KT Corp to build Rwanda 4G network

[Duncan McLeod] A year after having its offer to buy 20% of Telkom spurned by the South African government, Korea's KT Corp has agreed to pour US$140m into building a national fourth-generation (4G) mobile network in Rwanda that will serve 95% of that country's population. 11 Jun 2013 19:50

Hundreds of SA Facebook profiles cloned

[NIivashni Nair] Hundreds of South African Facebook profiles have been cloned in the past five days and used to solicit money from the victims' contacts. 28 May 2013 10:15

Film festival to focus on forests

Greenpop will be hosting Forest in Focus, a film festival fundraiser in celebration of our forests, in Cape Town, South Africa from 6-11 June 2013. 28 May 2013 13:58

Alan Winde impresses at Net Prophet 2013

[Sindy Peters] Western Cape Minister of Finance, Economic Development and Tourism Alan Winde impressed attendees at the annual Net Prophet conference last week with news of exciting tech innovations for the province. 24 May 2013 19:00

Samsung partners with Zamtel to launch Galaxy S4

Zamtel in partnership with Samsung has unveiled the fourth generation Samsung Galaxy Series of mobile phones, the Galaxy S4, designed to meet the business and personal communication needs of our time. 23 May 2013 10:20

Orange African Social Venture Prize returns in 2013

Following on from the success of the first two programmes run in 2011 and 2012, Orange, the telecommunications corporation, has launched the third Orange African Social Venture Prize. The project promotes social innovations in support of developments that use Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs). 14 May 2013 21:05

Mobile to drive BI this year

[Ayanda Dlamini] Mobile is top of the big four influencers of BI change across Africa this year. The massive growth in mobile across Africa is driving resurgence in business intelligence (BI) growth, as executives across the continent see the value of having relevant, updated data at hand at all times. 29 Apr 2013 12:53

FNB Zambia opens branch in Solwezi

First National Bank (FNB) Zambia recently launched their Solwezi branch in a ceremony attended by the Minister of North Western Province, Nathaniel Mubukwanu, who officiated as the guest of honour. 14 Jun 2013 14:45

Regulator suspends four independent newspapers

Reporters Without Borders condemns a decision on 1 June by the High Council for Freedom of Communication (CLSC), the Republic of Congo's media regulator, to suspend three independent Brazzaville-based newspapers - L'Observateur, Talassa and Le Trottoir - for four months for publishing "seditious articles." 4 Jun 2013 16:48

Vodafone's Healthline wins a fourth award in Ghana

[Issued by Launch Factory] Launch Factory Experiential, the producers of Healthline, have announced that the show has been awarded two more awards to increase the award tally to an unprecedented four awards. 30 May 2013 22:54

Censorship reigns in areas controlled by Congolese rebel group

Fighting between M23 rebels and government forces has intensified near Goma, the capital of the eastern province of Nord-Kivu, since 20 May 2013. As well as causing new civilian casualties, the clashes and the actions of some rebels are endangering many journalists and the availability of diverse, freely-reported news and information. 28 May 2013 12:13

Card, ATM & Mobile Expo Africa 2013

[Issued by Intermarc Consulting] The 13th edition of the Card, ATM & Mobile Expo, taking place 11-13 June in Lagos, Nigeria, promises a superb learning experience where successful shared services implementations across the world can share their learning points with Africa. 27 May 2013 21:55

Jean-Louis Ekra, President of Afreximbank, to showcase bank's expertise in African trade at AFIF2013

[Issued by EMRC] Jean-Louis Ekra, president of Afreximbank, will spotlight the trade opportunities within and beyond Africa at this year's Africa Finance & Investment Forum, held from 13-14 June in Geneva, Switzerland. 27 May 2013 12:19

Times urged to open up rural offices

[Brian Hatyoka] Information and Broadcasting Services Deputy Minister Poniso Njeulu has urged Times of Zambia to consider opening more outlets in rural areas to enable more people have access to information. 27 May 2013 11:07

Experiential Marketing - the contagious idea

[Issued by Mo-Tseleng] What is it about the brand you picked off the shelf, signed vehicle finance for or the network you subscribe to that defined your choice? The experience. Your experience. Experiential Marketing lives in the space where decisions are made. 22 May 2013 09:34