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    Thursday News Roundup: Register for MWA 2015, No More EcoCash For DSTV Zimbabwe

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    Chioma Nkemdilim
    2nd Apr, 2015
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    Thursday News Roundup: Register for MWA 2015, No More EcoCash For DSTV Zimbabwe

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    Here are the stories that made the rounds across African tech space today:

    DSTV New Subscription Rates
    The company claims the increase was necessitated by business operational costs such as devaluation of the naira, channel and satellite costs.

    NCC Puts Off Plans to Auction the 2.6Ghz Spectrum Frequency Indefinitely
    The Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC) has postponed its plans to auction the 2.6 Gigahertz (GHz) spectrum frequency.

    Register for the MWA 2015
    2015 Mobile West Africa will hold in Lagos, Nigeria between 21 – 23 of April.

    Togo Contracts Huawei for Fibre Optics Cable Network
    The Government of Togo has revealed plans to connect over 500 of its public buildings to fibre optics in a contract awarded to Huawei.

    You Can Get Updates on Top European Football Leagues with AFP TweetFoot
    Agence France-Presse (AFP) and Twitter have partnered to launch AFP TweetFoot, which enables football fans in South Africa to follow top National European football leagues.

    Flat6Labs Cairo is Now Accepting Entries into its Accelerator Program
    Flat6Labs Cairo is now accepting applications from Egypt based startups to participate in its accelerator program.

    The 3rd Edition of Hub Africa Conference has Commenced in Casablanca
    The programme kicked off today.

    Online Tuesday will Launch in South Africa this Month
    The digital marketing event, Online Tuesday will be launched in South Africa this April at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Cape Town.

    Multichoice Zimbabwe Discontinues Ecocash Payment
    Effective from today April 2, 2015,

    Konga.com is about to Release KongaPay
    The two-year old online marketplace has created it’s own secure payment method that will allow its customers bypass debit cards when they make purchases on the site.

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