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Thu, March 14th, 10:30 · Elly Okutoyi

M-Pesa transaction fee could be lowered, says Safaricom

Safaricom is looking at ways of reducing M-Pesa transaction fees after the Kenya Bankers Association (KBA) was granted an injunction temporarily stopping the Kenya Revenue Authority’s (KRA) taxation of mobile money. → Read more
Thu, March 14th, 08:23 · Vincent Matinde

iHeed and Mobento launch health mobile videos for developing countries

Mobento, a video learning site, has partnered with health tech innovator iHeed to launch free mobile health videos for consumption in developing countries. → Read more
Wed, March 13th, 15:02 · Paul Adepoju

BlackBerry partners with local app developers for BB Z10 platform

BlackBerry has disclosed Nigerian app developers have developed about 250 applications for the latest BlackBerry 10 platform. → Read more
Tue, March 12th, 13:52 · Richard Cutcher

Investors should be backing NFC in South Africa

Visa’s head of emerging products and innovation in Africa has backed Near Field Communication (NFC) technology as a sound investment. → Read more
Tue, March 12th, 13:27 · Tom Jackson

Samsung SA, Vodacom launch infrastructure collaboration

Samsung South Africa and Vodacom are to collaborate on mobile and network infrastructure services for businesses, to provide a more integrated mobile solution portfolio. → Read more
Tue, March 12th, 13:03 · Richard Cutcher

Challenge is to innovate the right way – Nedbank

A lack of innovation can kill a business, but resources must be put into the right areas, according to George Chirwa, head of digital and mobile at Nedbank, South Africa. → Read more
Tue, March 12th, 11:18 · Tom Jackson

BlackBerry shares spike on Lenovo buyout rumours

Shares in BlackBerry rose 10 per cent yesterday after Lenovo chief executive officer (CEO) Yang Yuanqing said a buyout of the ailing smartphone maker “could possibly make sense”. → Read more
Tue, March 12th, 11:03 · Nanine Steenkamp

Mobile number payments an imminent reality through Ching Payments

South African mobile transaction solution Ching Payments will enable South Africans to do cardless payment transactions via their mobile number, with a launch expected by the end of June 2013. → Read more
Tue, March 12th, 10:30 · Richard Cutcher

Guaranty Trust Bank reaches 90,000 mobile money subscribers in two months

Dare Adeyeri, chief information officer at Guaranty Trust Bank, Nigeria, believes now mobile money has begun in the West African country it will explode in usage. → Read more
Tue, March 12th, 09:33 · Elly Okutoyi

iPhones can be used in detecting intestinal worms in Africa

Scientists have invented a novel way of using iPhones as conventional light microscopes that can be used in detecting intestinal worms in remote parts of Africa, with an accuracy level of 70 per cent. → Read more
Tue, March 12th, 09:11 · Paul Adepoju

Airtel Nigeria launches BB10 data plans

Airtel, the first telecoms company in Nigeria to introduce BlackBerry 10 in its outlets nationwide, has introduced unique bundled data plans for the device. → Read more
Tue, March 12th, 08:06 · Vincent Matinde

ICASA warns on the use of unapproved cordless phones

The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) has warned against the use of unapproved cordless phones, as most cause interference with local networks. → Read more
Tue, March 12th, 07:48 · Richard Cutcher

Nigerian banking expert optimistic for Africa success

A former Nigerian banking chief believes mobile money is where Africa can lead the world of science and technology the first time. → Read more
Mon, March 11th, 12:14 · Tefo Mohapi

Q&A: RubiQube co-founder Mukhtar Oyewo

Nigeria’s RubiQube app is a cross platform mobile content aggregator which aims to offer users access to a variety of HTML5 apps which run on the cloud. → Read more
Mon, March 11th, 10:13 · Kamau Mbote

CCK to prosecute hate speech propagators even after elections

The Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) has said it will carry out an audit of those who spread hate speech through mobile phones and social media during the election period and prosecute them. → Read more
Mon, March 11th, 09:58 · Gabriella Mulligan

Freezing Android phones can bypass encryption systems

Research has found freezing Android phones can result in the bypassing of encryption systems meant to protect content. → Read more
Mon, March 11th, 09:43 · Richard Cutcher

ABSA to launch mobile app within 30 days

ABSA will go live with its mobile application, Hello Money, on smartphone devices within the next 30 days as it tries to open up “more channels” for its customers. → Read more
Mon, March 11th, 09:29 · Elly Okutoyi

biNU brings Zimbabwe’s draft constitution on feature phones

biNU has created an app presenting Zimbabwe’s draft constitution, allowing Zimbabweans to access the document on their feature phones and smartphones ahead of the March 16 referendum. → Read more
Mon, March 11th, 09:18 · Nanine Steenkamp

Nigerians gain Facebook access via USSD

Airtel Nigeria is to allow its clients to connect to Facebook through Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) code, as part of the network operator’s efforts to make virtual socialising available to those without internet access. → Read more
Mon, March 11th, 08:36 · Richard Cutcher

We are moving ahead of the regulator – M-Pesa

Boniface Gitonga Mungania, business development manager for M-Pesa at Safaricom, has told the Future Bank Africa 2013 conference one of the keys to their success is because they are “moving ahead” of the regulator. → Read more