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28 Nov 2018

ZTE moves 5G smartphone deadline to 2019

Company originally stipulated rollout of its first commercial 5G-enabled smartphone at the end of 2018.
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4 Oct 2017

Jumia launches Nigeria's first e-commerce bot

Initiative developed between Facebook and Jumia tech teams.
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1 Aug 2016

WeChat no longer in Nigeria says marketing exec

Member of company's marketing team responds with confirmation message.
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11 Dec 2015

WeChat partners with Nigerian ecommerce startups

Mobile app development and ecommerce at the heart of industry alliance.
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26 Nov 2015

WeChat launches digital wallet service in SA

Latest offering pitched to grab market share from global competitors Apple and Samsung.
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27 May 2015

WeChat launches goods collection and delivery app

Picup aims to serve as an alternative to traditional courier services.
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1 Aug 2014

WeChat launching micro jobs service in South Africa

Money for Jam (M4JAM) expected to offer a new way to crowdsource information.
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13 May 2014

WeChat needs more than Gareth Cliff to boost adoption

Shock jock’s CliffCentral.com notches up almost 80,000 followers on social network.
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14 Apr 2014

Could radio DJ Gareth Cliff boost WeChat in SA?

‘Shock jock’ reveals plan to launch a channel for his CliffCentral.com venture on the mobile app.
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25 Oct 2013

Soccer Laduma scores Africa’s first verified WeChat account

South African soccer publication sends daily broadcast messages to its readers and followers.
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24 Jul 2013

WeChat available for Nokia Asha smartphones

Instant messaging application becomes available for the low-cost devices.