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Wed, October 2nd, 10:00 · Selipha Kihagi
Tanzania launches national e-health strategy
Tanzania has launched a national e-health strategy in efforts to transform the healthcare system by incorporating information communication technologies (ICTs). → Read more
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Wed, October 2nd, 09:30 · Richard Cutcher
MVNO could bridge digital divide in Zambia – Mpolokoso
The Zambian mobile market does not need another traditional network operator to complete mobile penetration, but a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) could provide vital benefits, according to Benjamin Mpolokoso, consultancy and training unit manager at the University of Zambia’s Centre for Information and Communication Technologies (CICT). → Read more
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Wed, October 2nd, 09:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Siemens Stiftung to award innovative talents in Nairobi
Siemens Stiftung will award KSh11.7 million (US$135,000) to three technological solutions from around the world at an awards ceremony in Nairobi on October 30. → Read more
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Wed, October 2nd, 08:30 · Nanine Steenkamp
SACCI to discuss SA ICT future
The South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SACCI) will discuss the future of South Africa’s ICT policy for the promotion of African business at its annual convention. → Read more
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Wed, October 2nd, 08:00 · Kamau Mbote
YouTube announces 1st music awards
YouTube will host its first music awards ceremony on November 3 in an event to be aired live on the platform, with Lady Gaga, Eminem and Arcade Fire among those set to perform. → Read more
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Wed, October 2nd, 07:00 · Nanine Steenkamp
Limpopo school wins smart pen competition
A South African school based in Limpopo has won the Techno-Girl Entrepreneurship Programme with a multipurpose smart pen. → Read more
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Wed, October 2nd, 06:00 · Tom Jackson
Cisco Connect Kenya 2013 taking place next week
Cisco has rebranded its bi-annual flagship technology event from the Cisco Expo to Cisco Connect 2013 Kenya, with next week’s event acting as a platform for the company to showcase its products and solutions. → Read more
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Wed, October 2nd, 05:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Ericsson to unveil new mobile radio technology
Ericsson is to launch a cellular radio small enough to fit in a person’s hand that provides enough indoor network coverage for a crowd of people. → Read more
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Tue, October 1st, 20:00 · Selipha Kihagi
Huawei’s first Middle East hub to serve Africa
Huawei has announced the opening of a new logistics facility in Dubai to serve as a supply chain hub in reinforcing the company’s future deliveries to the Middle East and parts of Africa. → Read more
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Tue, October 1st, 19:30 · Brandon Gregory
Data centre transformation must be driven through CIO consolidation
As technology makes itself prevalent and necessary within most industries, chief information officers (CIOs) are faced with potential challenges within mobile applications, bring your own device (BYOD), software-defined networks (SDN), cloud, and usability demands. → Read more
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Tue, October 1st, 19:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
App launched to teach Kenyan children Swahili
Kenyan app development firm Thirst Interactive has launched an Android app, MyTichaa, to teach young children Swahili through a range of picture puzzles. → Read more
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Tue, October 1st, 18:30 · Nanine Steenkamp
Community key to startup success – Hiring Bounty
Recruitment referral startup Hiring Bounty believes a supportive community is key to success, with relationship building playing an integral role. → Read more
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Tue, October 1st, 18:00 · Nick Sato
Kenyan student loans board to track defaulters on social media
Kenya’s Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) has resorted to social media in a bid to recover KSh7.1 billion (US$ 80,459,770) in loans made in the early 1970s to students who are now untraceable. → Read more
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Tue, October 1st, 17:30 · Richard Cutcher
MVNOs in Africa is a waiting game
Beyond South Africa, market conditions are not yet suitable for mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) to be introduced in Africa, according to Robert Schumann of telecommunications and technology specialists Analysys Mason. → Read more
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Tue, October 1st, 17:00 · Kamau Mbote
Microsoft Kenya gets new boss
Microsoft has appointed Nigerian Kunle Awosika to lead its Kenya office, which is now an independent operation following a re-evaluation of the company’s regional structure earlier in the year. → Read more
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Tue, October 1st, 16:30 · Nick Sato
Kenyan government in “crucial stages” of developing Access to Information bill
Kenya’s Ministry of ICT has announced it is in the “crucial stages of development” in preparing an Access to Information bill, which it believes will ensure government transparency and protect citizens’ rights. → Read more
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Tue, October 1st, 16:00 · Brandon Gregory
FNB adds Samsung Galaxy Note 3 to product range
South Africa’s First National Bank (FNB) has announced the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 will be available unlocked to its customers, allowing them to use the device with any mobile operator’s SIM card. → Read more
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Tue, October 1st, 15:30 · Richard Cutcher
Three more MVNOs coming to SA within six months
Cell C has signed a wholesale agreement with MVN-X, meaning it could have another three mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) on its network within the next six months. → Read more
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Tue, October 1st, 15:00 · Susan Mwenesi
BICS expands African operations
Global wholesale carrier for voice, mobile data and capacity services BICS has announced its expansion in the African market with three additional offices in Kenya, Ghana and South Africa to ensure a strong local presence for customers in Africa. → Read more
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Tue, October 1st, 14:30 · Nanine Steenkamp
Intel’s She Will Connect to kick off in Africa
Intel is to launch a digital expansion programme for young women in developing countries aimed at reducing the gender gap, with the initiative starting in Africa. → Read more
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