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Tue, October 15th, 14:41 · Selipha Kihagi
Kenyan bloggers told to take a journalism class
The Media Council of Kenya (MCK) has directed all bloggers who want to be recognised as journalists to take a diploma or degree course in mass communication. → Read more
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Tue, October 15th, 12:40 · Brandon Gregory
Rwandan startup in talks with MTN
The Foyo Group, a Kigali-based startup dedicated to conceiving, designing and developing mobile applications and providing consultancy management services, is in the process of signing a partnership contract with MTN Rwanda. → Read more
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Tue, October 15th, 11:20 · Nick Sato
Kenya’s SIM card regulations to capture bio-data and next-of-kin
The Kenyan government is seeking new regulations and frameworks that will see agents take bio-data of SIM card owners and next-of-kin information, in an effort to streamline mobile phone operations. → Read more
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Tue, October 15th, 10:40 · Richard Cutcher
BlackBerry writes open letter to customers
Struggling mobile device manufacturer BlackBerry has written an open letter to its customers talking up its credentials and emphasising they can still “count on BlackBerry”. → Read more
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Tue, October 15th, 10:00 · Kamau Mbote
GenKey acquires Ghanaian software provider ClaimSync
GenKey, a provider of large-scale biometric identity management solutions focussed on emerging economies, has acquired a Ghanaian software provider ClaimSync which targets healthcare providers digitizing and processing medical records and claims. → Read more
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Mon, October 14th, 19:30 · Richard Cutcher
ICASA give operators more time
Telecommunications operators have been given more time to comment on the Draft Call Termination Regulations published by the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA). → Read more
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Mon, October 14th, 18:30 · Brandon Gregory
Smart ID cards to address identity issues in South Africa
The new South African smart identification (ID) cards will assist the Department of Home Affairs in solving identity problems in South Africa, according to Naledi Pandor, home affairs minister. → Read more
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Mon, October 14th, 18:00 · Nick Sato
Kenyan tea industry launches online portal
The Tea Board of Kenya (TBK) and Trademark East Africa (TMEA) have unveiled an online trading portal, aimed at reducing turnaround times in processing certifications and other trading documents. → Read more
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Mon, October 14th, 16:00 · Brandon Gregory
SANRAL records 8,000 new e-tag sales since SCA ruling
Approximately 8,000 e-tags have been sold since the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) dismissed the Opposition to Urban Tolling Alliance’s (OUTA) appeal against the e-tolling of Gauteng’s freeways, according to Vusi Mona, spokesperson for the South African National Roads Agency Limited (SANRAL). → Read more
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Mon, October 14th, 15:00 · Tom Jackson
Egyptian events platform eases networking process
Cairo-based Eventtus, a social platform that enables event-goers to engage with each other more easily, has obtained 20,000 users since its launch and recently closed its first round of funding. → Read more
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Mon, October 14th, 13:20 · Tom Jackson
OPINION: Kenya laptops programme already mired in confusion and expense
Kenya’s much heralded “one child, one laptop” programme, the flagship project of the Kenyatta government, is already running into the kind of confusion and expense many predicted at the outset. → Read more
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Mon, October 14th, 12:40 · Nick Sato
Microsoft partners 88mph to support startups in Africa
Microsoft has partnered with 88mph as its first accelerator partner in Africa to expand its Microsoft Ventures programme on the continent. → Read more
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Mon, October 14th, 12:20 · Nick Sato
Kenyan government picks trainers for laptops programme
The Kenyan government has selected 150 people to train 60,000 teachers to kick off the integration of ICT in public primary schools ahead of the rollout of the one laptop per child initiative early next year. → Read more
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Sun, October 13th, 13:00 · Richard Cutcher
FEATURE: The week in startups 13/10/2013
Every week HumanIPO touches base with Africa’s tech hubs - from Cape Town to Cairo, Nairobi to Lagos. This week’s whistle-stop roundup features startup and incubator news from, among other places, Tanzania, Cameroon and Rwanda. → Read more
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Fri, October 11th, 17:30 · Susan Mwenesi
Nairobi’s C4DLab churning out startups
The University of Nairobi’s (UON) Centre of Computing for Development Lab (C4DLab) has begun incubating and supporting startups → Read more
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Fri, October 11th, 17:00 · Brandon Gregory
TorQue, creating software solutions for African businesses
TorQue, a Rwanda-based startup, is aiming to create software solutions for small to medium sized enterprises (SMEs) in the country and throughout Africa. → Read more
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Fri, October 11th, 16:00 · Richard Cutcher
Zapacab goes live in Nairobi
Zapacab, a mobile taxi hailing startup, has launched its first beta phase outside of South Africa in Kenya’s capital Nairobi, beginning operations with a fleet of 30 cars. → Read more
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Fri, October 11th, 15:00 · Nick Sato
CBK seeking new laws and limits on mobile money
The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has proposed new draft regulations which include requiring networks with mobile money services to open independent subsidiaries to manage cash remittances. → Read more
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Fri, October 11th, 14:00 · Brandon Gregory
Twitter users slam #RedOctober movement causing racial tension
The Red October movement, which protests against the so-called “slaughter” and “oppression” of white South Africans by black South Africans, has caused a furore on Twitter. → Read more
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Fri, October 11th, 13:00 · Brandon Gregory
E-tolls will not cost us votes – ANC
The African National Congress (ANC) Gauteng caucus is confident the e-tolling of the province’s freeways will not cost them votes in next year’s general elections. → Read more
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