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Wed, November 20th, 16:00 · Selipha Kihagi
Kenya’s Equatorial bank launches mobile banking platform
Equatorial Commercial Bank (ECB) in Kenya has launched the GoMobile app, a banking solution allowing customers to access banking services using their mobile devices. → Read more
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Wed, November 20th, 15:30 · Winfred Kuria
Yahoo! to encrypt users’ data
Marissa Mayer, Yahoo! chief executive officer (CEO), has announced the company’s plan to encrypt all information that travels between its data centres, in a bid to protect user data. → Read more
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Wed, November 20th, 15:00 · Nick Sato
Bharti Airtel to sell African towers for $1.8bn
Bharti Airtel is reportedly considering the sale of its telecom tower business in Africa for US$1.8 billion to third party tower companies, going against a previously stated ambition to transfer them to its Indian towers arm Bharti Infratel. → Read more
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Wed, November 20th, 14:30 · Tom Jackson
No special e-toll courts – SA justice minister
South African justice minister Jeff Radebe has confirmed there will be no special courts established for non-payers of e-tolls on Gauteng’s freeways, with prosecutions to take place in normal district courts. → Read more
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Wed, November 20th, 14:00 · Guest Post
REVIEW: Sony Smartwatch 2, could it go mainstream?
After the splash that smartphones and then tablets made, the next frontier for tech firms are set to be ‘wearables’. A year ago not many people would have heard a lot about smartwatches, except perhaps for the Pebble. → Read more
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Wed, November 20th, 13:30 · Nick Sato
Kenya downplays UK offer to try Kenyatta & Ruto via video link
Kenya has snubbed the United Kingdom (UK) government’s offer of tabling an amendment to have President Uhuru Kenyatta and his deputy William Ruto attend their International Criminal Court (ICC) trials at The Hague via video links. → Read more
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Wed, November 20th, 13:00 · Selipha Kihagi
Zambia’s ICT Authority and UNICEF sign MoU on digital safety
The Zambia Information and Communications Technology Authority (ZICTA) and UNICEF have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to ensure the protection of children online and cyber security in accessing digital technology across the country. → Read more
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Wed, November 20th, 12:30 · Tom Jackson
E-tolls to go live on December 3
E-tolling on Gauteng’s freeways will go live on December 3, South Africa’s transport minister Dipuo Peters has announced. → Read more
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Wed, November 20th, 12:00 · Tom Jackson
Nokia shareholders approve sale of mobile business to Microsoft
Nokia shareholders at the company’s Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) have approved the sale of its Devices & Services business to Microsoft for US$7.36 billion, with more than 99 per cent of votes cast in favour of the deal. → Read more
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Wed, November 20th, 11:30 · Nick Sato
Kenya to install CCTV on Somali border to curb terrorism
The Kenyan government has announced plans to install CCTV cameras on its border with Somalia in a bid to prevent infiltration of Al-Shabaab militants. → Read more
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Wed, November 20th, 11:00 · Brandon Gregory
Q&A: Arie Vered, sales director at SatLink Communications
The satellite and pay-TV industry is growing significantly and Arie Vered, sales director of SatLink Communications, a global satellite transmission service provider, spoke to HumanIPO about what is causing this growth. → Read more
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Wed, November 20th, 10:30 · Richard Cutcher
MainOne to open first data centre in Nigeria by June
Nigerian undersea cable operator MainOne has confirmed it plans to open a US$24 million data centre in Lagos by June 2014, in a bid to support and serve the rapidly increasing bandwidth in the country. → Read more
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Wed, November 20th, 10:00 · Nick Sato
Samsung sells 800k Galaxy Gears in 2 months
Samsung Electronics has announced it has sold more than 800,000 units of its flagship Galaxy Gear Smartwatch, two months after its launch. → Read more
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Wed, November 20th, 09:30 · Tom Jackson
Senegal’s location and infrastructure an opportunity for startups – CTIC
Senegal’s position as an entry into Francophone Sub-Saharan Africa as well as the level of technological development mean the country’s startups have great potential, according to accelerator programme CTIC Dakar. → Read more
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Wed, November 20th, 09:00 · Tom Jackson
SANRAL set for e-tolling phase 2, DA vows to fight on
The South African National Roads Agency Limited (SANRAL) will extend e-tolling even further in its second phase, according to Mmusi Maimane, Democratic Alliance (DA) premier candidate for Gauteng, who has again vowed to continue the fight against the controversial policy if he is elected in the province. → Read more
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Wed, November 20th, 08:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
Radio vital for Ethiopian communication – MirtMirt.com
Radio is the most important form of communication in Ethiopia given its prevalence in households across the country, according to Ethiopian animation media forum MirtMirt.com. → Read more
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Wed, November 20th, 08:00 · Selipha Kihagi
Rwanda launches SMS facility to fight border trade challenges
The Ministry of East African Community Affairs (MINEAC) in Rwanda, has introduced a new SMS facility that will enable traders to raise their concerns about any barriers affecting cross-border business and regional integration. → Read more
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Wed, November 20th, 07:00 · Tom Jackson
Dropbox values itself at $8bn – report
File-sharing and storage company Dropbox is seeking additional funding of US$250 million, valuing the company at over US$8 billion, according to a report. → Read more
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Wed, November 20th, 06:00 · Selipha Kihagi
MTN Uganda offers life insurance cover to customers
MTN Uganda, in partnership with insurance companies AON and Jubilee Insurance, has introduced a new policy to its mobile money customers in a bid to provide affordable cover. → Read more
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Wed, November 20th, 05:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
“Selfie” named 2013 Word of the Year
“Selfie” has been voted Word of the Year by Oxford Dictionaries, beating rivals “bitcoin”, “binge watch” and others to the top position. → Read more
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