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    Wednesday News Round Up: The Robben Island Google Tour, MTN Empowers ICT Startups, Twitter’s Premier League Fan Map

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    Olumuyiwa Coker
    22nd Apr, 2015
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    Wednesday News Round Up: The Robben Island Google Tour, MTN Empowers ICT Startups, Twitter’s Premier League Fan Map

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    Here are the news that made the rounds across the African tech space

    Get a Virtual Tour of the Famous Robben island, compliments of Google
    Google and Robben Island museum are offering people a virtual tour of the place Mandela was imprisoned.

    Premier League Fan Map is for EPL Fans
    Twitter has launched an application that shows users the number of supporters of English Premiership clubs globally.

    MTN Plans to Empower ICT Startups in South Africa
    MTN Business is recruiting young African entrepreneurs in ICT for its supplier development programme.

    The Number of Registered Users on MOBOfree Surged Over The Past Year
    Registered users on the online marketplace has surged in Nigeria, Uganda and some other African countries.

    JamboPay Expands to Kenya and Seven African States
    The service of the Kenyan online payment portal, JamboPay is about to extend to other African countries.

    Digital Entertainment Africa Conference Commences
    Wild Flower PR & company with BusinessDay are partnering to organise a 2-day entertainment business conference.

    NET Launches Music Streaming Service, ORIN
    Online entertainment magazine, Nigerian Entertainment Today (NET), have launched a service that enables users access exclusive Nigerian and African content music faster.

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