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Thu, October 31st, 18:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Mdundo launches in Tanzania
Kenyan mobile music platform Mdundo has launched in Tanzania as it begins its expansion across the East African market. → Read more
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Thu, October 31st, 16:00 · Richard Cutcher
SA entrepreneurs smash crowdfunding target
Hammerhead Navigation, a device designed by two South African entrepreneurs to direct bike users during rides, could be rolled out by May 2014 after the team surpassed its crowdfunding target by US$45,000. → Read more
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Thu, October 31st, 13:20 · Richard Cutcher
Maroc Telecom posts revenue drop, big rise in African subscribers
Maroc Telecom, the leading Moroccan telecommunications company currently the subject of an acquisition bid by Etisalat, has reported a 4.7 per cent drop in revenue for the first nine months of 2013 compared to the same period last year. → Read more
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Thu, October 31st, 13:00 · Nick Sato
Kenyan government re-advertises free laptops tender
The Kenyan Ministry of Education, Science and Technology has invited fresh tenders from eligible bidders for the supply and commissioning of free laptops for class one pupils in Kenya. → Read more
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Thu, October 31st, 12:20 · Richard Cutcher
Neotel posts revenue increase
Neotel has reported a 21 per cent rise in year-on-year revenue for the six month period ending September 30, amid ongoing negotiations with Vodacom over the network operator buying a 100 per cent stake in the company. → Read more
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Thu, October 31st, 12:00 · Selipha Kihagi
Kenya’s anti-corruption website and SMS code goes live
The Presidential Strategic Digital Communications Unit has launched a website allowing Kenyans to report incidents of corruption incidences directly to the Head of State. → Read more
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Thu, October 31st, 10:00 · Tom Jackson
SA startup provides consumers with instant feedback channel
South African startup Croking has created a platform allowing consumers to provide feedback to brands and companies through ‘Crokes’. → Read more
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Thu, October 31st, 09:30 · Selipha Kihagi
CompuLynx launches e-campus solution in Kenya
CompuLynx, a Kenyan IT solutions provider, has unveiled a smart card, called e-campus, to facilitate easier and manageable access to multiple services within universities and other institutions in the country. → Read more
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Wed, October 30th, 18:30 · Tom Jackson
Brands do not understand social media – Fuseware
Companies are failing to take advantage of the potential of social media as they are not listening to their consumers, according to Mike Wronski, chief executive officer (CEO) of South African social media monitoring and analytics firm Fuseware. → Read more
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Wed, October 30th, 17:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Startup Weekend returning to Nairobi
The Startup Weekend event will return to Nairobi next month to give an opportunity to programmers, developers, marketers, designers and startup enthusiasts to form groups and develop viable business ideas in 54 hours. → Read more
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Wed, October 30th, 16:30 · Nanine Steenkamp
UFS startup accelerator to launch co-working space
The University of the Free State (UFS) is to open its first co-working space as part of establishing an on-campus accelerator, offering South African student entrepreneurs an area of development. → Read more
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Wed, October 30th, 15:30 · Nick Sato
Kenya’s election CEO charged over BVR tender
James Oswago, chief executive officer (CEO) of Kenya’s Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC), and three other top commissioners were arrested yesterday (Tuesday) and questioned over corruption claims linked to the controversial procurement of biometric voter registration (BVR) kits that failed during the March 4 general election. → Read more
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Wed, October 30th, 15:00 · Nick Sato
We’ll use ICT to transform and improve Kenya – Kenyatta
President Uhuru Kenyatta has announced that his administration will use ICT to transform Kenya and improve the lives of citizens. → Read more
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Wed, October 30th, 11:40 · Nanine Steenkamp
Afrimarket targeting Cameroon for 2014 launch
Mobile money remittance service Afrimarket will expand its operations to Cameroon as part of its plan to cover the African diaspora with its affordable transcontinental solution. → Read more
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Wed, October 30th, 11:00 · Paul Adepoju
HealthMobile, Nigeria’s first global healthcare app, launched
HealthMobile, Nigeria’s first global healthcare app, has been launched and aims to combine native medical information with user-generated content. → Read more
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Wed, October 30th, 10:20 · Nick Sato
Kenya’s digital migration pushed to June 2014
The Kenyan government has again postponed the deadline for digital migration to June 2014, following a successful petition by the Media Owners Association who say the deadline was unfeasible and all the stakeholders were not on board. → Read more
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Tue, October 29th, 18:30 · Susan Mwenesi
Private sector wary of the Africa cyber security Draft Convention
The African Union Draft Convention on Cyber Security (AUCC) is to be tabled for signing on in January 2014, but after reading the fine print stakeholders in the ICT industry are already voicing their displeasure at some of the submissions that could be passed. → Read more
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Tue, October 29th, 17:30 · Kamau Mbote
Nokia to fund 16 African startups
Sixteen startups from across Africa are set to receive funding from Nokia as part of its AppCampus programme. → Read more
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Tue, October 29th, 15:30 · Richard Cutcher
ICASA staff on “go slow” over bonuses
Staff at the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) are currently on a “go slow” due to a dispute over bonuses with the regulator. → Read more
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Tue, October 29th, 15:00 · Richard Cutcher
Etisalat takes big hit on African earnings
Etisalat took a 38 per cent hit on its earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) in Africa for the third quarter of 2013. → Read more
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