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Wed, March 5th, 10:20 · Agatha Nduku
RateAfrika launches as an MVP
Pan-African startup RateAfrika, an online business platform where people can find and rate businesses and services, has launched as a minimum viable product (MVP), and will be introducing a free online booking system to over 1,000 restaurants in South Africa tomorrow (March 5). → Read more
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Wed, March 5th, 09:00 · Abdirizaq Hussein
mapIT rebrands to TomTom SA
South African digital maps provider mapIT is rebranding to TomTom South Africa, giving the company an opportunity to leverage the well-known brand. → Read more
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Wed, March 5th, 06:00 · Chris Udemans
Caxton sells remaining TMG shares – report
South African media group Caxton has sold its remaining stake in Times Media Group (TMG), according to a report. → Read more
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Tue, March 4th, 19:00 · Agatha Nduku
Gates named richest man in world by Forbes magazine
Microsoft founder Bill Gates has once again been named the richest man in the world by Forbes magazine, beating Mexican telecoms mogul Carlos Slim into second place in a list that contains ten tech figures in the top 50. → Read more
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Tue, March 4th, 18:20 · Gabriella Mulligan
Telkom Mobile, BlackBerry announce integrated carrier billing
South African operator Telkom Mobile and BlackBerry have announced integrated carrier billing will now be available to BlackBerry smartphone users on the network, in the first integrated billing partnership concluded by Telkom Mobile. → Read more
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Tue, March 4th, 17:40 · Gabriella Mulligan
AccessKenya appoints Senanu deputy CEO
Kenyan internet and IT solutions provider AccessKenya Group has announced Kris Senanu has been appointed deputy chief executive officer (CEO), in addition to his role as managing director (MD) of the group’s internet division. → Read more
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Tue, March 4th, 17:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Carrim forms National Broadband Advisory Council
The South African Department of Communications (DoC) today announced the launch of a National Broadband Advisory Council (NBAC) to advise and support the communications minister in the implementation of the country’s broadband policy. → Read more
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Tue, March 4th, 16:20 · Gabriella Mulligan
IS outsourcing market in SA to hit $2.8bn this year
The combination of South Africa’s IS outsourcing, managed services and hosted services markets will top US$2.8 billion in 2014, with demand for third party support services accelerating as the ICT market develops. → Read more
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Tue, March 4th, 15:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Safaricom holds unredeemed Bonga points worth $37m
Kenya’s leading mobile network operator Safaricom owes its clients KSh3.2 billion (US$37 million) in unclaimed Bonga points, after only 80 per cent of its reward scheme points were redeemed in the form of airtime, data bundles, merchandise and SMSs → Read more
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Tue, March 4th, 14:20 · Paul Adepoju
MasterCard expands operations to 7 African nations
MasterCard has announced the addition of Liberia, Sierra Leone, Rwanda, Chad, Central African Republic, Guinea-Bissau and Gambia to the African markets in which it operates, taking it into 48 out of 55 African nations. → Read more
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Tue, March 4th, 13:40 · Paul Adepoju
Nigerian Stanbic Bank’s mobile money subscribers near 1m – product manager
The number of mobile money subscribers of Nigerian commercial bank Stanbic IBTC will soon reach one million, Gbenga Agboola, the bank’s mobile platform product manager, has told HumanIPO. → Read more
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Tue, March 4th, 13:00 · Abdirizaq Hussein
Nokia’s Imaging SDK 1.1 targets Kenyan app developers
Nokia has introduced the updated version of its Imaging Software Development Kit (SDK), hoping to help Kenyan developers create imaging apps that can run on mobile devices and PCs. → Read more
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Tue, March 4th, 12:20 · Tom Jackson
Social Media Week coming to Johannesburg
The global Social Media Week (SMW) event is to arrive in Johannesburg, South Africa, in September, the second African destination of the series after two successful events in Lagos. → Read more
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Tue, March 4th, 11:04 · Gabriella Mulligan
Pistorius case adjourned after witness photo broadcast
The murder trial of South African paralympian Oscar Pistorius was disrupted this morning, as it emerged eNCA broadcast a picture of a witness contrary to her consent and the court’s conditions on the live broadcasting of the case. → Read more
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Tue, March 4th, 09:00 · Chris Udemans
SANRAL CEO lied on radio – OUTA
The Opposition to Urban Tolling Alliance (OUTA) has claimed information made public by South African National Roads Agency Limited (SANRAL) chief executive officer (CEO) Nazir Alli on Friday was dishonest. → Read more
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Tue, March 4th, 08:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Kenya’s Momentum Core launches Tuktuk Mania game
Kenyan mobile game developing startup Momentum Core has launched its latest game, Tuktuk Mania, with players racing through the streets in the popular three-wheeled vehicle. → Read more
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Mon, March 3rd, 20:00 · Chris Udemans
MultiChoice announces DStv price rises
South Africa’s MultiChoice has announced its annual DStv price increases, with its the cost of its Compact and Premium bouquets being raised by over six per cent → Read more
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Mon, March 3rd, 19:00 · Agatha Nduku
Liquid Telecom increases its satellite operations in Africa
Liquid Telecom has built a satellite hub at Teraco’s vendor-neutral earth station in South Africa, enabling the company to route African traffic in Africa rather than backhauling it via Europe as many operators need to do. → Read more
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Mon, March 3rd, 18:20 · Paul Adepoju
Nigeria’s first email newsletter platform launched
MailCliq.com has launched in Nigeria, the country’s first platform that allows users to send trackable email campaigns and newsletters at a low price. → Read more
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Mon, March 3rd, 17:40 · Abdirizaq Hussein
Buni TV launches premium subscription service
African video-on-demand (VoD) platform Buni TV has launched its premium subscription service Buni+. → Read more
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