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Wed, June 4th, 17:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
SANRAL stands by e-toll advert figures
Figures regarding the costs incurred by e-toll road users in advertisements were correct and have been verified by an independent auditor, the South African National Roads Agency Limited (SANRAL) has said. → Read more
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Wed, June 4th, 17:00 · Tom Jackson
88mph rebrands co-working spaces, takes break from Kenyan investment
African seed investment fund 88mph is rebranding its Nairobi and Cape Town co-working spaces, and announced it will take a break from investing in kenyan startups this year. → Read more
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Wed, June 4th, 16:30 · Tom Jackson
Airtel reports Safaricom to Kenya’s Competition Authority
Airtel Kenya has asked the Competition Authority of Kenya to investigate Safaricom for alleged abuse of its position at the head of the East African country’s booming mobile money market. → Read more
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Wed, June 4th, 16:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Cable fire cuts off Egypt internet, impacts stock exchange
Internet and mobile internet services in Egypt were cut off yesterday as a fire occurred on a telecommunications cable, with extensive disruptions felt across the market, according to reports. → Read more
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Wed, June 4th, 15:30 · Susan Mwenesi
Kenya’s Nailab unveils fourth cohort
Nairobi-based startup incubator Nailab has unveiled its fourth cohort since inception in 2010 and the second under a partnership with the Kenya ICT Authority, from which it expects to have incubated 30 startups by 2016. → Read more
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Wed, June 4th, 14:30 · Paul Adepoju
Tigo, Airtel, Zantel announce Africa’s first interoperable mobile money agreement
Three major telecoms companies operating in Tanzania - Tigo, Airtel and Zantel - are to adopt interoperable mobile money services by the end of the month, the first agreement of its kind of Africa. → Read more
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Wed, June 4th, 14:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Kenyan government to hand over more bloggers to NCIC
The Kenyan government through the National Steering Committee on Media Monitoring (NSCMM) is compiling an exhaustive list of alleged bloggers of hate speech and incitement to be handed over to the National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC) for action by June 9. → Read more
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Wed, June 4th, 13:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
MTN partners simfy for mobile music streaming service
South Africa’s second operator MTN has announced an exclusive partnership with local music streaming service simfy Africa, allowing MTN customers to access music of their choice through their mobile devices. → Read more
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Wed, June 4th, 13:00 · Paul Adepoju
Airtel Nigeria seals partnership deal with Apple for iPhone 5s
Airtel Nigeria has announced a strategic partnership with Apple to debut the iPhone 5s in Nigeria, becoming the first telecoms firm in the country with an official partnership with Apple. → Read more
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Wed, June 4th, 12:30 · Chris Udemans
Investor confidence in SA grows – study
Investor confidence in South Africa has grown steadily in the past year, with foreign direct investment (FDI) increasing, according to a study. → Read more
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Wed, June 4th, 12:00 · Tom Jackson
Zapmedic connects patients to doctors in Uganda
A Ugandan startup has launched Zapmedic, an online medical appointment scheduling service that bids to ease the process of finding a doctor in a country with a low doctor to patient ratio. → Read more
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Wed, June 4th, 11:00 · Chris Udemans
Kenyan MPs question Safaricom’s surveillance contract
Kenyan members of parliament (MP) have questioned the tender process by which mobile operator Safaricom was awarded a project to build the country’s surveillance and communications system, saying they would block the request should it not be investigated. → Read more
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Wed, June 4th, 10:00 · Chris Udemans
Savannah Fund invests in SA startups
Seed capital firm Savannah Fund has completed its first investment in two South African startups from Cape Town, marking an outward expansion from East and Western Africa. → Read more
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Wed, June 4th, 09:30 · Chris Udemans
Africa on radar of global tech firms – Nel
The African continent is high on the radar of big international tech companies, according to newly appointed Gumtree South Africa manager Johan Nel. → Read more
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Wed, June 4th, 08:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Kenyan startup Somo to cater for Rwandan Catholics
Kenyan startup Somo, which seeks to assist Catholic faithfuls by providing daily readings via mobile technology, is looking to extend its services to Rwanda, which records 50 per cent of its population as Catholic. → Read more
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Tue, June 3rd, 19:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
SA leads world in mobile network customer satisfaction
South Africa’s mobile network industry is a global leader in terms of customer satisfaction, according to this year’s South African Customer Satisfaction Index (SAcsi). → Read more
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Tue, June 3rd, 18:30 · Paul Adepoju
Tigo, IFC, MasterCard sign $2m agreement to expand mobile money in Ghana
Tigo has signed a US$2 million agreement with the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the MasterCard Foundation as part of efforts to expand mobile financial services in Ghana. → Read more
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Tue, June 3rd, 18:00 · Chris Udemans
Police checking Gauteng road users for e-tags – JPSA
Police officers at roadblocks set up by the Gauteng Department of Community Safety (GDCS) and using South African National Roads Agency Limited (SANRAL) trucks were pulling over road users today and questioning them about their e-tag registration, according to the Justice Project South Africa (JPSA). → Read more
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Tue, June 3rd, 17:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
Lack of spectrum, high costs hinder African mobile broadband
A lack of spectrum and high data costs are hindering the spread of mobile broadband in Sub-Saharan Africa, according to the 2014 Ericsson Mobility Report. → Read more
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Tue, June 3rd, 17:00 · Susan Mwenesi
African countries must harmonise on mobile broadband deployment – Tiampati
African countries have been called upon to coordinate and consolidate their individual country views in relation to the ultimate deployment of mobile broadband in the digital dividend band as well as to ensure these views are transmitted and defended in the relevant ITU-R meetings. → Read more
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