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Tue, September 17th, 17:30 · Nanine Steenkamp
Telkom can still be rescued – Solidarity
South African trade union Solidarity has painted a poor picture of Telkom’s financial situation following a meeting involving the part state-owned fixed-line provider’s stakeholders. → Read more
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Tue, September 17th, 14:00 · Tom Jackson
Tourism Radio developing for Google Glass
Tourism Radio is in the process of developing for Google Glass, despite missing its Kickstarter fundraising target. → Read more
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Tue, September 17th, 12:30 · Paul Adepoju
15% of Nigerian operator revenue comes from data – Informa
Data is responsible for 15 per cent of service revenue in the Nigerian telecommunications sector, Thecla Mbongue, senior research analyst at Informa Telecoms & Media, has revealed. → Read more
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Tue, September 17th, 11:30 · Tom Jackson
OPINION: Safaricom and Kenyan government must meet in the middle
The growing standoff between Safaricom, Kenya’s biggest mobile operator, and the country’s Ministry of ICT, led by minister Fred Matiangi, threatens to harm consumers and damage Kenya’s economy unless it is solved in an amicable manner. → Read more
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Mon, September 16th, 20:00 · Nick Sato
Smartphones to outnumber feature phones in Kenya by end of 2013
Smartphone sales will surpass those of feature phones in Kenya if current trends continue. → Read more
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Mon, September 16th, 19:00 · Nanine Steenkamp
Q&A: Richard Stallman, father of the free software movememt
Richard Stallman, self-confessed father of the free software movement, spoke to HumanIPO on the common misunderstandings about free software and the dangers of using non-free software. → Read more
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Mon, September 16th, 17:00 · Nick Sato
CCK seeks to crack down on cybercrime
The Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) has formulated policies to reduce incidents of cybercrime, prompted by the rising number of cases of internet fraud in the country. → Read more
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Mon, September 16th, 15:30 · Nick Sato
Safaricom blames government’s tax on high roaming charges
Bob Collymore, Safaricom chief executive officer (CEO), has urged governments to consider easing taxes levied on mobile operators within the region in order to put an end to high roaming charges. → Read more
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Mon, September 16th, 14:30 · Paul Adepoju
Airtel and Nokia debut phone exchange in Nigeria
Airtel Nigeria and Nokia have partnered to allow Nigerians to exchange their old functional devices of any brand and network for a Nokia Lumia 520. → Read more
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Mon, September 16th, 12:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Mobile technology is boosting African innovation – Matiangi
Mobile technology has opened the door to innovation in Africa, especially with the penetration of financial services to more Africans, according to Kenya’s ICT cabinet secretary, Fred Matiangi. → Read more
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Sun, September 15th, 10:46 · Richard Cutcher
FEATURE: The week in startups 15/09/2013
Africa’s startup scene is seeing new players and updates every day and this week saw the release of a new CMS platform aimed at those in creative industries. → Read more
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Sat, September 14th, 12:00 · Tom Jackson
E-tolling to raise funds for social welfare – SANRAL
E-tolling will be selectively used across South Africa in order to allow the government to free up more money for social welfare, according to Vusi Mona, spokesperson for the South African National Roads Agency Limited (SANRAL). → Read more
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Fri, September 13th, 20:00 · Paul Adepoju
Nigeria is IBM’s hub for Africa, says CEO
Virginia Ginny Rometty, president and chief executive officer (CEO) of IBM, has described Nigeria as IBM’s hub for Africa, the reason the company is launching two software incubation centres in the country. → Read more
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Fri, September 13th, 18:30 · Kamau Mbote
Panasonic outlines African strategy
Panasonic has outlined its strategy to increase its market share in Africa and make the market a major source of its revenue. → Read more
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Fri, September 13th, 17:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Pule defence cost SA taxpayer more than $100,000
Taxpayers in South Africa have paid ZAR1.2 million (US$119,000) to fund the costs of ex-communications minister Dina Pule’s legal defence in three various investigations against her, her successor has revealed. → Read more
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Fri, September 13th, 13:40 · Paul Adepoju
Nigerian government denies ordering gold-plated iPhones
The Nigerian government has dismissed reports it has ordered 53 gold-plated iPhones to celebrate the anniversary of the country’s independence. → Read more
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Fri, September 13th, 12:40 · Richard Cutcher
SA entrepreneurs targeting $145,000 for bike navigation device
Two South African entrepreneurs, based in New York, have turned to crowdfunding to finance their bicycle navigation startup and have already raised more than US$23,000. → Read more
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Fri, September 13th, 10:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
DA wants SABC annual report referred to SIU
South African opposition party the Democratic Alliance (DA) has asked President Jacob Zuma to refer the issue of the South African Broadcasting Corporation’s (SABC) annual report to the country’s Special Investigation Unit (SIU). → Read more
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Fri, September 13th, 09:30 · Nick Sato
Safaricom cautions counties over high levies on laying fibre optic cables
Kenya’s leading mobile service provider Safaricom has cautioned county governments that charging high levy fees on the laying of fibre optics cables risked slowly the rollout of broadband services. → Read more
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Thu, September 12th, 18:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Lack of leadership expertise caused financial issues – SABC
A “lack of skills and expertise” on the part of the leadership of the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) caused “challenges” in reconciling its financial statements, the broadcaster says, while maintaining it has now undergone a “robust turnaround”. → Read more
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