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Wed, October 31st, 08:47 · Elly Okutoyi

No more fake documents, Kenyan startup guarantees

mVerified, a new mobile- and Web-based verification app, is set to ensure counterfeit documents such as car log books, title deeds and graduation certificates do not find a place in the Kenyan market, the founders of the application say. → Read more
Tue, October 30th, 14:19 · Tefo Mohapi

iROKO partners with GoMetro to offer South African rail commuters free content

iROKO Partners, the world’s largest online distributor of African music and movies, today announced it will start offering free Web content to rail commuters in South Africa, following a partnership with GoMetro, a mobile site launched last month. → Read more
Tue, October 30th, 11:59 · Tom Jackson

P-Unit latest African act to sign up for digital distribution

Rapping trio P-Unit have signed a “multi million shillings” deal which will see their music exclusively distributed by M-Tech Communications using mobile channels. → Read more
Tue, October 30th, 09:28 · Tom Jackson

ICT stakeholders call for industry, educator collaboration on tech training

Stakeholders have called for more collaboration between government, industry and educators if Kenya is to bridge the skills gap that is hindering the country’s tech sector. → Read more
Tue, October 30th, 07:34 · Gabriella Mulligan

Microsoft brings Xbox Music to SA

Microsoft has announced that the full Xbox Music service will be available in South Africa within weeks, presumably placing the long-awaited service on the market in time for Christmas sales. → Read more
Mon, October 29th, 13:01 · Paul Adepoju

Huawei launches smartphones, tablet PC in Ghana

China-based global ICT solutions provider Huawei Technologies has introduced three smartphone brands and a tablet PC into the Ghanaian communications market, to avail itself of the huge potentials presented by the country’s notable smartphone uptake. → Read more
Mon, October 29th, 11:22 · Tom Jackson

BVR kits delivery delay throws Kenyan election date into doubt

Kenya’s Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has issued a warning that Biometric Voter Registration (BVR) kits must arrive in the country on deadline if the general election is to take place on the agreed date of March 4, 2013. → Read more
Fri, October 26th, 08:03 · Gabriella Mulligan

Ory Okolloh: Promoting African transparency

Six years after founding government watchdog website Mzalendo, Ory Okolloh is still busy dedicating herself to bringing political transparency to the African continent. → Read more
Fri, October 26th, 07:25 · Tom Jackson

Konza Tech City goes “smart” to attract talent

Konza Tech City is to be constructed in line with the “smart city” concept, according to Kenya ICT Board CEO Paul Kukubo, as the city aims to be as competitive as possible in attracting talent from around the world. → Read more
Fri, October 26th, 07:03 · Vincent Matinde

Battle of the job apps at DEMO-Africa: mPawa vs mKazi

Africa has in the recent times seen various applications developed targeted the issue of joblessness developed, with two mobile apps focused on providing employer-employee platforms, mPawa and mKazi, pitching during the DEMO-Africa event in Nairobi, Kenya yesterday. → Read more
Thu, October 25th, 13:50 · Gabriella Mulligan

OPINION: Ugandan police should back off social media

In a controversial initiative by the Ugandan police, social media sites are to be monitored for dissemination of “good” and “bad” information. → Read more
Thu, October 25th, 12:37 · Tom Jackson

Cisco predicts Africa to see fastest growth in cloud traffic

A report by networking world leader Cisco Systems has said that global cloud traffic will grow six-fold in the next four years, with Africa at the forefront of the increase. → Read more
Thu, October 25th, 06:01 · Tefo Mohapi

rara.com launches in South Africa, announces Windows 8 and iOS apps

UK-based online music service rara.com has said it will soon be available in seven more countries, including South Africa. → Read more
Wed, October 24th, 06:36 · Vincent Matinde

Kirigo Ng’arua’s identity stolen on Facebook, M-Pesa

Cybercrime in Kenya is fast escalating and is now affecting individuals, with Citizen TV anchor Kirigo Ng'arua finding out the hard way after her identity was stolen on Facebook and M-Pesa. → Read more
Tue, October 23rd, 12:00 · Elly Okutoyi

Facebook hits 50 million users in Africa

Facebook has officially hit 50 million users in Africa, reporting more than 50 percent growth within 18 months. → Read more
Tue, October 23rd, 11:59 · Gythan Munga

The Next Web unveils online entrepreneurship academy

Top publisher of online technology news The Next Web (TNW) has started an online training and education programme through its new Web-based venture the TNW Academy. → Read more
Tue, October 23rd, 09:48 · Vincent Matinde

SA’s Tourism Radio gets CNN coverage

CNN’s Marketplace Report recently featured African IT company Tourism Radio, giving it the much coveted media coverage valued by start-ups. → Read more
Mon, October 22nd, 12:29 · Elly Okutoyi

Airtel ranked world’s number 4 mobile operator

Global telecommunications company Bharti Airtel has been ranked as the world’s fourth largest mobile operator, moving up one position from last year, a report by global ICT researcher Wireless Intelligence has revealed. → Read more
Mon, October 22nd, 08:12 · Gythan Munga

Misuse of social media damages UK communities

As a small community in Wales grieves for a five-year-old girl abducted while playing in front of her house, and British mothers cry for their sons lost in Afghanistan, the rest of the UK is learning that legal steps will be taken against those who use social media for gross commentary. → Read more
Mon, October 22nd, 07:22 · Tom Jackson

Start-ups gear up for 88mph Demo Day

Time flies when you’re going 88mph. For Steve Ngethe, founder of Manyatta Rent, it must have felt like he was moving even faster. It has only been a month since 88mph welcomed its 2012 cohort of budding entrepreneurs, but with the much-anticipated Demo Day approaching on December 13, for Steve it has been a month in which he has come full circle. → Read more