Follow us on Twitter: @GoAfricaNetwork The installation of Deborah David’s new kitchen faucet was a $180 job. But it lies at the heart of an expanding $400 billion commercial war. Some of the biggest names in e-commerce, along with a growing pool of start-ups, are vying for a chunk of the fragmented, quotidian, heretofore entirely […]
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Follow us on Twitter: @GoAfricaNetwork Senegal has scrapped visa requirements for foreign visitors and will slash taxes on air fares as it seeks to revive a tourism sector crippled by high costs. The cost and administrative hassle of visas, coupled with taxes on air tickets, led to a fall in the number of visitors to
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Follow us on Twitter: @GoAfricaNetwork STATE-owned Telecommunications company, TelOne has rebranded and introduced Metro Wifi Service and Fibre to the Home (FTTH) services. The new product will see the price of 100 megabits per second (Mbps) of data tumbling by 90%. FTTH, also called fibre to the premises, is the installation and use of optic
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Follow us on Twitter: @GoAfricaNetwork Some move to Florida; some volunteer at the library. But when Judith Norell decided to retire as a concert harpsichordist at age 60, she thought she would try her hand at baking bread. “I grew up on packaged bread, the kind that stays squeezed when you squeeze it,” she said.
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According to a report byngrguardiannews.com, Lagos as well as 60 other cities, in the North Central zone of Nigeria, are set to receive improved broadband services. The report revealed that MainOne Cable will be in charge of the Lagos area while IHS will be focusing on the North Central states of the country and Abuja.
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Follow us on Twitter: @GoAfricaNetwork The Alliance for Affordable Internet (A4AI) has predicted that availability of low-cost smartphones will increase in 2015. The alliance in its list of predictions for the expansion of global broadband access in 2015 said it also expects National broadband plans across emerging markets will become more comprehensive and focus on
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Follow us on Twitter: @GoAfricaNetwork Cab hailing technology platform Uber Nairobi has announced the kickoff of Uber for Business, its exciting corporate offering to allow business travelers to get around with ease and as well help companies save money and manage their travel budgets. Just like the personal Uber account, firms create an Uber corporate
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Follow us on Twitter: @GoAfricaNetwork The number of black immigrants in the United States has more than quadrupled since 1980, a new study has found, and that group is expected to make up an increasing share of the nation’s black population in the decades ahead. The study, released Thursday by the Pew Research Center, found
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Follow Us on Twitter: @GoAfricaNetwork Microsoft today launched an online hub for Kenyan small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to access locally relevant information and resources to promote SMEs and improve trade. Dubbed Biz4Afrika, the portal is aimed at helping SME’s get the resources they need and as well connect with the community of entrepreneurs that
Follow us on Twitter: @GoAfricaNetwork The Middle East and Africa (MEA) tablet market recorded a significant growth in the final quarter of 2014, with holiday purchases and aggressive end-of-year promotions spurring a particularly strong performance in the consumer segment. This is according to the latest figures from the IDC. According to the IDC, the overall
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