CCK’s early license demand

    Kenya’s leading network operator Safaricom are biding its time over how to react to the Communications Commission of Kenya’s (CCK) (more)

  • 16 days ago

    DA’s Jack Bloom will scrap e-tolling in Gauteng if elected

    Should the Democratic Alliance (DA) win the Gauteng province in the 2014 elections, a possible premier candidate, Jack Bloom, will scrap (more)

  • 16 days ago

    NCA fines Ghanaian operators GHS1 million over quality of service

    Ghana’s National Communications Authority (NCA) has slammed the country’s network operators by handing out GHS1 million (US$480,000) in (more)

  • 16 days ago

    Telkom’s math skills questioned by union

    South African union Solidarity is completing its mandate process after communication gateways have been restored.

  • 16 days ago

    2013 World Cyber Security Conference postponed

    The organisers of the 2013 World Cyber Security Conference, scheduled to be held tomorrow in Abuja, Nigeria have announced a postponement (more)

  • 16 days ago

    CBK in KSh320 million ICT systems overpricing saga

    The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) was reportedly almost conned KSh320 million (US$3.72m) in the purchase of an integrated security management (more)

  • 16 days ago

    Science, technology and innovation the PAU focus for East Africa

    The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a grant of US$45 million to support the creation of a Pan African University (PAU) which (more)

  • 16 days ago

    Safaricom told to "up their game" and pay $27m if license is to be renewed

    Kenya’s leading mobile operator Safaricom will have to pay a KSh2.36 billion (US$27 million) fee in order to have its license extended (more)

  • 16 days ago

    Senators want office computers for county reps

    Nyeri Senator Mutahi Kagwe has sponsored a motion seeking to have Kenyan county representatives get at least one laptop each, ICT training (more)

  • 19 days ago

    Zambia Reports writes to Zambian government on blocking news sites

    In light of the recent blocking of news websites by the Zambian government, the Zambia Reports has written to the Ministry of Information (more)

  • 19 days ago

    SAP Skills for Africa programme launched In Kenya

    Kenya’s Ministry of Information Communications and Technology through Kenya ICT Board, SAP and Multi Media University have partnered to (more)

  • 19 days ago

    Solidarity suspects Telkom conspiracy

    South African union Solidarity has accused part state-owned fixed line provider Telkom of conspiracy, following the announcement of a (more)

  • 19 days ago

    Cash strapped SANRAL another reason to scrap e-tolling - Ollis

    The financial woes of the South African Roads Agency Limited (SANRAL) is another reason to scrap e-tolling in Gauteng, according to Ian (more)

  • 19 days ago

    Huawei sign deal to double Ethiopia’s mobile subscribers

    Huawei Technologies has signed a US$700 million deal with Ethiopia to increase mobile usage and roll out 4G and 3G services.

  • 19 days ago

    Kenya Ports Authority implements full IT structure

    The Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) has implemented its anticipated full IT structure that seeks to capitalise on its growth through the port (more)

  • 19 days ago

    Ugandan unregistered SIM cards to be switch off next month

    The Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) is preparing to switch off all SIM cards not registered by August 31, months after the initial (more)

  • 19 days ago

    Desmond Tutu laughs at smart ID card

    South Africa’s archbishop Desmond Tutu was presented with his new smart ID card outside the Desmond and Leah Tutu Legacy foundation in (more)

  • 20 days ago

    Kenya’s Postal Corporation to focus on ICT in revenue boost

    The Postal Corporation of Kenya has put ICT infrastructure upgrades at the centre of its 2013 to 2016 corporate strategic plan as it looks (more)

  • 20 days ago

    Telkom signs organised labour agreement

    Part state-owned South African fixed line provider Telkom has signed a labour agreement with the Communication Workers Union (CWU) today, (more)

  • 20 days ago

    Telkom and DoC to work closer together

    Yunus Carrim, South Africa’s communications minister, has pledged to explore ways to create “a more enabling environment” for them to (more)

  • 20 days ago

    SANRAL strapped for cash

    The South African Roads Agency Limited (SANRAL), the state owned company behind the controversial e-tolling system in Gauteng, has said it (more)

  • 21 days ago

    Nigeria’s new e-voting platform stalls legislative proceedings

    Nigerian lawmakers could not vote yesterday after problems with the new electronic voting platform in the House of Representatives that was (more)

  • 21 days ago

    Kenya’s broadband strategy asks for ten fold increase for ICT budget

    Kenya's ICT sector is gearing up for massive reforms following the launch of the National Broadband Strategy (NBS), which is seeking to (more)

  • 21 days ago

    DA receives written confirmation on Pule investigation - Shinn

    The Democratic Alliance (DA) has received written confirmation from Anwa Dramat, lieutenant and director of the Hawks crime unit (more)

  • 21 days ago

    ICANN launches digital innovation platform

    The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has unveiled a platform with the objective of fostering innovation, (more)

  • 22 days ago

    SA Catholic Bishops start online petition against e-tolling

    The Southern African Catholic Bishops Conference’s Peace and Justice department has launched an online petition against e-tolling in (more)

  • 22 days ago

    Nigerian wind turbine technology among beneficiaries of government grant

    Nigeria’s science and technology minister, Ita Okon Bassey Ewa, has handed over cheques to 29 beneficiaries of the NGN18 million (more)

  • 22 days ago

    KRA introduces excise tax on all money transfers

    Kenya’s financial institutions will now pay 10 per cent excise duty on all money transfers similar to the tax imposed on all mobile money (more)

  • 22 days ago

    Solidarity members discussing Telkom strike

    South African union Solidarity will be meeting with its members today (Tuesday) to discuss the possibility of industrial action, following (more)

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