AFRICA$15m blog sale shows importance of content
A “one-man-band” blog has just been sold for a total of $15m. That's right, a work-at-home blogger has been paid a whopping multimillion pound sum for his blog. 6 Oct 2008 12:47

AFRICA10,000 in Rwanda to benefit from Korea Telecom deal
The Rwandan government is making wireless broadband accessible to 10,000 people, thanks to a deal signed with Korea Telecom (KT). 6 Oct 2008 11:52

AFRICAAfrica turns to internet television
Technology is finally catching up with African television broadcasters and journalists. With the entry of A24, a new 24-hour internet television channel dedicated to telling the African story from an African perspective, IT seems set to entrench itself in the continent's media. 6 Oct 2008 11:17

AFRICAAnimation in Kenya comes of age
[Carole Kimutai] Animation is an industry which has been dominated by the West. In Africa, the concept is relatively new, but this year nine animation films from Kenya will be screened at the prestigious Africa in Motion (AiM) festival that will run 23 October - 2 November 2008 in Edinburgh, UK. 6 Oct 2008 09:54

AFRICAVoIP now legal in Zimbabwe?
Has the Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (POTRAZ) finally seen the light? If developments at Econet Wireless are anything to go by, VoIP is now legal in Zimbabwe. Or is it? 3 Oct 2008 11:44

AFRICAAU, EU launch six 'lighthouse projects'
Brussels: During the EU/AU college-to-college meeting held on Wednesday, 1 October, 2008, the representatives of each commission agreed that a book of 19 “lighthouse projects” should serve as the framework for implementing the EU/AU partnership on science, ICT and space and its action plan (Eighth Partnership), six of which are considered 'early deliverables'. 2 Oct 2008 09:52

AFRICAInternet innovator to address young Kenyan entrepreneurs
Nairobi: Pete Ward, the co-CEO and founder of wayn.com (Where Are You Now?), a social networking site for travelers, will be addressing over 200 of Kenya's budding entrepreneurs in a Coca-Cola-sponsored session in mid-October. 1 Oct 2008 10:54

AFRICAMicrosoft, USAID boost management of Uganda's education system
[Walter Wafula] In a bid to build capacity in the management of students and teachers information, the Microsoft Corporation and the United States Agency for International Development signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to implement an Education Management Information System (EMIS), with the government of Uganda through its Ministry of Education and Sports. 1 Oct 2008 09:27

AFRICAICT boost for African NGOs
Johannesburg: A new set of online tools is now available to non-governmental organisations across sub-Saharan Africa which are designed specifically to help them use technology more efficiently and to co-ordinate their resources in finding solutions to common challenges. 30 Sep 2008 13:29

AFRICAKenya's ICT bill to be tabled in parliament
Kenya's ICT bill will be tabled in parliament as soon as the house business resumes, Kenyan Broadcsting Coproration said today, 29 September 2008. 29 Sep 2008 10:17

AFRICAGateway Communications leases capacity on AFRICASAT-1
MEASAT announced that Gateway Communications has signed an agreement for C-Band capacity on the AFRICASAT-1 satellite, on Thursday, 25 September 2008. 25 Sep 2008 14:58

AFRICAFirst African online ad network launches
Joshua Wanyama, founder of African Path and Benin Brown, editor of Cheetah Index have announced the official launch of Pamoja Media. Pamoja Media is an online advertising network that makes it very easy for marketers to reach the highly fragmented African market within the continent and in the Diaspora. 25 Sep 2008 12:39

AFRICATanzania urged to implement e-policy for the disabled
Tanzania has been urged to develop a strategy to enable disabled people to access information locally and globally. 25 Sep 2008 11:11