African Technology News, Startups, Mobile and Social Media

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Fri, March 15th, 14:47 · Nanine Steenkamp

OPINION: Technology should be embraced for business transparency

As technology opens more possibilities for easy access to information at a few clicks, not all connected parties are equally elated about being exposed. → Read more
Fri, March 15th, 14:36 · Gabriella Mulligan

ICC status conference on Kenyatta due tomorrow

The International Criminal Court (ICC) has tweeted that a status conference will be held on Monday regarding the trial of Uhuru Kenyatta, president elect of Kenya. → Read more
Fri, March 15th, 14:29 · Tom Jackson

3D print self-designed dolls with iPad app

UK-based firm Makies Doll Factory is allowing users to design their own doll and then have it 3D printed, with over 70,000 dolls designed in the first week of the iPad app’s availability. → Read more
Fri, March 15th, 14:12 · Elly Okutoyi

Nigerian ecommerce site Jumia lands US$26 million investment

Jumia, a leading online retailer in Nigeria, has received an investment of US$26 million from the Summit Partners, in a move that will see the company develop its brand across Nigeria, Egypt and Morocco. → Read more
Fri, March 15th, 14:10 · Richard Cutcher

Music app imminent from Twitter

Twitter is building a standalone music application, utilising its ownership of music discovery service We Are Hunted, which it bought last year. → Read more
Fri, March 15th, 14:03 · Kamau Mbote

Audio-visual retailers to pay license fees to copyright bodies

An agreement has been signed between the Kenya Association of Music Producers (KAMP) and the Performers Rights Society of Kenya (PRISK) which will see small retail audio-visual shops remit license fees to the two associations. → Read more
Fri, March 15th, 14:01 · Brandon Gregory

US calls for “broadest possible monitoring” for the Zimbabwe referendum

The United States believes monitoring Zimbabwe’s upcoming referendum on a new constitution for the country is the best way of ensuring the legitimate outcome. → Read more
Fri, March 15th, 13:59 · Richard Cutcher

Google remove images of Street View prostitute action

Google has removed reported images of a man receiving sexual favours in a “back alley”. → Read more
Fri, March 15th, 13:53 · Tom Jackson

OPINION: Is Apple in an innovation freeze?

Such a question could never have been asked a few years ago, but recently it has been becoming more legitimate: is Apple spent as an innovative force? → Read more
Fri, March 15th, 13:33 · Gabriella Mulligan

Texting while driving as dangerous as drink driving

Texting while driving is as dangerous as drink driving, and talking on the phone via a hands-free set may have a negative impact on driving, according to new research. → Read more
Fri, March 15th, 13:27 · Gabriella Mulligan

Publication of election results declaration sees IEBC site fail again

Kenya’s Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) website once again went down today following the uploading Form 34 Declaration of Presidential Election results. → Read more
Fri, March 15th, 13:10 · Kamau Mbote

Kenyan government warns those inciting against foreign media

The government has rushed to state that foreign journalist are welcome in the country following weeks of bashing by Kenyans on social media after a number of negative stories were published preceding the March 4 general election. → Read more
Fri, March 15th, 13:00 · Nanine Steenkamp

Q&A: Website developers of LekkeSlaap and TravelGround

LekkeSlaap, an Afrikaans-language accommodation booking site, has hit online success with more than 28,000 “likes” on Facebook within a week of its launch. → Read more
Fri, March 15th, 12:56 · Vincent Matinde

Paid-to-blog website 10KWEB expands into West Africa

Blogging company 10KWEB has extended its presence into Burkina Faso, expanding its wings further into West Africa. → Read more
Fri, March 15th, 12:29 · Tom Jackson

New Telkom CEO next month – Pule

Minister of Communications Dina Pule says a new chief executive officer (CEO) of part state-owned South African operator Telkom will be announced in April, as the company’s share price continued to fall. → Read more
Fri, March 15th, 12:17 · Vincent Matinde

CNN opts for mobile survey in Africa regarding election of the pope

CNN has commissioned mobile research company Jana to survey African’s thoughts on the possibility of a Pope from the continent. → Read more
Fri, March 15th, 12:08 · Brandon Gregory

Pigeon Pie, creating brand strategies for entrepreneurs

Marwaan Sasman, owner and founder of Pigeon Pie, believes web development and social media are the crucial aspects of an effective brand strategy, with application development being secondary. → Read more
Fri, March 15th, 12:05 · Elly Okutoyi

CCK plans to audit broadcast frequencies

The Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) intends to audit all radio and television broadcast frequencies, in a bid to identify and redistribute the approximately 30 per cent of frequencies that are unused. → Read more
Fri, March 15th, 11:01 · Nanine Steenkamp

uBi GAMING to launch on Mxit today

South African startup ubiquitous GAMING (uBi GAMING) will release one of their original games on the Mxit platform today, the first of three to be launched by June 2013. → Read more
Fri, March 15th, 10:58 · Tom Jackson

Rwanda to roll out disease electronic disease reporting system

The Rwandan Ministry of Health will complete the rollout an electronic integrated disease surveillance and response (eIDSR) system across the country’s district hospitals and health centres next month. → Read more