Articles by Gabriella Mulligan, Page 24
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Tue, January 7th, 11:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
TMG sells Nu Metro cinemas for $7m
South Africa’s Times Media Group (TMG) has sold the country’s second largest cinema chain Nu Metro to local independent private equity firm One Fifty Capital for ZAR75 million (US$7.03 million). → Read more
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Tue, January 7th, 09:40 · Gabriella Mulligan
Q&A: Afam Anyika, head of offline marketing, Jumia Nigeria
In the year and a half since its inception, e-commerce platform Jumia has seen its reputation grow as the pioneer of the African e-commerce market, and made particular headway in getting online shopping in Nigeria off the ground. HumanIPO spoke to Jumia Nigeria head of offline marketing Afam Anyika about the successes and lessons of 2013, and the market going forward in 2014. → Read more
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Mon, January 6th, 17:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
SA matric results available via SMS through SABC
The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) has launched a new service allowing students awaiting their matriculation (matric) examination results tomorrow to register to receive their personal results via SMS. → Read more
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Mon, January 6th, 16:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
SA broadcasters criticise compulsory STB control systems
South African broadcasters and business associations have spoken out against the government’s decision to install a control system on all set-top boxes (STBs) in the forthcoming digital migration, questioning the decision’s legality and saying it places an “extra burden on consumers”. → Read more
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Mon, January 6th, 15:20 · Gabriella Mulligan
Smartphones at centre of Nigerian e-commerce – Jumia
Smartphones are the most popular products purchased online in Nigeria, seeing the biggest uptake in 2013, according to local e-commerce site Jumia. → Read more
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Mon, January 6th, 14:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Vodacom CEO sells shares
Vodacom chief executive officer (CEO) Shameel Joosub has sold over ZAR6 million (US$560,735) in ordinary shares in South Africa’s largest telecoms company. → Read more
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Fri, December 20th, 07:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Telegram offers $200k in Bitcoins to successful hackers
Free iPhone and Android secure messaging app Telegram is offering US$200,000 in Bitcoins to anyone who can break the encryption of the secure messaging protocol used by the service. → Read more
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Thu, December 19th, 17:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Facebook, banks must face IPO lawsuit
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and a range of banks are to face a lawsuit over allegedly concealing pertinent information from investors prior to the company’s initial public offering (IPO), a court has ruled. → Read more
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Thu, December 19th, 11:40 · Gabriella Mulligan
WACS landing station key to Namibian ICT – minister
The West African Cable System (WACS) and its single landing station in Namibia are key to achieving higher levels of ICT implementation in the country, and have a potentially transformative power for government services and business, according to Namibia’s minister of ICT. → Read more
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Wed, December 18th, 15:40 · Gabriella Mulligan
Vodacom to spend $870m on fixed line business
South Africa’s biggest operator Vodacom is to spend ZAR9 billion (US$870 million) on infrastructure development in 2014, with expanding its fixed line business the main focus for the operator in the coming year. → Read more
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Wed, December 18th, 13:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Vodafone App Star Challenge final tonight in Kenya
Mobile app developers from Kenya, India, Tanzania and South Africa will today compete in the final of the App Star Challenge being held in Kenya, showcasing the talent of national finalists from the emerging countries. → Read more
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Wed, December 18th, 12:20 · Gabriella Mulligan
Telecash launch delayed
Zimbabwe’s second mobile operator Telecel has delayed the launch of its mobile money service Telecash, due to too few banks having been integrated in the system to date. → Read more
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Tue, December 17th, 14:40 · Gabriella Mulligan
HomeSync service now available on non-Samsung devices
Samsung Electronics has announced the roll out of its HomeSync cloud and connected entertainment service to new Android devices, including making the service available to non-Samsung devices. → Read more
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Tue, December 17th, 14:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
NCC hosting first Telecoms Stakeholders Summit
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is today hosting its inaugural Telecoms Stakeholders Summit in Lagos, on the theme of “Telecom as an Instrument for Sustainable Development”. → Read more
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Tue, December 17th, 12:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
iROKOtv raises $8m in funding, total investment reaches $21m
Nigerian video on demand (VOD) service iROKOtv has raised a further US$8 million in funding, fuelling plans to move from a largely diaspora audience to dominating the pan-African market. → Read more
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Tue, December 17th, 10:40 · Gabriella Mulligan
Facebook Donate allows users to give to non-profits
Facebook has launched its new “Donate” functionality, enabling users to give money directly to non-profit organisations through the social networking site. → Read more
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Mon, December 16th, 09:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Gamsole hits 4m downloads in 7 months
Nigerian mobile game developing startup Gamsole has seen four million downloads of its games in seven months, with the company planning to take over the African market with Windows Phone apps for low-end handsets. → Read more
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Sat, December 14th, 08:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
TomTom SA to tweet festive traffic updates
TomTom South Africa will provide real-time traffic updates over Twitter over the festive season, including information regarding all the main toll roads and delays at toll gates. → Read more
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Fri, December 13th, 18:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
CNN mobile survey reveals African optimism
Africans are more optimistic about their future than when Nelson Mandela took office, while corruption is the biggest source for concern on the continent, a survey of mobile phone users across Africa has revealed. → Read more
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Fri, December 13th, 15:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
PS4 arrives in South Africa
The PlayStation 4 (PS4) is available in South Africa from today, as Sony rolls out the console in 16 more countries. → Read more
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