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Further to the SENS announcement on 30 September 2013, Vodacom has reached an agreement with the shareholders of Neotel Proprietary Limited (“Neotel” or the “Company”) to acquire 100% of the issued share capital in, and shareholder loans against, Neotel for a total cash consideration equivalent to an enterprise value of…

Ivy Ross will officially start her new job as the head of Google Glass. The former Chief Marketing Officer of Art.com announced her appointment on her Google Plus account. Ivy has worked with major brands such as Calvin Klein, Swatch, Coach and Mattel and it is believed that her experience…

Leading online marketplace Kaymu.com.ng has identified how online marketplaces can monetize mobile marketing, highlighting the functions mobile marketplace apps should possess on Tuesday 13th February at the Mobile West Africa Conference 2014. With the country’s mobile and internet penetration rate at a rise, it is evident that a larger percentage…

A new virtual race car, the BMW Vision Gran Turismo, takes to the racetrack in Gran Turismo® 6, the acclaimed racing title available exclusively on PlayStation®3. The race car, created by BMW Group Design, boasts a virtual three-litre six-cylinder inline engine developed by BMW M GmbH, which promises a peak…

We heard last about the football team when the selection was completed and presented on the 19th of December 2013. Remember their mission is to save the planet from aliens. The team led by Messi as the Captain has the following in the squad: Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal), Aleksandr Kerzhakov (Russia),…

Easy Taxi Nigeria CEO, Bankole Cardoso today joined over 5000 youths and professionals from different states and sectors of economy at the 2014 career fair at the University of Lagos in Akoka. Organised by the Imperial Integrated Project Services, this year’s career fair, titled ‘Human Capacity building for a viable…

JUMIA, Nigeria’s biggest online retailer and employer of over 1000 staffs introduces new program to empower its staff. Jumia Nigeria launched in 2012 with only 5 staff and has since expanded with over 1000 staffs all across Nigeria. The staff level cuts across various departments, with an average age of…

Tigo Tanzania announced yesterday that it has created a “Tigo Business” unit to develop a series of products using high-speed fibre connections to support the needs of the country’s large corporate organisations as well as its small and medium-sized enterprises. The newly-established team plans to launch these new services…

Konga.com, Nigeria’s Largest Online Marketplace in celebration of its customers and recent recognition as the most Innovative and impactful retail brand in Nigeria by the Lagos state chamber of commerce and industry is proud to introduce free delivery nationwide to all its customers for the month of May. This free…

Pharrell Williams’ “Happy” is one track that has attracted a lot of video versions around the world. The song is from from the Despicable Me 2 soundtrack album. It also serves as the lead single from Williams’ second studio album, G I R L (2014). The song was written and produced by Williams. It came out on…

If anything, the #BringBackOurGirls has brought Nigeria to the limelight. The hashtag #BringBackOurGirls was created on Twitter to create awareness of the Kidnapped schoolgirls in Nigeria. This saga started on the 19th of April when 276 schoolgirls were abducted from a school in Chibok in the Northern Part of Nigeria while taking their…

African Classifieds giant, One Africa Media, has invested an undisclosed amount in Kenya’s online real estate classifieds company, BuyRentKenya.com. BuyRentKenya.com was set up by Jamie Pujara and Nicolas Adamjee in 2012 to provide property seekers with agents and developers. In an exclusive interview with Techmoran, Jamie Pujara said, ” The funding will help us…

Kaymu.com.ng, Nigeria’s leading online marketplace with key focus on entrepreneurship will take the stand on the Focus Day of the Mobile West Africa 2014 to expound on how entrepreneurs and small and medium scale businesses can monetize the digital age. The Mobile Marketing West Africa Focus Day, featuring practically…

Following rapid expansion across Africa, Asia and the Middle East, Lamudi, Africa’s leading online real estate platform is now expanding to Zimbabwe to bring its services to a new market. Launched in October 2013, Lamudi is now operating across 25 countries in Africa, Asia and South America with further expansion planned…

JUMIA, Nigeria’s largest online retailer, founded in Nigeria in early 2012, wins another big award as e-commerce website of the year. The ‘e-commerce website of the year’ award was awarded to JUMIA at the Beacon of ICT awards organized by Nigeria communications week Media that brings different players in the information, communication…

It is being rumoured that Apple is in talks with Dr. Dre over the acquisition of Beats Electronics for a whopping $3.2 billion. This seems to have been corroborated by The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times and re/code. This deal would be Apple’s largest acquisition ever. The company…

JUMIA, Nigeria’s largest online retailer with over 20,000 fashion items in store has recently expanded its reach promoting more Nigerian fashion with a partnership with African Fashion Week Nigeria. Jumia Nigeria is the one stop for fashion in Nigeria, giving as much visibility as possible to Nigerian designers to showcase…

Carmudi is continuing to establish itself as the no 1 car classifieds platform for emerging markets as it announced today that it has now has over 20,000 unique listings in Nigeria, having reached 10,000 listings just 2 months ago in March. This rapid growth in listings comes as a response…

APO will award one African journalist transport, accommodation and daily allowance to attend the 2014 Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank APO (African Press Organization) will award one African journalist transport, accommodation and daily allowance to attend the 2014 Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank Group held in…

The Nigerian business community came out in grand style as the Lagos chamber of commerce and industry recognized Konga.com, Nigeria’s largest marketplace and other deserving corporate organizations and public institutions who have contributed to the development of commerce and industry in Nigeria Konga.com picked up the award for most innovative…