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Thu, August 1st, 10:10 · Nanine Steenkamp
Founder Institute to launch in Johannesburg
Entrepreneurial training establishment Founder Institute will launch on Sunday, making the Silicon Valley programme available to South Africans. → Read more
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Thu, August 1st, 10:04 · Nick Sato
Paynet partners with MasterCard Kenya to drive local migration to EMV cards
MasterCard Kenya has signed a deal with regional card processor Paynet Group to partner in a local initiative dubbed “The great migration to EMV chip” which is geared towards encouraging the switch from magnetic strip to EMV cards. → Read more
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Thu, August 1st, 09:56 · Susan Mwenesi
Uganda launches system for sending documents
The Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has launched the Automated System for Customs Data World (ASYCUDA) that will allow individuals and companies to send documents to the URA more efficiently. → Read more
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Thu, August 1st, 09:30 · Susan Mwenesi
Africa’s tech revolution a big gain for new sites – Ian Isherwood
Ian Isherwood, founder of Kenya’s first online dating site DateMe Kenya, has lauded the ongoing tech revolution in Africa saying that there are many possibilities for people with websites. → Read more
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Thu, August 1st, 09:15 · Brandon Gregory
SANRAL must pay ZAR25 million per month to e-tolling contractor
ZAR25 million (US$2.5 million) is the approximate amount which the South African National Roads Agency Limited (SANRAL) has to pay per month to the Electronic Toll Collection (ETC), the company implementing e-tolling in Gauteng, South Africa. → Read more
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Thu, August 1st, 09:02 · Nick Sato
Kenyatta University to create entrepreneurs, not jobseekers
Kenyatta University (KU) has launched its Innovation and Incubation Centre, aiming to give Kenyans an opportunity to transform their dreams into business enterprises. → Read more
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Thu, August 1st, 08:47 · Richard Cutcher
ITU bring continental and international conferences to Ghana
African broadband policy, cyber security and the ICT sector will be the main focus of an International Telecommunications Union’s (ITU) Council Regional Development Forum (CRDF) held in Ghana, in October. → Read more
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Thu, August 1st, 08:15 · Nanine Steenkamp
News24 launches memorial site
Online South African news publication News24.com has launched a website to honour people who have passed away. → Read more
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Thu, August 1st, 07:57 · Nick Sato
Kenyan banks to clear cheques in a day after systems upgrade
A new clearing system has been adopted by all Kenya’s commercial banks, allowing cheques to be cleared and the money accessed within one day. → Read more
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Wed, July 31st, 16:23 · Nanine Steenkamp
Oracle launches cloud database
Oracle has released a cloud-based extension to promote business efficiency. → Read more
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Wed, July 31st, 16:18 · Richard Cutcher
TCS adds Zambia to its African portfolio for e-tax services
The Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) has awarded a three year contract to Tata Cosultancy Services (TCS) to modernise the country’s domestic tax system. → Read more
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Wed, July 31st, 16:01 · Nanine Steenkamp
MPs diagnose ICASA with cancer
Capetonian members of parliament (MPs) have accused the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) of being unfair to poor citizens. → Read more
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Wed, July 31st, 15:56 · Brandon Gregory
Zimbabwe elections – reports of intimidation minimal, no violence
The Zimbabwe general election, taking place today, proceeded with no violence in comparison with the previous election of 2008, though social media platforms revealed some users had witnessed cases of intimidation. → Read more
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Wed, July 31st, 15:36 · Richard Cutcher
NSA’s XKeyscore project revealed by Snowden
United States security agents have been able to access, with no authorisation, enormous databases containing emails, online chats and browsing histories according to the latest revelations to emerge from the Edward Snowden documents. → Read more
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Wed, July 31st, 15:15 · Kamau Mbote
COFEK and ICPC criticise Kenyatta’s private Safaricom and Airtel case
A suit by President Uhuru Kenyatta’s International Criminal Court (ICC) lawyer Steven Kay has sparked reactions from various lobby groups including the International Center for Policy and Conflict (ICPC) believe the attempt to lock out the media and public of proceedings is a bid to discredit the ICC and victims. → Read more
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Wed, July 31st, 15:08 · Nick Sato
CCK slashes mobile termination call rates
The Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) has slashed the mobile calling tariff by 20 per cent after a gruesome price war among the Kenyan network operators. → Read more
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Wed, July 31st, 14:57 · Brandon Gregory
No quick fix to social media
Most companies are anxious to cash in on the benefits social media provides, but Karl Reed, chief marketing and solutions officer for South Africa’s Elingo, warns there is no quick fix to effective social media use. → Read more
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Wed, July 31st, 14:37 · Richard Cutcher
Shinn to meet Carrim tomorrow, SABC a “decades long” problem
Yunus Carrim, South Africa’s latest communications minister, will tomorrow meet his opposite number, the Democratic Alliance’s Marian Shinn, for the first time, with the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) likely to be high on the agenda. → Read more
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Wed, July 31st, 14:33 · Susan Mwenesi
Kenya’s new dating site prioritises safety
Vetting new members and guaranteeing user safety are among the driving forces behind DateMe Kenya, which launched at the weekend. → Read more
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Wed, July 31st, 14:14 · Nanine Steenkamp
ICASA to gather stats
The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) will be gathering ICT information to compile a statistical report on the country’s tech industry. → Read more
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