Articles by Tom Jackson, Page 3
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Sun, June 22nd, 08:00 · Tom Jackson
FEATURE: The week in startups 22/06/2014
This week was a good one for startup initiatives in Africa, with much funding being raised to drive continued innovation on the continent. → Read more
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Fri, June 20th, 11:30 · Tom Jackson
BitPesa to launch in Nairobi next week
Kenyan startup BitPesa is set to formally launch in Nairobi next week, bidding to bring down the high transaction fees associated with international money remittance companies by taking advantage of the digital, borderless currency Bitcoin. → Read more
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Fri, June 20th, 08:00 · Tom Jackson
uberX prices to stay fixed in Cape Town, Johannesburg launch planned
Uber Cape Town plans to keep the prices of its recently launched low-cost uberX service at the same level as currently, with the service also set to roll out in Johannesburg in the future. → Read more
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Thu, June 19th, 16:30 · Tom Jackson
SA Ministry of Women welcomes investigation into Motsoeneng’s “wife gift”
The South African Ministry of Women has welcomed a Commission for Gender Equality (CGE) probe into reports acting South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) chief operating officer (COO) Hlaudi Motsoeneng received a ‘wife’ as a gift last week. → Read more
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Thu, June 19th, 10:30 · Tom Jackson
MTN rated in top 500 green firms globally
Operator MTN has been rated among the top 500 global companies on corporate sustainability and environmental impact in the 2014 Newsweek Green Rankings. → Read more
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Thu, June 19th, 10:00 · Tom Jackson
SA cybercriminals arrested over $815k fraud – report
South African police have arrested five suspects accused of launching a cyber attacks that went undetected for a number of days and led to the theft of ZAR8.7 million (US$815,000) from the Road Traffic Management Corporation, according to a report. → Read more
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Thu, June 19th, 07:00 · Tom Jackson
A4AI holds first Mozambique country forum today
The Alliance for Affordable Internet (A4AI) is today hosting its first Mozambican country forum in Maputo, bringing together leaders from the public, private and non-profit sectors to discuss and develop policy for bringing down the cost of internet access to spark innovation in a number of areas. → Read more
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Wed, June 18th, 15:00 · Tom Jackson
Kenyan police arrests suspect over Al-Shabaab Twitter accounts
Kenya’s National Police Service has arrested an individual suspected of operating social media accounts in the name of militant group Al-Shabaab claiming responsibility for attacks in Mpeketoni in which more than 60 people died. → Read more
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Wed, June 18th, 14:00 · Tom Jackson
SA Gender Commission investigates Motsoeneng “wife gift”
South Africa’s Commission for Gender Equality (CGE) has confirmed it has received a complaint over South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) acting chief operating officer (COO) allegedly accepting a wife as a gift in Limpopo last week and is investigating. → Read more
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Wed, June 18th, 13:00 · Tom Jackson
DA to request meeting over e-tolls “rethink”
South African opposition party the Democratic Alliance (DA) will request a meeting with Gauteng transport MEC Ismail Vadi after he said the provincial government was taking a “second look” at the e-tolling policy. → Read more
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Wed, June 18th, 08:00 · Tom Jackson
FEATURE: Kenya’s perceived innovation lead over SA could be all hype
For a good seven years now, it has been fashionable to refer to the coming of Kenya in terms of African innovation, and how the East African nation is outstripping the more economically powerful South Africa when it comes to technological entrepreneurship. → Read more
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Tue, June 17th, 11:30 · Tom Jackson
New-look accelerator programme opening in Joburg, Cape Town
A new programme for launching tech startups, Start with Seven (Sw7), is to set launch in Johannesburg and Cape Town in mid-July, providing a different take on traditional incubator and accelerator programmes. → Read more
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Mon, June 16th, 11:20 · Tom Jackson
Gauteng considers scrapping e-tolls – report
The Gauteng provincial government is considering scrapping the controversial e-tolling policy as a means of funding the building of highways, according to a report by the Sunday Independent, though the idea has not been completely discarded. → Read more
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Sat, June 14th, 08:00 · Tom Jackson
MTN reduces Pay Per Second prices
South Africa’s second operator MTN has reduced its MTN Pay Per Second price plan rate to ZAR0.79 from ZAR2 per megabyte, continuing the theme of price cuts across the country’s operators. → Read more
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Fri, June 13th, 19:00 · Tom Jackson
Tesla makes electric car patents open source
Electric car manufacturer Tesla Motors, which is run by South African Elon Musk, has announced it is making its patents open source to boost its industry. → Read more
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Fri, June 13th, 13:00 · Tom Jackson
Motsoeneng “given a wife” in Limpopo
Traditional Venda chiefs in Thohoyandou, Limpopo, on Wednesday gave controversial South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) acting chief operations officer (COO) Hlaudi Motsoeneng a wife, a cow and a calf, the Sowetan newspaper has reported. → Read more
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Thu, June 12th, 11:00 · Tom Jackson
BCX CEO Mophatlane dies
South Africa’s Business Connexion (BCX) has announced chief executive officer (CEO) Benjamin Mophatlane has passed away after suffering a cardiac arrest yesterday. → Read more
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Thu, June 12th, 09:00 · Tom Jackson
FEATURE: Is there enough funding for startups in Africa?
Money. For startups in Africa and across the world, it all comes down to money. The reason for starting a business is usually - with some honourable exceptions - to make money. However, conversely, usually it takes - or at least most people think it takes - a reasonable amount of money to get a startup off the ground in the first place. But is there enough of that about? → Read more
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Wed, June 11th, 13:30 · Tom Jackson
Kenyan M-Chama bookkeeping app to launch in July
Kenyan startup whizzkid techs is set to launch M-Chama, a mobile bookkeeping application for informal investment cooperatives, in July once it has completed a pilot phase. → Read more
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Wed, June 11th, 12:00 · Tom Jackson
OPINION: Safaricom reputation risks damage over frozen security contract
Kenya’s leading operator Safaricom must feel under attack from all sides at the moment. Challenged publicly over quality of service (QoS), its impending licence renewal and alleged anti-competitive practices, perhaps the greatest threat to its reputation stems from becoming embroiled in the latest government procurement controversy. → Read more
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