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Tue, July 30th, 10:01 · Nick Sato
Safaricom launches KSh10 daily subscription product for social networking
Kenya’s Safaricom has launched a new subscription internet bundle allowing subscribers access to Twitter, WhatsApp and Facebook for KSh10 a day. → Read more
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Tue, July 30th, 09:56 · Nick Sato
Equity Bank attributes innovation and technology for boost on first half year 2013 profit
Kenya’s largest bank Equity Bank has attributed the rise on its half year profits to the use of innovations and technology. → Read more
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Tue, July 30th, 09:42 · Nanine Steenkamp
Google launches SafeSearch
Google has launched new SafeSearch features for safe family browsing. → Read more
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Tue, July 30th, 09:20 · Paul Adepoju
New gaming site offers players NGN20,000 airtime daily
Coinaire.com, a Nigerian gaming site that gives players NGN20,000 (US$1,244) worth of airtime daily, was launched yesterday (Monday) with owners promising players more incentives. → Read more
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Tue, July 30th, 08:50 · Nanine Steenkamp
ElasticSearch soon available for websites
South African developer company LightSpeed is building an ElasticSearch solution for websites to maximise on autocomplete search features. → Read more
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Tue, July 30th, 08:36 · Richard Cutcher
Vimpelcom to trade Africa for Pakistan
United States-based telecommunications company Vimpelcom is set to sell its Burundi and Central African Republic business interests to emerging markets specialists Neil Telecom. → Read more
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Tue, July 30th, 08:24 · Nanine Steenkamp
Ghana to upgrade cyber policy
The Ghanaian government is working on a National Cyber Security Policy framework to counter cyber threats. → Read more
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Tue, July 30th, 07:57 · Kamau Mbote
Kenyatta lawyers want confidential Safaricom and Airtel hearing
President Uhuru Kenyatta’s legal representative at the International Criminal Court, Steven Kay, has gone to Kenya’s high court seeking a confidential hearing in a case concerning information on Kenyan networks Safaricom and Airtel. → Read more
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Tue, July 30th, 07:32 · Susan Mwenesi
Proper management key to startup success – Julius Tago
Startups in Kenya can only grow and move to the next level if their founders put in place proper management mechanisms, according to Julius Tago, founder of software company Joe Soft. → Read more
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Mon, July 29th, 16:08 · Nanine Steenkamp
Q&A: Human connection key to e-learning experience
Kat Scholtz, co-founder of South African online learning platform Quirk Education, spoke to HumanIPO about social learning, the future of online education and teacher engagement. → Read more
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Mon, July 29th, 15:53 · Nanine Steenkamp
Samsung fears smartphone sale decline
Samsung will intensify its focus on display panel and semi-conductors in an attempt to balance income and lessen its dependency on Galaxy smartphone sales. → Read more
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Mon, July 29th, 15:52 · Richard Cutcher
Airtel Burkina Faso gets new chairman
Alain Roger Pierre Coefe has been appointed board chairman for Airtel’s operations in Burkina Faso. → Read more
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Mon, July 29th, 15:35 · Brandon Gregory
Social media campaigning and the problem with ROI measuring
Speaking at an event hosted at the Savoy Cabbage Restaurant in Cape Town, Allen Jaffe, owner of ROI Media, touched on issues relating to corporate social media trends as well as achieving return on investment (ROI) through social media. → Read more
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Mon, July 29th, 15:20 · Nick Sato
Safaricom unhappy with CCK’s early license demand
Kenya’s leading network operator Safaricom are biding its time over how to react to the Communications Commission of Kenya’s (CCK) attack on its service quality as preparations are made for the renewal of their 10 year license. → Read more
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Mon, July 29th, 14:45 · Richard Cutcher
Alphasat launch increases satellite coverage
Satellite broadband coverage across Europe, the Middle East and Africa is set to be enhanced after the successful launch of Inmarsat’s Alphasat. → Read more
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Mon, July 29th, 14:18 · Richard Cutcher
Zain reports mixed half year results from Sudan operations
Middle East and African network operator the Zain Group experienced a 27 per cent increase in its customer base in South Sudan, while currency problems in the Republic of Sudan contributed to a 14 per cent fall in its net profit. → Read more
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Mon, July 29th, 14:15 · Susan Mwenesi
US calls on East Africans to participate in Nairobi TechCamp
The United States’ State Department, through its Office of eDiplomacy, is calling upon all technologists living in East Africa passionate about the “Tech-For-Social-Good” concept to participate in its TechCamp to be held in Nairobi in early September. → Read more
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Mon, July 29th, 13:45 · Paul Adepoju
NCA fines Ghanaian operators GHS1 million over quality of service
Ghana’s National Communications Authority (NCA) has slammed the country’s network operators by handing out GHS1 million (US$480,000) in fines for poor service quality. → Read more
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Mon, July 29th, 13:43 · Brandon Gregory
South African artist enters the iTunes album chart at number one
Matthew Mole, a South African singer and songwriter, made history yesterday by becoming the first South African artist with a debut album to enter iTunes’ album chart at number one. → Read more
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Mon, July 29th, 13:38 · Nanine Steenkamp
MEDO partners with Tsogo for startup support
South African Micro Enterprise Development Organisation (MEDO) has collaborated with hotel group Southern African hotel group Tsogo Sun, aiming to improve entrepreneur facilitations in South Africa. → Read more
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