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Wed, September 11th, 19:30 · Nanine Steenkamp
Yuppiechef, Kalahari dominate eCommerce awards
South African e-commerce sites Yuppiechef and Kalahari have each been awarded more than one eCommerce award, marking their dominance as preferred online brands amongst customers. → Read more
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Wed, September 11th, 19:00 · Paul Adepoju
Microsoft launches MSN Nigeria
Microsoft has launched the Nigerian portal of MSN in Lagos, expanding into the West African country to deliver local news for Nigerians at home and abroad. → Read more
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Wed, September 11th, 18:00 · Nanine Steenkamp
Lack of transformation, cultural diversity keeps Africa back – Mxit
Mxit feels there is a lack of cultural diversity and transformation in the development of African mobile products, keeping the mobile commerce industry from excelling. → Read more
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Wed, September 11th, 17:31 · Gabriella Mulligan
Mugabe appoints loyalist Shamu ICT minister
Zimbabwe’s re-elected President Robert Mugabe has announced his new 26-strong cabinet, naming Webster Shamu as minister for information communication technology, postal and courier services. → Read more
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Wed, September 11th, 16:00 · Nanine Steenkamp
Bridging online-offline gap crucial to e-commerce future – Google SA
Google South Africa believes the future of e-commerce lies in bridging the gap between online and offline services through providing context-focused solutions. → Read more
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Wed, September 11th, 13:30 · Susan Mwenesi
AITEC Banking & Mobile Money COMESA Conference kicks off in Nairobi
The seventh annual AITEC Banking & Mobile Money conference kicked off in Nairobi today, bringing together stakeholders from the banking and the tech industries to deliberate on challenges facing the region’s financial services sector. → Read more
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Wed, September 11th, 13:00 · Nanine Steenkamp
Fibre apathy among SA consumers a problem – FTTH
The Fibre to the Home (FTTH) Council Africa feels apathy with regards to fibre issues is problematic in South Africa, with a lack of awareness hindering progress. → Read more
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Wed, September 11th, 10:30 · Nanine Steenkamp
Rural connectivity key to SA community upliftment
The provision of connectivity to rural communities is the key to the economic improvement of South African society, according to Malcolm Kirby, chief executive officer (CEO) at Metrofibre Networx. → Read more
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Wed, September 11th, 09:30 · Kamau Mbote
Motorola unveils new products in Kenyan market
Motorola has launched three new enterprise mobility products into the Kenyan market, in a bid to increase its presence. → Read more
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Wed, September 11th, 09:00 · Nanine Steenkamp
Ghana internet cafes plagued by viruses
Ghanaian internet cafes are experiencing cyberattacks, with regulators urged to address problems affecting internet users. → Read more
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Wed, September 11th, 08:30 · Nick Sato
Google invites developers to Cloud Platform Developer Challenge
Google Africa has invited developers to the first Google Cloud Platform Developer Challenge, a competition to build locally relevant web applications that “solve world problems”. → Read more
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Tue, September 10th, 20:00 · Paul Adepoju
Nigeria’s Cyber Security Bill insufficient over internet surveillance
Gbenga Sesan, executive director at Paradigm Initiative Nigeria, has told HumanIPO the Cyber Security Bill, which the Nigerian government has sent to the lawmakers, does not have sufficient provisions for internet surveillance. → Read more
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Tue, September 10th, 19:00 · Kamau Mbote
Cybercrime to hit economies in Africa if unchecked
Increasing cases of cyber fraud, especially against financial institutions, have the ability to hurt African economies if unchecked, according to Kenya’s ICT minister Fred Matiangi. → Read more
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Tue, September 10th, 15:30 · Nanine Steenkamp
African governments fear ICT policy creation – dotAfrica
Development in the digital landscape is a fearsome experience to most African governments, posing the opportunity for business involvement and registrar incubation, stakeholders at the Internet Service Providers’ Association (ISPA) iWeek conference said yesterday. → Read more
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Tue, September 10th, 15:00 · Kamau Mbote
Safaricom launches SaaS solution for SMEs
Safaricom has launched a host of business software solutions under software as a service (SaaS), saying mobile money will power the product. → Read more
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Tue, September 10th, 14:30 · Nanine Steenkamp
Firefox launches Xhosa browser
Firefox has launched a Xhosa version of its browser for South Africans, adopting translation services from global language service provider (LSP) Rubric. → Read more
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Tue, September 10th, 14:00 · Nick Sato
New AccessKenya data centre in Mombasa goes live
IT solutions provider AccessKenya has announced the commissioning of a new data centre in Mombasa which will bolster the company’s expansion of its fibre optic network across the country. → Read more
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Tue, September 10th, 13:30 · Nanine Steenkamp
Build around failure to increase internet access – Steve Song
Providing 100 per cent internet access in Africa needs an outcome-focused strategy to build around failures and increase personal risk, industry expert Steve Song believes. → Read more
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Tue, September 10th, 13:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
ICC utilises tech to boost Ruto trial transparency
The International Criminal Court (ICC) will utilise web-streaming, satellite broadcasting, radio, television and YouTube to ensure transparent coverage of Kenyan deputy president William Ruto’s trial is publicly available. → Read more
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Tue, September 10th, 12:30 · Kamau Mbote
Twitter acquires ad company
Twitter has bought mobile advertising startup MoPub for US$350 million, beating a number of other competitors including ad network Millenial Media which bought JumpTap last month. → Read more
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