Articles by Vincent Matinde

Articles by Vincent Matinde, Page 6

Wed, February 6th, 09:26 · Vincent Matinde

IBM to work with Kenyan universities in grooming IT professionals

IBM has partnered with a number of Kenyan universities to help them “breed the next crop” of qualified IT professionals. → Read more
Tue, February 5th, 16:08 · Vincent Matinde

Entertainment site Ghafla records 2 million page views in January

Kenyan infotainment site Ghafla has announced a milestone, accumulating over 500,000 visitors and two million page views in January alone and earning a place in the list of the most visited sites in the country. → Read more
Tue, February 5th, 13:57 · Vincent Matinde

Maasai Mara smartcards may render many jobless

Thousands of youths could lose job opportunities as the Maasai Mara smartcards come into use, according to a new report. → Read more
Tue, February 5th, 08:51 · Vincent Matinde

Technology to improve transmission of results in Kenya’s election

Kenya’s electoral body the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has confirmed it has tested its systems, including the communication equipment that would be used in the forthcoming general elections on March 4. → Read more
Tue, February 5th, 07:58 · Vincent Matinde

Mobile money transfer tax a must for all, Kenya’s finance minister says

Kenya’s finance minister Njeru Githae has put Airtel Money and Yu Cash on notice that they will still incur the tax slapped on mobile money transfer services, regardless of their model of eliminating the transfer fees. → Read more
Mon, February 4th, 09:41 · Vincent Matinde

Econet subscribers can buy stocks using EcoCash

Econet Telecom has announced that small investors can purchase shares at the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange using the EcoCash mobile money transfer service. → Read more
Mon, February 4th, 08:14 · Vincent Matinde

FEATURE: Importance of intellectual property to startups

Africa has seen a surge in technology startups in the past five years, though some entrepreneurs have lost out due to lack of knowledge of intellectual property (IP) rights and how to wade small businesses through legal waters. → Read more
Sat, February 2nd, 16:26 · Vincent Matinde

Estel e-recharge platform launches in Nigeria

Estel Technologies has incorporated mobile operators into its platform as it extends its e-recharge portal deeper into the West African market. → Read more
Fri, February 1st, 12:20 · Vincent Matinde

Government tax now hits M-Pesa users

Users of Kenya's M-Pesa mobile money transfer service will now have to part with a 10 percent extra charge following a government directive to tax the service. → Read more
Thu, January 31st, 20:58 · Vincent Matinde

WITIN launches mobile app challenge for girls

Women in Tech in Nigeria (WITIN), a woman-focused initiative using technology for socio-economic empowerment, has launched a mobile innovation challenge to encourage female involvement in the “male dominated world of technology innovation”. → Read more
Thu, January 31st, 20:00 · Vincent Matinde

NGOs to bring new e-learning platform to Africa

Three non-governmental organisations are adopting the WeeJeeLearning platform and hope to distribute it in their areas of influence, including Africa. → Read more
Thu, January 31st, 13:12 · Vincent Matinde

Safaricom disconnects 2.5 million unregistered SIM cards

Kenyan major integrated telecom company Safaricom has said it has switched off an additional 1.3 million unregistered SIM cards, bringing the total number of cards it disconnected to 2.5 million. → Read more
Thu, January 31st, 08:47 · Vincent Matinde

More Algerians getting jobs via Internet

The Internet has emerged as the main recruiting tool in Algeria, with some 66 percent of job vacancies published online. → Read more
Wed, January 30th, 18:34 · Vincent Matinde

Projector chipmaker Texas Instruments sees growth in EMEA demand

Texas Instruments, a top manufacturer of chips used in high-resolution projectors, has said it has witnessed a rise in demand in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) markets. → Read more
Wed, January 30th, 18:24 · Vincent Matinde

Africa’s mobile scene to feature at Mobile World Congress 2013

Africa’s expanding mobile scene is tipped to make a major splash at this year’s GSMA Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, as the continent has been rated highly for having the fastest growing mobile technology adoption. → Read more
Wed, January 30th, 13:48 · Vincent Matinde

International airtime recharge portal SwissClear Global launches in Africa

Singapore-based SwissClear Global has officially launched its mobile phone airtime recharge portal and set up base in several African countries. → Read more
Tue, January 29th, 19:09 · Vincent Matinde

FEATURE: Data growth, a new headache for telecom companies

Given the current wave by telecom companies to offer data services to customers worldwide, telcos are now struggling with the challenges of spreading their coverage across the globe. → Read more
Tue, January 29th, 15:13 · Vincent Matinde

New uses of open data for Kenyan elections

Four new platforms have been launched as Kenya’s general election approaches, drawing content from the government’s Open Data initiative. → Read more
Tue, January 29th, 07:57 · Vincent Matinde

SA’s Dimension Data to offer cloud services to Questys Solutions

Dimension Data has announced that it will be offering cloud services to US-based IT firm Questys Solution in an effort to expand its client-base globally. → Read more
Mon, January 28th, 09:35 · Vincent Matinde

65% of firms fear cyber attacks in 2013

A new survey has shown that some 65 percent of companies across the globe fear cyber attacks in 2013, with even more considering the Internet as a gateway or malicious attacks. → Read more