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Fri, November 29th, 14:00 · Richard Cutcher
Botswanan queueing startup to begin with Kenyan pilot
A Botswanan startup is set to begin a queue management pilot with Kenya Posta next year as it looks to roll out an innovative business model which will ultimately provide free services to companies and government departments. → Read more
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Fri, November 29th, 13:00 · Richard Cutcher
JPSA attacks confusion over e-toll payments
The Justice Project SA (JPSA) has slammed the confusion surrounding how e-toll payment defaulters will be dealt with and the “deafening silence” silence coming from the National Prosecuting Authority. → Read more
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Fri, November 29th, 12:00 · Nick Sato
Investors see African tech startups as big gamble – Zished
Venture capitalists outside of Africa are largely hesitant to invest in tech startups because they do not understand the challenges of doing business in Africa, according to Kojo Ayirebi, co-founder of Ghanaian e-commerce startup Zished.com. → Read more
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Fri, November 29th, 10:00 · Richard Cutcher
ICASA to water down universal access obligations
The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) has published draft amendments to its Universal Service and Access Obligations (USAO), including removing the demand for mobile network operators to provide millions of SIM cards to under-serviced areas. → Read more
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Fri, November 29th, 08:30 · Tom Jackson
Efficient infrastructure necessary for economic development – Convergence
Investment fund Convergence Partners is looking to invest in efficiently deployed open access infrastructure in order to fuel growth in internet penetration to boost African economies, according to the company’s chief investment officer (CIO) Idan Segal. → Read more
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Fri, November 29th, 07:00 · Richard Cutcher
SA lacks engineers to push internet growth – Naspers
Naspers will stay away from investments in South African e-commerce and internet companies because of slow economic development and a lack of infrastructure engineers. → Read more
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Thu, November 28th, 18:30 · Richard Cutcher
Nigeria to overtake SA as cloud computing booms in Africa
More Nigerian businesses will be using cloud-based services than in South Africa by the end of 2014, “dramatically” leapfrogging Kenya in the process, according to a survey carried out by Cisco and World Wide Worx. → Read more
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Thu, November 28th, 18:00 · Richard Cutcher
MTN takes fight to Turkcell over lawsuit
MTN Group has confirmed it will “vigorously” fight against Turkcell’s latest lawsuit filed against it relating to corruption allegations surrounding its award of a telecommunications licence in Iran. → Read more
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Thu, November 28th, 17:30 · Tom Jackson
Zuma signs POPI bill into law
South African President Jacob Zuma has signed the Protection of Personal Information (POPI) bill into law, with an expert telling HumanIPO direct marketers are set to feel the biggest impact. → Read more
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Thu, November 28th, 16:30 · Nick Sato
Kenyatta rejects controversial media bill
Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta has declined to assent to the Kenya Information and Communication (Amendment) (KICA) Bill 2013, which seeks to enforce hefty fines for journalists and media houses violating the Journalism Code of Conduct. → Read more
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Thu, November 28th, 16:00 · Tom Jackson
MTambula uses mobile to ease healthcare access in Uganda
Ugandan mobile platform MTambula is using technologies such as interactive voice response (IVR) and geo-location to allow Ugandans to access information on health services through their phones, looking to counteract the poor access to public services in the country and the lack of internet connections. → Read more
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Thu, November 28th, 15:30 · Nick Sato
Microsoft Kenya, KECOBO could carry out software raids
Microsoft Kenya and the Kenya Copyright Board (KECOBO) have entered into an agreement to work together in a bid to fight software piracy in the country, which could lead to raids on offending organisations. → Read more
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Thu, November 28th, 15:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
SABC holding public consultation on editorial policy
The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) is open for public comments and suggestions regarding its editorial policy, as the state broadcaster nears the end of an ongoing editorial review. → Read more
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Thu, November 28th, 13:30 · Richard Cutcher
Africa gets its first dedicated MVNE
Cell C has partnered with Mirage Telecom and Comverse to launch the first “dedicated mobile virtual network enabler” (MVNE) in Africa, as stakeholders begin to push the mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) industry forward on the continent. → Read more
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Thu, November 28th, 12:30 · Richard Cutcher
Tier III data centre goes live in Lagos
West Africa’s first Tier III data centre has gone live in Lagos with 3,000 rack spaces, positioning itself as the “future” of “disaster recovery, data storage and cloud-based data centre services” on the continent. → Read more
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Thu, November 28th, 12:00 · Richard Cutcher
MTN hoping for $450m Iran windfall
MTN Group, Africa’s largest mobile network company, is hoping the increased cooperation between the United States and Iran, including the expected lifting of sanctions, could boost its cashflow by around US$450 million. → Read more
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Thu, November 28th, 09:30 · Tom Jackson
SA Ministry of Labour hits out at false Oliphant account
The South African Ministry of Labour has distanced itself from social media accounts claiming to belong to minister Mildred Oliphant, in the latest example of a prominent South African being impersonated on social media. → Read more
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Thu, November 28th, 08:30 · Nick Sato
KRA directs transporters to install electronic cargo tracking
The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has directed all cargo transporters to fit their vehicles with the Electronic Cargo Tracking System (ECTS) by February 2014 to facilitate the monitoring of movement of all cargo into and within the East Africa region. → Read more
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Wed, November 27th, 18:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
Ghana to introduce biometric voter registration
Ghana’s political parties alongside the country’s Institute for Economic Affairs (IEA) have agreed to enforce biometric voter registration ahead of the 2016 general elections, as the entities propose reforms to the electoral system in line with a Supreme Court decree. → Read more
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Wed, November 27th, 17:30 · HumanIPO
Review: Apple iPhone 5S – should you upgrade?
Apple’s iPhone formula has been going for quite some time now – the first one arrived in 2007, and the 3G model landed in South Africa in 2008. Apple has clearly had an evolutionary design theme with the iPhone, and the latest 5S model continues the tick/tock update methodology. It might look almost identical to the iPhone 5, but on the inside it is a major step forward. → Read more
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