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Mon, December 9th, 08:30 · Richard Cutcher
Android torch app deceives consumers
Developers of a torch app for Android have admitted they “deceptively failed to disclose” they were sharing device and location data with advertisers. → Read more
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Mon, December 9th, 08:00 · Nick Sato
Kenyan companies urged to test IT products and solutions before going live
Kenyan companies have been urged to ensure their products and solutions meet the quality analysis test before unveiling them to the market by following new application development methodologies and working with software testing firms. → Read more
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Mon, December 9th, 07:00 · Richard Cutcher
Telecom Egypt likely to get win mobile licence
Telecom Egypt could be set to disrupt the North African country’s mobile sector after the regulator announced it was ready to issue a mixed use licence. → Read more
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Mon, December 9th, 06:00 · Nick Sato
Tanzania declares Vodacom 2013 Employer of the Year
Vodacom Tanzania has been declared by the Association of Tanzania Employers (ATE) the 2013 Employer of the Year. → Read more
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Sun, December 8th, 12:00 · Richard Cutcher
FEATURE: The week in startups 08/12/2013
One of Africa’s biggest startup accelerators drew to a close this week when eight ventures based out of 88mph’s Nairobi programme pitched to local and international investors on Thursday evening. → Read more
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Sat, December 7th, 12:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
SA game STASIS beats Kickstarter target
South African-developed game STASIS soared through its Kickstarter goal this week, with its developers saying such crowdfunding platforms have “evened out the playing field” for game developers in South Africa and beyond. → Read more
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Sat, December 7th, 08:00 · Tom Jackson
Zimbabwe Ministry of ICT to recognise achievers
Zimbabwe’s Ministry of Information Communication Technology, Postal and Courier Services will today host its annual ICT achievers awards ceremony, recognising the country’s outstanding ICT personalities. → Read more
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Fri, December 6th, 19:00 · Nick Sato
Startups pitch for investment at Nairobi Demo Day
Startups pitched to local and foreign investors at the 88mph Nairobi Demo Day event yesterday (Thursday), with some making a commitment to invest. → Read more
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Fri, December 6th, 18:00 · Tom Jackson
Egyptian designs crisis management system
Nano Technologies, a Qatari firm founded and run by Egyptian Ahmed Fawzi, has developed a crisis management system named Al Dalilah, which uses satellite information and other technologies to organise first responders and rescue teams in a crisis situation. → Read more
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Fri, December 6th, 17:30 · Richard Cutcher
ICASA warns media over Mandela funeral broadcasting
The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) has advised international broadcasters planning to cover former president Nelson Mandela’s funeral they will need the relevant licenses. → Read more
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Fri, December 6th, 17:00 · Selipha Kihagi
Kenya’s Family Bank launches mobile banking service
Family Bank in Kenya has announced the launch of PESAMOB, a mobile-based virtual bank which allows customers to access the full range of banking services using their mobile devices. → Read more
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Fri, December 6th, 16:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
SAPO set to offer eRegistered mail
The South African Post Office (SAPO) has selected the RiposteTrEx platform of the Escher Group to power its new digital mail offering, in a bid to provide eRegistered mail to the country. → Read more
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Fri, December 6th, 16:00 · Selipha Kihagi
Ugandan MPs given iPads, Kenya set to follow
Ugandan members of parliament (MPs) have each been given an iPad at a total cost of US$370,000, allowing MPs to access official documents while travelling. → Read more
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Fri, December 6th, 15:30 · Tom Jackson
Egypt’s telecoms sector targets 20% growth by 2016
The Egyptian telecommunications sector is targeting growth of between 18 and 20 per cent by 2016, accounting for six per cent of the North African country’s gross domestic product (GDP), according to telecommunications minister Atef Helmy. → Read more
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Fri, December 6th, 15:00 · Tom Jackson
Naspers reaches $100 share price
Naspers, the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE)-listed multimedia giant, pushed above the ZAR1,000 (US$95) share price mark this morning, the result of strong foreign investments and the weak rand. → Read more
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Fri, December 6th, 14:30 · Selipha Kihagi
Kenyan legislators pass controversial bill
Kenya’s National Assembly has approved all the recommendations presented by President Uhuru Kenyatta on the contentious Kenya Information and Communications Amendment (KICA) Bill which has seen journalists protest across the country. → Read more
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Fri, December 6th, 14:00 · Tom Jackson
Microsoft helps disrupt ZeroAccess botnet
Microsoft has announced its Digital Crimes Unit, in collaboration with the European Cybercrime Centre and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has successfully disrupted the ZeroAccess botnet which had infected more than two million computers. → Read more
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Fri, December 6th, 13:30 · Richard Cutcher
The e-toll showdown begins now – OUTA
Wayne Duvenage, chairman of the Opposition to Urban Tolling Alliance (OUTA), has said the launch of e-tolls this week does not mean the end of the campaign against them and only now can his group really begin to protest the policy. → Read more
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Fri, December 6th, 13:00 · Tom Jackson
Nigerian platform integrating social and business
A Nigerian company has created Termii, a social-business networking site that integrates social, personal and business structures in a unified network. → Read more
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Fri, December 6th, 12:30 · Richard Cutcher
Intel latest IT giant to join Egypt’s tech park
Intel has opened its new building in Egypt, located in the Maadi technological investment zone, the largest of its kind in the Middle East and Africa. → Read more
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