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Malawi to benefit from World Bank program

Mon, 18 May 2009 12:46:00 +0200

Malawi has become one of the African countries earmarked to benefit from a major World Bank funded submarine communications connectivity project called Regional Communications Infrastructure Program (RCIP).
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Malawi opens telecentre in rural area

Tue, 03 Feb 2009 09:50:00 +0200

Malawi's government has launched a telecentre in the southern region of Thyolo. The centre is part of a government initiative to boost information and communication technologies (ICT) in rural areas.
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Rwanda ready to host e-government forum

Mon, 19 Jan 2009 12:21:00 +0200

Preparations for the third annual African e-government Forum that Rwanda will host in March have begun. Organisers said the three-day event will give an opportunity to information and communication technology communities to voice their views, insights, knowledge and share experiences at the forum, which is Africa's leading e-government conference.
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Rwanda and US signs Memorandum of Understanding

Tue, 13 Jan 2009 14:02:00 +0200

The Rwandan government on Monday, 12 January signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to promote the use of information and communication technology (ICT) in schools.
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10,000 in Rwanda to benefit from Korea Telecom deal

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 11:52:00 +0200

The Rwandan government is making wireless broadband accessible to 10,000 people, thanks to a deal signed with Korea Telecom (KT).
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ZAMTEL rolling out fibre-optic backbone

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 10:27:00 +0200

The Zambia Telecommunications Company Limited (ZAMTEL) has announced that it has started its plans of rolling out a metropolitan optical fibre network which will provide new broadband services to Capital Lusaka's corporate customers.
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Zim advertising awards go ahead despite lack of new campaigns

Fri, 11 Jan 2008 07:04:00 +0200

Zimbabwe's Advertising Publicity Club is organising its annual competition for the advertising industry, despite a dearth of new campaigns due to an economic crisis that has stunted growth and limited new advertising campaigns in a once vibrant sector.
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Global banking software company lands multimillion dollar deal

Tue, 09 Oct 2007 14:38:00 +0200

Temenos AG of Switzerland has signed a US$4.62 million (KSh 323.4 million) agreement with Commercial Bank of Africa Limited (CBA) for the installation of a new core banking system. CBA has been using the iFlex product, Microbanker as its core banking system since 1995.
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Internet displaces radio as fourth biggest ad medium

Fri, 07 Sep 2007 13:04:00 +0200

In the US, Internet ad revenues are set to pass radio's for the first time, according to eMarketer, a firm that tracks and analyzes spending trends across various media.
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Nigeria launches DVB-H mobile TV

Thu, 30 Aug 2007 07:55:00 +0200

Nigeria has beaten South Africa in the roll-out of the DVB-H mobile TV... Details Nigeria, MultiChoice Africa's local business partner in Nigeria, has launched Africa's first commercial mobile broadcast TV service in the city of Abuja.
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