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Fri, February 14th, 13:40 · Susan Mwenesi
Kenyan leaders irked over Konza delays
Kenyan political figures, especially those drawn from Machakos County, are unhappy with the slow progress on Konza Technco City, a year after the groundbreaking ceremony of the much touted technopolis. → Read more
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Fri, February 14th, 13:00 · Chris Udemans
MTN goes to court over MTRs
South African mobile operator MTN has appealed to the High Court to issue an interim order postponing the new mobile termination rates (MTR) proposed by the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA). → Read more
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Fri, February 14th, 12:20 · Tom Jackson
Facebook adds “custom” gender option to profiles
Facebook is now allowing users in the United States (US) to choose genders other than “male” or “female”, adding 50 other options including “transgender”, “gender fluid” and “neither” to people’s profiles. → Read more
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Fri, February 14th, 11:40 · Chris Udemans
SA fibre network to expand – Zuma
South African President Jacob Zuma used his State of the Nation Address (SONA) last night to say the country’s fibre optic network will expand significantly in the years ahead, however he failed to give any details about the proposed expansion. → Read more
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Fri, February 14th, 11:00 · Paul Adepoju
Zambia to train 6,000 nurses via e-learning, citizens pessimistic
Zambia’s minister for health Dr Joseph Kasonde has announced plans to enroll and train 6,000 nurses in the next five years through e-learning. → Read more
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Fri, February 14th, 09:40 · Tom Jackson
SANRAL denies OUTA e-tag research, claims 66% compliance
The South African National Roads Agency Limited (SANRAL) has denied claims by the Opposition to Urban Tolling Alliance (OUTA) only 29 per cent of road users in Gauteng have registered for e-tags, saying the figure is actually 66 per cent. → Read more
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Fri, February 14th, 09:00 · Chris Udemans
Vodacom launches vouchercloud app in SA
Vodacom South Africa has announced the launch of vouchercloud, a smartphone app that uses location information to find local deals. → Read more
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Thu, February 13th, 19:00 · Paul Adepoju
Ghana’s BoxBuzz to launch in Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, SA and China
Plans are underway to introduce Ghana’s BoxBuzz, an SMS alert system that informs owners of Post Office Box addresses when they receive a letter, to Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa and China. → Read more
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Thu, February 13th, 18:20 · Tom Jackson
Samuels appointed Telkom CTO
South African part state-owned operator Telkom has announced the appointment of industry veteran Alphonzo Samuels as chief technology officer (CTO), as the firm moves closer to completing its new leadership structure to implement its turnaround strategy. → Read more
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Thu, February 13th, 17:00 · Tom Jackson
AngelHub becomes AngelHub Ventures after Jordaan buy-in
Angel seed fund AngelHub Ventures has been formed in South Africa after the buyout of AngelHub by investors including former First National Bank (FNB) chief executive officer (CEO) Michael Jordaan. → Read more
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Thu, February 13th, 16:20 · Tom Jackson
Konza Techno City gets NEMA approval
Kenya’s National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) has approved the master plan for the site of Konza Techno City, giving the project legal clearance to embark on planning, design, construction and operation. → Read more
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Thu, February 13th, 15:40 · Chris Udemans
Blackbox to run 2 programme cycles this year
Silicon Valley startup accelerator Blackbox Connect has announced the extension of its partnership with Google for Entrepreneurs in order to launch two programme cycles during 2014, hoping to empower more startups from around the world. → Read more
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Thu, February 13th, 15:00 · Tom Jackson
New CEO shakes up SEACOM management
Returning SEACOM chief executive officer (CEO) Brian Herlihy has unveiled a new senior management structure at the pan-African undersea cable operator, which the company said is designed to cater for its growth plans. → Read more
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Thu, February 13th, 14:20 · Chris Udemans
Kenya’s Nakuru County gets free Wi-Fi
Kenya’s Nakuru County will be receiving free Wi-Fi for up to a month as part of a partnership between the Nakuru County government, the State House’s Department of Communications and Infonet Africa. → Read more
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Thu, February 13th, 13:40 · Chris Udemans
Standard Bank piloting Bitcoin trading platform
South Africa’s Standard Bank has set up an experimental internal Bitcoin trading platform, according to a presentation given at the 2014 Finovation Europe conference in London. → Read more
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Thu, February 13th, 12:20 · Susan Mwenesi
ZTE courts Kenyan government on cloud, LTE technology
China’s ZTE Corporation is currently in talks with the Kenyan government in an effort to provide the latter with cloud computing and LTE services geared towards effective service delivery. → Read more
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Thu, February 13th, 11:40 · Tom Jackson
Republican Democrats party calls for e-toll referendum
Newly established South African political party the Republican Democrats (RD) has called for a referendum on e-tolling in Gauteng province, owing to the dissatisfaction of South Africans with the controversial policy. → Read more
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Thu, February 13th, 11:00 · Tom Jackson
Battlefield finalists chosen
TechCabal has announced the seven finalists for its Battlefield startup competition, which will be held next week at Social Media Week (SMW) Lagos and see the startups competing to win US$20,000. → Read more
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Thu, February 13th, 09:00 · Chris Udemans
SA’s Folup develops medical monitoring platform
South African startup Folup has developed a platform for medical patients to monitor their own health metrics and for physicians to view the data in real time, providing an efficient way for patients to track changes in their lives on a daily basis. → Read more
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Thu, February 13th, 07:00 · Chris Udemans
MEA mobile data traffic growth to be highest globally
The Middle East and Africa (MEA) is forecast to experience mobile data traffic growth rates of 77 per cent by the end of 2017, the highest rate in any region, according to a Cisco study. → Read more
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