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Mon, August 18th, 09:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Zoom Wireless launches high-speed internet access in Uganda
Ugandan startup internet service provider (ISP) Zoom Wireless has launched high-speed services in northern Uganda after partnering with Volo to use its software integration and expert network design to deliver affordable high-speed services to business and residences. → Read more
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Fri, August 15th, 16:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Co-operative Bank launches mobile banking service
Kenya’s Co-operative Bank has launched a mobile banking service, allowing customers to conduct all their banking via their phones. → Read more
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Fri, August 15th, 15:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Cabinet row slows SA digital migration process – report
Tensions between South African minister of telecommunications and postal services Siyabonga Cwele and minister of communications Faith Muthambi are slowing the country’s digital migration process, according to a report. → Read more
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Fri, August 15th, 14:00 · Paul Adepoju
12.6 million counterfeit phones to be disconnected in Nigeria
The Nigerian government is to order operators in the country to disconnect over 12.6 million counterfeit phones, in a bid to protect consumer rights while boosting government and manufacturers’ revenues. → Read more
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Fri, August 15th, 13:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Court reserves judgment on StarSat porn channels case
The Western Cape High Court has reserved judgment on whether or not a review of the licensing of three porn channels by the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) needs to be reviewed. → Read more
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Fri, August 15th, 12:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Equity Bank refutes COFEK allegations over MVNO licence
Equity Bank has spoken out against the Consumer’s Federation of Kenya (COFEK) to refute its allegations that the bank’s mobile virtual network operator (MVNO), Finserve Africa, was wrongfully allocated scarce public resources including spectrum. → Read more
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Fri, August 15th, 11:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Intel, FAWE partner to encourage women in tech
The Forum for African Women Educationalists (FAWE) in partnership with Intel has launched the All Africa Girls science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) competition, aimed at increasing female representation in the sectors. → Read more
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Fri, August 15th, 09:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Q&A: Okeke Emeka, founder of Friendite.com and Frienditeplus.com
Nigerian online dating platform Friendite.com and sister social network Frienditeplus.com intend to become Africa’s biggest dating and social networks within the next three years, and have already gathered over 75,000 and 600,000 users respectively. Founder and chief executive officer (CEO) Okeke Emeka spoke to HumanIPO about the platforms, the online dating space in Africa, and his plans to raise US$500,000 VC funding while also attracting 2.5 million users before the end of the year. → Read more
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Thu, August 14th, 17:00 · Paul Adepoju
FEATURE: Concerns over Facebook mandatory Messenger app
Following Facebook’s decision to require its mobile users who want to continue to use its messaging service to install its latest messenger app, experts and users alike have raised security and privacy concerns over the mandatory app. → Read more
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Thu, August 14th, 15:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
UNDP, Microsoft, to train 200,000 Ethiopian entrepreneurs
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has signed a partnership with Microsoft East Africa for the company’s assistance in training and mentoring 200,000 entrepreneurs in Ethiopia, under the UNDP’s Entrepreneurship Development Programme (EDP). → Read more
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Thu, August 14th, 14:30 · Susan Mwenesi
Samsung to provide smartphones to boost maternal health in Kenya
Samsung is to provide health workers in East Africa with subsidized smartphones as part of the mHealth initiative, targeted at boosting maternal health for 15.5 million women across Africa. → Read more
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Thu, August 14th, 13:30 · Paul Adepoju
Nigerian government reintroduces ATM charges for cash withdrawals
Nigeria’s government owned central bank has announced the reintroduction of charges on remote-on-us automated teller machine (ATM) cash withdrawals, with every withdrawal performed on an ATM belonging to a bank differing from the cardholder’s bank to carry a NGN65 (US$0.4) fee. → Read more
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Thu, August 14th, 12:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Wivela shopping platform to launch in Africa
United Kingdom (UK) based online shopping platform Wivela will launch in Africa in September, with the company saying the continent presents a new set of opportunities for all businesses. → Read more
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Thu, August 14th, 11:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
MTN launches LTE for prepaid customers
South Africa’s second operator MTN has launched long term evolution (LTE) SIM cards for its prepaid customers, providing access to the high-speed internet service with a range of data bundles. → Read more
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Thu, August 14th, 10:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Kenyan government to launch digital payment system for accountability
Kenya’s government is to launch a digital payment system targeted at promoting accountability for payments within government departments, as well as for payment of government suppliers. → Read more
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Thu, August 14th, 09:00 · Paul Adepoju
Friendite.com targets $500,000 VC funding at Dublin Summit
Nigerian online dating platform Friendite.com and sister company Frienditeplus.com hope to raise up to US$500,000 funding at the forthcoming Web Summit to be held in Dublin,Ireland in November, the companies’ founder said. → Read more
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Wed, August 13th, 17:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
ICASA defends ODM porn broadcasting licence in court
The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) has defended itself at the Western Cape High Court for granting a licence to On Digital Media (ODM) to broadcast porn on TopTV, since rebranded to StarSat. → Read more
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Wed, August 13th, 15:30 · Paul Adepoju
Friendite.com is 99% safe from fake profiles – founder
Nigerian online dating platform Friendite.com is 99 per cent safe from fake profiles, which pose one of the major setbacks to online dating, according to Friendite founder Okeke Emeka. → Read more
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Wed, August 13th, 14:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
Jumia launches Windows Phone app
Nigerian e-commerce startup Jumia has launched a Windows Phone app, making over 200,000 items available for purchase via mobile. → Read more
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Wed, August 13th, 13:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
Apple latest tech firm to acknowledge diversity problem
Apple has become the latest global tech giant to release details of diversity within its workforce, demonstrating most of its employees are White and Asian men. → Read more
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