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ITWeb appoints Africa editor

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:59:00 +0200

ITWeb, South Africa's leading business technology publisher, has appointed Gareth van Zyl to be editor of ITWebAfrica, its soon-to-be-launched ICT news and information Web site dedicated to English-speaking African markets.
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Mobile marketing summits set for Com World Series

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:05:00 +0200

Informa Telecom & Media and the Mobile Marketing Association (MMA) have announced their partnership on a series of mobile marketing summits, to be held in association with the flagship series of digital events in Africa & the Middle East, Com World Series.
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Ghana: MTN renews Ericsson as managed services partner

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:36:00 +0200

MTN, the telecommunications company with a presence in 21 countries in Africa and the Middle East, have announced the extension of its managed services agreement with Ericsson for operation in Ghana.
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Spinlet celebrated at Midem 2012

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 10:14:00 +0200

The launch of Spinlet, Africa's digital distribution service was celebrated this week at Midem 2012, in Cannes, France. The service is expected to debut within Africa this February with over 200 000 tracks, making it the largest platform for music discovery throughout Africa.
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African journo awards extends deadline

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 10:02:00 +0200

CNN International and MultiChoice announced at the end of last week that the deadline for entries for the CNN MultiChoice African Journalist 2012 Awards have been extended to Wednesday, 22 February 2012, and the judging to take place in April this year.
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CNBC Africa launches satellite bureau in Gabon

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 10:11:00 +0200

Business news from Gabon scores an opening goal on CNBC Africa with the official opening of the channel's live satellite bureau in Libreville, West Africa, the same week which sees the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations kick off.
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TruSpot: Africa gets its own Spotify

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 10:00:00 +0200

Ikenna "Ike" Ouizo is the founder and CEO of TruSpot, a service he describes as the "Spotify for Africa". Truspot, which offers Africa-specific content, is run out of Texas, but will move to its conceptual birthplace, Nigeria, later this month.
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Latest Apple iPhone to hit China on 13 January

Fri, 06 Jan 2012 09:43:00 +0200

SAN FRANCISCO, US: Apple has announced that the latest version of its hot-selling iPhones will be released in China and 21 other countries on 13 January. It is already available in South Africa.
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Protegent 2012 version released in Nigeria

Thu, 05 Jan 2012 10:57:00 +0200

Providers of data security products, Unistal Systems Pvt. Ltd, has launched the new version of Protegent360 for laptop and desktop users. The company has announced the enhanced security features in the latest edition, which is essential for contemporary needs. The product will be sold by Hallmark Solution Warehouse Ltd in Nigeria.
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NigComSat-1R to launch on 19 December 2011

Wed, 14 Dec 2011 13:11:00 +0200

Director general, National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA), Dr Seidu Mohammed, has announced a new date for the re-launch of Nigerian Communication satellite that was de-orbited in November 2008.
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