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Fri, April 11th, 11:30 · Abdirizaq Hussein
CAK advertises vacancies for new board members
Kenya’s Ministry of ICT is advertising for board members at the Communications Authority of Kenya (CAK) following the expiry of terms of members serving under the now defunct Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK). → Read more
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Fri, April 11th, 11:00 · Chris Udemans
US regulators approve Facebook’s WhatsApp acquisition
Unites States regulators have approved Facebook’s acquisition of instant messaging (IM) platform WhatsApp for US$16 billion, despite opposition by privacy groups, according to a report. → Read more
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Fri, April 11th, 10:30 · Chris Udemans
Mxit launches new features, iOS redesign
South African mobile social network Mxit has announced a number of new product features across popular mobile operating systems (OS), as well as an iOS redesign. → Read more
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Fri, April 11th, 10:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Kenya’s Citizen TV, KTN pulled from StarTimes, GOtv
Popular Kenyan television stations Citizen TV and KTN cannot currently be accessed on pay-TV services StarTimes and GOtv, with GOtv saying this is because the channels’ carriage contracts have come to an end. → Read more
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Fri, April 11th, 09:30 · Chris Udemans
ICASA to receive greater e-commerce regulatory powers
Amendments to South Africa’s Electronic Communications Act (ECA) and the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) Act will give the regulator greater jurisdiction over electronic transactions, and the ability to impose higher fines on offenders. → Read more
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Fri, April 11th, 09:00 · Chris Udemans
Capitec displaces FNB as SA’s favourite for online banking
South African bank Capitec has taken the top spot in an online banking customer satisfaction survey, displacing previous favourite First National Bank (FNB). → Read more
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Fri, April 11th, 08:00 · Paul Adepoju
Nigeria’s information technology development agency appoints DG
The appointment of Peter Jack as the new director general (DG) for Nigeria’s National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has been approved by President Goodluck Jonathan. → Read more
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Fri, April 11th, 07:00 · Paul Adepoju
Q&A: Juliana Taylor, CEO, Start Smart Ghana
In addition to challenges of funding, startups and entrepreneurs in Africa have to deal with issues including skill acquisition, training, choice of tools and how to use them. This is where Start Smart Ghana comes in. Founded by Juliana Taylor, it sets out to change the way Africans think about entrepreneurship by encouraging them to learn and understand the best practices to adopt to be successful. Taylor spoke to HumanIPO on these goals and entrepreneurship in Africa, starting with the genesis of the startup for startups. → Read more
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Fri, April 11th, 06:00 · Chris Udemans
HP to pay $108m in bribery case
United States (US)-based information technology firm Hewlett Packard (HP) has agreed to pay US$108 million after admitting to bribing foreign officials to secure contracts overseas. → Read more
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Thu, April 10th, 19:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Mobile money transforms access to financial services in Tanzania
Mobile money has played a key role in transforming accessibility of financial services to 57 per cent of Tanzanians, up from 27 per cent in 2009, a report by FinScope Tanzania has revealed. → Read more
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Thu, April 10th, 18:20 · Paul Adepoju
100k subscribers register for Airtel Insurance in Ghana
More than 100,000 subscribers have registered for Airtel Insurance in Ghana less than four months after its launch. → Read more
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Thu, April 10th, 17:40 · Susan Mwenesi
Safaricom Samsung S5 pre-order sales pass 300
Leading Kenyan operator Safaricom has reported 300 Samsung Galaxy S5 pre-order sales ahead of the global launch of the device. → Read more
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Thu, April 10th, 17:00 · Paul Adepoju
Finalists announced for Innovation Prize for Africa 2014
The African Innovation Foundation (AIF) has announced the finalists of the Innovation Prize for Africa (IPA) 2014, picking 10 African innovators who have created practical solutions to some of the continent’s problems, ranging from a domestic waste biogas system to a wafer matrix for paediatric antiretroviral (ARV) drug treatment. → Read more
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Thu, April 10th, 16:20 · Chris Udemans
BlackBerry may consider handset market exit
BlackBerry’s chief executive officer (CEO) John Chen has said the company may consider exiting the handset market if it remains unprofitable, according to a report. → Read more
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Thu, April 10th, 15:40 · Susan Mwenesi
PIVOT East 2014 judging criteria announced
East African startup event PIVOT East has released its judging criteria for the startups from all of the countries that will be eligible to participate. → Read more
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Thu, April 10th, 15:00 · Chris Udemans
Business incubator Shanduka Black Umbrellas relaunches in Cape Town
South Africa’s Shanduka Black Umbrellas (SBU), which runs business incubators targeting emerging entrepreneurs around the country, has relaunched its upgraded incubator in Cape Town and acknowledged two local businesses as part of its Enterprise Development (ED) Awards. → Read more
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Thu, April 10th, 14:20 · Susan Mwenesi
Kenyan Huduma centres make almost $1m for government
The recently launched Kenyan government service delivery portals, named Huduma centres, have so far made KSh80million (US$920,000) in revenue. → Read more
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Thu, April 10th, 13:40 · Paul Adepoju
NITDA launches CERRT to tackle cyber threats in Nigeria
Nigeria’s National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has inaugurated the National Computer Emergency Readiness and Response Team (CERRT), tasked with tackling cyberattacks in Nigeria. → Read more
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Thu, April 10th, 13:00 · Chris Udemans
MEA government IT spending to hit $12bn this year
Government IT spending in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) will reach US$12 billion during 2014, a 2.3 per cent increase from 2013, according to research firm Gartner. → Read more
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Thu, April 10th, 12:20 · Abdirizaq Hussein
Nation Media Group websites experience server hitches
The websites for Kenya’s Nation Media Group (NMG) newspapers the Daily Nation and Business Daily have suffered issues for the fourth successive day, in what is being termed as a server problem. → Read more
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