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Tue, April 15th, 15:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
Mobile solutions to replace physical wallets by 2019 – Wallenje
Physical wallets across the world will disappear and be replaced with mobile solutions by 2019, according to Ondieki Obare, chief executive officer (CEO) of Kenyan mobile money and loyalty card startup Wallenje. → Read more
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Tue, April 15th, 15:00 · Chris Udemans
ASA rules against iPad advert
The Advertising Standards Authority of South Africa (ASA) has ruled against an advertisement claiming Apple iPads are used four times more than any other tablet in South Africa. → Read more
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Tue, April 15th, 14:30 · Susan Mwenesi
Kenya rolls out digital government programme
President Uhuru Kenyatta has rolled out a government digital transformation program for 2014-2016 geared towards tackling the lack of knowledge among Kenyans when it comes to important aspects of governance. → Read more
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Tue, April 15th, 13:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
ICASA brings forward DA’s SABC complaint hearing after legal threat
The Complaints and Compliance Committee (CCC) of the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) has brought forward the hearing of the complaint brought by opposition party the Democratic Alliance (DA) over the South African Broadcasting Corporation’s (SABC) withdrawal of one of its adverts after the DA said it would submit an urgent High Court application to compel the regulator to hear its complaint without any further delay. → Read more
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Tue, April 15th, 12:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
MTN, Vodacom will not appeal MTRs ruling
Leading South African operators MTN and Vodacom will not appeal the court decision allowing the temporary implementation of “invalid and unlawful” mobile termination rates (MTRs), the companies said. → Read more
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Tue, April 15th, 12:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Kenyan digitisation will increase efficiency, transparency – Tiampati
Kenya’s drive to digitise government operations will improve efficiency, transparency and accountability, Ministry of ICT principal secretary Joseph Tiampati told the Connected Kenya 2014 conference as it got underway in Mombasa. → Read more
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Tue, April 15th, 11:30 · Chris Udemans
Mayor of Johannesburg to roll out 1,000 Wi-Fi hotspots
Mayor of Johannesburg Parks Tau has said he will roll out 1,000 Wi-Fi hotspots around the city before the end of his mayoral term in 2016. → Read more
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Tue, April 15th, 11:00 · Abdirizaq Hussein
Government to register all Kenyans afresh in digital database
The Kenyan government will register all Kenyans afresh in a new national digital database with the aim of addressing issues of security as well as assisting in national planning. → Read more
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Tue, April 15th, 10:30 · Paul Adepoju
PayLater pioneers credit-based online shopping in Nigeria
A new platform has been launched in Nigeria to allow online shoppers to purchase products on a buy-now-pay-later basis. → Read more
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Tue, April 15th, 10:00 · Tom Jackson
ICASA hearing on DA’s SABC complaint postponed
The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa has postponed the hearing of a complaint brought by the opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) over alleged South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) censorship of its adverts until Thursday April 17, when the regulator’s Complaints and Compliance Committee (CCC) will meet. → Read more
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Tue, April 15th, 09:30 · Chris Udemans
Majority of South Africans use more than 1GB data each month
Over 50 per cent of mobile phone users in South Africa make use of over one gigabyte of data per month, with over half of these having access to an unlimited data plan, according to an Effective Measure study. → Read more
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Tue, April 15th, 08:00 · Tom Jackson
Connected Kenya 2014 begins today in Mombasa
The 2014 edition of the annual Connected Kenya conference begins today in Mombasa, bringing together government, the private sector and other stakeholders to discuss the implementation of technologies in improving service delivery to citizens. → Read more
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Mon, April 14th, 19:00 · Chris Udemans
Gareth Cliff launching WeChat radio show
South African radio personality Gareth Cliff will be launching a radio show over messaging platform WeChat as of May 1. → Read more
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Mon, April 14th, 18:30 · Paul Adepoju
Nigerian online trading platform launched to enhance transparency, accountability
A new online trading platform called LeadTrader has been launched by Nigeria’s Lead Securities and Investment Limited to enhance transparency and accountability in stock market transactions and ease the process for capital market investors all over the world. → Read more
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Mon, April 14th, 18:00 · Tom Jackson
DA to put SABC complaints to ICASA tomorrow
The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa will hear the Democratic Alliance’s (DA) complaint about the South African Broadcasting Corporation’s (SABC) “censorship” of its adverts tomorrow morning (Tuesday). → Read more
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Mon, April 14th, 17:30 · Chris Udemans
Nomanini expands into Mozambique
South African electronic voucher distribution platform Nomanini has announced the expansion of operations into Mozambique after securing a partnership with a distributor in the country. → Read more
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Mon, April 14th, 17:00 · Chris Udemans
Africa’s fibre optic infrastructure to grow – study
Fibre optic infrastructure is set to grow in Africa given the low deployment of DSL, according to Oliver Johnson, chief executive officer (CEO) at broadband market intelligence firm, Point Topic. → Read more
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Mon, April 14th, 16:30 · Abdirizaq Hussein
Savannah Fund invests in 3 African startups
Africa-focused seed capital fund Savannah Fund has invested in Zevan Limited (Kenya), BIGxGh (Ghana) and UniSmart (Nigeria) as part of its third accelerator round. → Read more
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Mon, April 14th, 16:00 · Tom Jackson
Pocketplan launches in Johannesburg, Bogota
Events mobile application Pocketplan has launched in Johannesburg and the Colombian capital of Bogota following a successful first few weeks in Cape Town. → Read more
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Mon, April 14th, 15:30 · Chris Udemans
20% of malware generated in 2013 – PandaLabs
Twenty per cent of malware that has ever existed was created and distributed by cybercriminals during 2013, according to cloud security firm PandaLabs’ 2013 annual report. → Read more
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