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Fri, October 4th, 11:00 · Brandon Gregory
Johannesburg billboards mock ANC over e-tolls
Three large billboards discrediting South Africa’s ruling African National Congress (ANC) party over the controversial e-tolling system have been sighted in Johannesburg, according to a newspaper report today. → Read more
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Fri, October 4th, 10:00 · Nick Sato
Kenyatta urges departments to integrate ICT to boost performances
Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta has challenged the management of public institutions to actively play a role in the country’s transformational agenda by deftly managing challenges and exploiting opportunities. → Read more
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Thu, October 3rd, 16:30 · Susan Mwenesi
Frotcom East Africa and Airtel Kenya implement vehicle tracking system
Airtel Kenya and Frotcom East Africa, in conjunction with the police, are seeking to implement a road safety initiative by rewarding responsible drivers from 2NK Matatu Saving and Credit Co-operative Society (SACCO) identified by Frotcom’s computerised tracking system. → Read more
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Thu, October 3rd, 13:40 · Brandon Gregory
FastCashier ready to take on its global rivals
A Ghanaian web and mobile software startup wants to take on the likes of PayPal and QuickBooks to ease financial management for African businesses and is hoping its endorsement by VC4Africa will accelerate its growth. → Read more
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Thu, October 3rd, 12:20 · Tom Jackson
Tech innovation contest launching in Madagascar
The Habaka Madagascar Innovation Hub will launch the HARIASA National Technology Innovation Contest tomorrow, looking to stimulate the creation of a startup ecosystem within the country. → Read more
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Wed, October 2nd, 20:00 · Nanine Steenkamp
ICASA to release call termination draft regulations
The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) will release its draft on call termination regulations for public comment on Friday. → Read more
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Wed, October 2nd, 16:00 · Richard Cutcher
East Africa’s first MVNO lost 8 months to interconnect negotiations
Uganda’s K2 Telecom, East Africa’s first mobile virtual network operator (MVNO), had its growth almost put on hold for eight months after confusion and disagreements reigned following its launch in January this year. → Read more
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Wed, October 2nd, 15:20 · Gabriella Mulligan
HumanIPO ProChat set for Kenya launch
HumanIPO ProChat will launch in Nairobi, Kenya, next week, as the talk series aimed at supporting tech startups, entrepreneurs and small businesses through advice and engagement with industry experts expands following its launch in South Africa. → Read more
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Wed, October 2nd, 13:00 · Nick Sato
AfDB donates $100m towards Kenya’s Konza City
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has donated KSh8.5 billion (US$100 million) to help the Kenyan government finance the planned multi-billion dollar Kenya Techno City. → Read more
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Wed, October 2nd, 12:40 · Richard Cutcher
Launching a SA MVNO a “casino gamble” – Orange Horizons
Sebastien Crozier, chief executive officer (CEO) of Orange Horizons, has said mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) currently have “no rights” in South Africa and believes launching an MVNO in the country now would be a “casino gamble”. → Read more
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Wed, October 2nd, 12:00 · Nick Sato
Samsung, JKUAT partner to offer university students affordable laptops
Samsung Electronics East Africa has partnered with Kenya’s Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) to provide affordable laptops for its students. → Read more
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Wed, October 2nd, 11:20 · Paul Adepoju
Going digital critical for Nigerian music artists – Trace TV
It is critical for Nigerian music artists to go digital in order to make more revenue for their content, according to Sam Onyemelukwe, managing director (Nigeria) of Trace TV. → Read more
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Wed, October 2nd, 10:40 · Nanine Steenkamp
Egypt’s Arabhardware aiming for African expansion
Egyptian IT company Arabhardware is looking at expanding into the rest of the Africa, meeting the need for IT supplies on the continent. → Read more
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Wed, October 2nd, 10:20 · Brandon Gregory
Peters calls on Gauteng motorists to register for e-tolls
South African transport minister Dipuo Peters has urged Gauteng motorists to register for the controversial e-tolling system and purchase e-tags ahead of its implementation, which may be less than a month away. → Read more
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Wed, October 2nd, 09:30 · Richard Cutcher
MVNO could bridge digital divide in Zambia – Mpolokoso
The Zambian mobile market does not need another traditional network operator to complete mobile penetration, but a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) could provide vital benefits, according to Benjamin Mpolokoso, consultancy and training unit manager at the University of Zambia’s Centre for Information and Communication Technologies (CICT). → Read more
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Tue, October 1st, 18:00 · Nick Sato
Kenyan student loans board to track defaulters on social media
Kenya’s Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) has resorted to social media in a bid to recover KSh7.1 billion (US$ 80,459,770) in loans made in the early 1970s to students who are now untraceable. → Read more
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Tue, October 1st, 17:30 · Richard Cutcher
MVNOs in Africa is a waiting game
Beyond South Africa, market conditions are not yet suitable for mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) to be introduced in Africa, according to Robert Schumann of telecommunications and technology specialists Analysys Mason. → Read more
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Tue, October 1st, 16:30 · Nick Sato
Kenyan government in “crucial stages” of developing Access to Information bill
Kenya’s Ministry of ICT has announced it is in the “crucial stages of development” in preparing an Access to Information bill, which it believes will ensure government transparency and protect citizens’ rights. → Read more
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Tue, October 1st, 15:30 · Richard Cutcher
Three more MVNOs coming to SA within six months
Cell C has signed a wholesale agreement with MVN-X, meaning it could have another three mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) on its network within the next six months. → Read more
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Tue, October 1st, 11:40 · Nick Sato
Airtel Kenya partners Pan Africa Life to offer life insurance through mobile
Airtel Kenya and Pan Africa Life Assurance Limited have entered into a partnership to provide life insurance cover through mobile phones, in an effort to increase the numbers of Kenyans with insurance. → Read more
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