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Fri, April 18th, 12:00 · Agatha Nduku
iHub to host first Startup Sauna in Africa
Kenyan tech innovation centre the iHub has teamed up with Startup Sauna, the leading startup accelerator in Northern Europe, to co-host a startup coaching and tech hub university networking event. → Read more
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Thu, April 17th, 18:00 · Paul Adepoju
Etisalat Nigeria launches mobile banking app
Etisalat Nigeria has launched an app offering smartphone users access to mobile money and banking services, expanding its mobile banking services for its subscribers. → Read more
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Thu, April 17th, 17:30 · Susan Mwenesi
Roaming charges in East Africa set to come down
Roaming charges in East Africa are to come down after the governments of Rwanda, Uganda and Kenya promised to sit down and discuss the best modalities of bringing down the charges. → Read more
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Thu, April 17th, 17:00 · Chris Udemans
Radio will die – Cliff
Former South Africa radio presenter Gareth Cliff thinks radio is going to die and wants to hold its funeral. → Read more
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Thu, April 17th, 16:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
Kenya’s GOtv launches GOcard as set-top box alternative
Kenyan digital terrestrial television provider GOtv has launched an electronic card which slots into digital TV sets to enable viewing of GOtv without the need for a separate decoder unit. → Read more
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Thu, April 17th, 16:00 · Paul Adepoju
Economic woes force Intel to close down Egypt office
Intel has announced it is closing its Egyptian office due to economic woes, denying it was influenced by the political situation in the country and saying it remains committed to the Egyptian market. → Read more
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Thu, April 17th, 15:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
Pistorius channel to cease broadcasting for 2 weeks
The MultiChoice channel dedicated to coverage of the murder trial of South African paralympian Oscar Pistorius will feature an omnibus over the Easter weekend, then pop down for two weeks while the court is adjourned. → Read more
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Thu, April 17th, 14:30 · Susan Mwenesi
Kenya’s Ministry of ICT to help foreign experts get work permits
Kenya’s Ministry of Information, Communication and Technology (ICT) has set up a desk within the ministry to help foreign experts coming to work for global companies or lend their expertise in speeding up the process of getting work permits. → Read more
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Thu, April 17th, 14:00 · Chris Udemans
Bryanston has fastest broadband in SA
Bryanston, Johannesburg is the best broadband suburb in South Africa with an average download speed of 24 megabytes per second (Mbps), according to internet metrics company Ookla’s latest Net Index statistics. → Read more
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Thu, April 17th, 13:30 · Chris Udemans
Google cost-per-click declines 9%, reports revenue growth
Internet giant Google has released its first quarter results, highlighting a drop in its ad prices as consumers shift towards mobile products, while also reporting a 19 per cent increase in revenues. → Read more
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Thu, April 17th, 13:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Kenya to help South Sudan in formation of ICT regulatory body
Kenya will offer South Sudan’s Ministry of Telecommunications and Postal Services expertise to help form its ICT regulatory body, which will be the youngest in the region. → Read more
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Thu, April 17th, 12:30 · Chris Udemans
88mph startups pitch to investors in Cape Town
The 88mph accelerator programme in Cape Town held its Investor Day last night, with seven startups pitching to potential investors to secure follow-on funding. → Read more
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Thu, April 17th, 11:30 · Tom Jackson
Kenya’s internet market recovers lost ground
Kenyan internet subscriptions increased by 1.2 million to 13.1 million between October and December last year, recovering from losing almost one million subscribers during the previous quarter, according to the latest figures from the Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK). → Read more
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Thu, April 17th, 11:00 · Tom Jackson
IHS secures $130m in latest funding round
African tower management firm IHS has secured a further US$130 million for expansion across the continent, adding to the US$490 million of debt and equity announced last month. → Read more
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Thu, April 17th, 10:30 · Susan Mwenesi
World Bank allocates $12m for Kenya county ICT projects
The World Bank has approved KSh1 billion (US$12 million) to be allocated for ICT projects within the counties in Kenya, among them roadmaps and e-readiness projects. → Read more
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Thu, April 17th, 10:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Egypt’s political turmoil not a hindrance – BEE
Political instability in Egypt over recent years has not impacted negatively on mobile usage or payments, although frequent changes in governments have delayed new deals, according to mobile payments solutions firm BEE. → Read more
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Thu, April 17th, 00:30 · Tom Jackson
DA’s SABC complaint hearing postponed, adverts to air
The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) hearing of a complaint by the opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) party into alleged censorship of election adverts by the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) has been postponed, with the DA adverts allowed to air in the meantime. → Read more
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Wed, April 16th, 19:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
SA author, Tourism Radio launch storytelling app
South African author Peter Delmar and digital tour guide Tourism Radio have launched a storytelling app covering the N1N4 road linking South Africa and Botswana. → Read more
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Wed, April 16th, 18:00 · Chris Udemans
City of Cape Town looks to boost internet access
The City of Cape Town has announced the signing of eight third party internet service provider agreements, hoping to boost universal access in the area as part of its Universal Broadband Network strategy. → Read more
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Wed, April 16th, 17:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
DA’s SABC complaint hearing not fast-tracked due to legal threat – ICASA
The public hearing by the Complaints and Compliance Committee (CCC) of the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) of the complaint by opposition party the Democratic Alliance (DA) against the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) was not fast-tracked due to threat of legal action by the DA, ICASA said. → Read more
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