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Mon, November 18th, 14:00 · Selipha Kihagi
Airtel Uganda to launch new service for savings groups
Airtel is partnering the Grameen Foundation to introduce a new project that will provide mobile financial services to women’s savings groups in Uganda as part of its efforts to reduce the gender gap in mobile access. → Read more
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Mon, November 18th, 13:00 · Kamau Mbote
RateAfrika to go live across Africa in New Year
Pan-African startup RateAfrika is set to launch a platform for customers to rate businesses and services on the continent as well as an advertising platform for businesses. → Read more
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Mon, November 18th, 12:30 · Nick Sato
M-Pesa bags Global Money Transfer Service Award in Dubai
Safaricom’s M-Pesa has been awarded the best operator-led mobile money service at the sixth Mobile Money Global Awards held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE). → Read more
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Mon, November 18th, 12:00 · Richard Cutcher
Telkom admits legal fears over near $600k loan to suspended CFO
Telkom, South Africa’s part state-owned fixed-line provider, has conceded a ZAR6 million (US$589,800) loan to its now suspended chief financial officer (CFO) to help him buy shares in the company may have been illegal. → Read more
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Mon, November 18th, 11:30 · Selipha Kihagi
Tanzania to kick off third phase of national backbone next month
Tanzania is set to start the construction of the third phase of its National ICT Broadband Backbone (NICTBB) network in the coming month as part of its efforts to extend its reach nationally and internationally. → Read more
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Mon, November 18th, 11:00 · Tom Jackson
App allows children to save via mobile
South African company Soulstice has developed a mobile application which allows parents to deposit their child’s allowance into a ‘Fliptin’ account, allowing children to transact, save and learn through their mobiles. → Read more
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Mon, November 18th, 10:30 · Richard Cutcher
FEATURE: The week in startups 18/11/2013
Two Kenyan startups received cash injections during the past week, providing a significant boost to the startup ecosystem in the East African country. → Read more
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Mon, November 18th, 10:04 · Nick Sato
Chris Wood named in 100 most powerful people in global ICT and telecoms industry
Chris Wood, chief executive officer (CEO) of Nairobi-based African carrier WIOCC, has been named among the 100 most powerful people in the global telecommunications industry. → Read more
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Mon, November 18th, 09:30 · Richard Cutcher
Telkom reports 41% profit increase
Telkom Group, South Africa’s part-state owned and dominant fixed-line provider, has reported a 41.1 per cent increase in profit and put down its success, in part, to the drop in mobile termination rates. → Read more
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Mon, November 18th, 09:00 · Paul Adepoju
Globacom introduces Asus Fonepad into Nigerian market
Globacom Nigeria has unveiled the Asus Fonepad, at the 2013 West African Information and Communications Technology (WAFICT) exhibition held in Lagos. → Read more
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Mon, November 18th, 08:00 · Nick Sato
StarTimes slashes set top box prices
StarTimes has lowered its set-top box price in Kenya to KSh2,999 (US$35) from KSh3,499 (US$40), with one month enabled free viewing of the unique bouquet that costs KSh1,999 (US$23) a month. → Read more
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Mon, November 18th, 07:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Rwandan government partners with ICT firms for youth online forum
Rwanda’s Ministry of Youth and ICT, in partnership with three ICT firms, is launching an online youth forum to give young people a chance to contribute to the country’s development agenda → Read more
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Mon, November 18th, 06:00 · Kamau Mbote
Huawei unveils its 400H line card in SA
Huawei has announced the release of its 400G line card in South Africa as the only 400G core router for commercial use in the industry. → Read more
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Sun, November 17th, 12:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Kenya extends laptop tender
Kenya’s Ministry of Education has extended the deadline for the submission for its free laptops for primary schools programme to Thursday, November 21, citing the need to address bidder concerns. → Read more
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Sat, November 16th, 12:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Africa should be optimistic about connectivity, still work to do – panelists
Africa should be optimistic regarding the current state of connectivity as undersea connectivity is good, although there is work to do on terrestrial connections, according to panelists at AfricaCom. → Read more
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Sat, November 16th, 08:00 · Nick Sato
75% of Kenyan adults use mobile money
The proportion of Kenyan adults using mobile money services has increased to 75 per cent, according to a report by the African Economic Research Consortium (AERC). → Read more
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Fri, November 15th, 20:00 · Brandon Gregory
Negative impact in delays to deploying LTE in Africa
Stakeholders in Africa need to understand the detrimental effect delaying the licensing for LTE service rollout will have on the continent, according to Andile Ngcaba, founder of investment firm Convergence Partners. → Read more
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Fri, November 15th, 19:30 · Paul Adepoju
Johnson inaugurates Nigeria NITDA board
Omobola Johnson, Nigeria’s communication technology minister, has inaugurated the board of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) in Abuja. → Read more
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Fri, November 15th, 19:00 · Guest Post
Guest Post: Walter Penfold on the melting pot of innovation
South African business Everlytic is now present in eight countries and Walter Penfold, managing director of the software company, believes the one of the keys to their success is the diversity of his staff. Below, Penfold outlines why diversity can boost a business. → Read more
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Fri, November 15th, 18:30 · Kamau Mbote
Intel launches Explore & learn platform in Kenya
Intel has launched its Explore and Learn Marketplace app for parents and children offering quality digital content for the Kenyan education system. → Read more
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