Articles by Tom Jackson, Page 4
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Tue, June 10th, 14:30 · Tom Jackson
Ghanaian anti-counterfeiting solution set for Rwanda launch
Ghanaian firm mPedigree, which has developed an anti-counterfeiting solution used primarily in the pharmaceutical industry, is set to launch its services in Rwanda in the next two months, and targeting further launches this year. → Read more
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Tue, June 10th, 09:00 · Tom Jackson
OPINION: Kenyan public transport set for cashless chaos
New regulations set to come into place on July 1 mean Kenyan public service vehicles (PSVs) must operate a cashless fare system, with operators subject to fines, loss of licences or imprisonment if they fail to comply. Though in some respects the policy is admirable, the lack of information regarding the new regulations and the lack of a universal payments system threaten commuter chaos. → Read more
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Tue, June 10th, 08:00 · Tom Jackson
Buymore offers Kenyan students discounts through electronic cards
Kenyan startup Buymore is offering students discounts on their favourite brands and merchants through an electronic card, and has signed up 20 stores for the programme so far. → Read more
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Mon, June 9th, 13:30 · Tom Jackson
Kenyan online professional soccer network to launch
Kenyan online platform Throughpass is set to launch, providing a professional soccer network for aspiring players to showcase their talents and for coaches to access a database of players. → Read more
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Fri, June 6th, 09:00 · Tom Jackson
Orange launches first mobile self-care Android app in Kenya
Orange Kenya has launched the first e-care app in the market, allowing subscribers to check their credit balances, recharge accounts and manage their subscriptions to Orange. → Read more
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Wed, June 4th, 17:00 · Tom Jackson
88mph rebrands co-working spaces, takes break from Kenyan investment
African seed investment fund 88mph is rebranding its Nairobi and Cape Town co-working spaces, and announced it will take a break from investing in kenyan startups this year. → Read more
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Wed, June 4th, 16:30 · Tom Jackson
Airtel reports Safaricom to Kenya’s Competition Authority
Airtel Kenya has asked the Competition Authority of Kenya to investigate Safaricom for alleged abuse of its position at the head of the East African country’s booming mobile money market. → Read more
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Wed, June 4th, 12:00 · Tom Jackson
Zapmedic connects patients to doctors in Uganda
A Ugandan startup has launched Zapmedic, an online medical appointment scheduling service that bids to ease the process of finding a doctor in a country with a low doctor to patient ratio. → Read more
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Tue, June 3rd, 15:00 · Tom Jackson
Kenya’s Maramoja broadens taxi app concept through social connections
Kenyan relationship-based transport app Maramoja Transport is seeking to connect customers with safe, reliable transport services through mobile, broadening the Uber-style model to other forms of transport. → Read more
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Tue, June 3rd, 12:00 · Tom Jackson
Weaverlution to launch platform for community project management
Cape Town startup Weaverlution is set to launch an online marketplace allowing those setting up community projects to source and market their needs, and plans to gain revenue by charging corporates subscription fees. → Read more
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Tue, June 3rd, 10:00 · Tom Jackson
Spotify in talks over Africa launch – report
Spotify and Vodacom are discussing a partnership which would see the music streaming service launch in Africa for the first time, according to a Bloomberg report. → Read more
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Mon, June 2nd, 16:30 · Tom Jackson
Kenyatta promises hi-tech fight against terror
Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta used his Madaraka Day speech yesterday to pledge technological resources towards improving the country’s security. → Read more
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Mon, June 2nd, 15:30 · Tom Jackson
SA’s Absa suffers online banking downtime
South African bank Absa’s online services went down for almost three hours today, prompting customers to take to social media to complain about recurrent problems. → Read more
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Mon, June 2nd, 14:30 · Tom Jackson
MTN buys controlling stake in Afrihost
South Africa’s MTN has acquired a controlling 50 per cent plus one share stake in internet service provider (ISP) Afrihost, subject to the fulfilment of certain conditions. → Read more
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Mon, June 2nd, 14:00 · Tom Jackson
Telecoms can have “multiplier effect” on SA development – Cwele
Telecommunications services can have a “multiplier effect” on South Africa’s development as the country looks to tackle unemployment, poverty and inequality, according to new minister of telecommunications and postal services Dr Siyabonga Cwele. → Read more
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Mon, June 2nd, 12:00 · Tom Jackson
BBC claims Ethiopia jamming broadcasts
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) and other international broadcasters have claimed television and radio broadcasts on the Arabsat satellites have been intentionally jammed by the Ethiopian authorities. → Read more
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Mon, June 2nd, 09:00 · Tom Jackson
FEATURE: Does fear of failure hold back SA startups?
Silicon Valley has long tolerated failure, perhaps to the point of it being over-glorified. Yet the consensus of entrepreneurs in South Africa is that the acceptance of failure as a potentially necessary evil has not yet penetrated the mindset of startups in the country, with a fear of failure preventing entrepreneurs from pushing the boundaries as their American counterparts have done. → Read more
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Fri, May 30th, 11:00 · Tom Jackson
Egyptian ICT ministry denies withdrawal of unified licence file
Egypt’s Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT) has denied newspaper reports the country’s cabinet has withdrawn the unified licence file from the ministry. → Read more
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Thu, May 29th, 16:30 · Tom Jackson
Kenyan activist claims Facebook page shutdown
Kenyan political activist Moses Kuria has claimed his Facebook account has been blocked after the Law Society of Kenya (LSK) petitioned for his prosecution over a post it said contained hate speech. → Read more
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Thu, May 29th, 16:00 · Tom Jackson
SA copper theft increased in April
Copper theft in South Africa increased to a value of ZAR12.5 million (US$1.2 million) in April from ZAR11 million (US$1.05 million) in March, with incidences having risen by 26 per cent year-on-year. → Read more
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