South Africa, Page 18
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Thu, May 22nd, 17:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Startup failure over-glorified, entrepreneurs should commit 200%
Startup failure is over-glorified, and entrepreneurs need to up their commitment to achieve success, according to Nathan Jeffery, founder of software development company MyEcommerce. → Read more
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Thu, May 22nd, 16:30 · Chris Udemans
Safaricom’s M-Shwari has 7m subscribers
Over seven million subscribers are now using Kenyan mobile operator Safaricom’s microfinance platform M-Shwari, according to George Ndegwa from the operator’s financial services division. → Read more
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Thu, May 22nd, 15:30 · Tom Jackson
WPP had competition for Quirk – Stokes
Global communications firm WPP had to beat off competition from five other interested parties to acquire a majority stake in South African ZAR68 million (US$6.5 million) marketing agency Quirk, according to Quirk chief executive officer (CEO) Rob Stokes. → Read more
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Thu, May 22nd, 14:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Entrepreneurs should plan less – Over founder
Budding entrepreneurs should spend less time planning and get products to market as soon as possible, according to Aaron Marshall, founder of Over. → Read more
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Thu, May 22nd, 13:30 · Chris Udemans
Children’s mobile money a gap in the market
There is a large gap in the youth mobile money market, with few companies providing services aimed at children, according to Christopher Bee, head of strategy and business development at mobile money solutions firm Soulstice Consulting. → Read more
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Thu, May 22nd, 12:30 · Chris Udemans
Prepaid systems key to mobile payments – Wirecard
Prepaid systems need to be incorporated into digital payments at point-of-sales (PoS) terminals to attract more users, according to Enrique Beza, vice president of sales telecommunications in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) at financial services and technology group Wirecard. → Read more
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Thu, May 22nd, 12:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Telkom offers $260m for BCX
South Africa’s part-state owned operator Telkom has made a ZAR2.7 billion (US$260 million) offer to acquire local ICT services company Business Connexion Group (BCX). → Read more
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Thu, May 22nd, 11:30 · Tom Jackson
GovHack SA looks to developers to boost efficiency
The second GovHack South Africa event will be held on Saturday in Cape Town collaboration with Google, 22seven, Silicon Cape and the World Design Capital, in a bid to encourage developers to come up with solutions to increase efficiency and improve sustainability in government operations. → Read more
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Thu, May 22nd, 10:00 · Chris Udemans
Lack of interoperability hurting mobile money market
A lack of interoperability is harming the mobile money market, with only ten operations reaching success out of the 150 launched in the past few years, according to Virginie Bonnot, mobile financial service sales director for Southern and Central Europe at Oberthur Technologies. → Read more
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Wed, May 21st, 18:00 · Chris Udemans
Regulation crucial for success of mobile money platforms
Regulation is a deciding factor on whether mobile money platforms succeed or fail, according to Richard Ketley, director and owner at consulting firm Genesis Analytics. → Read more
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Wed, May 21st, 17:00 · Tom Jackson
MTN, Vodacom, Cell C fail network quality tests
The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) has published its quarterly quality of service (QoS) monitoring test report, which found the networks of MTN, Vodacom and Cell C all fell short in the Western Cape and KwaZulu-Natal. → Read more
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Wed, May 21st, 16:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
Retail set for dramatic change through technology – eBay
Retail is set to change dramatically in the next three years to use available technologies to better respond to consumer demands, according to Jody Ford, vice president of marketing at eBay. → Read more
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Wed, May 21st, 15:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Assange defends WikiLeaks at Net Prophet in Cape Town
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange spoke at the NetProphet conference in Cape Town, South Africa, saying his website was not intended to “change the world for the better” but nonetheless has “done some good”. → Read more
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Wed, May 21st, 14:30 · Chris Udemans
Rural Lesotho deserves connectivity – Universal Service Fund
Rural communities in Lesotho deserve to be connected just like anywhere else in the world, according to Nthabiseng Pule, executive secretary at the Universal Service Fund (USF) of Lesotho. → Read more
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Wed, May 21st, 13:30 · Tom Jackson
USAASA denies ANC interference claims
The Universal Service and Access Agency of South Africa (USAASA) has denied claims made by former executive manager Mmatlou Morudu of interference by the ruling African National Congress (ANC) in the agency’s affairs. → Read more
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Wed, May 21st, 12:30 · Chris Udemans
Mobile video set to boom
The next big area of growth is going to be video services on mobile devices, according to Pierre van der Hoven, founder and chief executive officer (CEO) at low bandwidth mobile video provider Tuluntulu. → Read more
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Wed, May 21st, 11:00 · Chris Udemans
Guarantee operators clients in rural areas – USAASA
Guaranteeing mobile operators clients in rural areas is the best way to secure private sector investment to connect underserviced communities, according to Thabo Makenete, executive head of broadcasting at the Universal Service and Access Agency of South Africa (USAASA). → Read more
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Wed, May 21st, 10:00 · Chris Udemans
Satellite TV should complement terrestrial – Platco
Satellite television is complementary to rather than in competition with terrestrial television, according to Dave Coles, executive of business development at digital distribution company Platco. → Read more
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Tue, May 20th, 18:00 · Tom Jackson
3 Cape Town startups earn funding at Sparkup! event
Three Cape Town startups earned funding worth more than ZAR1 million (US$96,000) at the Sparkup! pitching event ahead of tomorrow’s Net Prophet conference. → Read more
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Tue, May 20th, 17:30 · Tom Jackson
Zapacab set to close
South African taxi hailing service Zapacab is set to close if no buyer can be found for the startup. → Read more
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