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Fri, May 23rd, 17:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
Africa can accelerate global tech through white spaces – Microsoft 4Afrika
Africa can “accelerate technology for the world”, in particular through leading the way with white space broadband connectivity, according to Paul Garnett, director of technology policy at Microsoft. → Read more
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Fri, May 23rd, 17:00 · Tom Jackson
Cape Town’s Shopstar celebrates first birthday with funding offer
Cape Town startup Shopstar, an e-commerce platform which allows anyone to create and manage their own online shop, has celebrated its first birthday by receiving a funding offer and helping to launch 80 shops with a combined turnover of ZAR2 million (US$193,000) → Read more
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Fri, May 23rd, 16:30 · Agatha Nduku
Kenyan ministry develops automated performance tracking system
Kenya’s Ministry of Industrialisation and Enterprise Development is to develop an automated performance tracking system to aid in monitoring the implementation of its projects and programmes. → Read more
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Fri, May 23rd, 16:00 · Paul Adepoju
Nigeria’s largest TV network to be split to achieve digital switchover
Nigeria’s National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has announced plans to split the government-owned Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) into two independent parts as directed by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) towards achieving digital migration. → Read more
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Fri, May 23rd, 15:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
ICASA may scrutinise telecoms mergers, acquisitions
The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) has said a number of high-profile mergers and acquisitions in the telecommunications sector may be subject to the regulator’s scrutiny regardless of any rulings by the Competition Commission, while also disputing the regulator’s failure to allocate more spectrum is responsible for the mergers. → Read more
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Fri, May 23rd, 15:00 · Agatha Nduku
World Bank to fund next phase of Kenya’s county internet project
The World Bank is to fund the next phase of the programme connecting all Kenyan counties to the fibre optic network by the end of next year, according to Ministry of ICT cabinet secretary Dr Fred Matiangi. → Read more
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Fri, May 23rd, 14:30 · Paul Adepoju
Ghana regulator bans Expresso from adding subscribers over QoS
Ghana’s National Communications Agency (NCA) has banned operator Expresso from adding new subscribers to the network over its poor quality of service (QoS). → Read more
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Fri, May 23rd, 14:00 · Chris Udemans
CWU to resist Telkom job cuts
South Africa’s Communication Workers’ Union (CWU) has said it will resist part state-owned telecommunications company Telkom’s plans to cut 1,000 jobs. → Read more
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Fri, May 23rd, 13:30 · Susan Mwenesi
Orange Kenya rolls out 3G network in Nakuru county
Orange has rolled out its 3G network in Nakuru county, making it the sixth county to be connected to the high-speed network. → Read more
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Fri, May 23rd, 13:00 · Tom Jackson
Ugandan startup brings exam revision online
Ugandan startup Moquestions is building an online depository for exam papers, allowing students to access questions from learning institutions across the world via a subscription model. → Read more
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Fri, May 23rd, 12:30 · Susan Mwenesi
Malawi electronic vote counting system breaks down
This week’s elections in Malawi were disrupted after the country’s expensive electronic vote counting system broke down in spite of heavy investment, with election officials resorting to fax and email to tally the votes, causing delays in the release of the results. → Read more
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Fri, May 23rd, 12:00 · Chris Udemans
Internet Solutions takes full ownership of AlwaysOn
South African internet service provider (ISP) Internet Solutions (IS) has increased its shareholding in Wi-Fi provider AlwaysOn to 100 per cent for an undisclosed sum. → Read more
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Fri, May 23rd, 11:30 · Paul Adepoju
Internet abuse a universal plague – Soyinka
Nigerian Prof Wole Soyinka, a winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature, believes internet abuse is becoming a universal plague, and has called for collective, professional action to protect the integrity of the medium. → Read more
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Fri, May 23rd, 11:00 · Agatha Nduku
Orange Kenya amends “misleading” advert, condemns media coverage
Orange Kenya has criticised some media reports for inaccuracy after amending an advert related to its and Safaricom’s call tariffs following a ruling by the the Advertising Standards Committee (ASC). → Read more
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Fri, May 23rd, 10:30 · Chris Udemans
Mobile money not customer friendly
The current mobile money climate is not a customer friendly experience, according to Ruan Swanepoel, commercial manager of Tigo Pesa Tanzania. → Read more
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Fri, May 23rd, 09:00 · Chris Udemans
Rural Ugandan women relying on agents to make mobile transactions
Women in rural Uganda are relying on mobile money agents to make transactions for them, highlighting a lack of mobile and numerical literacy, according to Lisa Kienzle, mobile financial services programme director at the Grameen Foundation. → Read more
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Fri, May 23rd, 08:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Business model key to startup success – StreetCar
Selection of a business model is the single most important aspect in achieving success when launching a startup, according to the founder of StreetCar. → Read more
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Fri, May 23rd, 07:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Airtel Kenya introduces Airtel Money self-help PIN reset service
Airtel Kenya has introduced a self-help PIN reset service allowing Airtel Money customers to reset their access PINs instantly from their handsets without having to contact the call centre. → Read more
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Thu, May 22nd, 18:30 · Paul Adepoju
Smile to launch in Abuja, Port Harcourt in August
Smile Communications has announced plans to extend its services to Nigeria’s capital city Abuja and Port Harcourt in August following launches in Ibadan and Lagos. → Read more
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Thu, May 22nd, 18:00 · Agatha Nduku
Kenyan startup develops wearable tech to boost motorcycle safety
A wearable technology company based in Nairobi, Kenya has developed the Smart Jacket fitted with bright lights controlled wirelessly from a motorcycle’s indication system, assisting motorcyclists in allowing them to indicate in which direction they are going. → Read more
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