Thu, May 22nd, 09:00 · Chris Udemans
The diaspora market is one of the biggest drivers of mobile money in Zimbabwe, according to Nkosinathi Ncube, financial services director at mobile operator Telecel. → Read more
Wed, May 21st, 18:00 · Chris Udemans
Regulation is a deciding factor on whether mobile money platforms succeed or fail, according to Richard Ketley, director and owner at consulting firm Genesis Analytics. → Read more
Wed, May 21st, 17:30 · Tom Jackson
Tech entertainment startups K’Tamba Toys were the winners of the first Startup Weekend Zimbabwe, walking away with US$78,000 worth of prizes including accounting services from Ernst & Young, iPods, domain hosting and mentorship from Hypercube. → Read more
Wed, May 21st, 16:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
Retail is set to change dramatically in the next three years to use available technologies to better respond to consumer demands, according to Jody Ford, vice president of marketing at eBay. → Read more
Wed, May 21st, 15:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange spoke at the NetProphet conference in Cape Town, South Africa, saying his website was not intended to “change the world for the better” but nonetheless has “done some good”. → Read more
Wed, May 21st, 14:30 · Chris Udemans
Rural communities in Lesotho deserve to be connected just like anywhere else in the world, according to Nthabiseng Pule, executive secretary at the Universal Service Fund (USF) of Lesotho. → Read more
Wed, May 21st, 13:00 · Agatha Nduku
Samsung Electronics East Africa yesterday launched the first Solar Powered Internet School (SPIS) in Kenya through the Hope for Children initiative, at the cost of KSh12.9 million (US$150,000). → Read more
Wed, May 21st, 12:30 · Chris Udemans
The next big area of growth is going to be video services on mobile devices, according to Pierre van der Hoven, founder and chief executive officer (CEO) at low bandwidth mobile video provider Tuluntulu. → Read more
Wed, May 21st, 11:00 · Chris Udemans
Guaranteeing mobile operators clients in rural areas is the best way to secure private sector investment to connect underserviced communities, according to Thabo Makenete, executive head of broadcasting at the Universal Service and Access Agency of South Africa (USAASA). → Read more
Wed, May 21st, 10:30 · Paul Adepoju
The chance of a startup surviving quadruples when it operates from a co-working space, according to Nigerian tech innovation expert Tomi Davies. → Read more
Wed, May 21st, 10:00 · Chris Udemans
Satellite television is complementary to rather than in competition with terrestrial television, according to Dave Coles, executive of business development at digital distribution company Platco. → Read more
Wed, May 21st, 09:00 · Tom Jackson
Egyptian startup accelerator programme Flat6Labs last night held its Demo Day event in Cairo, with 10 startups pitching for follow-on funding. → Read more
Tue, May 20th, 18:00 · Tom Jackson
Three Cape Town startups earned funding worth more than ZAR1 million (US$96,000) at the Sparkup! pitching event ahead of tomorrow’s Net Prophet conference. → Read more
Tue, May 20th, 17:00 · Chris Udemans
Wireless Internet Service Providers (WISPs) in South Africa are increasingly operating in the unlicenced spectrum space due to the costs involved in operating in licenced spaces, according to Nick Ehrke, sales director for Southern Africa at wireless telecommunications company Radwin. → Read more
Tue, May 20th, 13:30 · Chris Udemans
Increasing South Africa’s internet penetration by 10 per cent could raise the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) by over US$5 billion, according to Paul Feenan, director of government services at Avanti Communications Group. → Read more
Tue, May 20th, 11:00 · Chris Udemans
Fifty African countries will not meet the June 2015 deadline for digital migration, according to Russell Southwood, chief executive officer (CEO) of United Kingdom (UK)-based telecoms consultancy firm Balancing Act. → Read more
Tue, May 20th, 10:30 · Paul Adepoju
The EduNet 2014 conference kicks off today under the theme of fostering technology entrepreneurship in Nigerian universities. → Read more
Tue, May 20th, 07:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Kenya’s United States International University (USIU) Africa has partnered GlobeTrack International partner to host the country’s first Digital Media Bootcamp. → Read more
Mon, May 19th, 13:00 · Chris Udemans
I-Charge emerged the winner of the Madagascar StartUp Cup competition held over the weekend for its solar-powered multiple phone battery charging solution, winning cash, free incubation and the chance to represent the country at the global event. → Read more
Fri, May 16th, 18:00 · Paul Adepoju
Find-A-Med app has emerged the winner of the mobile app competition at the Mobile West Africa 2014 event in Lagos, Nigeria, after pitching its products alongside four other groups of developers. → Read more
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