August 02

• Bar-Codes Speed Up Distribution of Food in Refugee Camps [press release]

  UNHCR

  Bar code technology more commonly seen in supermarkets is enabling the UN refugee agency to greatly improve the speed at which monthly rations of food and relief items are... Read more »

• Payment of School Fees Goes Electronic

  Daily News

  THE Zoop Company limited has extended its SchoolPesa service to Valentine Elite School to enable parents pay tuition fees. Read more »

• Customers to Send, Receive Money for Free

  Daily News

  AIRTEL Tanzania, one of the country's leading telecommunications service providers yesterday launched a massive offer for its mobile money services users, 'Hakatwi Mtu Hapa.'... Read more »

• Over 485,000 SIM Cards Disconnected

  New Times

  A total of 485,867 mobile subscribers were disconnected at the stroke of midnight, Wednesday, for failure to register their SIM cards in an exercise that kicked off in February... Read more »

• Website for Banking

  Namibia Economist

  FNB Namibia last week announced the unveiling of its updated, fully-scalable banking website, which automatically detects and adapts to the device from which the site is accessed.... Read more »

• Telecom Namibia Announces Second Windhoek City Run With Exciting Cash Prizes

  Namibia Economist

  Telecom Namibia Today Announced a Three year sponsorship of the Windhoek City Run to the tune of N$600 000, following the successful staging of the first edition last year. Read more »

• SABC Launches 24-Hour News Channel

  Biz-Community

  The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) on Thursday officially launched its 24-hour news channel. Read more »

• Safaricom to Expand Fibre Reach in Towns

  The Star

  Safaricom will spend up to Sh10 billion in the next two years to put up a 4000km fibre network across the major towns in the country to grow its fixed internet clientele. Read more »

• Kenya Needs a New Cybercrime Strategy [opinion]

  The Star

  The theatre of war as we know it has changed. The skies are now filled with drones manned by a cyborg somewhere armed only with a joystick, a soft touch keyboard and a High... Read more »

• Big-Bang Disruption - Econet, Telecel Beware [opinion]

  Zimbabwe Independent

  IT'S all too easy to get lost in the emotional storm surrounding the barney between Telecel Zimbabwe and Econet , Zimbabwe's top two network operators, missing the real issues in... Read more »

• Telecoms Games - Airtel, Alcatel for Weekend Battle

  Leadership

  The 2013 Nigeria Telecom Games (NTG) medals race in Chess and Scrabble begins this weekend as high flying debutants, Airtel Nigeria files out on Sunday for their second fixture... Read more »

• Sabc Launches 24-Hour News Channel

  SA Info

  The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) launched its 24-hour news channel on Thursday, kicking off its first broadcast on DStv's channel 404 at 6pm. Read more »

• Forum On Biotech Technology Held in Benin

  Daily Trust

  Forum on agricultural biotechnology for the South-South zone of the country has held in Benin with the theme, "Modifying the quality of palm oil through biotechnology." Read more »

• Behold, the 24-Hour Good News Sabc [analysis]

  Daily Maverick

  DStv subscribers have a new South African 24-hour news channel and it was launched on Thursday by President Jacob Zuma. There were calls for credible, in-depth news, but the... Read more »

• The Imbroglio On Nitel Liquidation

  Daily Trust

  The Nigerian Telecommunications Limited (NITEL)'s liquidation imbroglio is far from being over as the federal government is yet to reach a compromise with the Senate which still... Read more »

• Here It Is... SABC's 24-Hour News Channel

  Biz-Community

  According to BD Live, Jacob Zuma says the new SABC 24-hour news channel will not be about "chasing profits but will be telling success stories" of South Africa. Further reports... Read more »

August 01

• Satellite Coverage Over Africa Strengthened [analysis]

  African Arguments

  We have all seen rocket launches on TV but nothing prepares you for the real thing. From a couple of miles away, the rocket looked like a distant steeple glistening peacefully in... Read more »

• Aid Worker Job Specs in the Network Age [analysis]

  IRIN

  The evolving humanitarian field, with multiple new actors, an ongoing IT-led information explosion, and a growing focus on accountability and coordination is reshaping the role of... Read more »

• Uhuru Seeks Cell Phone Records of 60 Witnesses

  The Star

  President Uhuru Kenyatta's lawyer at the ICC is reportedly seeking information about 60 people some of whom may be witnesses in his trial scheduled to start in November. Read more »

• Ugandans to Monitor Govt Expenditures Online

  Observer

  The government in partnership with Overseas Development Institute of the United Kingdom, has unveiled an online portal to enable citizens monitor how the government spends money. Read more »

• OLX Kenya Warns Users to Be Alert Over Fraud

  Capital FM

  The online company has asked its users to be aware of fraudsters who are posting genuine items, but later produce faulty ones or rip-off interested buyers. OLX Country Manager... Read more »

• Kencall Founder Nicholas Nesbitt Named IBM Head for East Africa

  CIO

  Nicholas Nesbitt has been named Country General Manager, IBM East Africa. He succeeds Anthony Mwai, who is taking on a new leadership role in IBM's South African operation. Mr... Read more »

• OLX Kenya Cautions Users On Online Fraud

  CIO

  OLX Kenya would like to draw attention to several instances of fraud that have been reported by its users. The company would like assure users that all advertisements posted on the... Read more »

• Safaricom to Offer Fixed Lines, Managed Networks Through Fibre

  CIO

  Safaricom will soon be providing fixed line services and managed network services to business in the country. These are some of the services the firm is looking to offer through... Read more »

• Barclays Kenya to Offer Clients Bulk M-Pesa Payment Solution

  CIO

  Barclays Bank has partnered with mobile telephony service provider-Safaricom to offer a mobile banking service that enables corporate clients to disburse bulk payments such as... Read more »