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Fri, November 23rd, 09:05 · Elly Okutoyi

Kenyan techprenuer making it big with unique online business model

Kenyan techpreneur Mogaka Mwencha, 34, has defied all odds to create one of the biggest online businesses, valued at more than KSh10 million (approx US$120,000) in a country where online buying is only slowly being adopted. → Read more
Fri, November 23rd, 07:36 · Gabriella Mulligan

The dark uses of technology in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabian women are now subject to electronic tracking when trying to cross borders, in a measure that uses mobile technology to further curtail the human rights of Saudi women. → Read more
Thu, November 22nd, 13:56 · Elly Okutoyi

Kenya creating online database of hospitals

The Kenyan government has embarked on a project targeted at collecting information on the types of services and qualified personnel available at hospitals countrywide, which would give patients easy access to information on specialised treatment. → Read more
Thu, November 22nd, 13:09 · Nanine Steenkamp

First SA mobile bank launched today

South Africa’s first mobile bank, Take Your Money Everywhere (TYME), was launched today (Thursday) by superstores Pick n Pay and Boxers and mobile operator MTN. → Read more
Thu, November 22nd, 11:19 · Vincent Matinde

Gemalto and Standard Bank launch travel payment app in South Africa

South Africa’s Standard Bank has extended its inroads in technology with a new application that will automate travel payment, in collaboration with Gemalto, a world leader in digital security. → Read more
Thu, November 22nd, 09:49 · Tefo Mohapi

The Curious Case of Nyagaka Anyona Ouko, Safaricom responds – Part III

Having delivered his Mobile Cash Transfer proposal to Safaricom Ltd’s then Chief Executive Officer, Michael Joseph, Nyagaka Anyona Ouko was told to wait a few months as the company looked into it. → Read more
Thu, November 22nd, 09:47 · HumanIPO

Full Safaricom Ltd response on the M-PESA series

From Nzioka Waita, Director, Corporate Affairs: Thanks again for reaching out to us to seek our comments on the development of M-PESA. It gives us a useful platform to put to rest some of the misconceptions that have existed within the tech community. → Read more
Thu, November 22nd, 09:13 · Gabriella Mulligan

Mobile media users increasingly engaged with mobile content and commerce

88 percent of the world’s mobile media users engage with mobile content and commerce, according to MEF’s Global Consumer Survey for 2012, as consumers increasingly rely on mobile devices for daily activities. → Read more
Thu, November 22nd, 08:18 · Tefo Mohapi

SA’s Nashua Mobile extend retail footprint through partnership with Look & Listen

South Africa’s Nashua Mobile, an independent telecommunications service provider, has announced it will be extending its retail footprint through a partnership with Look & Listen, one of the largest specialist entertainment retail chains in South Africa. → Read more
Wed, November 21st, 16:24 · Gabriella Mulligan

Knott-Craig Sr: Machines are the future

Mobile telephones will soon be the ultimate entertainment devices, according to Cell C CEO Alan Knott-Craig Sr, but machines will become the main users of mobile telephony over the next decade. → Read more
Wed, November 21st, 16:00 · Paul Adepoju

Nokia launches Lumia series in Lagos, but offers it exclusively on MTN Nigeria

Nokia has launched its latest mobiles, the Windows Phone 8 enabled Nokia Lumia 920 and Nokia Lumia 820, in Lagos. → Read more
Wed, November 21st, 11:58 · Vincent Matinde

Largest bank in DRC employs IBM solutions for its business growth

Rawbank, a leading bank in the Democratic Republic of Congo, has implemented IT solutions from IBM for its expansion and growth plans, allowing customers to receive notifications of bank transactions through text message among many other innovations. → Read more
Wed, November 21st, 07:42 · Kamau Mbote

Safaricom to store contacts data for non-data handsets

Kenyan mobile network operator Safaricom has unveiled a backup service for storing contacts for close to 10 million users of non-data phones, allowing users to save their contacts even if they need to replace their SIM. → Read more
Tue, November 20th, 12:36 · Kamau Mbote

OPINION: Banking halls should be left for those with little ICT skills

Kenya has earned numerous praises for its innovations on the financial services applications, starting with the world-famous mobile money transfer platform M-Pesa. → Read more
Tue, November 20th, 09:32 · Vincent Matinde

Taxation and government regulations could stifle mobile growth

Taxation and regulations in Sub-Saharan Africa could kill the growth of the mobile phenomenal in the region, according to a GSMA report. → Read more
Tue, November 20th, 09:19 · Richard Cutcher

Cape Town service complaints to be dealt with by SMS and email

The City of Cape Town is embracing technology to keep its residents informed of how their complaint is being dealt with. → Read more
Tue, November 20th, 08:51 · Kamau Mbote

BlackBerry of little consequence nine years later

Not so long ago, the ‘who's who’ in the corporate world owned a BlackBerry smartphone. The black exterior looked executive, the QWERTY keypad was innovative, and the trackball was exclusive. With time however, the hardware has become of little consequence to users as most smartphones today place emphasis on software. → Read more
Tue, November 20th, 08:39 · Paul Adepoju

Liberia Telecommunications Authority suspends Lonestar Cell/MTN operating licenses

The Liberia Telecommunications Authority (LTA), has suspended the operating license it issued to Lonestar Cell/MTN, saying it needed to send a strong message that the regulator will not take lightly any company that does not play by the rules. → Read more
Tue, November 20th, 05:59 · Elly Okutoyi

MTN to launch mobile TV service in Nigeria

Telecommunications giant MTN is finalising plans to launch its new Mobile TV service, which will give its Nigerian subscribers the ability to watch live TV from all Internet-capable devices. → Read more
Mon, November 19th, 14:16 · Kamau Mbote

Android system error skips December from year 2012

An “extremely embarrassing error” affects Google’s latest update to its Android mobile OS as certain handsets such as Nexus 4 Smartphone and Nexus 10 tablet appear to be missing December in key built-in applications. → Read more