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Ugandans get 4G connections

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 11:03:00 +0200

MTN said last week it had launched its long-term evolution (LTE) or 4G network in Uganda, making it the first mobile operator in that country to do so.
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MTN now has 195m subscribers

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 07:25:00 +0200

Mobile phone operator MTN has increased its subscriber numbers by 3.2% in the first quarter 2013 and now has 195.4m users of its service in 22 countries across Africa and the Middle East.
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Airtel signs agreement to acquire Warid Uganda

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 10:10:00 +0200

Bharti Airtel, the global telecommunications services provider with operations in 20 countries across Asia and Africa, have announced that it has entered into an agreement with the Warid Group to fully acquire Warid Telecom Uganda.
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BlackBerry wants SA app developers

Tue, 02 Apr 2013 07:23:00 +0200

BlackBerry is investigating opportunities to support local mobile software applications (apps) developers in Africa, in a bid to attract more customers and claw back market share, the local company claims.
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Africa's growth driven by SA

Wed, 20 Mar 2013 10:37:00 +0200

Although Africa made huge strides in increasing human development in the past decade, gains could - with hundreds of millions of people being pushed into extreme poverty - easily be reversed should "significant progress" not be made in halting global warming.
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Mobile cash services bank on growth

Wed, 20 Mar 2013 07:09:00 +0200

The growth of mobile money will continue at a rapid rate this year‚ global mobile industry body GSMA said in a recently released report entitled The Economy of Mobile 2013.
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Hackers pose threat to Africa's governments

Wed, 06 Mar 2013 09:15:00 +0200

Hackers have claimed the scalp of the South African Ministry of State Security's Twitter account, underlining concerns that Africa may be the soft underbelly of global cyber security.
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Mobile money could encourage savings

Wed, 27 Feb 2013 07:33:00 +0200

Research in northern Ghana funded by SWIFT (Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication) showed that mobile money can help foster a savings culture and address financial exclusion.
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MoneyGram remittance costs are just 5%

Fri, 08 Feb 2013 10:45:00 +0200

MoneyGram remittance costs are 5% or less depending on the size of the transaction‚ MoneyGram's Vice President for Africa Hervé Chomel told a media roundtable on Thursday (7 February).
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Test pilots spread wings to Africa

Fri, 01 Feb 2013 08:13:00 +0200

Test pilots and flight test engineers from Denel Aviation are now taking their skills and experience to clients in countries across Africa.
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