Naspers is selling things. The company has sold off its property solutions outfit, Korbitec, just as the ink on the sale of its ecommerce platform Kalahari is drying. In Nigeria, local NGO, ACI is raising $150,000 on indiegogo to train kids in robotics. Here are the stories that made the rounds across Africa today
Naspers Sells its Properties Solution Outfit, Korbitec
Naspers has sold off its properties solution firm, Korbitec to LexisNexis, a business research solutions and software for professionals in Accounting, Law and Tax.
ACI is Crowdfunding $150,000 to Teach Nigerian Kids Robotics
Local NGO, ACI is crowdfunding $150,000 on Indiegogo to enable it expose 10,000 Nigerian students within the ages 10 and 14 to robotics.
Seedstars’ CapeTown Pitch Event Was Held Today
The first leg of Seedstars’ pitch in South Africa was held today and had eleven startups pitch before the event’s judges.
MainOne Has Invested $300 Million into Internet Infrastructure in Five Years
Lagos-based telecommunications and data services company, MainOne, says it has invested over $300 million in network infrastructure in West Africa since it began operations five years ago.
Non-Internet Based ICTs are the Most Effective – iHub Research
According to this iHUB_Research study, Information Communication Technologies that function independent of the internet are the most successful for use in governance.
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Nigerian Universities Partner to Embrace Cloud Services
Galaxy Backbone is partnering with universities across Nigeria to deploy education cloud – suite of cloud applications which can be accessed over Galaxy Backbone’s fibre and terrestrial wide area network.
Airtel Named Third Largest Mobile Operator in the World
Airtel has just been named the third largest mobile operator in the world in terms of subscribers according to latest data published by WCIS.
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