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TrustedCompany’s $1m Fundraiser Sets Sight On South Africa.
TrustedCompany, a leading online-review driven company, is making headway to Africa’s second largest economy, South Africa, after a successful $1million Series A fundraising led by Germany’s Tengelmann Ventures including Khailee Ng and Asia Venture Group...
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Social Media
Kenya Turns To Social Media To Save Ailing Tourism Industry.
Kenya has turned to social media to save its ailing tourism industry, with the government calling on users of the interactive platforms to help steer the recovery of the industry.
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Innovation & Science
CISCO’s New Namibian Academy Will Focus On Local ICT Skills Development.
With a view to bridging the ICT skills gap in the country, The Polytechnic of Namibia has leveraged its partnership with the global IT and networking giant, CISCO, to establish a training academy on campus.
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FNB Unveils Regional Money Transfer App.
South Africa’s First National bank (FNB) has upgraded its banking app to allow customers make online financial transactions across regional borders. The app provide the platform for money transfer to Mozambique and Zimbabwe.
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Mobile
Apple Sells More Than 10m iPhone 6 in 3 days, But No African Launch Yet.
Apple Inc said on Monday that it sold more than 10 million of the new iPhone 6 Plus devices in the first weekend after its new models went on sale on Friday.
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Nigerian Startup To Make Money By Paying You To Go To School.
Talent accelerator, Andela has marked its official launch with a seed round of funding to train another set of developers in Africa.
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Innovation & Science
UNICEF Launches App Store To Enhance Social Connectivity.
Communication and healthcare delivery services has been redefined in Africa with the launch of RapidPro, an open-source app store launched by the United Nations International Children Emergency Fund (UNICEF) to enable governments and development professionals...
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Innovation & Science
Microsoft 4Afrika Announces AfriLabs To Promote Innovation Hubs Across Africa.
Microsoft 4Afrika has announced a new Collaboration Challenge with AfriLabs to increase knowledge sharing across the hub network in Africa and spur innovation.
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Mobile
Tigo Offers Music Streaming Service To Mobile Subscribers.
Telecommunications and media company, Millicom is set to launch its Tigo Music brand in Africa by the last quarter of this year, starting with Ghana.
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Innovation & Science
Microsoft 4Afrika Offers $15,000 Prize For AfriLabs ‘Collaboration Challenge’.
Microsoft 4Afrika has announced a new Collaboration Challenge with AfriLabs to increase knowledge sharing across the hub network in Africa and spur innovation, with the winning solution to be offered $15,000 by Microsoft, as well...