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Mon, March 24th, 08:00 · Susan Mwenesi
African investment in mobile banking pays off – report
Efforts made by African banks to invest in mobile banking in the past few years are finally paying off as more people take to banking through their phones, which now is now second only to online banking as an electronic channel, according to a survey carried out by audit firm Ernst & Young. → Read more
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Mon, March 24th, 07:00 · Abdirizaq Hussein
Samsung launches service centre in Dar es Salaam
Samsung Tanzania has launched a new service centre in the Kariakoo area of Dar es Salaam, Tunisia, in an effort to provide customers with the opportunity of informative service about Samsung mobile and consumer products. → Read more
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Mon, March 24th, 06:00 · Chris Udemans
HP to enter 3D printing
American technology firm Hewlett-Packard (HP) will outline plans to enter the 3D printing market in June, according to a report. → Read more
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Sun, March 23rd, 08:00 · Chris Udemans
FEATURE: The week in startups 23/03/2014
South Africa has been a hive of startup activity recently and this week was no exception with Johannesburg hosting Africa’s Payments, Banking and Retail Show 2014, inviting conference and exhibition attendees to consider the role of digital in banking and payment solutions. → Read more
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Sat, March 22nd, 08:00 · Chris Udemans
Axxess cuts prepaid ADSL prices
South African internet service provider (ISP) Axxess has announced it will cut its prepaid ADSL prices, from ZAR29 (US$2.65) to ZAR9 (US$0.80) a gigabyte, just a week after it reduced its capped ADSL top-up rates. → Read more
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Fri, March 21st, 20:00 · Agatha Nduku
Microsoft admits to reading blogger’s Hotmail
Microsoft has admitted to having read a blogger’s Hotmail inbox while in pursuit of a software leak investigation. → Read more
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Fri, March 21st, 19:00 · Abdirizaq Hussein
Kenyan banks falling behind in ATM cards switch – report
Many Kenyan banks look unlikely to meet the March 31 deadline for migration to more secure chip-based cards, according to a report. → Read more
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Fri, March 21st, 18:00 · Paul Adepoju
NSN opens offices in Lagos, Nigeria
Nokia Solutions and Networks (NSN) has expanded its operations to Nigeria with the opening of new offices in Lagos. → Read more
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Fri, March 21st, 17:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Philips to establish research and innovation hub in Kenya
Philips has announced it will establish a research and innovation hub in Kenya to serve the rest of Africa, which it said was a way of reaffirming its commitment to Africa and will also work on the creation and marketing of new inventions. → Read more
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Fri, March 21st, 16:00 · Abdirizaq Hussein
MasterCard, Jamii Bora enhance electronic payments
Kenya’s Jamii Bora Bank has been licensed to issue MasterCard debit, prepaid and credit cards, which is expected to enhance the adoption of electronic payments among the bank's clientele. → Read more
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Fri, March 21st, 15:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Tech means to an end for African financial inclusion
Technology should be treated as a means to an end in the bid to achieve financial inclusion across Africa, according to Ivan Mworozi, software engineer at MobiCash. → Read more
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Fri, March 21st, 14:30 · Paul Adepoju
Ghana’s iSpace announces entrepreneurial programme for women
Ghanaian incubation and innovation hub iSpace has announced it is participating in the #40forward Initiative in conjunction with Google, targeted at helping female entrepreneurs who want to turn their ideas into reality. → Read more
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Fri, March 21st, 14:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Kenyan National Treasury launches IFMIS strategic plan, new website
The Kenyan government through the National Treasury has launched its 2013-2018 strategic plan as well as a revamped website, outlining the key automation and integration processes to achieve the set objectives. → Read more
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Fri, March 21st, 13:30 · Chris Udemans
Enterprises to spend over $490bn this year due to malware
International enterprises will spend over US$490 billion in 2014 because of malware associated with pirated software, according to a Microsoft-sponsored International Data Corporation (IDC) study. → Read more
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Fri, March 21st, 13:00 · Susan Mwenesi
AccessKenya launches ICT security solution
AccessKenya has launched Managed Security Services (MSS), a security as a service solution which targets high-risk environments and services sector. → Read more
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Fri, March 21st, 12:30 · Chris Udemans
SA newspaper stands by Gijima story
South African newspaper the Sunday Independent is standing by its article highlighting an investigation into a tender awarded to technology firm Gijima, resulting in the head of the company threatening the publication with a ZAR1 billion (US$92 million) lawsuit for defamation. → Read more
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Fri, March 21st, 12:00 · Paul Adepoju
20 agencies integrated into Ghana’s e-government project
Twenty agencies have been integrated into Ghana’s central e-government service centre, including Ghana Post, Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL), Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA), Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) and Ghana Police Service (GPS). → Read more
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Fri, March 21st, 11:00 · Paul Adepoju
Q&A: Lekan Ogungbamila, CEO, Kuluya Games
Nigerian company Kuluya Games is one of Africa’s major games companies, with players spread across the world. Chief executive officer (CEO) Lekan Ogungbamila spoke to HumanIPO about the company’s monetisation strategies and long-term goals. → Read more
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Fri, March 21st, 10:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Kenyan court halts laptop tendering process
The Kenyan High Court has stopped the re-tendering process for the provision of the devices for the country’s laptops for schools policy to hear an appeal by Indian firm Olive Telecommunications against the cancellation of the original tender it won. → Read more
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Fri, March 21st, 09:00 · Chris Udemans
MultiChoice cannot speak for poor – Carrim
South Africa’s Department of Communications (DoC) has issued a statement saying pay-TV provider MultiChoice cannot speak for the poor after the company told minister of communications Yunus Carrim to put consumers first. → Read more
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