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 | The chairman of the Royal Media Services (RMS), Dr Samuel Makau Macharia, called plans to migrate from analogue to digital broadcasting an affront to media freedom. Read more >>
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 | Airtel Networks Zambia Plc has launched a staff corporate social responsibility initiative, 'Get involved and make a difference'. Members of staff have donated various clothes, toys, books and food items worth over K4,000 to House of Moses orphans. Read more >>
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 | Paul Adepoju Microsoft is partnering with MyDigitalBridge Foundation, the Millennium Challenge Account Namibia and Namibia's Communications Regulatory Authority for the Citizen Connect pilot project. Read more >>
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 | The Africa-EU Energy Partnership (AEEP) secretariat, organiser of the second High-Level Meeting of the AEEP, invites young journalists to be part of, and contribute to, the conference, to be held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from 12-13 February 2014. Read more >>
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 | African EduWeek returns to Johannesburg from 10-11 July at the Sandton International Convention Centre and this year's theme is "Empowering teachers to deliver quality education everywhere". Read more >>
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 | MTN Uganda has completed its planned 2013 network coverage site roll-out initiative. This saw the roll-out of 115 new coverage sites and upgrading the capacity of another 406 network sites. Read more >>
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 | Tawanda Karombo, writing on ITWeb Africa, says that Zimbabwe has started levying a tax of 5 cents on mobile money transactions Read more >>
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 | According to a report on Mobile Money Africa, Qash Services, one of four independent companies with a mobile money agreement from the Central Bank of the West Africa Monetary Union (BCEAO), has launched its mobile phone-based financial services in Cote d'Ivoire. Read more >>
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 | Nigerian newspaper Premium Times has suffered a major cyberattack targeting its online news platform, which prevented visitors from accessing the site on Sunday, 5 January. Read more >>
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 | The panel of judges has finally narrowed the Afrinolly Short Film Competition shortlist down to 20 finalists - ten in the Short Film category and ten in the Documentary category. Read more >>
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 | A24 MEDIA and Camerapix have launched the classic biographies of Mohamed Amin, described as Africa's most famous journalist, online. Read more >>
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 | Juliette Attwell Many people would like to know whether January is a good time to look for a new job, we tackle this below as well as clarify what constitutes valid reasons for leaving your present job. Read more >>
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 | Tony O. Elumelu Unemployment, independent of any other factor, threatens to derail the economic promise that Africa deserves. It's a time bomb with no geographical boundaries... Read more >>
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 | Following the launch of MEF's Global Mobile Consumer Survey in December, the company has re-mined the data to create an infographic looking specifically at the emergence of a new era of mobile - Mobile 3. (infographic) Read more >>
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 | Issued by Millward Brown Millward Brown has released its annual digital and media predictions for the year ahead. The report identifies the need for marketers to better understand consumer behaviour across devices and adjust their investment accordingly. Read more >>
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 | Modern Ghana reports that Samsung Electronics West Africa has introduced its latest, super-sized 85-inch Ultra High-Definition (UHD) TVs to the Ghanaian market. Read more >>
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 | Independent Nigerian broadcaster, Channels TV, has been awarded the "Best Station of The Year Award" for 2013 by The Federal Republic of Nigeria's Media Merit Award Trust. Read more >>
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 | Airtel Nigeria has launched a new campaign, Come Alive, which aims to attract Nigeria's 70% teeming youth population to its network. Read more >>
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 | NEW YORK CITY, US: Final 2013 Awards deadline extended to January 15 Read more >>
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 | NEW YORK, USA: The chief executives of Apple and Samsung have agreed to attend a mediation session by mid-February to discuss their legal battle over smartphone patents according to court documents. Read more >>
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 | RIO DE JANEIRO: Brazilian airlines, including heavyweights TAM and Gol, have asked the country's aviation authorities to allow some 1,500 additional flights to meet demand during the World Cup, officials said on Wednesday, 8 January 2014. Read more >>
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 | GENEVA, SWITZERLAND: Swiss food company Nestle's coffee capsule arm Nespresso said on Tuesday (7 January) it had dropped a lawsuit in Germany over alleged patent violations by generic manufacturer, the Ethical Coffee Company. Read more >>
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 | A farmer in Howick, KwaZulu-Natal, has been granted a protection order against land grabbers. Read more >>
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 | The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) and the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) have announced their collaboration to register South Africans living outside of the country as voters for the very first time. Read more >>
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 | The umbrella body for schools governing bodies says the announcement of the 2013 National Senior Certificate results is an indication that the quality of the education system is "stabilising". Read more >>
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 | Brian Berkman There is, of course, the legend of the lost Kruger Millions but even that tenuous link to great stories suggests the gold bullion is somewhere near Machadadorp and not hidden beneath a lion's den in The Kruger National Park. Read more >>
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 | Henrie Geyser: motoring editor When it comes to space, comfort, practicality, and value for money Chevrolet's popular Captiva takes a lot of beating and it's hardly surprising that it has captivated the hearts of many South African families and will continue to do so now that it has had a mid-life make-over. Read more >>
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 | Brian Berkman Clico Boutique Hotel is in a converted grand old farm-style house with a Cape Dutch gabled roof from the time when Rosebank, Johannesburg wasn't the social and economic hub it is today. Read more >>
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