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Thu, April 10th, 15:00 · Chris Udemans
Business incubator Shanduka Black Umbrellas relaunches in Cape Town
South Africa’s Shanduka Black Umbrellas (SBU), which runs business incubators targeting emerging entrepreneurs around the country, has relaunched its upgraded incubator in Cape Town and acknowledged two local businesses as part of its Enterprise Development (ED) Awards. → Read more
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Thu, April 10th, 14:20 · Susan Mwenesi
Kenyan Huduma centres make almost $1m for government
The recently launched Kenyan government service delivery portals, named Huduma centres, have so far made KSh80million (US$920,000) in revenue. → Read more
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Thu, April 10th, 13:40 · Paul Adepoju
NITDA launches CERRT to tackle cyber threats in Nigeria
Nigeria’s National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has inaugurated the National Computer Emergency Readiness and Response Team (CERRT), tasked with tackling cyberattacks in Nigeria. → Read more
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Thu, April 10th, 13:00 · Chris Udemans
MEA government IT spending to hit $12bn this year
Government IT spending in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) will reach US$12 billion during 2014, a 2.3 per cent increase from 2013, according to research firm Gartner. → Read more
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Thu, April 10th, 12:20 · Abdirizaq Hussein
Nation Media Group websites experience server hitches
The websites for Kenya’s Nation Media Group (NMG) newspapers the Daily Nation and Business Daily have suffered issues for the fourth successive day, in what is being termed as a server problem. → Read more
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Thu, April 10th, 11:40 · Chris Udemans
MultiChoice to expand DTT offering in Sub-Saharan Africa
Naspers-owned South African pay-TV company MultiChoice will be expanding its digital terrestrial television (DTT) offering in Sub-Saharan Africa, satellite services provider Intelsat SA announced today. → Read more
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Thu, April 10th, 11:00 · Chris Udemans
SA’s Ekaya launches early access phase
South African startup Ekaya, which has launched in order to help property owners and tenants connect with each other, has announced the start of its early access phase, allowing tenants to create a profile in advance of the platform going live. → Read more
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Thu, April 10th, 10:20 · Paul Adepoju
Q&A: Sonia Jorge, executive director, Alliance for Affordable Internet (A4AI)
A4AI is a coalition of prominent stakeholders from the private and public sectors and civil societies to provide a unified voice and coordinated focus in addressing the shared goal of open, affordable access to the internet in the developing world. The initiative has also set a 40 per cent minimum internet penetration rate for all countries. Executive director Sonia Jorge spoke to HumanIPO on how the coalition is attempting to achieve this in Nigeria and other countries in Africa. → Read more
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Thu, April 10th, 09:40 · Chris Udemans
Last year most devastating in cybercrime history
Last year saw the most devastating cyberattacks in history, with cybercriminals planning large heists months in advance, according to computer security firm Symantec. → Read more
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Thu, April 10th, 08:00 · Guest Post
Guest Post: Claire Cobbledick, head of marketing, Gumtree
With the competitive world of online marketing and search engine optimisation not providing a level playing field for big business and small enterprises, Claire Cobbledick, head of marketing at Gumtree, explains how more and more small businesses are making use of online classifieds. → Read more
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Wed, April 9th, 19:00 · Paul Adepoju
Phase3 Telecoms to deploy 3,000km optic fibre across Nigeria
Phase 3 Telecoms has concluded plans to deploy 3,000 kilometres (km) of optic fibre across Nigeria as part of measures aimed at boosting broadband penetration in the country. → Read more
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Wed, April 9th, 18:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
Ghanaian church launches 24-hour online TV channel
Ghana’s Soul Food Ministries International (SFMI) church has launched a 24-hour online television channel to make Christian teachings more accessible round the clock, in the latest technological activity the church has embarked on. → Read more
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Wed, April 9th, 18:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
Telkom Mobile launches Galaxy S5, recommends “lots of data”
South Africa’s part state-owned operator Telkom Mobile has announced its customers will be able to buy the Samsung Galaxy S5 as of Friday, with a range of data offers also available to cater to the high data needs of the device. → Read more
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Wed, April 9th, 17:30 · Abdirizaq Hussein
COFEK’s case against Victor Kyalo pushed to May 8
The Consumers Federation of Kenya’s (COFEK) lawsuit against the appointment of ICT Authority chief executive officer (CEO) Victor Kyalo has been pushed to May 8, when hearing dates will be decided. → Read more
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Wed, April 9th, 17:00 · Susan Mwenesi
C4DLab launches in Nairobi
The University of Nairobi (UoN) yesterday launched the 10th alumni chapter of School of Computing and Informatics (SCI) and activated the Computing for Development Lab (C4DLab), which is home to 12 technology startups in addition to being one of the Vision 2030 flagship projects. → Read more
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Wed, April 9th, 16:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
DStv, SABC deal “pro-competitive” – MultiChoice
The agreement between DStv provider MultiChoice and the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) referred to the Competition Commission for investigation by the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) today is “pro-competitive” and the regulator’s complaint “completely without foundation”, MultiChoice has said. → Read more
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Wed, April 9th, 16:00 · Abdirizaq Hussein
Nairobi county government partners with JamboPay for e-payments
Nairobi county governor Dr Evans Kidero has signed an agreement with online payment platform JamboPay in a move to stamp out corruption in revenue collection in Kenya’s capital. → Read more
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Wed, April 9th, 15:30 · Paul Adepoju
MTN to supply electricity to subscribers in Nigeria
MTN has announced it will soon begin to deliver electricity supplies to its subscribers in Nigeria who are residing in rural areas not connected to the national power grid. → Read more
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Wed, April 9th, 14:30 · Paul Adepoju
Start Smart seeks to change how Africans think about entrepreneurship
Start Smart Ghana was founded with the short-term goal of changing how Africans think about entrepreneurship by encouraging them to learn and understand best practices, according to founder Juliana Taylor. → Read more
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Wed, April 9th, 14:00 · Tom Jackson
More than 27% of PCs still using Windows XP
More than 27 per cent of PCs are running on the Windows XP operating system (OS), in spite of the fact Microsoft withdrew security updates and technical support for the 13-year-old software yesterday. → Read more
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