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Wed, June 25th, 11:30 · Tom Jackson
Provide Africans with relevant content in easy manner – panel
Africans need to be provided with content that is relevant to them in a manner which makes accessing it easy and affordable, according to panelists at VAS Africa 2014. → Read more
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Tue, June 24th, 19:00 · Chris Udemans
FNB launches new version of banking app
South Africa’s First National Bank (FNB) has released a new version of its mobile app, now allowing users to open accounts and receive payments from abroad on their smartphones. → Read more
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Tue, June 24th, 14:30 · Chris Udemans
Third of South Africans using unregistered software
Thirty-four per cent of all software installed in South Africa during 2013 was unregistered despite the growing concern about malware infections, according to The Software Alliance (BSA). → Read more
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Tue, June 24th, 14:00 · Paul Adepoju
MoboFree launches affiliate programme
West African social marketplace MoboFree has launched its affiliate programme allowing affiliates to earn up to NGN50 (US$0.30) commission for each new user joining the platform, and offering the top affiliate for the month free advertising worth over NGN150,000 (US$922). → Read more
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Tue, June 24th, 09:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Jumia expands operations to northern Nigeria
Leading Nigerian e-commerce store Jumia is to expand its services to Kano in the north of the country, as part of its rapid expansion efforts two years after launching. → Read more
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Mon, June 23rd, 14:30 · Tom Jackson
Google considers undersea cable investment – report
Google is considering a multimillion-dollar investment in an undersea cable across the Pacific Ocean, continuing a trend amongst tech giants in seeking more control over their own traffic, according to a Wall Street Journal (WSJ) report. → Read more
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Mon, June 23rd, 13:30 · Chris Udemans
ISPA accepts $6k settlement in Ketler spam case
South Africa’s Internet Service Providers’ Association (ISPA) has accepted a ZAR65,000 (US$6,100) settlement from Ketler Investments after the company took the industry body to court last year following its spam Hall of Shame campaign. → Read more
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Sat, June 21st, 08:00 · Chris Udemans
Cybercrime costing over $400m globally
Cybercrime is costing businesses over US$400 billion worldwide and having a significant impact on economies, according to a report by the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) and computer security firm McAfee. → Read more
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Fri, June 20th, 18:00 · Paul Adepoju
Nigerian banks lost $246m to cybercrime in 2013 – CBN
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has announced that last year alone banks in Nigeria lost about US$246 million to cybercrime. → Read more
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Fri, June 20th, 16:30 · Susan Mwenesi
Barclays partners University of Nairobi in cash management deal
The University of Nairobi (UoN) has partnered Barclays Bank Kenya (BBK) to launch Host-To-Host, an automated seamless cash management system, doing away with the manual, labour-intensive payment processes previously used by the over 60,000 students. → Read more
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Fri, June 20th, 16:00 · Chris Udemans
Western Cape to provide broadband to 2,000 schools, libraries, surgeries
The Western Cape Government, State Information Technology Agency (SITA) and Neotel have signed an agreement to provide broadband services to over 2,000 schools, government sites, libraries and medical facilities over the next three years. → Read more
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Fri, June 20th, 14:30 · Chris Udemans
Project Isizwe launches free Wi-Fi at SA Union Buildings
The City of Tshwane has contracted Project Isizwe to provide free Wi-Fi services at governmental landmark the Union Buildings in the South Africa's executive capital Pretoria. → Read more
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Fri, June 20th, 14:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Tanzania’s Flyezee launches flight comparison site
Tanzania-based startup Flyezee.com has launched its online flight comparison website, bringing a free platform for personal flight research to the public in East Africa. → Read more
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Fri, June 20th, 13:30 · Chris Udemans
Yahoo! reveals employees mostly white males
Internet firm Yahoo! has released its diversity statistics, revealing the company employs mostly white males. → Read more
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Fri, June 20th, 12:00 · Chris Udemans
Bidorbuy launches Windows Phone app
E-commerce platform Bidorbuy has launched its Windows Phone application, giving South African and Kenyan users full shopping functionality on a Windows device. → Read more
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Fri, June 20th, 11:30 · Tom Jackson
BitPesa to launch in Nairobi next week
Kenyan startup BitPesa is set to formally launch in Nairobi next week, bidding to bring down the high transaction fees associated with international money remittance companies by taking advantage of the digital, borderless currency Bitcoin. → Read more
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Fri, June 20th, 09:00 · Paul Adepoju
Q&A: Lola Masha, OLX country manager, Nigeria
OLX Nigeria is a free online classifieds platform that provides options for Nigerian buyers and sellers to trade and connect. The parent company is global with over 123 million unique users across 107 countries. In Africa, the company is present in Kenya, South Africa and Nigeria. Lola Masha heads the Nigerian team and spoke to HumanIPO on how the company is bringing global scale to make a difference locally. → Read more
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Thu, June 19th, 17:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
10% of SA households have internet access at home
The majority of internet users in South Africa access the web via mobile devices, with only 10 per cent of households in the country having internet access at home, according to Statistics South Africa (SA). → Read more
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Thu, June 19th, 17:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Kenya’s NOFBI phase 2 to take off in July
The second phase of Kenya’s National Optic Fibre Broadband Infrastructure (NOFBI) will take off in July with the Ministry of ICT adding 1,600 kilometres of fibre optic coverage. → Read more
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Thu, June 19th, 13:30 · Paul Adepoju
Nigerian online merchants welcome arrival of PayPal
Nigerian online merchants have welcomed the launch of PayPal in the West African country, saying it will lead to a growth in internet transactions, though warning it needs to integrate with local platforms. → Read more
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