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Tue, June 24th, 12:30 · Susan Mwenesi
Judges announced for DEMO Africa as application window closes
DEMO Africa has officially closed applications for this year’s event, confirming it received applications from 27 African countries and announcing the judges. → Read more
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Tue, June 24th, 11:30 · Tom Jackson
Virgin Mobile targets further African rollouts
Virgin Mobile plans to roll out more mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) in North and Sub-Saharan Africa as it looks to take advantage of the huge opportunities in providing such services. → Read more
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Tue, June 24th, 10:30 · Paul Adepoju
Nigeria’s NCC may sanction MTN over promo ban violation
MTN may be sanctioned by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) for violating the commission’s ban on promotions on its network. → Read more
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Tue, June 24th, 09:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Jumia expands operations to northern Nigeria
Leading Nigerian e-commerce store Jumia is to expand its services to Kano in the north of the country, as part of its rapid expansion efforts two years after launching. → Read more
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Tue, June 24th, 08:30 · Susan Mwenesi
PesaPoint to launch agent network
Kenya’s PesaPoint is planning to launch an expansive agent network comprising over 12,000 agents countrywide to offer partners including banks, insurance companies, microfinance institutions and mobile money providers a network of high performance agent outlets powered by the Paynet switch. → Read more
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Mon, June 23rd, 18:00 · Paul Adepoju
Nairaland down since Sunday
Nigeria’s largest online forum Nairaland has been down since Sunday, with founder Seun Osewa saying the site may be offline longer than expected. → Read more
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Mon, June 23rd, 16:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
Woman denies being gifted to Motsoeneng as wife
The acting chief operations officer (COO) of the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) Hlaudi Motsoeneng did not receive a wife as a “gift”, the young woman in question has claimed. → Read more
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Mon, June 23rd, 16:00 · Tom Jackson
Zimbabwean editor charged in court over Baba Jukwa links
Edmund Kudzayi, editor of Zimbabwean state-owned newspaper the Sunday Mail, appeared in court on Saturday charged with attempting to overthrow president Robert Mugabe and for links to Facebook whisteblower Baba Jukwa. → Read more
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Mon, June 23rd, 15:30 · Susan Mwenesi
Konza construction challenged in court
The construction of Kenya’s Konza technopolis in Makueni county has been challenged in court by the Konza Ranching and Farming Co-operatives Society Limited (KRFCSL), questioning Ministry of Lands cabinet secretary Charity Ngilu’s decision to grant Konza the appropriate land approvals. → Read more
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Mon, June 23rd, 14:00 · Paul Adepoju
She Leads Africa launches $10k pitch competition for West Africa’s female entrepreneurs
She Leads Africa today kicks off a pitch competition for female entrepreneurs in West Africa, offering prize money of USD$10,000 for the winner. → Read more
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Mon, June 23rd, 13:30 · Chris Udemans
ISPA accepts $6k settlement in Ketler spam case
South Africa’s Internet Service Providers’ Association (ISPA) has accepted a ZAR65,000 (US$6,100) settlement from Ketler Investments after the company took the industry body to court last year following its spam Hall of Shame campaign. → Read more
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Mon, June 23rd, 13:00 · Chris Udemans
PIVOT begins tomorrow, winners to share $50k
The 2014 PIVOT East mobile startup competition begins tomorrow, with 25 startups competing for a combined total of US$50,000 while pitching to a panel of judges and investors. → Read more
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Mon, June 23rd, 12:30 · Agatha Nduku
Kenyan cashless bus payments providers must get CBK nod before rollout
The Central Bank of Kenya must approve any company seeking to offer cashless fare payments ahead of July 1, a move aimed at protecting commuters’ money held on the cards as deposit at any given time. → Read more
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Mon, June 23rd, 12:00 · Chris Udemans
Facebook improves app performance in Africa
Facebook has released a version of its Android app reducing the amount of data used as well as speeding up its performance on older phones, after conducting research on the app's performance in Africa. → Read more
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Mon, June 23rd, 11:00 · Chris Udemans
SIU goes to court to remove USAASA boss
South Africa’s Special Investigation Unit (SIU) has taken a case to court in a move to have Universal Service Access Agency of South Africa (USAASA) chief executive Zami Nkosi removed from his position, according to a report. → Read more
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Mon, June 23rd, 10:00 · Susan Mwenesi
10 more Kenyan Huduma centres to launch next month
The Kenyan Ministry of Planning and Devolution will open ten more Huduma centres from July 1 this year to provide government services to the public under one roof. → Read more
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Mon, June 23rd, 08:00 · Tom Jackson
OPINION: Financial might plus lean startup mentality make Uber unstoppable
A year ago, competition in South Africa’s taxi app market seemed to be hotting up. Now, with the launch of uberX, it seems competitors have it all to do to stop the global titan from wrapping up both ends of the market. → Read more
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Sun, June 22nd, 08:00 · Tom Jackson
FEATURE: The week in startups 22/06/2014
This week was a good one for startup initiatives in Africa, with much funding being raised to drive continued innovation on the continent. → Read more
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Fri, June 20th, 19:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
EFF compares SABC COO to Boko Haram
There is “essentially no difference” between acting chief operations officer (COO) of the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) Hlaudi Motsoeneng and Nigeria’s Islamic fundamentalist group Boko Haram, according to the country’s third political party the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF). → Read more
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Fri, June 20th, 18:00 · Paul Adepoju
Nigerian banks lost $246m to cybercrime in 2013 – CBN
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has announced that last year alone banks in Nigeria lost about US$246 million to cybercrime. → Read more
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