Articles by Nick Sato, Page 7
-
Fri, November 22nd, 17:00 · Nick Sato
Sterio.me pilot phase to be launched in Zimbabwe
StartupBus Africa’s Sterio.me has confirmed its partner for its pilot phase, which will be launched after the five days trip set off from Harare, Zimbabwe. → Read more
-
Fri, November 22nd, 16:00 · Nick Sato
Safaricom awards $43,000 to mobile startups
Safaricom has awarded six early stage mobile technology startups with a cumulative cash prize of KSh3.7 million (US$43,000) through the Safaricom AppWiz Developers’ Challenge. → Read more
-
Fri, November 22nd, 14:00 · Nick Sato
Startup Weekend to kick off in Nairobi
Startup Weekend, an event bringing together programmers, developers, marketers, and designers to launch new ventures, will kick off tonight (Friday) at Strathmore University iLab. → Read more
-
Fri, November 22nd, 11:30 · Nick Sato
Kenyan media propose amendments to controversial Media Council Bill
Kenya’s media industry has recommended 12 amendments to the controversial Media Council Bill to the Energy and Communication Committee ahead of the December 5 deadline. → Read more
-
Fri, November 22nd, 10:00 · Nick Sato
IBM announces commitment to digitise Kenya
IBM has announced it has partnered the Kenyan government to improve service delivery to citizens. → Read more
-
Fri, November 22nd, 07:00 · Nick Sato
Airtel launches Opera Web Pass in Africa
Opera Software and Airtel have launched Opera Web Pass in Africa, a service allowing subscribers to choose a data package that is time-based, content-based or a combination of the two. → Read more
-
Thu, November 21st, 16:30 · Nick Sato
Google launches fibre network in Uganda with Project Link
Google Africa has announced the launch of Project Link, a fibre network access project in Uganda's capital Kampala, to provide faster internet speeds in the country. → Read more
-
Thu, November 21st, 16:00 · Nick Sato
KRA online clearance system to be replaced by 2015
Kenya has announced the Simba System, Kenya Revenue Authority’s (KRA) online clearance solution used at the port of Mombasa, will be replaced by 2015. → Read more
-
Thu, November 21st, 11:30 · Nick Sato
Startups chosen for Savannah Fund accelerator class
The Savannah Fund launched its next cohort of startups for its accelerator yesterday (Wednesday), with them beginning work at the m:lab office space in Nairobi, Kenya. → Read more
-
Thu, November 21st, 09:30 · Nick Sato
Liquid Telecom scoops Best African Wholesale Carrier Award
Liquid Telecom has been named the Best African Wholesale Carrier for the second time at the Global Carrier Awards. → Read more
-
Wed, November 20th, 19:00 · Nick Sato
Kenyan legislators conclude debate on second media bill
Kenya’s National Assembly concluded the latest debate on the Media Council of Kenya Bill 2013 yesterday (Tuesday), which, if passed, will see the government take closer control over news content and journalist ethics. → Read more
-
Wed, November 20th, 15:00 · Nick Sato
Bharti Airtel to sell African towers for $1.8bn
Bharti Airtel is reportedly considering the sale of its telecom tower business in Africa for US$1.8 billion to third party tower companies, going against a previously stated ambition to transfer them to its Indian towers arm Bharti Infratel. → Read more
-
Wed, November 20th, 13:30 · Nick Sato
Kenya downplays UK offer to try Kenyatta & Ruto via video link
Kenya has snubbed the United Kingdom (UK) government’s offer of tabling an amendment to have President Uhuru Kenyatta and his deputy William Ruto attend their International Criminal Court (ICC) trials at The Hague via video links. → Read more
-
Wed, November 20th, 11:30 · Nick Sato
Kenya to install CCTV on Somali border to curb terrorism
The Kenyan government has announced plans to install CCTV cameras on its border with Somalia in a bid to prevent infiltration of Al-Shabaab militants. → Read more
-
Wed, November 20th, 10:00 · Nick Sato
Samsung sells 800k Galaxy Gears in 2 months
Samsung Electronics has announced it has sold more than 800,000 units of its flagship Galaxy Gear Smartwatch, two months after its launch. → Read more
-
Tue, November 19th, 17:00 · Nick Sato
Kenya’s Bureau of Statistics to be digitised to enhance statistics quality
The Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) is set to be digitised in a move to enhance the quality of data it provides to users. → Read more
-
Tue, November 19th, 16:00 · Nick Sato
Kenyan government to establish National Communication Policy
The Kenyan government is seeking to make the country a fully-fledged knowledge-based economy by formulating and implementing policies and legislation that ensure maximum access to information held by public authorities. → Read more
-
Tue, November 19th, 14:00 · Nick Sato
Postal Corporation of Kenya to offer electronic money services
The Postal Corporation of Kenya is to transact services electronically in a bid to boost its efficiency after the Miscellaneous Amendment Bill 2013 was tabled in Parliament. → Read more
-
Tue, November 19th, 10:30 · Nick Sato
Safaricom introduces East Africa roaming bundles
Safaricom, Kenya’s biggest mobile network provider, has introduced a new roaming bundle for its subscribers travelling across the region, which could lower the current high charges. → Read more
-
Tue, November 19th, 08:00 · Nick Sato
Airtel targets more subscribers with Radio Express partnership
Airtel has announced a partnership with Radio Express to launch weekly shows on local radio stations across 17 African countries. → Read more
Follow African Tech Scene
Advertisement
Most read
-
GOtv says no monthly subscriptions for free-to-air channels
Mon, January 13th
-
HumanIPO shutting down on January 15
Tue, January 6th
-
-
BBC partners BlackBerry to deliver Hausa news via BBM in Nigeria
Mon, April 28th
-
Online company registration website now live in Kenya
Thu, February 28th
Latest by Category
-
Broadcasting
-
-
#ISurvivedEbola multimedia campaign launched
Tue, December 2nd
-
Events
-
Ghana to upgrade to chip embedded passports
Fri, December 19th
-
-
Features
-
Price a hindering factor to 4G uptake in Rwanda – retailers
Thu, January 8th
-
The startup community in Mozambique is very weak – Kande
Tue, December 23rd
-
Gadgets
-
MTN launches subscription-based video service in South Africa
Mon, January 5th
-
-
Internet
-
Price a hindering factor to 4G uptake in Rwanda – retailers
Thu, January 8th
-
-
Mobile
-
Safaricom launches bundled roaming service in 20 countries
Fri, January 9th
-
-
Policy
-
Price a hindering factor to 4G uptake in Rwanda – retailers
Thu, January 8th
-
-
Social Media
-
Mobile app on Nigeria’s heritage launched
Fri, December 19th
-
Prayerbox.co allows Christians to share prayer points, testimonies – founder
Fri, December 12th
-
Startups
-
-
-
Telecoms
-
-
Safaricom launches bundled roaming service in 20 countries
Fri, January 9th