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Wed, January 22nd, 17:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Nigerian constitution prohibits e-voting at 2015 elections
Electronic voting will not be used in Nigeria’s 2015 general elections as the constitution prohibits it, the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said. → Read more
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Wed, January 22nd, 05:00 · Chris Udemans
BITanium launches stats and data mining courses
South African business intelligence firm BITanium has launched a series of statistics and data mining courses, helping companies to make proper use of analytics tools. → Read more
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Tue, January 21st, 11:00 · Tom Jackson
TechCabal launches Battlefield startup competition
Nigerian technology blog TechCabal has partnered with Stanbic bank, Jobberman and Social Media Week (SMW) Lagos to launch startup competition Battlefield, allowing Nigerian startups to compete for US$10,000 plus other prizes. → Read more
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Mon, January 20th, 18:20 · Chris Udemans
Econet, Liquid, MTN nominated for telecoms awards
African tech companies Econet, Liquid Telecom and MTN South Africa have been shortlisted for the inaugural Telecom.com Industry Awards, putting them up against global telecom giants. → Read more
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Mon, January 20th, 17:40 · Gabriella Mulligan
SuperSport wins Olympics broadcasting rights
SuperSport International has been awarded the broadcasting rights for Sub-Saharan Africa for the Olympic Winter games in 2014 in Sochi, Russia, and the Olympic games in 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. → Read more
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Mon, January 20th, 06:00 · Chris Udemans
AccTech to demonstrate ERP mining software
South African business solutions company AccTech is set to showcase the blueprint of its newest release of business management software for the mining industry in early February. → Read more
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Fri, January 17th, 09:40 · Gabriella Mulligan
Digital TV channels already being switched on in Kenya
Digital television channels are already being switched on in Kenya ahead of the digital migration scheduled for February, although radio remains the favoured media outlet in the country, shows a new report by the country’s regulator. → Read more
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Thu, January 16th, 17:40 · Chris Udemans
Cape Town Youth Cafe to open next week
The Rocklands Youth Cafe, a Cape Town-based startup on the Cape Flats designed to provide youth between the ages of 17 and 25 with opportunities, skills development services and entrepreneurship training, is set to open on Monday. → Read more
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Wed, January 15th, 13:00 · Nick Sato
PIVOT East 2014 returns to Nairobi
The fourth edition of East Africa’s premier mobile startups conference and competition PIVOT East will be held in the Kenyan capital Nairobi after organisers announced “planning has commenced in earnest”. → Read more
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Wed, January 15th, 08:00 · Chris Udemans
Lagos MobileMoneyExpo taking place next month
The fourth MobileMoneyExpo in Lagos next month will focus on low-income individuals and attempt to introduce banking to “the bottom of the pyramid in Africa”, the continent with the largest market for mobile money. → Read more
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Tue, January 14th, 15:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Mobile monitoring app used in Egyptian referendum
A team of international observers monitoring the voting process in the Egyptian constitutional referendum currently underway is using mobile data gathering application Formhub for the first time, allowing the collection of real-time data from members of the team. → Read more
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Tue, January 14th, 12:20 · Paul Adepoju
Lagos to host 7th AITEC Banking and Mobile Money West Africa
Nigeria’s commercial capital city of Lagos is set to host the 7th AITEC Banking and Mobile Banking West Africa conference, which AITEC said would address the key issues the region is facing in its increasingly dynamic financial services sector. → Read more
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Fri, January 10th, 07:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
#TwitterFiction festival returns in March
Twitter has announced the second #TwitterFiction festival will take place in March this year, giving professional and budding storytellers the opportunity to experience fiction in new creative ways. → Read more
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Thu, January 9th, 11:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Innovative healthcare initiative launched in Cape Town
The Inclusive Healthcare Innovation Initiative (IHII) has been launched in South Africa by two University of Cape Town (UCT) faculties, with the aim of creating a collaborative, cross-disciplinary approach to achieving healthcare innovation. → Read more
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Thu, January 9th, 07:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
African EduWeek conference to discuss ICT in classroom
The annual African EduWeek conference will this year host key sessions on the incorporation of ICT and technologies into the classroom and learning process in a bid to improve educational practices. → Read more
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Tue, January 7th, 19:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
LG, Samsung launch new bendable TVs
LG and Samsung have unveiled new bendable television screens which allow users to control the curvature of the screen via remote control. → Read more
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Tue, January 7th, 13:40 · Gabriella Mulligan
African startups to compete in Seedstars World finals
Five African startups have been selected among 20 finalists to compete at the Seedstars World global startup competition, with the chance of winning US$500,000 equity investment. → Read more
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Mon, January 6th, 17:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
SA matric results available via SMS through SABC
The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) has launched a new service allowing students awaiting their matriculation (matric) examination results tomorrow to register to receive their personal results via SMS. → Read more
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Wed, December 18th, 13:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Vodafone App Star Challenge final tonight in Kenya
Mobile app developers from Kenya, India, Tanzania and South Africa will today compete in the final of the App Star Challenge being held in Kenya, showcasing the talent of national finalists from the emerging countries. → Read more
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Tue, December 17th, 14:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
NCC hosting first Telecoms Stakeholders Summit
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is today hosting its inaugural Telecoms Stakeholders Summit in Lagos, on the theme of “Telecom as an Instrument for Sustainable Development”. → Read more
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