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Wed, June 27th, 11:01 · Elly Okutoyi
Hackers in Uganda arraigned in court
Four people suspected to have hacked into the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) taxes systems between 2010 and 2012 have been arraigned in a court in Uganda. → Read more
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Wed, June 27th, 10:45 · Elly Okutoyi
Botswana and Namibia finally install first broadband cable
Botswana and Namibia finally launched their links to the 14,000-kilometre underground sea cable system on Tuesday. The sea cable is expected to provide speeds of up to 5.12 terabits per second. → Read more
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Wed, June 27th, 10:29 · Dan Sudi
14 Arrested for SIM Card fraud in Nigeria
Fourteen people have been arrested in Nigeria following allegations of SIM card fraud. This comes after Nigeria’s communications regulator, the Nigeria Communication Commission (NCC), cracked a whip on the vice. → Read more
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Wed, June 27th, 08:17 · Elly Okutoyi
Vodacom to reward customers for using mobile money
Vodacom Tanzania has unveiled a reward program set to reward customers using the M-Pesa service with free airtime for every transaction. → Read more
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Wed, June 27th, 08:15 · Robin Okuthe
Zimbabwe’s first commercial radio now on air
Star FM, Zimbabwe premier commercial radio went on air Monday ending a 3-decade domination by a state-controlled broadcaster. → Read more
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Wed, June 27th, 08:07 · Elly Okutoyi
Huduma Kenya, Kenyan government’s service delivery portal unveiled
Kenya’s government has launched a new portal to improve transparency and accountability in public service delivery. → Read more
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Wed, June 27th, 05:00 · HumanIPO
Nigeria set to go cashless with a new wireless service
A new wireless service is set to make banking in Nigeria cost effective and contactless courtesy of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and telephone network operators in the country. → Read more
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Tue, June 26th, 15:19 · HumanIPO
The iPhone would soon go NFC, experts say
Speculators at Apple hint the iPhone 5 will be NFC enabled. → Read more
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Tue, June 26th, 14:40 · Dan Sudi
Microsoft intent on buying Yammer
Microsoft Corporation is set to acquire Yammer, a social-networking startup, at US$1.2 billion following a negotiation meeting between the two firms yesterday. → Read more
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Tue, June 26th, 13:19 · Dan Sudi
Safaricom schedules Lewa marathon for Saturday
Safaricom, Kenya’s top telecoms operators, has said this year’s Safaricom Marathon will take place Saturday at the Lewa Wildlife Conservancy -- where Prince William proposed to his girlfriend Kate Middleton. → Read more
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Tue, June 26th, 11:35 · Vincent Matinde
Kenyan developer wins Nokia codefest’s top prize
Skinswap, an app that lets you create wallpapers on your phone bagged the ultimate prize of KSh1 million ($US11,800) at a 2-day hackfest hosted at Nairobi’s Startup Garage last weekend. → Read more
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Tue, June 26th, 10:13 · Tefo Mohapi
Facebook nominates first female to board of directors
Facebook announced yesterday its current Chief Operating Officer (COO) Sheryl Sandberg will be joining the company’s board of directors. → Read more
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Tue, June 26th, 09:25 · Tefo Mohapi
SA’s Gust Pay releases BETA version, expands to Cape Town
South Africa’s first geo-fenced mobile payment system Gust Pay has released a BETA version of its system and expanded footprint to Cape Town as part of a pilot phase. → Read more
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Tue, June 26th, 08:51 · Vincent Matinde
A math app wins ZeTXT challenge in Zimbabwe
mTutor is an app that helps students and parents to perfect their math skills via SMS. → Read more
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Tue, June 26th, 07:49 · Dan Sudi
Kaspersky Music, a joint venture of UMG and Kaspersky Lab underway
Kaspersky Lab (KL) has announced it will unveil a music site under the brand name Kaspersky Music. The company will work with Universal Music Group (UMG) to ensure music lovers from across the globe enjoy the new service. → Read more
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Tue, June 26th, 07:30 · HumanIPO
Ethiopia’s government now says Skype is not illegal
The government of Ethiopia, in a draft law, slapped a ban on Skype and other Voice-over-Internet-Protocol (VoIP) services straight off earlier this month, according to Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ). → Read more
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Tue, June 26th, 07:27 · Vincent Matinde
Are Apple computers now susceptible to virus?
It has been well known that Apple computers are safe, in terms of virus infections. But in a change of wordings on their site, it seems the computers are susceptible. → Read more
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Tue, June 26th, 06:45 · Tefo Mohapi
Elon Musk’s Tesla ships the electric powered Model S sedan to customers
South African Elon Musk, founder, chief designer and CEO of Tesla Motors, delivered the Model S sedan -- the world’s first premium electric sedan -- to its first customers at an invitation-only event at the Tesla Factory in Fremont, California (USA) on Friday, a month ahead of the expected launch. → Read more
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Tue, June 26th, 05:00 · Tefo Mohapi
Huawei launches Android Ice Cream Sandwich powered phone in South Africa
Hot on the heels of two launches in South Africa by phone manufacturers Samsung (Samsung S3) and Nokia (Nokia Lumia range), the Chinese technology company has launched the Huawei Ascend P1. The smartphone will be exclusively available through Vodacom South Africa from 7 July. → Read more
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Tue, June 26th, 04:00 · HumanIPO
Benin’s new academic social networking site Kgounna to raise US$1 million in 5 years
Kgounna, an academic social networking site, could change how students do their research and relate with their tutors and peers in the whole of Africa -- and not only in Benin -- if it maintains its momentum. → Read more
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