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Mon, February 17th, 19:00 · Tom Jackson
SANRAL to brief parliament on e-tolls
The South African National Roads Agency Limited (SANRAL) will tomorrow (Tuesday) brief parliament’s transport portfolio committee on the progress of e-tolling in Gauteng. → Read more
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Mon, February 17th, 18:20 · Gabriella Mulligan
Konga.com launches universal Marketplace platform
Nigerian e-commerce site Konga.com has opened its platform to all businesses in the country in a bid to fuel e-commerce through structured universal particpation, naming its new service Konga Marketplace. → Read more
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Mon, February 17th, 17:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Public protector report condemns SABC, Motsoeneng appointment
A report by South Africa’s public protector into various allegations against the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC), has found irregular employment practices, massive financial losses, and unlawful conduct at the state broadcaster. → Read more
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Mon, February 17th, 16:20 · Paul Adepoju
Online critics are free consultants – Gbenga Sesan
Online critics are free consultants for governments looking to improve their performance, who can use conversations online to determine what citizens need, according to social entrepreneur Gbenga Sesan. → Read more
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Mon, February 17th, 15:40 · Susan Mwenesi
Kenya digital migration judgement set for March 14
Kenya’s migration from analogue to digital broadcasting has been postponed until March 14, when the Court of Appeal will give its judgement on a challenge to the planned migration by three media houses → Read more
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Mon, February 17th, 14:20 · Paul Adepoju
Broadband the major challenge in Nigeria, not payments – Njoku
Jason Njoku, founder of iROKO, has identified the speed and cost of broadband as the major challenge the company is battling in Nigeria. → Read more
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Mon, February 17th, 13:40 · Susan Mwenesi
Motorola, UNDP, Rwandan government launch mobile challenge for youth
Motorola and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) have launched a Mobile App Challenge to address global challenges, which will be implemented by Rwanda’s YouthConnekt programme → Read more
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Mon, February 17th, 13:00 · Tom Jackson
Baba Jukwa page to close
Zimbabwean Facebook whistleblower Baba Jukwa has said he is to close his popular page due to having been “let down”, though at the time of writing the page remains live. → Read more
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Mon, February 17th, 12:20 · Paul Adepoju
Nairatweets.com allows Twitter users to earn from tweeting
Nairatweets.com, a crowd-sourced social interaction marketing application, is allowing Nigerians with Twitter accounts to earn money from their handles. → Read more
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Mon, February 17th, 11:47 · Susan Mwenesi
Committee criticises Kenyan laptops procurement, government to push on
Kenya’s Parliamentary Committee on Education has criticised the awarding of the tender for the supply of devices for the government’s flagship laptops for schools project and said the project should be delayed, though the government has vowed to press on with implementation → Read more
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Mon, February 17th, 11:00 · Chris Udemans
Kickstarter site hacked
Crowdfunding platform Kickstarter has announced its website has been hacked, though it assures users no credit card data was compromised. → Read more
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Mon, February 17th, 09:40 · Paul Adepoju
Nigeria’s telecoms to face sanctions for violating environmental regulations
Nigeria’s Federal Ministry of Environment has announced it intends to impose sanctions on telecoms companies operating in Nigeria that violated the nation’s Environmental Impact Assessment regulations. → Read more
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Mon, February 17th, 08:00 · Susan Mwenesi
MTN Uganda increases money transfer charges
MTN Uganda has raised its charges for payment of bills via mobile money to Umeme Electricity and National Water and Sewerage Corporation, meaning customers who use mobile money to pay for water and electricity will have to pay more. → Read more
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Sun, February 16th, 08:00 · Chris Udemans
FEATURE: The week in startups 16/02/2014
This week African startups have seen invitations to events all over the world, from Silicon Valley to Milan, where a number of startups will be exposed to international trends. → Read more
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Fri, February 14th, 20:00 · Tom Jackson
ICASA delays MTR cut
The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) has delayed the implementation of its new mobile termination rates (MTRs) until May 1 following a legal challenge from operator MTN. → Read more
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Fri, February 14th, 17:40 · Tom Jackson
Vodacom, MTN stagnate SA competition – study
South Africa’s dominant mobile operators Vodacom and MTN are unreactive to price cuts by smaller rivals, meaning competition in the country’s telecoms sector is stagnant. → Read more
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Fri, February 14th, 17:00 · Tom Jackson
AngelCMS easing church management in SA
South African startup MR Technologies has launched AngelCMS, a church monitoring and administration software, to digitalise the running of South African churches. → Read more
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Fri, February 14th, 16:20 · Chris Udemans
iHub in world’s 50 most innovative companies
Kenyan startup incubator iHub has made it into Fast Company’s 2014 Top 50 Most Innovative companies list, the only African company to be featured. → Read more
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Fri, February 14th, 15:00 · Tom Jackson
AccessKenya acquires additional SEACOM capacity
Kenyan internet and IT solutions provider AccessKenya Group has acquired additional international broadband capacity on the SEACOM undersea cable to support its growth plans. → Read more
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Fri, February 14th, 14:20 · Chris Udemans
Standard Bank Bitcoin platform will not be made public
South Africa’s Standard Bank has said it is not planning to make a Bitcoin trading platform it has been piloting internally available to the public. → Read more
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