Apps
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3.1KApplications closing for $50,000 Village Capital FinTech for Agriculture East Africa accelerator
East African startups have one week left to apply for Village Capital’s new accelerator programme, Village Capital FinTech for Agriculture: East Africa...
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Lack of trust hampering app downloads
Trust remains the largest single obstacle to growth in the mobile content and commerce industry with 40 per cent of people stating...
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Facebook to launch free internet app in Kenya
Facebook revealed that it will launch the Internet.org app in Kenya later this week, marking the third country in Africa to get...
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5 myths that hold a business back from getting an app
There’s no doubt that among global small businesses, there’s a serious mobile app deficit. While no one has done an exhaustive survey,...
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Transport startup built around social relationships
There has been a rush to provide technology solutions to Nairobi’s transport sector. Easy Taxi, a company bankrolled by Rocket Internet entered...
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Self service apps to drive customer experience for MNO’s
Self Service applications allow customers to manage their mobile account transactions real time from their individual phones. A recent study conducted by...
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Context aware to transform search & discovery of apps
A new report from Juniper Research predicts that increasing contextual awareness in apps, as seen in digital assistants such as Google Now, will transform...
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Ghanaian developers launch event sharing app
Two African developers based in Ghana have launched Suba, an events-based iOS and Android mobile app that allows everyone at fun social gatherings to...
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Mobile pregnancy tool kit to save African lives
Each year over eight million babies die during delivery or in the first week of life in developing countries according to UN....
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Nigerian subscribers to get free Ebola information on mobile
Airtel Nigeria in collaboration with Opera Software, has launched a free service for customers looking for information on the Ebola virus.
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2.1KNew shopping app aims to simplify buying in South Africa
New fun and free shopping app, MySidekick aims to end to end frustrations of finding the best specials in South Africa through its...
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Ugandan student becomes apps “billionaire”
Abdu Ssekalala is a young Ugandan student at the School of Computing and Information Technology, Makerere University, and a billionaire, at least...
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Mobile Web Africa to find the best apps in Southern Africa
AppCircus@Mobile Web Africa will be taking place in Johannesburg on 11th September in conjunction with the region’s leading mobile industry event: Mobile...
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Tourism drives new app development in South Africa
South Africa’s natural beauty, sunny climate, cultural diversity and reputation for delivering value for money have made it one of the world’s...
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Mobile survey app GeoPoll tracks African views
Global mobile surveying tool GeoPoll has been tracking the opinions of Africans over the ongoing US-Africa Leaders Summit, finding 37 per cent...
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How mobile apps can revolutionise service delivery
With the increasing affordability and pervasiveness of smartphones and tablets, apps have rapidly become a part of everyday life. From games and...
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Volvo launches used equipment app for Africa
Volvo Construction Equipment this week launched an app designed to give customers instant and easy access to the entire stock of Volvo...
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Facebook testing free internet app with Airtel Zambia
Facebook has created an app to offer free basic internet services to users in emerging markets as part of its push to...
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MTN SA launches mobile location app linking businesses and customers
MTN has launched a Business Directory Services app which aims to put businesses on the map in South Africa. The app is...
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2.8KUberX uptake in Cape Town “incredible”
Uptake of the UberX low-cost taxi hailing app in Cape Town has been “incredible”, while drivers “love” the work model according to...
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10 handy apps for a hassle-free holiday
Whether traveling within your country or to the world’s most exotic locations, most travelers will experience some frustrating problems. While technology can’t...
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South Africans can get from A to B with help of new transport app
Millions of people all over Africa depend on public transport to go to work yet there is very little information about how...
