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Tue, January 7th, 17:00 · Nick Sato
Kenya overhauling online cargo clearing system
The Kenyan government has started the process of overhauling the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) customs clearing system - the Simba system - by floating a tender for a consultancy firm that will steer the process. → Read more
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Tue, January 7th, 12:20 · Tom Jackson
SA matric results website crashes
The South African Department of Basic Education’s (DBE’s) website is currently inaccessible as students visit the site to discover their matriculation (matric) examination results. → Read more
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Tue, January 7th, 11:40 · Paul Adepoju
Nigerian newspaper survives major cyberattack
Nigerian newspaper Premium Times has suffered a major cyberattack targeting its online news platform, which prevented visitors from accessing the site on Sunday, January 5. → Read more
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Tue, January 7th, 09:40 · Gabriella Mulligan
Q&A: Afam Anyika, head of offline marketing, Jumia Nigeria
In the year and a half since its inception, e-commerce platform Jumia has seen its reputation grow as the pioneer of the African e-commerce market, and made particular headway in getting online shopping in Nigeria off the ground. HumanIPO spoke to Jumia Nigeria head of offline marketing Afam Anyika about the successes and lessons of 2013, and the market going forward in 2014. → Read more
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Tue, January 7th, 09:00 · Tom Jackson
Ugandan media houses targeted by anti-porn bill
Ugandan media houses are set to be closed and their editors prosecuted once president Yoweri Museveni assents to the Anti-Pornography Bill passed by parliament at the end of last year. → Read more
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Tue, January 7th, 07:00 · Tom Jackson
MEA external storage market declines, SA and Egypt badly hit
The Middle East and Africa (MEA) external storage market declined 8.8 per cent year-on-year during the third quarter of 2013, according to the latest figures from International Data Corporation (IDC), with particularly large declines in South Africa and Egypt. → Read more
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Tue, January 7th, 06:00 · Tom Jackson
Google acquires Bitspin
Google has acquired Bitspin, known mainly for its Android alarm clock Timely, as it continues a flurry of recent acquisitions. → Read more
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Mon, January 6th, 20:00 · Paul Adepoju
Nigerian state to establish 44 e-learning centres
The government of Kano state in northern Nigeria has announced its readiness to establish 44 e-learning centres this year. → Read more
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Mon, January 6th, 18:30 · Tom Jackson
Digital music sales fall in 2013 for first time
Digital music sales declined in 2013 from the previous year, the first time since the launch of iTunes the industry has failed to register growth. → Read more
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Mon, January 6th, 15:20 · Gabriella Mulligan
Smartphones at centre of Nigerian e-commerce – Jumia
Smartphones are the most popular products purchased online in Nigeria, seeing the biggest uptake in 2013, according to local e-commerce site Jumia. → Read more
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Mon, January 6th, 12:00 · Tom Jackson
Facebook sued over private message mining
Facebook is being sued by two users claiming the social networking site intercepts private messages and shares the data with third parties. → Read more
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Mon, January 6th, 11:20 · Paul Adepoju
Government agency demands to blame for poor service – Nigerian operators
Telecoms companies in Nigeria have blamed excessive demands by various government agencies for the poor quality of service (QOS) in the sector. → Read more
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Mon, January 6th, 10:40 · Tom Jackson
Online scammers misuse Mandela name
The Africa Rising Foundation has warned the public about an online scam using the name of chairman Ndaba Mandela, the late Nelson Mandela’s grandson. → Read more
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Mon, January 6th, 09:50 · Nick Sato
dotAfrica receives boost from African governments
African governments through the African Union Commission (AUC) have endorsed the plan to create the dotAfrica initiative through issuing an official statement by African ICT ministers announcing their support. → Read more
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Mon, January 6th, 09:00 · Tom Jackson
Telkom sells iWayAfrica
South Africa’s part state-owned operator Telkom has sold its loss-making pan-African business, iWayAfrica and Africa Online Mauritius, to internet service provider (ISP) Gondwana International Networks as part of its turnaround efforts. → Read more
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Mon, January 6th, 08:00 · Guest Post
Guest Post: Simbarashe Mabasha, co-founder, Wabona
In this exclusive guest post for HumanIPO, Simbarashe Mabasha, co-founder of online entertainment streaming service Wabona, discusses the emergence of Africa as a force in video entertainment, and looks forward to a future in mobile entertainment. → Read more
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Fri, December 27th, 08:00 · Guest Post
Guest Post: Duncan Arthur on the Year of the Bitcoin
Bitcoin hobbyist Duncan Arthur looks back on the development of Bitcoin over a year that has seen its value skyrocket and the launch of its first ATMs, discussing its relevance to Africa and looking at the future of the borderless digital currency. → Read more
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Mon, December 23rd, 08:00 · Tom Jackson
FEATURE: DoC has reasons for optimism in 2014 after turbulent year
It has truly been a terrible year at South Africa’s Department of Communications (DoC). Yet another minister has gone, and until the last month of 2013 the department had achieved next to nothing in meeting its major targets. But two significant breakthroughs in the last weeks of the year may have raised hopes of a more enjoyable 2014. → Read more
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Fri, December 20th, 14:00 · Selipha Kihagi
MTN partners Rocket to develop internet businesses in Middle East
MTN Group has announced it has entered into partnership with internet incubator Rocket Internet, as part of its efforts to expand its online and digital services to the Middle East. → Read more
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Fri, December 20th, 13:00 · Selipha Kihagi
Google snubs SA agency’s request to remove blog post
The Counter Intelligence Agency of South Africa submitted a request to Google asking it to remove a blog post which it said was infringing copyright by criticising a media release the agency had issued. → Read more
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