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Tue, November 19th, 10:30 · Nick Sato
Safaricom introduces East Africa roaming bundles
Safaricom, Kenya’s biggest mobile network provider, has introduced a new roaming bundle for its subscribers travelling across the region, which could lower the current high charges. → Read more
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Mon, November 18th, 18:00 · Paul Adepoju
Prowork focused on expanding to other African countries
Prowork, one of two Nigerian startups that participated in the 2013 VentureOut Challenge, has expressed its readiness to expand to other African countries with its task management platform. → Read more
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Mon, November 18th, 16:00 · Nick Sato
UK government wants Kenyatta & Ruto trials be held through video link
The United Kingdom (UK) is supporting changes to the International Criminal Court (ICC) rules to enable Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta and deputy president William Ruto to attend their trials through video link. → Read more
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Mon, November 18th, 14:30 · Tom Jackson
Alcatel-Lucent focusing on LTE, divesting in 2G and 3G
Alcatel-Lucent is focusing its investment on LTE and cutting the money it puts into 2G and 3G, as it looks to be first to market to gain a larger market share. → Read more
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Mon, November 18th, 13:00 · Kamau Mbote
RateAfrika to go live across Africa in New Year
Pan-African startup RateAfrika is set to launch a platform for customers to rate businesses and services on the continent as well as an advertising platform for businesses. → Read more
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Mon, November 18th, 12:30 · Nick Sato
M-Pesa bags Global Money Transfer Service Award in Dubai
Safaricom’s M-Pesa has been awarded the best operator-led mobile money service at the sixth Mobile Money Global Awards held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE). → Read more
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Mon, November 18th, 12:00 · Richard Cutcher
Telkom admits legal fears over near $600k loan to suspended CFO
Telkom, South Africa’s part state-owned fixed-line provider, has conceded a ZAR6 million (US$589,800) loan to its now suspended chief financial officer (CFO) to help him buy shares in the company may have been illegal. → Read more
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Mon, November 18th, 11:00 · Tom Jackson
App allows children to save via mobile
South African company Soulstice has developed a mobile application which allows parents to deposit their child’s allowance into a ‘Fliptin’ account, allowing children to transact, save and learn through their mobiles. → Read more
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Mon, November 18th, 10:30 · Richard Cutcher
FEATURE: The week in startups 18/11/2013
Two Kenyan startups received cash injections during the past week, providing a significant boost to the startup ecosystem in the East African country. → Read more
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Mon, November 18th, 09:30 · Richard Cutcher
Telkom reports 41% profit increase
Telkom Group, South Africa’s part-state owned and dominant fixed-line provider, has reported a 41.1 per cent increase in profit and put down its success, in part, to the drop in mobile termination rates. → Read more
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Sun, November 17th, 12:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Kenya extends laptop tender
Kenya’s Ministry of Education has extended the deadline for the submission for its free laptops for primary schools programme to Thursday, November 21, citing the need to address bidder concerns. → Read more
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Sat, November 16th, 12:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Africa should be optimistic about connectivity, still work to do – panelists
Africa should be optimistic regarding the current state of connectivity as undersea connectivity is good, although there is work to do on terrestrial connections, according to panelists at AfricaCom. → Read more
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Fri, November 15th, 19:00 · Guest Post
Guest Post: Walter Penfold on the melting pot of innovation
South African business Everlytic is now present in eight countries and Walter Penfold, managing director of the software company, believes the one of the keys to their success is the diversity of his staff. Below, Penfold outlines why diversity can boost a business. → Read more
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Fri, November 15th, 17:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
ICASA must speak on white space spectrum – Hart
The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) must regulate on white space spectrum, as developing white space technologies will benefit future generations, according to Arno Hart, project manager at the Tertiary Education and Research Network of South Africa (TENET). → Read more
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Fri, November 15th, 15:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
Kopo Kopo gets $2.6m in funding
Kenyan merchant services platform Kopo Kopo has secured US$2.6 million in financing, enabling it to expand its service offering and branch out across Africa. → Read more
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Fri, November 15th, 13:00 · Nick Sato
Attorney general denies involvement in Telkom Kenya share dilution deal
Githu Muigai, Kenya’s attorney general (AG), has disowned the controversial sale of Telkom Kenya to France Telecom, which saw government share in Kenya’s oldest telecommunications company diluted to 30 per cent. → Read more
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Fri, November 15th, 10:00 · Tom Jackson
Alcatel-Lucent “back in the game” – CEO
Alcatel-Lucent’s refocusing of its priorities and planning for a future based around cloud, LTE and patent monetisation has put it “back in the game”, according to chief executive officer (CEO) Michel Combes. → Read more
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Thu, November 14th, 20:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Satellite, not free computers, will boost e-education in Africa
Video and television content provided via satellite is the most viable option for providing educational content to rural Africa, not distributing computers, according to Richard Bell, group chief executive officer (CEO) of the Wananchi Group. → Read more
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Thu, November 14th, 17:00 · Nick Sato
Safaricom to provide TV services
Safaricom, Kenya’s leading mobile operator, has announced plans to begin selling bundled internet and television services for on-demand viewing in the next year. → Read more
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Thu, November 14th, 16:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
25 years before total SA internet penetration – MTN
It will take 25 years for South Africa’s four operators to achieve 100 per cent internet penetration, unless investment is significantly speeded up, according to Lambo Kanagaratnam, chief enterprise business officer at MTN South Africa. → Read more
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