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Mon, June 16th, 19:00 · Paul Adepoju
Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation set to insure mobile banking
Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) has announced plans to extend deposit insurance cover to mobile banking subscribers. → Read more
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Mon, June 16th, 18:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Barclays Tanzania unveils paperless banking products
Barclays Bank Tanzania has unveiled the first ever paperless banking service in the country, targeted at fostering banking services and making financial transactions easier for customers. → Read more
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Mon, June 16th, 17:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Etisalat Nigeria launches Cliqlite e-learning platform
Etisalat has launched Cliqlite, an educational product for Nigerian children between the ages of eight and 15, providing e-learning feature and an intuitive interface. → Read more
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Mon, June 16th, 16:00 · Susan Mwenesi
KenyaBuzz launches mobile app
Events and lifestyle website KenyaBuzz has launched mobile app Raha, filtering the most important information from the site for those wishing to be kept informed about Kenya’s social scene through their phones. → Read more
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Mon, June 16th, 15:00 · Susan Mwenesi
DEMO Africa extends application deadline to June 22
Startup event DEMO Africa has extended its application deadline for a week until June 22 after numerous requests to allow more time to meet the application requirements. → Read more
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Mon, June 16th, 14:00 · Paul Adepoju
Omobola Johnson elected chair of UN Commission on Science, Tech for Development
Nigeria’s minister of communication technology Omobola Johnson has been elected chairperson of the United Nations (UN) Commission on Science and Technology for Development (CSTD). → Read more
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Mon, June 16th, 13:00 · Paul Adepoju
Hivos, DOEN Foundation, Indigo Trust in $500k grant for African tech hubs
Hivos has announced a partnership with the DOEN Foundation and Indigo Trust to launch a EUR373,000 (US$505,000) fund to support technology hubs around Africa with the aim of empowering more sustainable entrepreneurship. → Read more
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Mon, June 16th, 12:18 · Susan Mwenesi
M-Shwari introduces lock savings account
M-Shwari, a joint product of Safaricom and Commercial Bank of Africa (CBA), has introduced a fixed deposit feature it says will afford Kenyans at the bottom of the social pyramid the opportunity to save for specific purposes. → Read more
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Mon, June 16th, 11:20 · Tom Jackson
Gauteng considers scrapping e-tolls – report
The Gauteng provincial government is considering scrapping the controversial e-tolling policy as a means of funding the building of highways, according to a report by the Sunday Independent, though the idea has not been completely discarded. → Read more
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Mon, June 16th, 11:00 · Agatha Nduku
KBC obtains order stopping rival World Cup broadcasts
The Kenyan Broadcasting Corporation (KBC) has obtained a court order stopping other providers from broadcasting World Cup matches. → Read more
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Mon, June 16th, 10:00 · Susan Mwenesi
55 students graduate from Safaricom Academy
A total of 55 students have graduated from the Safaricom Academy after a two-year Master’s Degree in Mobile Telecommunications and Innovation geared towards developing their leadership and entrepreneurial skills to meet the growing demand for innovative IT solutions. → Read more
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Mon, June 16th, 09:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Cape Town developer launches interactive load shedding map
South African developer and entrepreneur Johann du Toit has launched an online interactive map to help residents of Cape Town keep up to date with scheduled electricity load shedding plans. → Read more
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Mon, June 16th, 08:00 · Chris Udemans
Cameroon’s Kiro’o Games raises $115k in funding
Cameroonian game development studio Kiro’o Games has raised US$115,000 in funding since October last year, hoping to double the amount before the release of its first game. → Read more
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Sun, June 15th, 08:00 · Chris Udemans
FEATURE: The week in startups 15/06/2014
From funding to low cost taxi launches, South Africa has seen an abundance of action in the tech startup space this week. → Read more
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Sat, June 14th, 08:00 · Tom Jackson
MTN reduces Pay Per Second prices
South Africa’s second operator MTN has reduced its MTN Pay Per Second price plan rate to ZAR0.79 from ZAR2 per megabyte, continuing the theme of price cuts across the country’s operators. → Read more
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Fri, June 13th, 19:00 · Tom Jackson
Tesla makes electric car patents open source
Electric car manufacturer Tesla Motors, which is run by South African Elon Musk, has announced it is making its patents open source to boost its industry. → Read more
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Fri, June 13th, 18:00 · Chris Udemans
GCIS launches app on Mxit
South Africa’s Government Communication and Information System (GCIS) has launched an application on mobile social network Mxit, enabling the country’s youth to engage in a “chat-centric” way with the government. → Read more
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Fri, June 13th, 17:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
Telkom FTTH expected by end of year
South Africa’s part state-owned operator Telkom will roll out fibre to the home (FTTH) services in 20 suburbs across the country by the end of 2014, as well as launching high-speed home LTE connectivity, the operator has promised. → Read more
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Fri, June 13th, 17:00 · Chris Udemans
Publishers risk falling behind with tech
Publishers have always been on the forefront of technology but run the risk of falling behind, according to Michael Bhaskar, digital publishing director at Profile Books. → Read more
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Fri, June 13th, 16:30 · Paul Adepoju
Former Nigerian captain Oliseh launches mobile football news service
Former Nigerian international footballer Sunday Oliseh has launched mobile football news service Football On The Go on MTN, Airtel and Etisalat, providing Nigerians with the latest information on matches, players and match officials. → Read more
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