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Mon, April 14th, 06:00 · Paul Adepoju
Q&A: Sinclair Al-Malik Obasi, founder, Snookbase.com
Snookbase.com is set to be the latest entrant into Africa’s ever-expanding entertainment sector where industry giants such as iROKING and Spinlet are still struggling with how to monetise music and video content. Founder Sinclair Al-Malik Obasi spoke to HumanIPO on the uniqueness of Snookbase.com, which is set to officially launch on April 23. → Read more
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Sun, April 13th, 08:00 · Chris Udemans
FEATURE: The week in startups 13/04/2014
African startup news this week has been all about competitions, from local businesses being recognised on the world stage to event entry criteria being released. → Read more
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Sat, April 12th, 12:00 · Tom Jackson
Kenyan Supreme Court bans pay-TV broadcast of free-to-air content
Kenya’s Supreme Court has ruled to block pay-TV providers in the country from broadcasting free-to-air content from Royal Media Services, Nation Media Group and the Standard Group without their consent until an appeal is heard over the controversial digital migration process. → Read more
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Sat, April 12th, 08:00 · Paul Adepoju
Galaxy S5 on sale in Nigeria
The Samsung Galaxy S5 has gone on sale in Nigeria, even though an official event to introduce the flagship device in West Africa will not be held until April 16 in Lagos, according to Emmanouil Revmatas, Samsung’s director of information technology and mobile. → Read more
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Fri, April 11th, 19:30 · Abdirizaq Hussein
Microsoft, University of Nairobi launch cloud computing academic research
The University of Nairobi (UoN) with the support of Microsoft and the Kenya ICT Authority has released a baseline survey on cloud computing and its impact in Kenya, showing 57 per cent of respondents adopted cloud technology in either 2010 or 2011. → Read more
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Fri, April 11th, 19:00 · Paul Adepoju
Ericsson sacks South African employee over Tweet
Ericsson South Africa has sacked an employee, Vivienne Catherine Basson, after a Tweet the company said breached its Code of Business Ethics. → Read more
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Fri, April 11th, 18:30 · Paul Adepoju
Jumia Nigeria’s former heads launch Supermart
Gbolahan Fagbure, former director of operations at Jumia Nigeria, and Raphael Afaedor, co-founder and former managing director of Jumia Nigeria, have launched Supermart, an online grocery delivery service where individuals in Lagos can buy groceries from supermarkets. → Read more
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Fri, April 11th, 18:00 · Chris Udemans
Telecel Go launched in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwean mobile operator Telecel has announced Telecel Go, a prepaid platform allowing for cheaper calls between networks in the country. → Read more
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Fri, April 11th, 17:30 · Tom Jackson
SA’s Telkom warns customers over fraud
South African part state-owned operator Telkom has warned customers over a scam being run by fraudsters, saying they should be “on the alert” and report any suspicious activity. → Read more
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Fri, April 11th, 17:00 · Paul Adepoju
Lagos most popular city in Africa among online property searchers – Lamudi
Nigeria’s commercial capital city of Lagos is the most popular African city among online property searchers, new statistics by online real estate marketplace Lamudi have revealed. → Read more
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Fri, April 11th, 16:30 · Chris Udemans
Galaxy S5 available in SA through Vodacom
Leading South African mobile operator Vodacom has announced availability of Samsung’s flagship smartphone the Galaxy S5 from today. → Read more
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Fri, April 11th, 16:00 · Abdirizaq Hussein
CAK issues MVNO licences
The Communications Authority of Kenya (CAK) has issued Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) licences to Finserve Africa Limited, a subsidiary of Equity Bank, Zioncell Kenya Limited and Tangaza’s Mobile Pay Limited. → Read more
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Fri, April 11th, 15:30 · Chris Udemans
DA calls for investigation into SABC phone tapping reports
South African opposition party the Democratic Alliance (DA) has said it will request an investigation into reports the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) is tapping its journalists phones. → Read more
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Fri, April 11th, 15:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Orange connects 27 Kenyan county governments to broadband
Orange Kenya has connected 27 governor’s offices and county assemblies to its network in an effort to deliver key ICT services to the counties. → Read more
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Fri, April 11th, 14:30 · Chris Udemans
DA to challenge SABC “censorship” over advert
South African opposition party the Democratic Alliance (DA) has said it will fight the South African Broadcasting Corporation’s (SABC) decision to remove its “Ayisafani” television commercial. → Read more
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Fri, April 11th, 14:00 · Abdirizaq Hussein
Kenya’s StarTimes cuts monthly subscriptions by 25%
Chinese pay-TV firm StarTimes has slashed the cost of its top premium television bouquet in Kenya to KSh1,499 (US$17) per month from KSh1,999 (US$23), reflecting a 25 per cent saving for subscribers ahead of the Easter celebrations. → Read more
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Fri, April 11th, 13:30 · Chris Udemans
BlackBerry not leaving devices market – CEO
BlackBerry has responded to reports claiming the company could leave the handset market, saying the business is an important part of its end-to-end strategy. → Read more
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Fri, April 11th, 13:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Kenya’s Seven Seas Technologies postpones IPO
Kenyan IT firm Seven Seas Technologyes has decided to push back its initial public offering (IPO), orginally scheduled for last year, until 2017, as it looks to expand into other African markets. → Read more
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Fri, April 11th, 12:30 · Chris Udemans
NIA tapping SABC staff’s phones – report
South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) editorial staff are having their phones tapped by the National Intelligence Agency (NIA), according to a report. → Read more
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Fri, April 11th, 12:00 · Paul Adepoju
YouTube, Vevo not giving African music enough visibility – Obasi
Global platforms such as YouTube and Vevo, despite their popularity, are not giving African music enough visibility, according to Sinclair Al-Malik Obasi, founder of African entertainment platform Snookbase. → Read more
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