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Ugandan students take part in MTN's Y'ello Care aptitude tests

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:11:00 +0200

Over 250 students from across Uganda have taken part in an online aptitude exam to win a fully paid scholarship from MTN Uganda. The winners will be announced on 21 June.
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Eaton Towers partners with Telkom Kenya

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:09:00 +0200

Pan-African tower company Eaton Towers announced on Friday that it had signed a deal with Telkom Kenya to cover its existing portfolio of more than 1‚000 towers.
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Blue Label to defend US$528.07m lawsuit brought by Telkom

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:06:00 +0200

Blue Label said on Friday it was confident that it would successfully defend a US$528.07 million lawsuit brought against the company‚ its subsidiaries and representatives by Telkom and Multi-Links Telecommunications Limited (MLT)‚ a former wholly owned subsidiary of Telkom.
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Create/update your MyBiz Profile on Bizcommunity and win!

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:09:00 +0200

Create or update your MyBiz Profile on Bizcommunity.com before 30 June 2013 and stand a chance to WIN an awesome GoPro camera and accessories worth over R6000!
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Every1Mobile reaches into Africa

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 15:04:00 +0200

Every1Mobile (E1M), which specialises in building mass audiences via mobile in sub-Saharan Africa, recently announced that it has raised R18 million in angel investment.
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Airtel reiterates its commitment to Gabon

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 11:50:00 +0200

Senior executives from Airtel Africa paid a courtesy visit on Thursday, 13 June 2013, to Gabon's Minister for Telecommunications, along with the president of ARCEP (Gabon's Regulatory Body). The visit was to discuss possible areas of synergy with the Gabon Emergent program and reinforce the company's long term commitment to Gabon.
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West Africa's integration into the digital age held back

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 21:17:00 +0200

Great strides have been made to grow broadband connectivity in Africa in the past five years. However, despite this growth, West Africa still has to overcome massive challenges to fully integrate into the digital age.
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Mxit Brand Index: 31 May 2013

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 11:26:00 +0200

The latest Mxit Brand Index has been released, revealing the top 20 South African brands on Mxit on 31 May 2013.
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SA losing to Kenya in tech race

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 09:09:00 +0200

South Africa appears to be losing its status as the preferred investment destination on the continent for international technology companies. That honour, increasingly, is going to Kenya, which may be on the cusp of a technology-fuelled era of economic growth.
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Sweet Spot Content tells Econet's story

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 08:54:00 +0200

Sweet Spot Content took an authentic story about a fishing boat in Zimbabwe - a story that illustrates how Econet Wireless Zimbabwe is helping local communities - and turned it into a piece of cinema. In their treatment of the script, they decided to add some emotion and dramatic tension to the story.
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