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Tue, June 17th, 16:30 · Susan Mwenesi
Kenyan ministries to get CIOs – Matiangi
Each Kenyan government ministry will have a chief information officer (CIO) before the end of this financial year, according to Ministry of ICT cabinet secretary Dr Fred Matiangi. → Read more
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Tue, June 17th, 15:30 · Chris Udemans
StarTimes denies hijacking KBC World Cup broadcasts
Pay-TV provider StarTimes has defended its move to air the FIFA World Cup amidst accusations it hijacked the signal of the Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC), which has rights to televise the sporting event. → Read more
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Tue, June 17th, 14:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
Nigerian companies prefer fixed line to mobile, VoIP
Nigerian businesses prefer to make use of fixed line telephony for outgoing calls rather than mobile and voice over internet protocol (VoIP) services, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC). → Read more
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Tue, June 17th, 13:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
SA’s Zest Mobile launches pre-order sales on T1
South African startup Zest Mobile has launched pre-order sales of its new mobile offering, the T1 smartphone, with the first 1,000 customers offered 1GB of free data each month under the launch package deal. → Read more
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Tue, June 17th, 12:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
CIOs pivotal to Kenyan growth – Kyalo
The role of chief information officers (CIOs) needs to be recognised as pivotal to the collective economic growth of a country such as Kenya, according to Victor Kyalo, acting chief executive officer (CEO) of the Kenya ICT Authority. → Read more
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Tue, June 17th, 11:30 · Tom Jackson
New-look accelerator programme opening in Joburg, Cape Town
A new programme for launching tech startups, Start with Seven (Sw7), is to set launch in Johannesburg and Cape Town in mid-July, providing a different take on traditional incubator and accelerator programmes. → Read more
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Tue, June 17th, 10:30 · Chris Udemans
OUTA welcomes e-toll rethink
South Africa’s Opposition to Urban Tolling Alliance (OUTA) has welcomed the proposed rethink of the e-toll system by Gauteng transport MEC Ismail Vadi, saying the system comes at excessive administrative costs and will never achieve high compliance. → Read more
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Tue, June 17th, 09:00 · Paul Adepoju
PayPal launches in Nigeria, Zimbabwe
PayPal becomes available in ten new markets today, with Nigeria and Zimbabwe added to the platform to take the number of markets it operates in to 203. → Read more
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Tue, June 17th, 07:00 · Susan Mwenesi
XTOUCH launches first smartwatches in Kenya
XTOUCH has launched in Kenya, bringing into the market a range of tablets, smartphones,smartwatches and other smart devices. → Read more
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Mon, June 16th, 15:00 · Susan Mwenesi
DEMO Africa extends application deadline to June 22
Startup event DEMO Africa has extended its application deadline for a week until June 22 after numerous requests to allow more time to meet the application requirements. → Read more
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Mon, June 16th, 14:00 · Paul Adepoju
Omobola Johnson elected chair of UN Commission on Science, Tech for Development
Nigeria’s minister of communication technology Omobola Johnson has been elected chairperson of the United Nations (UN) Commission on Science and Technology for Development (CSTD). → Read more
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Mon, June 16th, 13:00 · Paul Adepoju
Hivos, DOEN Foundation, Indigo Trust in $500k grant for African tech hubs
Hivos has announced a partnership with the DOEN Foundation and Indigo Trust to launch a EUR373,000 (US$505,000) fund to support technology hubs around Africa with the aim of empowering more sustainable entrepreneurship. → Read more
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Mon, June 16th, 11:20 · Tom Jackson
Gauteng considers scrapping e-tolls – report
The Gauteng provincial government is considering scrapping the controversial e-tolling policy as a means of funding the building of highways, according to a report by the Sunday Independent, though the idea has not been completely discarded. → Read more
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Mon, June 16th, 11:00 · Agatha Nduku
KBC obtains order stopping rival World Cup broadcasts
The Kenyan Broadcasting Corporation (KBC) has obtained a court order stopping other providers from broadcasting World Cup matches. → Read more
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Mon, June 16th, 09:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Cape Town developer launches interactive load shedding map
South African developer and entrepreneur Johann du Toit has launched an online interactive map to help residents of Cape Town keep up to date with scheduled electricity load shedding plans. → Read more
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Mon, June 16th, 08:00 · Chris Udemans
Cameroon’s Kiro’o Games raises $115k in funding
Cameroonian game development studio Kiro’o Games has raised US$115,000 in funding since October last year, hoping to double the amount before the release of its first game. → Read more
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Sun, June 15th, 08:00 · Chris Udemans
FEATURE: The week in startups 15/06/2014
From funding to low cost taxi launches, South Africa has seen an abundance of action in the tech startup space this week. → Read more
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Fri, June 13th, 18:00 · Chris Udemans
GCIS launches app on Mxit
South Africa’s Government Communication and Information System (GCIS) has launched an application on mobile social network Mxit, enabling the country’s youth to engage in a “chat-centric” way with the government. → Read more
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Fri, June 13th, 17:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
Telkom FTTH expected by end of year
South Africa’s part state-owned operator Telkom will roll out fibre to the home (FTTH) services in 20 suburbs across the country by the end of 2014, as well as launching high-speed home LTE connectivity, the operator has promised. → Read more
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Fri, June 13th, 17:00 · Chris Udemans
Publishers risk falling behind with tech
Publishers have always been on the forefront of technology but run the risk of falling behind, according to Michael Bhaskar, digital publishing director at Profile Books. → Read more
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