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Fri, August 2nd, 20:00 · Kamau Mbote
Safaricom will complete phase one of its city fibre project by the end of the year, made up of 600km of laid fibre in Nairobi. → Read more
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Fri, August 2nd, 19:00 · Brandon Gregory
The launch of the new South African Broadcasting Corporation’s (SABC) 24-hour news channel was criticised by the Azanian People’s Organisation (AZAPO) and is concerned about subjective political reporting by the broadcaster. → Read more
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Fri, August 2nd, 18:00 · Paul Adepoju
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) took to social media this afternoon to address circulating messages informing subscribers they had won NGN1 million (US$6,250) during the SIM registration exercise. → Read more
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Fri, August 2nd, 17:30 · Nanine Steenkamp
South African digital business industry rolemodel Nikki Cockroft spoke to HumanIPO about the challenges of being a female in the field as she prepares for motherhood, while continuing her career. → Read more
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Fri, August 2nd, 17:00 · Susan Mwenesi
The Kenyan government has published the draft version of its bill supporting its technology city project, Konza, which includes a range of incentives for potential investors. → Read more
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Fri, August 2nd, 16:30 · Paul Adepoju
Etisalat Nigeria has launched Mobile Assistant, an innovation is aimed at enhancing productivity of business executives. → Read more
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Fri, August 2nd, 16:00 · Nanine Steenkamp
The first Microsoft Technology Centre (MTC) in Africa has launched in Johannesburg, South Africa, assisting local companies to grow global competence. → Read more
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Fri, August 2nd, 15:30 · Nick Sato
Classifieds site OLX Kenya has cautioned its users to be cautious when purchasing goods via their platform due to rising cases of fraud. → Read more
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Fri, August 2nd, 15:00 · Nanine Steenkamp
United States intelligence whistleblower Edward Snowden has been offered a position at Russian social network VKontakte, following his granted asylum by Russia. → Read more
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Fri, August 2nd, 14:30 · Susan Mwenesi
The future of technology in Africa has been boosted with the involvement of more governments according to Ghanaian startup founder Abi Alomele. → Read more
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Fri, August 2nd, 14:00 · Brandon Gregory
Opposition party the Democratic Alliance (DA) has slammed the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) for interrupting ordinary programming on Wednesday, in order to air a speech President Jacob Zuma delivered at a dinner function. → Read more
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Fri, August 2nd, 13:30 · Nick Sato
The Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) has issued 10 new temporary station licenses, leading to increased competition for pay-TV services. → Read more
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Fri, August 2nd, 13:00 · Kamau Mbote
Nokia and Microsoft have launched apps for Windows 8 mobile devices targeting the religious community. → Read more
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Fri, August 2nd, 12:30 · Kamau Mbote
Huawei has awarded 28 internship certificates to Ugandan students, with two being retained following a memorandum of understanding signed at Makerere University last year. → Read more
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Fri, August 2nd, 12:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Airtel Tanzania is allowing customers to send and withdraw money for free in a bid to make its mobile money services more accessible. → Read more
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Fri, August 2nd, 11:30 · Nanine Steenkamp
Professional social network LinkedIn’s profit has exceeded expectations due to rapid membership growth and mobile app popularity. → Read more
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Fri, August 2nd, 11:00 · Kamau Mbote
Large sums of money, such as salaries and dividends, can now be paid using mobile money after Barclays Bank of Kenya and Safaricom formed a new partnership. → Read more
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Fri, August 2nd, 10:30 · Richard Cutcher
MTN Group is forecasting its first half profits will rise by 25 per cent, thanks to currency fluctuations in its non-South Africa operations. → Read more
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Fri, August 2nd, 10:00 · Brandon Gregory
The Zimbabwe election polls closed on Thursday evening, with confusing reports emerging through various online and social media platforms, some claiming victory for the governing party and some for the opposition, while the governing party’s spokesperson called reports on election results “hogwash”. → Read more
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Fri, August 2nd, 09:30 · Paul Adepoju
Larry Annetts, chief marketing officer at MTN Nigeria, has said the increasing reliance on mobile is making local content formatted for mobile devices more relevant than ever. → Read more
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Fri, August 2nd, 08:30 · Susan Mwenesi
Graphic design, advertising and web development company Yeboao previously KKYB productions will soon launch new payment channels for its clients spread all over the world. → Read more
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Fri, August 2nd, 08:00 · Richard Cutcher
Rwanda’s Bank of Kigali has launched the mVisa mobile solution, allowing clients to perform a wide range of financial transactions. → Read more
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Fri, August 2nd, 07:00 · Nick Sato
Multinational companies in Kenya will be able to take advantage of business enterprise solutions across the continent following collaboration between Vodafone and Safaricom, creating an East African hub. → Read more
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Fri, August 2nd, 06:00 · Nanine Steenkamp
South African chat app Mxit has partnered with global sports match analysis company Amisco Group to give subscribers access to mobile-based match viewing. → Read more
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Thu, August 1st, 20:00 · Paul Adepoju
Fiifi Baidoo, co-founder and community manager at the iSpace Foundation, has told HumanIPO the one-month old open innovation co-working space for the tech community in Ghana currently has eight projects ongoing. → Read more
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Thu, August 1st, 19:30 · Brandon Gregory
Claims made by the South African Roads Agency Limited (SANRAL) it has been ready to implement e-tolling for more than two years have been rejected by the Opposition to Urban Tolling Alliance (OUTA). → Read more
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Thu, August 1st, 19:00 · Nanine Steenkamp
No longer are the challenges of females in the tech sphere a sensational news line. The known fact that more women are wanted in the industry is a continual aspiration with several stakeholders on the scene. → Read more
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Thu, August 1st, 18:30 · Brandon Gregory
The South African Broadcasting Corporation’s (SABC) new 24-hour news channel was launched today through MultiChoice’s DStv platform. → Read more
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Thu, August 1st, 18:00 · Nanine Steenkamp
Microsoft Office has been released for Android mobile devices, although the solution is not accessible for tablets. → Read more
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Thu, August 1st, 17:22 · Nanine Steenkamp
South African unions opposing Telkom’s proposal to solve wage disparities have decided to accept an agreement, although remain in disagreement. → Read more
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Thu, August 1st, 16:45 · Brandon Gregory
A new video allegedly shows vote rigging on the part of the Zimbabwe African National Union - Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF), following yesterday’s elections. → Read more
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Thu, August 1st, 10:10 · Nanine Steenkamp
Entrepreneurial training establishment Founder Institute will launch on Sunday, making the Silicon Valley programme available to South Africans. → Read more
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Thu, August 1st, 10:04 · Nick Sato
MasterCard Kenya has signed a deal with regional card processor Paynet Group to partner in a local initiative dubbed “The great migration to EMV chip” which is geared towards encouraging the switch from magnetic strip to EMV cards. → Read more
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Thu, August 1st, 09:56 · Susan Mwenesi
The Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has launched the Automated System for Customs Data World (ASYCUDA) that will allow individuals and companies to send documents to the URA more efficiently. → Read more
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Thu, August 1st, 09:30 · Susan Mwenesi
Ian Isherwood, founder of Kenya’s first online dating site DateMe Kenya, has lauded the ongoing tech revolution in Africa saying that there are many possibilities for people with websites. → Read more
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Thu, August 1st, 09:15 · Brandon Gregory
ZAR25 million (US$2.5 million) is the approximate amount which the South African Roads Agency Limited (SANRAL) has to pay per month to the Electronic Toll Collection (ETC), the company implementing e-tolling in Gauteng, South Africa. → Read more
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Thu, August 1st, 09:02 · Nick Sato
Kenyatta University (KU) has launched its Innovation and Incubation Centre, aiming to give Kenyans an opportunity to transform their dreams into business enterprises. → Read more
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Thu, August 1st, 08:47 · Richard Cutcher
African broadband policy, cyber security and the ICT sector will be the main focus of an International Telecommunications Union’s (ITU) Council Regional Development Forum (CRDF) held in Ghana, in October. → Read more
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Thu, August 1st, 08:15 · Nanine Steenkamp
Online South African news publication News24.com has launched a website to honour people who have passed away. → Read more
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Thu, August 1st, 07:57 · Nick Sato
A new clearing system has been adopted by all Kenya’s commercial banks, allowing cheques to be cleared and the money accessed within one day. → Read more
