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Fri, June 20th, 20:00 · Chris Udemans
Apple smartwatch set for production – report
A Taiwanese company will begin production of Apple's first smartwatch in July as the tech giant tries to remain as innovative as its competition, according to a report. → Read more
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Fri, June 20th, 19:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
EFF compares SABC COO to Boko Haram
There is “essentially no difference” between acting chief operations officer (COO) of the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) Hlaudi Motsoeneng and Nigeria’s Islamic fundamentalist group Boko Haram, according to the country’s third political party the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF). → Read more
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Fri, June 20th, 18:00 · Paul Adepoju
Nigerian banks lost $246m to cybercrime in 2013 – CBN
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has announced that last year alone banks in Nigeria lost about US$246 million to cybercrime. → Read more
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Fri, June 20th, 17:30 · Paul Adepoju
Electrical surge caused nationwide network glitch – Vodafone Ghana
Vodafone Ghana has revealed the recent nationwide network glitch on its network was caused by an electrical surge, with the operator taking immediate measures to guard against any future occurrence. → Read more
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Fri, June 20th, 17:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Kenyan counties funded to develop ICT roadmaps
The World Bank has released a total of KSh2.6 billion (US$30 million) to the Kenya ICT Authority towards the funding of ICT roadmaps in all of the 47 counties. → Read more
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Fri, June 20th, 16:30 · Susan Mwenesi
Barclays partners University of Nairobi in cash management deal
The University of Nairobi (UoN) has partnered Barclays Bank Kenya (BBK) to launch Host-To-Host, an automated seamless cash management system, doing away with the manual, labour-intensive payment processes previously used by the over 60,000 students. → Read more
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Fri, June 20th, 16:00 · Chris Udemans
Western Cape to provide broadband to 2,000 schools, libraries, surgeries
The Western Cape Government, State Information Technology Agency (SITA) and Neotel have signed an agreement to provide broadband services to over 2,000 schools, government sites, libraries and medical facilities over the next three years. → Read more
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Fri, June 20th, 15:30 · Susan Mwenesi
Social media unit created to help Kenya’s ailing tourism sector
Kenya’s Ministry of East African Affairs, Commerce and Tourism ministry has set up a social media unit that will be used to provide information about the country in a bid to salvage its ailing tourism. → Read more
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Fri, June 20th, 15:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
PriceCheck partners MTN for Nigeria app launch
South African price comparison platform PriceCheck has partnered with MTN Nigeria to launch a PriceCheck app for the Nigerian market. → Read more
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Fri, June 20th, 14:30 · Chris Udemans
Project Isizwe launches free Wi-Fi at SA Union Buildings
The City of Tshwane has contracted Project Isizwe to provide free Wi-Fi services at governmental landmark the Union Buildings in the South Africa's executive capital Pretoria. → Read more
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Fri, June 20th, 14:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Tanzania’s Flyezee launches flight comparison site
Tanzania-based startup Flyezee.com has launched its online flight comparison website, bringing a free platform for personal flight research to the public in East Africa. → Read more
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Fri, June 20th, 13:30 · Chris Udemans
Yahoo! reveals employees mostly white males
Internet firm Yahoo! has released its diversity statistics, revealing the company employs mostly white males. → Read more
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Fri, June 20th, 13:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Kenyan ICT giants come together to launch @iLab Africa
Safaricom, Samsung, Google, Microsoft, Intel, Oracle, Ericsson, IBM and Kenya Education Network (KENET) in partnership with Strathmore University have officially unveiled @iLab Africa, a research and incubation facility that supports entrepreneurship programmes in apps and software development. → Read more
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Fri, June 20th, 12:30 · Paul Adepoju
MNP gaining momentum in Nigeria – NCC
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has announced the Mobile Number Portability (MNP) scheme is gaining momentum, reporting steady development in usage among subscribers who see the need for it. → Read more
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Fri, June 20th, 12:00 · Chris Udemans
Bidorbuy launches Windows Phone app
E-commerce platform Bidorbuy has launched its Windows Phone application, giving South African and Kenyan users full shopping functionality on a Windows device. → Read more
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Fri, June 20th, 11:30 · Tom Jackson
BitPesa to launch in Nairobi next week
Kenyan startup BitPesa is set to formally launch in Nairobi next week, bidding to bring down the high transaction fees associated with international money remittance companies by taking advantage of the digital, borderless currency Bitcoin. → Read more
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Fri, June 20th, 11:07 · Paul Adepoju
Deloitte’s Fast50 Africa initiative launched to recognise technological innovation
Deloitte has announced the launch of its Technology Fast50 Africa initiative, recognising the 50 fastest growing technology companies in Africa based on revenue growth over the last five years. → Read more
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Fri, June 20th, 10:30 · Chris Udemans
SMW Johannesburg accepting submissions
Social Media Week (SMW) Johannesburg has begun accepting submissions from parties interested in becoming event partners. → Read more
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Fri, June 20th, 10:00 · Chris Udemans
Egypt to pilot smart ID cards
The Egyptian government will roll out one million smart ID cards as a pilot project during the next few weeks in order to spread the idea nationally. → Read more
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Fri, June 20th, 09:30 · Susan Mwenesi
African SMEs, startups increasingly adopting automated HR solutions
African small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and startups are increasingly automating human resources (HR) and payroll solutions to improve productivity, streamline processes and promote sharing of information. → Read more
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