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Sun, January 19th, 08:00 · Chris Udemans
FEATURE: The week in startups 19/01/2014
From announcements of mobile tech conferences in East Africa to the opening of the first video game studio in Central Africa for a Cameroonian startup, this week has proven to be an exciting one for the world of African tech startups, with the host city of one of the continent’s premier startup events also confirmed. → Read more
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Sat, January 18th, 08:00 · Paul Adepoju
Q&A: Femi Okanla, founder and CEO, Nitestay.com
Nitestay.com is one of the Nigeria’s first online hotel booking services, which since its launch has grown both in the number of listed hotels and bookings. Femi Okanla, founder and chief executive officer (CEO) of the platform, told HumanIPO how the platform came into being, what is unique about it, e-commerce in Nigeria and his plans for 2014. → Read more
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Fri, January 17th, 19:00 · Tom Jackson
Public transport exempt from e-tolls – SA Presidency
The South African Presidency has reiterated that public transport vehicles are exempt from paying e-tolls, while listing alternative roads for motorists looking to avoid the controversial gantries. → Read more
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Fri, January 17th, 17:00 · Paul Adepoju
Negative publicity for Nigerian telecoms bad for economy – operators
The Association of Licensed Telecommunication Operators of Nigeria (ALTCOM) has said the continuous bad publicity for the sector is bad for the country’s economy, accusing the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) of emphasising the few lapses of the operators. → Read more
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Fri, January 17th, 16:20 · Gabriella Mulligan
MWEB partners Fon for crowdsourced Wi-Fi hotspots
South African internet service provider (ISP) MWEB has partnered with the world’s largest Wi-Fi network Fon, in a bid to create a crowdsourced global uncapped Wi-Fi network with over 300,000 hotspots in South Africa in 2014. → Read more
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Fri, January 17th, 15:40 · Gabriella Mulligan
SEACOM experiences SA backhaul outage
SEACOM yesterday experienced an outage on its South African backhaul, with the cause as yet undisclosed. → Read more
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Fri, January 17th, 15:00 · Chris Udemans
Cape Town startup launches e-signing tool
Cape Town-based startup QuicklySign is seeking to make e-signatures a reality in South Africa, reducing the transit time of documents in contractual agreements. → Read more
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Fri, January 17th, 14:20 · Gabriella Mulligan
Etisalat hires Standard Bank to advise on towers sale
United Arab Emirates (UAE) telecoms firm Etisalat has hired South Africa’s Standard Bank to advise on the planned sale of up to 2,500 mobile phone towers in Nigeria, a report claims. → Read more
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Fri, January 17th, 13:40 · Paul Adepoju
Globacom promises network that guarantees seamless communications in Africa
Nigerian telecoms firm Globacom has expressed its commitment towards building a network that guarantees seamless communications in Africa, by increasing investments in Nigeria and across Africa to offer quality mobile and data services in all its operations. → Read more
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Fri, January 17th, 11:40 · Gabriella Mulligan
MTN Zambia deploys country’s first LTE network
MTN Zambia has launched a commercially available long term evolution (LTE) network, the first deployment of LTE technology in the country. → 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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Fri, January 17th, 08:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Sony unveils Xperia T2 Ultra for emerging markets
Sony Mobile has unveiled the Xperia T2 Ultra smartphone, saying the new large-screen model was designed for emerging market audiences such as Africa. → Read more
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Thu, January 16th, 19:00 · Tom Jackson
SANRAL apologises for Mona radio comments
The South African National Roads Agency Limited (SANRAL) has apologised for an offence caused by spokesperson Vusi Mona’s comments on Talk Radio 702 yesterday, but said the issue is being “blown out of proportion” by Justice Project South Africa (JPSA). → Read more
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Thu, January 16th, 18:20 · Paul Adepoju
NCC to announce new sanctions for networks in February
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) will announce new sanctions for erring network operators at the end of February, according to Dr Eugene Juwah, executive vice chairman. → Read more
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Thu, January 16th, 17:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Kenyan internet subscribers decline by 1m in 3 months
The number of internet subscribers in Kenya has declined by almost one million people in three months, showing negative growth for the first time on record, Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) figures show. → Read more
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Thu, January 16th, 16:20 · Gabriella Mulligan
Nokia opens Libya office
Nokia Solutions and Networks has opened a new office in Tripoli, Libya, in a bid to improve delivery of its mobile broadband infrastructure to support operators in the North African country. → Read more
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Thu, January 16th, 15:40 · Tom Jackson
E-tolls will “cause deaths” – emergency services
The South African Private Ambulance and Emergency Services Association has said the insistence of the South African National Roads Agency Limited (SANRAL) that non-government ambulances in Gauteng must fit e-tags will lead to delays. → Read more
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Thu, January 16th, 15:00 · Nick Sato
COFEK meets CCK and pay-TV providers over free-to-air channels
The Consumers Federation of Kenya (COFEK) today met with pay-TV providers and the Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) in a bid to iron out issues over free-to-air (FTA) channels not being free on pay-TV platforms ahead of the anticipated migration to digital broadcasting. → Read more
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Thu, January 16th, 13:40 · Chris Udemans
FEATURE: Microsoft still hunting for new CEO
Five months after Steve Ballmer announced he was resigning as Microsoft’s chief executive officer (CEO), the company is yet to find a replacement after the withdrawal of a number of high profile candidates from the race. → Read more
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Thu, January 16th, 13:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Telkom CFO disciplinary begins
The confidential disciplinary hearing into allegations of personal misconduct against the suspended chief financial officer (CFO) of South Africa’s part state-owned operator Telkom, Jacques Schindehutte, begins today. → Read more
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