Here are the stories from the African tech space today:
Facebook Opens Its Donate Feature For Nepal Earthquake
Facebook said it will match every dollar donated up to $2 million and matching funds will be distributed to local relief and rescue organizations.
South Africa-based pay-media company, MultiChoice Africa, has appointed Tim Jacobs as CEO to replace Nico Meyer who left the company last month for ‘personal reasons’.
The wireless communication technology is expected to give Tigo’s customers increased speed – up to 5 times from the current 3G technology – and quality of internet access through the network.
Raizcorp Acumen Business Growth Progamme Opens For Application
The South African-based social enterprise firm, Raizcorp, has teamed up with banking and investment company, Investec to launch Raizcorp Acumen initiative for 2015. Apply.
And Then, we found Nairaland’s Doppelganger
There’s a new discussion forum that looks a lot like Nairaland and it’s for the same country that Nairaland is about, no less. It’s called TalkAfrica. What are the chances?
What is The Digital Equivalent of Going Platinum?
For years now, the sale of music have transcended physical media. Digital downloads, ringtone downloads and music streaming are now firmly embedded in the value chain of the music industry, all different ways songs are distributed and consumed. How do we know “Platinum” in this beautiful digital morass?
In Case You missed it:
Here are FIve Reasons We Want The Mi4i
We know the Mi4i isn’t going to make it to our part of the world anytime soon, but we want it still, and here are some of the reasons why.
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