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[Janine Erasmus] South Africa's national football squad Bafana Bafana will become part of broadcasting history when their opening game of the 2010 FIFA World Cup is filmed and screened in 3D. 8 Feb 2010 10:35
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[Titus Kaloki] Safaricom has signed a deal with the Kenya Power and Lighting Company (KPLC) to use the latter's national distribution network to expand its data footprint across Kenya. Under the terms of the contract signed by the two firms, Safaricom operate an optical fibre pair on KPLC's Optical Ground Wire (OPGW) system as built on the national power grid. 4 Feb 2010 11:31
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One Young World, a global leadership summit for young leaders age 25 and under, united from all the world's 192 countries to address major global challenges, will be held in London from 8-10 February 2010. 1 Feb 2010 11:53
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LAGOS: Gateway Communications Nigeria, headquartered in Lagos, late last week announced a contract with Cambridge Broadband Networks to create a point to multipoint broadband wireless network in Nigeria. Gateway will use Cambridge Broadband's VectaStar II platform to provision 130 hubs and 5000 terminal stations to deliver broadband connections across Nigeria. 1 Feb 2010 11:47
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PRETORIA: President Jacob Zuma has congratulated two South African scientists for winning the prestigious African Union (AU) Scientific Awards. 1 Feb 2010 08:52
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[Titus Kaloki] There seems to be a calculated effort by the Kenyan government to protect mobile data services from competition by keeping the required license fee too expensive. Safaricom is currently the only service provider with one. Zain, Yu and Orange have suffered from this prohibitive move by government. 29 Jan 2010 07:53
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[Carole Kimutai] The Kenya ICT Board, the state corporation charged with developing and promoting the business process outsourcing sector (BPO) has extended the deadline for bandwidth capacity support to the BPO industry. 28 Jan 2010 09:54
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The Dubai International Advertising Festival has announced the members of the four juries for the awards. The international group of 21 creatives and media experts from 10 different countries, including South Africa, will meet in Dubai to judge, discuss and award the best creative work and ideas of the Middle East and Africa regions. 27 Jan 2010 10:19
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The World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) has published a guide for parents to help and protect their children when they use the internet. The guide will be made available without charge to newspapers worldwide to offer to their readers. 27 Jan 2010 08:40
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Jeremy Waterman, MD, Softline Accpac says that in his view the local ICT industry has proven that it will not be a victim of the recession and as a result, views 2010 optimistically. 27 Jan 2010 08:17
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LONDON: Diageo, yesterday, Tuesday, 26 January 2010, launched its annual Africa Business Reporting Awards. The number of categories has been extended with sector-specific categories. The awards ceremony will be held on 1 July in Central London and the closing date for entry is 26 March. 26 Jan 2010 10:25
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LONDON: Diageo, yesterday, Tuesday, 26 January 2010, launched its annual Africa Business Reporting Awards. The number of categories has been extended with sector-specific categories. The awards ceremony will be held on 1 July in Central London and the closing date for entry is 26 March. 26 Jan 2010 10:25
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CANNES: Social networking site MySpace, which has enabled many artists to launch their careers, is now helping to pay them back millions of dollars in "lost" royalties for songs and performances. 25 Jan 2010 09:17