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Mon, September 23rd, 09:00 · Paul Adepoju
Q&A: Spinlet outlines its revenue model for Nigeria
Spinlet, commonly referred to as the ‘iTunes of Africa’, has surpassed 650,000 active subscribers. In a wide ranging interview with HumanIPO, Francis Ebuehi, chief operating officer (COO), discussed how the company was looking to increase revenue, particularly in Nigeria. → Read more
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Mon, September 23rd, 08:30 · Nanine Steenkamp
Microsoft encourages Wall Street to share in vision
Steve Ballmer, chief executive officer (CEO) of Microsoft, has appealed to investors to support the software giant’s vision of merged devices and services. → Read more
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Mon, September 23rd, 08:00 · Nanine Steenkamp
Deloitte Digital making data accessible
Deloitte Digital is providing data solutions to companies across the board by relying on both technology and creativity to continue market-leading solutions. → Read more
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Mon, September 23rd, 07:00 · Nanine Steenkamp
Google releases iPhone wallet
Google has launched its Wallet app for iOS phones, offering competition to Apple’s built-in Passbook programme. → Read more
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Mon, September 23rd, 06:00 · Brandon Gregory
SA contact centres up to international standards – Scheepers
South African businesses are keeping up with international standards in terms of customer experience delivery, according to research conducted by Interactive Intelligence, the contact centre specialists. → Read more
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Mon, September 23rd, 05:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Yahoo! rolls out redesigned My Yahoo!
Yahoo! has redesigned its My Yahoo! environment, available on desktops, tablets and smartphones, allowing users to organise their favourite parts of the internet in one place. → Read more
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Sun, September 22nd, 12:00 · Richard Cutcher
FEATURE: The week in startups 22/09/2013
VC4Africa demonstrated the continent’s startup scene stretches far beyond the recognised hubs of Kenya, South Africa and Nigeria this week when it announced the ten entrepreneurs that will make up its September cohort. → Read more
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Sat, September 21st, 12:00 · Paul Adepoju
The biggest challenge is getting Nigerians to pay for songs – Spinlet
Francis Ebuehi, chief operating officer (COO) at Spinlet, has told HumanIPO the greatest challenge facing them in Nigeria is getting users to pay for songs. → Read more
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Sat, September 21st, 08:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Q&A: Nailab’s Josephine Mwangi
Kenya’s Nailab will be hosting its first hackathon outside of Nairobi this weekend when it visits Mombasa, and HumanIPO caught up with Josephine Mwangi, the hub’s public relations and marketing manager, to find out where it plans to go next. → Read more
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Fri, September 20th, 20:00 · Richard Cutcher
Consumer won’t benefit from full Telkom wholesale cuts – ISPA
South Africa’s Internet Service Providers’ Association (ISPA) has welcomed Telkom’s reduction in its wholesale tariffs, but warned consumers they should not be expecting significant reductions to their bills. → Read more
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Fri, September 20th, 19:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
ACE cable to dock in Nigeria this year
Dolphin Telecom, operator of the Africa Coast to Europe (ACE) submarine cable, has announced plans to dock the fibre optic cable in Nigeria by the end of the year, in a bid to provide high-quality connectivity in West Africa. → Read more
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Fri, September 20th, 18:30 · Susan Mwenesi
Do not tax mobile money services – Juniper Research
Kenya and Uganda are the first African countries to introduce tax on the increasingly popular mobile money services offered by network operators. → Read more
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Fri, September 20th, 18:00 · Brandon Gregory
WordCamp returns to Cape Town
The latest installment of the WordPress WordCamp will take place at the Cape Town stadium on November 7, bringing together more than 300 small business owners, realtors, photographers, non-profit agencies, bloggers, web developers, journalists and designers. → Read more
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Fri, September 20th, 17:30 · Winfred Kuria
Rwanda partners with KT Corp to advance ICT
The Rwandan government has partnered with Korea Telecom (KT) Corporation to operate services in the country based on more advanced ICT infrastructure. → Read more
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Fri, September 20th, 17:00 · Nick Sato
KRA signs $12.6m deal to establish new online clearance system
The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has signed a KSh1.1 billion (US$12.6 million) financing deal with Trademark East Africa to put up a new custom system to replace its current clearance Simba system. → Read more
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Fri, September 20th, 16:30 · Nanine Steenkamp
Mxit confirms Swart as CEO, set to focus on youth
South African chat app Mxit has appointed Francois Swart as chief executive officer (CEO) on a permanent basis, and revealed an increased focus on youth as a powerful tool of reaching out to the community. → Read more
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Fri, September 20th, 16:00 · Nick Sato
Pressure put on 21 governments to disclose surveillance requests
A group of privacy advocates, human rights groups and tech companies have asked 21 countries to release information on surveillance requests and allow the companies receiving those requests to report on them. → Read more
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Fri, September 20th, 15:30 · Brandon Gregory
kLab Rwanda to link with university communities
Rwanda’s first tech innovation hub, kLab, is planning to expand its reach by linking up with other university-based communities. → Read more
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Fri, September 20th, 15:00 · Richard Cutcher
Platco Digital: SABC stance is unlawful
Platco Digital has hit back at the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) for suggesting it will not broadcast the latter’s channels on its OpenView HD network. → Read more
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Fri, September 20th, 14:40 · Paul Adepoju
Q&A: Tomisin Fashina, Group CEO, Yookos
Tomisin Fashina, group chief executive officer (CEO) of social networking site Yookos, addressed the 2013 Mobile Web West Africa conference in May, announcing developers could now write apps using Yookos API. → Read more
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