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OA News: November 21, 2009
November 21, 2009 ♦ News
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Teaching web 2.0 in Uganda, Mauritius GDP, WACS

OA News: November 20, 2009
November 20, 2009 ♦ News
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M-health hurdles, Zambian electricity, World Wide Web Foundation

South African start-ups could use more original ideas
November 20, 2009 ♦ Business
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South African start-ups could use more original ideas

South Africa needs to part ways with the ‘if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it’ ideal. In SA, everyone who is web savvy either knows of ITWeb and MXit. Interesting, these two successful endeavors represent the two categories of start-up. ITWeb, a technology news site targeting the latest developments in …

OA News: November 19, 2009
November 19, 2009 ♦ News
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Kenyan information literacy, SA broadband, Nigerian wireless, investing in Senegal

Why Africa won’t need iTunes
November 19, 2009 ♦ Broadband
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Why Africa won’t need iTunes

After 6 years of business, the Apple iTunes store has sold over 8 billion songs, or over 75% of worldwide online music sales. An additional 1 billion+ videos were downloaded between 2005 and 2008, and over 1 billion apps have already been purchased. However, these numbers mean little to Africans, …

OA News: November 18, 2009
November 18, 2009 ♦ News
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South Africa roundup, ICT diffusion, Namibian data charges