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Mon, November 4th, 14:00 · Brandon Gregory
Card payments overtake cash withdrawals, gap to widen – FNB
First National Bank (FNB) has reported monthly non-cash purchases made by customers within its Consumer Segment have overtaken cash withdrawals at ATMs by ZAR800 million (US$78.7 million). → Read more
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Mon, November 4th, 13:40 · Kamau Mbote
Hitachi Data Systems opens East Africa office
Hitachi Data Systems (HDS), a global data storage solutions firm, has opened offices in Kenya to serve the East African region. → Read more
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Mon, November 4th, 13:20 · Gabriella Mulligan
North African governments use connectivity as political weapon – Akamai
Governments in North African countries have purposely disrupted internet connectivity as a political weapon over the past year and will continue to do so, David Belson, product line director for custom analytics & MCDN at Akamai, has predicted. → Read more
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Mon, November 4th, 13:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Telkom, Absa partner for rewards programme
South African part state-owned operator Telkom has announced a deal with Absa bank to become an official partner of the Absa Rewards programme, with Absa clients benefitting from cash savings and rewards when signing up to Telkom products. → Read more
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Mon, November 4th, 12:40 · Selipha Kihagi
Tanzanian government to fully own telecommunications company
The government of Tanzania is planning to secure full ownership of Tanzania Telecommunications Company Limited (TTCL) as part of an effort to make it the market leader in the country. → Read more
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Mon, November 4th, 12:20 · Richard Cutcher
BlackBerry in danger of missing private buyout deal
Fairfax Financial Holdings, which is currently putting together a bid to acquire BlackBerry, is reportedly struggling to raise the required US$4.7 billion amid concerns for the mobile maker’s future. → Read more
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Mon, November 4th, 12:00 · Brandon Gregory
Q&A: Hugh Lashbrooke, organiser of WordCamp 2013
The WordPress WordCamp is set to take place in Cape Town on Thursday, bringing together hundreds of people from a variety of professional backgrounds. HumanIPO caught up with Hugh Lashbrooke, a developer at WooThemes, who is heading the organising team for WordCamp. → Read more
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Mon, November 4th, 11:40 · Nick Sato
British Council and Airtel partner for digital hubs with broadband connectivity
The British Council and Bharti Airtel will provide high speed broadband connectivity of 5GB per month in a three-year deal for 127 digital hubs located in schools across nine countries in Africa. → Read more
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Mon, November 4th, 11:20 · Gabriella Mulligan
Triggerfish’s new release tops SA box office
South African film production company Triggerfish’s new release “Khumba” achieved ZAR1.7 million (US$167,000) in sales in its first weekend of showing in local theatres, beating international blockbusters to the number one box office spot. → Read more
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Mon, November 4th, 11:00 · Richard Cutcher
Botswana hub begins accelerator programme
The Botswana Innovation Hub (BIH) today launched its First Step Venture Centre incubation and acceleration programme, providing business and technical support to selected startups. → Read more
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Mon, November 4th, 10:40 · Tom Jackson
OPINION: Sale of African operations to Orange makes no sense for Vodafone
Last week, buried in a story that American phone company AT&T was interested in acquiring Vodafone, Bloomberg reported a person familiar with the matter as saying French telecoms firm Orange was interested in buying some of Vodafone’s African operations, which include South Africa’s Vodacom and Kenya’s Safaricom. → Read more
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Mon, November 4th, 10:20 · Kamau Mbote
Anza launches free mobile application
Kenyan real estate portal Anza.co.ke has launched an Android app in a bid to reach more users. → Read more
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Mon, November 4th, 10:00 · Nick Sato
Kenyatta downplays ascension of new media law
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has told the media not to panic following parliament passing the Kenya Information and Communication Bill (2013). → Read more
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Mon, November 4th, 09:30 · Richard Cutcher
Shinn slams SABC set-top box announcement
Marian Shinn, the Democratic Alliance’s (DA) shadow communications minister, has accused the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) of bypassing government policy by adandoning the need for an access control system for set-top boxes. → Read more
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Mon, November 4th, 09:00 · Richard Cutcher
MTN Uganda launches rewards programme
MTN Uganda has launched MTN Elite, a loyalty reward programme for its customers including a personalised card and access to a dedicated MTN Relationship Manager. → Read more
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Mon, November 4th, 08:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Tanzanian teachers hail government’s e-education programme
Teachers in Tanzania have praised a new programme connecting secondary schools to the government-owned National ICT Broadband Backbone (NICTBB) all over the country → Read more
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Mon, November 4th, 07:00 · Nick Sato
Orange Kenya drops prices on devices and services
Orange Kenya has reduced the cost of some products ahead of Christmas in a bid to reward loyal customers and attract new subscribers. → Read more
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Mon, November 4th, 06:00 · Selipha Kihagi
Google introduces Nexus 5 with Android KitKat
Google, in partnership with LG, has unveiled the Nexus 5 featuring the new Android 4.4 KitKat operating system, claiming it to be the slimmest and fastest Google Nexus phone to date. → Read more
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Mon, November 4th, 05:00 · Tom Jackson
Nashua Mobile launches e-commerce store
South Africa’s Nashua Mobile has launched its first e-commerce website to ease the buying process for customers, also offering a ‘Smart Squad’ for customer assistance. → Read more
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Sun, November 3rd, 12:00 · Richard Cutcher
FEATURE: The week in startups 03/11/2013
A dramatic week in Africa’s startup scene witnessed what can only be described as an embarrassing airing of dirty laundry by one of the continent’s flagship enterprises in the music streaming sector. → Read more
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