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Fri, May 30th, 07:00 · Chris Udemans
uAfrica to bring Shopify services to SA
South African e-commerce technology platform uAfrica has partnered with e-commerce store creator Shopify, to provide the latter’s services to the South African market. → Read more
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Thu, May 29th, 19:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Apple agrees Beats acquisition
Apple has agreed to acquire music streaming service Beats Music and sister headphones, speakers and audio software firm Beats Electronics for US$3 billion, with founders Dr Dre and Jimmy Iovine to join Apple. → Read more
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Thu, May 29th, 17:00 · Chris Udemans
SA’s Steyn City announces FTTH plans
Steyn City, a mixed use estate in Johannesburg, South Africa set for launch in 2015, has revealed its fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) plans, saying residents will be provided with open access and internet protocol television (IPTV) functionality. → Read more
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Thu, May 29th, 15:30 · Paul Adepoju
Receive-enabled Western Union website launched in Nigeria
Western Union has launched its first receive-enabled website globally in Nigeria. → Read more
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Thu, May 29th, 13:30 · Paul Adepoju
Brideprice.com.ng allows potential brides to calculate dowry
Anakle, a design and coding company in Lagos, Nigeria, has launched a platform that allows potential brides to “consult the elders” and calculate their bride price using preset values for qualities that Nigerian men generally desire. → Read more
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Thu, May 29th, 12:30 · Chris Udemans
Egypt’s Tamreeni providing online fitness platform, community
Egyptian startup Tamreeni provides an online fitness platform and community, allowing those who do not have the time or money for gym memberships to stay fit. → Read more
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Thu, May 29th, 10:00 · Susan Mwenesi
eLearning conference kicks off in Uganda
The eLearning Africa conference has kicked off in Kampala, Uganda, bringing together 1,500 participants and 300 speakers from the continent and the rest of the world to explore the latest innovations and ideas that are “opening frontiers to the future”. → Read more
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Thu, May 29th, 09:00 · Tom Jackson
Ennota looks to take MENA financial management online
Egyptian startup Ennota has launched a cloud-based, cross platform financial management application for businesses in the Middle East and Africa (MENA), and is in talks with investors over funding to scale across the region. → Read more
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Wed, May 28th, 18:00 · Chris Udemans
Cape Town set for $20m broadband budget
Cape Town executive mayor Patricia de Lille has announced a proposed budget of ZAR216 million (US$20.6 million) for the continued deployment of broadband services in the city. → Read more
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Tue, May 27th, 17:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Digital music distribution to eclipse physical distribution
The physical method of distributing music via CDs and cassettes will be soon be eclipsed by digital mechanisms such as streaming and downloads, according to Trenton Birch, Africa director at non-profit Bridges For Music. → Read more
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Tue, May 27th, 16:30 · Tom Jackson
SA’s Stock Shop goes live this month to assist in buying shares
South African stock exchange personal assistant platform Stock Shop is to go live this month, providing education tools, collated products and services, and trading tools for individuals looking to invest on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE). → Read more
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Tue, May 27th, 16:00 · Paul Adepoju
Blue collar revolution is coming online – Sesan
The blue collar revolution is coming online, according to Gbenga Sesan, executive director of Paradigm Initiative Nigeria (PIN), who is interested in investing in the area. → Read more
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Tue, May 27th, 15:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
TechZim to host second Broadband Forum next week
TechZim has announced it will host its second Broadband Forum on Friday, June 6, focusing on the topic of broadband as an enabler of opportunities and development. → Read more
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Tue, May 27th, 12:30 · Paul Adepoju
Additional costs hindering .ng domain uptake
The costs of changing the details on a company’s letterhead paper, business cards and other branded documents are responsible for corporate and organisational reluctance to switch to .ng domain names, according to Ope Odusan, managing director of Africa.com and former chief operating officer (CEO) of the Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NiRA) → Read more
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Tue, May 27th, 10:00 · Paul Adepoju
Public libraries in Nigeria to become public access points
The Nigerian government has announced plans to transform public libraries across Nigeria into public access points to allow them to provide reliable and affordable internet access. → Read more
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Tue, May 27th, 09:30 · Susan Mwenesi
Musicians, movie producers urged to leverage internet for content
Musicians and movie producers have been urged to leverage the power of the internet, which boasts 29 million searches per minute, to showcase their work to their targeted audiences. → Read more
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Mon, May 26th, 17:30 · Chris Udemans
High costs, slow connectivity hinder SA’s economic growth
Expensive and slow internet connectivity in South Africa is hampering economic growth and job creation in the country, according to South African opposition party the Democratic Alliance (DA) shadow minister of trade and industry Wilmot James. → Read more
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Mon, May 26th, 14:00 · Tom Jackson
Journalists “framed” – Baba Jukwa
Zimbabwean whistleblower Baba Jukwa has said two journalists allegedly outed as being responsible for his popular Facebook page have been “framed”, and vowed to carry on posting in the interests of his country. → Read more
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Mon, May 26th, 12:00 · Susan Mwenesi
CIPESA criticises Ugandan laws on internet, media freedom
The Collaboration on International ICT Policy in East and Southern Africa (CIPESA) has faulted new laws in Uganda touching internet and mobile usage as well as freedom of journalists, saying they create a hostile environment for civil society, opposition and media. → Read more
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Mon, May 26th, 10:30 · Chris Udemans
Takealot receives $100m funding from Tiger Global
South African e-commerce platform Takealot has received US$100 million in funding from Tiger Global Management, to be used for further expansion in South Africa. → Read more
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