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Tue, October 21st, 16:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Spark calls for entries to Changemakers program for social entrepreneurs
Spark is calling for applicants to for the 2015 Changemakers program for social entrepreneurs that will include access to world class entrepreneurship training, and up to three years of free legal, business, graphic design web and research support. → Read more
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Tue, October 21st, 14:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Cyber-Related Fraud Costs Tanzania Sh10 Billion
Cyber-related fraud crimes, involving card skimming and Automated Teller Machine (ATM) thefts have cost Tanzania six million US dollars reports Daily News Tanzania. → Read more
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Tue, October 21st, 11:00 · Paul Adepoju
Merck announced as prime sponsor for AMPION’s East African Tour Bus
AMPION has announced that global health company Merck is the prime sponsor of the East African Tour Bus. AMPION said participants on the Venture Bus travelling from Tanzania to Rwanda will specifically focus on developing e-Health solutions. It is therefore specifically encouraging e-Health experts to apply for the Venture Bus. → Read more
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Mon, October 20th, 14:00 · Paul Adepoju
PollAfrique, coalition launch Ebola Ghana Alert
Web and mobile service for market and social research in Africa via SMS, USSD, IVR, and email channels PollAfrique has partnered with stakeholders including VOTO Mobile, iSpace Ghana, thoughtworks and medical experts have launched Ebola Ghana Alert - a mobile service that provides Ghanaian residents with accurate facts about Ebola outbreak. → Read more
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Mon, October 20th, 13:00 · Paul Adepoju
Globacom launches mobile tutor service for Nigerian students
Nigerian telecoms company Globacom has launched Glo Mobile Tutor a service targeted at secondary school students in Nigeria. The company said the service would empower the students and would make education more easily accessible. → Read more
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Mon, October 20th, 12:00 · Paul Adepoju
South Africans are early adopters of latest smartphone trends – BlackBerry
Yudi Moodley, Managing Director for Africa at BlackBerry, has described South Africans as early adopters of the latest trends in smartphones. In line with this he said BlackBerry will be launching its latest smartphone the BlackBerry Passport next month in South Africa. → Read more
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Mon, October 20th, 11:00 · Paul Adepoju
BBC launches Ebola information service on WhatsApp
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) has launched an Ebola information service on the popular multimedia instant communication platform WhatsApp. → Read more
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Mon, October 20th, 10:04 · Paul Adepoju
Samsung launches Galaxy Note 4 in South Africa, announces new partnerships
South Africa has become the first African country where Samsung Mobile's latest device the Galaxy Note 4 has been launched. The new device was unveiled at an event held in Cape Town. → Read more
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Fri, October 17th, 18:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Feature:Kenya in drive to have 40% local content on broadcasting platforms
Kenya, through the Communications Authority of Kenya has set out to enforce a directive that will have all television stations in Kenya air 40% local content in their program lineup. → Read more
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Fri, October 17th, 16:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Diaspora Demo day coming up in a month
Diaspora Demo day, the largest gathering of African startups, impact investors and diaspora angels is on and this year it will be held in Washington DC November 22nd in the Preston Auditorium of the World Bank. → Read more
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Fri, October 17th, 15:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Airtel Money to launch cross border money transfer service across East Africa
Bharti Airtel announced plans to launch a cross border money transfer product in East Africa that will enable Airtel Money customers to send, receive and withdraw money from their Airtel Money wallets. → Read more
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Fri, October 17th, 14:00 · Susan Mwenesi
President Kenyatta for thin-Sim card rollout and digital migration
President Uhuru Kenyatta says he is in favor of Equity’s thin-SIM technology and digital migration. → Read more
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Fri, October 17th, 13:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Windows Phones users to enjoy Live Caller ID Lookup feature
Window Phone users can now identify unknown numbers during incoming calls, even if the user has not stored that phone number in their phonebook after Truecaller, an app that helps people take the right call, today announced its collaboration with Microsoft to exclusively offer Live Caller ID Lookup feature on Lumia devices. → Read more
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Fri, October 17th, 12:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Wyre is latest Mziiki ambassador in Kenya
Mziiki, the largest African music-streaming app has just signed Kenyan R&B and reggae/Dance Hall star Kevin Wyre (otherwise known as Wyre) to join the movement as Brand Partner. Wyre joins Tanzanian Bongo Flava star Diamond Platnumz whose association was announced recently. → Read more
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Fri, October 17th, 11:00 · Paul Adepoju
Q&A: Danjuma Balogun, Founder, 9jaBookings.com
9jaBookings.com is an online celebrity booking platform that allows individuals and corporate organisations to book celebrities including musicians and comedians for events. In this exclusive interview, Danjuma spoke to HumanIPO on how the startup is making booking stress-free. → Read more
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Thu, October 16th, 16:03 · Susan Mwenesi
Tanzania to use mobile technology to increase productivity for farmers
About 30 000 farmers of Olam's coffee, cotton and cocoa in Tanzania stand to benefit from the Connected Farmer Alliance (CFA) agreement that will front the use of mobile technology to increase productivity. → Read more
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Thu, October 16th, 14:00 · Paul Adepoju
Alcatel-Lucent, MTN Nigeria launch 100 gigabit-per-second fibre-optic network
MTN Nigeria and Alcatel-Lucent have launched a 100 gigabit-per-second fibre-optic network that allows subscribers to enjoy the benefits of ultra-broadband connectivity. → Read more
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Thu, October 16th, 10:00 · Paul Adepoju
African broadcast experts to discuss digital switchover at Africast 2014
The preparedness of African countries for digital switchover (DSO) would be a major issue to be discussed at Africast 2014 holding in Abuja Nigeria. → Read more
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Thu, October 16th, 09:00 · Paul Adepoju
Vodacom launches fixed telephony solutions in Nigeria
Vodacom has launched enterprise-grade fixed telephony solutions in Nigeria. According to Vodacom Business Nigeria, the solutions are for Nigerian businesses and are specifically designed to give superior and cost-effective voice services. → Read more
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Wed, October 15th, 15:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Equity Bank, American Express launch the first American Express cards in Kenya
Equity Bank and American Express have launched the first American Express Cards in Kenya, offering Kenyan consumers the Equity Bank American Express® Green Card and the Equity Bank American Express® Gold – both of which carry rich rewards and benefits. → Read more
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