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Fri, July 5th, 07:23 · Richard Cutcher
Medical clinics among those affected by Telkom cable theft
Three thousand Telkom customers, including medical centres and shopping centres, in Pretoria, South Africa, have had their services cut by cable thieves and may be down for a week. → Read more
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Thu, July 4th, 16:03 · Nanine Steenkamp
OPINION: Startup success the new financial ‘fallback’?
As the startup community grows on the African continent, the new buzzword for school leavers could become ‘entrepreneurship’ rather than ‘university’, ‘college’ or perhaps even ‘gap year’. → Read more
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Thu, July 4th, 15:54 · Richard Cutcher
SA startups benefitting from targeted marketing support
A marketeer formerly working in the online gaming industry is rolling out a specialised agency aimed at providing cost price services to startups and entrepreneurs in South Africa. → Read more
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Thu, July 4th, 15:02 · Terzel Rasmus
Cyber thieves can gain access to all Android phones
Security research firm Bluebox has discovered a “master key” that can give cyber-thieves unregulated access to almost every Android phone. → Read more
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Thu, July 4th, 14:59 · Brandon Gregory
First batch of smart ID cards to go to prominent South Africans
Home Affairs minister Naledi Pandor has said the first batch of the new South African smart ID cards will be issued to prominent citizens first, including Desmond Tutu and Winnie Madikizela-Mandela. → Read more
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Thu, July 4th, 14:57 · Susan Mwenesi
CCK rural ICT levy collections begin this month
The Communications Commission of Kenya will this month begin collections of the 0.5 per cent levy on the revenue of Kenyan communications licensees to support the Universal Service Fund (USF). → Read more
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Thu, July 4th, 14:50 · Nick Sato
Kopo Kopo partners with Steers and Debonairs
Kopo Kopo, an aggregator for Safaricom’s new Lipa Na M-Pesa service, has partnered with food chains Steers and Debonairs Pizza to allow the cashless payment platform to be used in their thirteen restaurants countrywide. → Read more
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Thu, July 4th, 14:40 · Paul Adepoju
Zinox to supply 17,000 smart card readers for Nigerian elections
The Nigerian government has approved NGN460 million (US$2.9 million) to be spent on the customisation and configuration of smart card readers to be used for voters’ authentication in the October 2014 general elections. → Read more
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Thu, July 4th, 14:30 · Kamau Mbote
KEMSA, Fintech unveil drug tracking app
The Kenya Medical Supplies Authority (KEMSA) and Fintech Kenya have released a mobile based commodity tracking application for monitoring and evaluating drugs for programmes supported by the ministries of Public Health and Medical Services. → Read more
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Thu, July 4th, 14:13 · Brandon Gregory
SANRAL’s tacky spin on e-toll propaganda is costing millions – DA
The South African National Roads Agency Limited’s (SANRAL) advertising on e-tolling is simply “propaganda”, according to shadow minister of transport for the Democratic Alliance (DA) Ian Ollis. → Read more
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Thu, July 4th, 14:02 · Mercy Makumi
Weza Tele wins IBM SmartCamp competition
Kenyan startup Weza Tele, of the MyOrder Enterprise, won the IBM SmartCamp competition at the Tech4Africa conference for its SMS ordering service. → Read more
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Thu, July 4th, 13:56 · Richard Cutcher
FEATURE: Uncertainty reigns over Egyptian ICT and telecoms sector after coup
While the citizens of Egypt’s primary focus may be somewhat distracted from the country’s future competitiveness in the global ICT market, the latest North African government overthrow is already having a direct influence on their daily communication wants and needs. → Read more
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Thu, July 4th, 13:40 · Nanine Steenkamp
Ghana to introduce Talk Tax
Ghana Telecoms Chamber has announced a possible spike in Communication Service Tax (CST) as the approval of the Amendment Bill is expected. → Read more
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Thu, July 4th, 13:35 · Nanine Steenkamp
Taskbox to run your errands
South African online task community startup Taskbox is offering busy professionals the convenience of errand hirelings, while supplying freelancers basic task jobs. → Read more
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Thu, July 4th, 13:31 · Brandon Gregory
Spying through mobile applications on the increase – report
Mobile phone spying is increasing rapidly in South Africa, aided by new applications, computer forensic experts have told Times Live. → Read more
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Thu, July 4th, 13:31 · Terzel Rasmus
New foot produced for a duck using 3D printing technology
A duck named Buttercup has recently started walking again with the help of 3D printing technology. → Read more
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Thu, July 4th, 12:21 · Richard Cutcher
Yahoo! adds to Xobni to its startup stable
Yahoo! has added another startup to its ever increasing list of purchases after completing a US$30-40 million deal for email service Xobni. → Read more
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Thu, July 4th, 12:17 · Kamau Mbote
Samsung, Strathmore and Kenya Law Reports to unveil app for law practitioners
Samsung, Kenya Law Reports and Strathmore University are to create an app enabling practitioners in the judiciary to access case law, the Kenyan Gazette and the constitution on Samsung devices. → Read more
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Thu, July 4th, 12:05 · Nick Sato
CMA grants full waiver for acquisition of AccessKenya
Kenya’s Capital Market Authority (CMA) has granted internet and telecommunications Company AccessKenya approval for full acquisition by South Africa’s Dimension Data, waiving the domestic ownership rule. → Read more
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Thu, July 4th, 12:00 · Tom Jackson
Vodacom targets SME revenue boost
South African mobile operator Vodacom is hoping 25 per cent of its service revenues will come from service revenues such as fibre and cloud services in the next five years. → Read more
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