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Sun, July 6th, 08:00 · Chris Udemans
FEATURE: The week in startups 06/07/2014
This week saw global startup competition Seedstars make headlines, with events taking place all over the continent in the past and coming weeks. → Read more
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Fri, July 4th, 18:00 · Chris Udemans
Protesters against e-tolls manhandled by SANRAL employees – JPSA
The Justice Project South Africa (JPSA) has said anti e-toll protesters outside a South African National Roads Agency Limited (SANRAL) customer service centre were manhandled by employees, and condemned the act. → Read more
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Fri, July 4th, 17:00 · Tom Jackson
OPINION: Motsoeneng comments wrong on so many levels
South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) acting chief operating officer (COO) Hlaudi Motsoeneng’s comments that journalists should have to be granted licences in order to practice are both hypocritical and a threat to democracy in South Africa, and have rightly been condemned. → Read more
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Fri, July 4th, 16:08 · Susan Mwenesi
Elimu TV wants to bridge education gap via digital platforms
Kenyan startup Elimu TV is seeking to bridge the educational gap for secondary students in slum areas occasioned by socio-economic problems such as poverty and teenage pregnancy by providing them with educational content via digital television. → Read more
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Fri, July 4th, 15:00 · Paul Adepoju
Nigeria’s IT growth rate creating appetite for business security solutions
Nigeria’s rapid growth rate in IT is creating an appetite for robust security solutions for businesses, according to security solutions company Trend Micro. → Read more
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Fri, July 4th, 14:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Vodacom rolls out new phones
South Africa’s leading operator Vodacom has announced four new mobile devices will be available on its network as of July, three of which will be available exclusively to Vodacom customers for a limited period. → Read more
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Fri, July 4th, 13:30 · Paul Adepoju
Egypt finalising unified licence activation following missed deadline
Egypt is in the last stages of the activation of a unified telecommunications licence, though it missed the previously announced June 30 deadline, according to Atef Helmy, minister of communications and information technology. → Read more
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Fri, July 4th, 13:00 · Susan Mwenesi
OkHi wins Kenya leg of Seedstars World competition
Kenyan startup OkHi has won the Nairobi leg of the Seedstars World competition with its solution which looks to solve the country’s addressing problem by enabling secure creation and sharing of physical addresses via mobile phones. → Read more
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Fri, July 4th, 12:30 · Chris Udemans
Motsoeneng proposes journalist licences, comments condemned
The South African National Editors’ Forum (SANEF) has condemned a proposal by South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) acting chief operating officer (COO) Hlaudi Motsoeneng that journalists should have to be granted licences to practice. → Read more
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Fri, July 4th, 11:59 · Susan Mwenesi
Kenya’s Competition Authority reviews Airtel, Safaricom mobile money case
The Competition Authority of Kenya is reviewing a case brought by Airtel against leading operator Safaricom over the pricing of mobile money services. → Read more
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Fri, July 4th, 11:00 · Chris Udemans
Google receives over 70k “right to be forgotten” requests
Google has received over 70,000 “right to be forgotten” removal requests, with links to numerous news sites being removed by the company, according to a report → Read more
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Fri, July 4th, 10:00 · Chris Udemans
Seedstars Cape Town takes place next week
The South African leg of global startup competition Seedstars World will be taking place in Cape Town on Thursday, July 10. → Read more
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Fri, July 4th, 08:00 · Guest Post
Guest Post: Pfungwa Serima, CEO, SAP Africa
Pfungwa Serima, chief executive officer (CEO) at SAP Africa, discusses how the Internet of Things allows for African enterprises to develop novel business models. → Read more
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Thu, July 3rd, 18:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Kenya’s Mafundi aggregates workmen for consumers
Kenyan startup Mafundi has launched an online platform aggregating information and reviews of local workmen, assisting small scale craftsmen with marketing their services and providing consumers with a reliable database of workers. → Read more
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Thu, July 3rd, 17:00 · Paul Adepoju
MTN set to launch music streaming app in Nigeria
MTN Nigeria is planning to launch music streaming app Music+ in a bid to redefine and revolutionise the entertainment industry in Nigeria. → Read more
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Thu, July 3rd, 16:30 · Chris Udemans
South Africans positive about connected homes – Fortinet
Sixty per cent of South Africans believe a connected home will be a reality in the next five years, according to a survey by network security firm Fortinet. → Read more
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Thu, July 3rd, 16:00 · Paul Adepoju
AU urges Nigeria, Mauritania to present consensus candidate for ITU post
Nigeria and Mauritania have been urged by the African Union (AU) Ministerial Candidature Committee to hold consultations and agree on a candidate for the post of deputy secretary-general of International Telecommunication Union. → Read more
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Thu, July 3rd, 15:30 · Susan Mwenesi
Kenya Internet Governance Forum kicks off in Nairobi
The Kenya Internet Governance Forum (IGF) kicked off in Nairobi today bringing together stakeholders including academia, government and the private sector, with the focus on connectivity in the counties, net neutrality and cyber security. → Read more
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Thu, July 3rd, 15:00 · Paul Adepoju
Nigerian subscribers association decries monthly mast fees
The National Association of Telecommunication Subscribers of Nigeria (NATCOMS) has urged the government to reduce the high charges imposed on telecoms for mast installations, which can rise to as high as NGN800,000 (US$5,000) per mast in some states. → Read more
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Thu, July 3rd, 14:00 · Chris Udemans
Telkom looks to roll out Wi-Fi enabled payphones
South African part state-owned telecommunications firm Telkom has plans to roll out Wi-Fi enabled payphones in the future in an attempt to provide connectivity to the majority of South Africans. → Read more
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