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Sat, October 12th, 08:00 · Paul Adepoju
Q&A: Acha Nelson, CEO and co-founder of QuickTicket
Acha Nelson, chief executive officer (CEO) and co-founder of QuickTicket, has launched the online bus ticket reservation service in Cameroon. Nelson spoke to HumanIPO about the service and the challenges facing tech startups in the West African country. → Read more
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Fri, October 11th, 20:00 · Richard Cutcher
Sub-leasing ICASA licences “widespread” in SA
The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) has warned communications licence holders it will take “drastic steps” against them if they are found to be illegally sub-leasing to third parties. → Read more
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Fri, October 11th, 19:30 · Selipha Kihagi
Instagram releases updates for iOS and Android
Instagram has released updates for its iOS and Android apps, to include sound and data usage controls for videos on both versions of the app. → Read more
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Fri, October 11th, 19:00 · Brandon Gregory
SA government to launch Ubuntu Radio online
Ubuntu Radio, a 24-hour online radio station, is to be launched on October 17 this year by the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) of South Africa. → Read more
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Fri, October 11th, 18:00 · Nanine Steenkamp
GetCore Group plans Shule Direct roll out across East Africa
Tanzanian software company GetCore Group is looking to expand its online education platform Shule Direct to other East African countries after establishing the product locally. → Read more
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Fri, October 11th, 17:30 · Winfred Kuria
iPhone 6 to increase up to 5 inches
Apple’s next iPhone will have a screen size of almost five inches, up from the current four inches, according to an analyst with finance firm Cantor Fitzgerald. → Read more
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Fri, October 11th, 17:30 · Susan Mwenesi
Nairobi’s C4DLab churning out startups
The University of Nairobi’s (UON) Centre of Computing for Development Lab (C4DLab) has begun incubating and supporting startups → Read more
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Fri, October 11th, 17:00 · Brandon Gregory
TorQue, creating software solutions for African businesses
TorQue, a Rwanda-based startup, is aiming to create software solutions for small to medium sized enterprises (SMEs) in the country and throughout Africa. → Read more
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Fri, October 11th, 16:30 · Richard Cutcher
Africans dominate ITU innovation competition
Four young Africans have been chosen among the 10 winners of the International Telecommunications Union’s (ITU) Young Innovators’ Competition. → Read more
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Fri, October 11th, 16:00 · Richard Cutcher
Zapacab goes live in Nairobi
Zapacab, a mobile taxi hailing startup, has launched its first beta phase outside of South Africa in Kenya’s capital Nairobi, beginning operations with a fleet of 30 cars. → Read more
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Fri, October 11th, 15:30 · Nanine Steenkamp
Bethel Communications to set up plant
Zimbabwean technology company Bethel Communications has announced it will launch a US$5 million plant in 2014 for the manufacturing of technological devices. → Read more
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Fri, October 11th, 15:00 · Nick Sato
CBK seeking new laws and limits on mobile money
The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has proposed new draft regulations which include requiring networks with mobile money services to open independent subsidiaries to manage cash remittances. → Read more
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Fri, October 11th, 14:40 · Nanine Steenkamp
MySmartFarm wins IBM SmartCamp
Agricultural tech startup MySmartFarm has won the South African IBM SmartCamp, entering the business into the global round of the competition. → Read more
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Fri, October 11th, 14:20 · Paul Adepoju
UBA and Netplus Advisory launch U-Mall e-commerce platform
United Bank for Africa (UBA), a Nigerian commercial bank, has launched an e-commerce platform aimed at supporting the growth of small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) in the West African country. → Read more
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Fri, October 11th, 14:00 · Brandon Gregory
Twitter users slam #RedOctober movement causing racial tension
The Red October movement, which protests against the so-called “slaughter” and “oppression” of white South Africans by black South Africans, has caused a furore on Twitter. → Read more
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Fri, October 11th, 13:40 · Nanine Steenkamp
Zimfon to launch in Zimbabwe
United States-based voice-over internet protocol (VoIP) service provider Zimfon is to launch in Zimbabwe, extending the VoIP offering through its Africom network. → Read more
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Fri, October 11th, 13:30 · Winfred Kuria
MAVC launches in Kenya
The Making All Voices Count (MAVC) initiative will launch in Kenya at the iHub today (Friday), having launched in South Africa yesterday. → Read more
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Fri, October 11th, 13:00 · Brandon Gregory
E-tolls will not cost us votes – ANC
The African National Congress (ANC) Gauteng caucus is confident the e-tolling of the province’s freeways will not cost them votes in next year’s general elections. → Read more
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Fri, October 11th, 12:40 · Paul Adepoju
Samsung Galaxy Note 3 debuts in Ghana, gets premium warranty in West Africa
The Samsung Galaxy Note 3 has been launched in Ghana, and will be available in the West African region with Samsung Premium, an advanced version of the company’s original 24-month accidental damage from handling (ADH) warranty. → Read more
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Fri, October 11th, 12:20 · Paul Adepoju
TeleEye systems could have provided intelligence on Westgate terrorists – MD
Philip Smerkovitz, managing director of TeleEye South Africa (PTY), has claimed though it is doubtful security cameras could have prevented the Westgate Mall attack in Kenya, the company’s surveillance system could have provided critical intelligence on the terrorists. → Read more
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