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Thu, October 31st, 09:00 · Nanine Steenkamp
IS Ignite releases SME solution
Internet Solutions (IS) Ignite has launched a public cloud solution, scaled to suit the needs of South African small and medium enterprises (SMEs). → Read more
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Thu, October 31st, 08:30 · Susan Mwenesi
Uganda’s Crane Bank to implement fingerprint technology
Uganda’s Crane Bank will implement a software system to bolster its security and delivery applications in addition to eliminating the need for its customers to use passwords and PIN numbers to access their accounts. → Read more
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Thu, October 31st, 08:00 · Paul Adepoju
Jumia’s FTC Apparel goes live in Morocco
Jumia, one of Africa’s leading online shopping platforms, has launched its first in-house brand, FTC Apparel, a collection of shoes for women, in Morocco. → Read more
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Thu, October 31st, 07:00 · Nanine Steenkamp
Telecel mobile browser popularity grows
Users of Telecel Zimbabwe and Opera Mini’s co-branded web browser have increased by six times, indicating the popularity of the solution since its launch in February 2012. → Read more
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Thu, October 31st, 06:00 · Paul Adepoju
NITDA DG inaugurates eNigeria Summit 2013
Ashiru Daura, acting director-general of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), has inaugurated the local organising committee of this year’s technology conference and exhibition tagged eNigeria Summit 2013. → Read more
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Thu, October 31st, 05:00 · Kamau Mbote
Oracle open day set for Nairobi
Oracle is hosting a Nairobi open day aiming to demonstrate the power of hardware and software engineered to work together on November 8. → Read more
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Wed, October 30th, 20:00 · Nanine Steenkamp
Econet to focus on innovation, not subscribers
Zimbabwean operator Econet Wireless is shifting its focus from subscribers to innovation, after revealing declining revenues yesterday (Tuesday). → Read more
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Wed, October 30th, 19:30 · Paul Adepoju
More African business people use smartphones than feature phones – survey
Seventy-six per cent of the African business community uses a smartphone, while 64 per cent make use of feature phones, a survey carried out by the African Business Panel has revealed. → Read more
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Wed, October 30th, 19:00 · Richard Cutcher
Adobe hack hits 38m users
Adobe has confirmed 38 million accounts were breached during a cyber attack earlier this month. → Read more
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Wed, October 30th, 18:30 · Tom Jackson
Brands do not understand social media – Fuseware
Companies are failing to take advantage of the potential of social media as they are not listening to their consumers, according to Mike Wronski, chief executive officer (CEO) of South African social media monitoring and analytics firm Fuseware. → Read more
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Wed, October 30th, 18:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Safaricom, Western Union partner to allow free M-Pesa remittances
Safaricom and Western Union have partnered for a promotional deal that allows Western Union users in Europe to send money to Kenyan M-Pesa accounts for free until the end of 2013. → Read more
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Wed, October 30th, 17:30 · Kamau Mbote
Africa boosts Airtel’s revenues amid a weak rupee
Bharti Airtel has reported a 10 per cent increase in year-on-year total revenue for the second quarter ended September 30, boosted by large growth in mobile data revenue and traffic across various international markets, especially Africa. → Read more
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Wed, October 30th, 17:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Startup Weekend returning to Nairobi
The Startup Weekend event will return to Nairobi next month to give an opportunity to programmers, developers, marketers, designers and startup enthusiasts to form groups and develop viable business ideas in 54 hours. → Read more
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Wed, October 30th, 16:30 · Nanine Steenkamp
UFS startup accelerator to launch co-working space
The University of the Free State (UFS) is to open its first co-working space as part of establishing an on-campus accelerator, offering South African student entrepreneurs an area of development. → Read more
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Wed, October 30th, 16:00 · Paul Adepoju
Lagos to raise $315m annually from adoption of Oracle applications
The government of Lagos State has said it would generate NGN50 billion (US$314.5 million) annually from internally generated revenue (IGR) by adopting Oracle applications. → Read more
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Wed, October 30th, 15:30 · Nick Sato
Kenya’s election CEO charged over BVR tender
James Oswago, chief executive officer (CEO) of Kenya’s Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC), and three other top commissioners were arrested yesterday (Tuesday) and questioned over corruption claims linked to the controversial procurement of biometric voter registration (BVR) kits that failed during the March 4 general election. → Read more
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Wed, October 30th, 15:00 · Nick Sato
We’ll use ICT to transform and improve Kenya – Kenyatta
President Uhuru Kenyatta has announced that his administration will use ICT to transform Kenya and improve the lives of citizens. → Read more
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Wed, October 30th, 14:30 · Brandon Gregory
No estimated e-toll costs for government vehicles
No estimated costs have been determined for the amount the Gauteng provincial government will spend on government vehicles after the implementation of e-tolling in the province. → Read more
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Wed, October 30th, 14:00 · Kamau Mbote
Sankalp Forum launches first Africa chapter
The Sankalp Forum, an initiative by Intellecap, will be hosting the first edition of its Africa summit in Kenya on February 13 next year. → Read more
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Wed, October 30th, 13:40 · Nanine Steenkamp
BBM downloaded 20m times in a week
BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) users have increased by more than 20 million within the first week of the Android and iOS launch, expanding the global social chat app community to 80 million members. → Read more
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