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57: Vodacom Admits That M-Pesa Roll-out In South Africa Flopped

Vodacom South Africa

57: Vodacom Admits That M-Pesa Roll-out In South Africa Flopped

Subscribe on iTunes [http://bit.ly/2cl7ISa] | Subscribe on Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/3Z3LxMD9ilV0cMYc9c9MMe] Vodacom is finally pulling the plug on their disastrous six-year attempt to roll out M-Pesa in South Africa. (The service will be shut down on June 30th 2016.) Funny thing is, Vodacom CEO Shameel

55: Vodacom Eats Humble Pie Over Please-Call-Me Idea

55: Vodacom Eats Humble Pie Over Please-Call-Me Idea

Subscribe on iTunes [http://bit.ly/2cl7ISa] | Subscribe on Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/3Z3LxMD9ilV0cMYc9c9MMe] Happy May Day, Africa! There’s no doubt Kenneth Nkosana Makate is celebrating Workers’ Day in style following a South African Constitutional Court judge ruling that Vodacom owes him a big fat cheque for

47: Mobile World Congress 2016 (feat. Craig Wilson, Talib Graves-Manns & Brien Jordan-Jack)

Mobile World Congress 2016

47: Mobile World Congress 2016 (feat. Craig Wilson, Talib Graves-Manns & Brien Jordan-Jack)

Subscribe on iTunes [http://bit.ly/2cl7ISa] | Subscribe on Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/3Z3LxMD9ilV0cMYc9c9MMe] Aspirational mobile trends like virtual reality are all well and good, but as Africans we must still grapple with the practical implications of having a massive percentage of mobile users on the continent continuing

40: Why Is South Africa Looking To Regulate Services Like WhatsApp?

MTN South Africa

40: Why Is South Africa Looking To Regulate Services Like WhatsApp?

Subscribe on iTunes [http://bit.ly/2cl7ISa] | Subscribe on Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/3Z3LxMD9ilV0cMYc9c9MMe] African policy makers are struggling to come to grips with the opportunities and threats presented by various important innovations being spurred by technological advancement — this as they carry out the unenviable task of safeguarding

39: Netflix & Buffering (Featuring Emeka Okoye and Aaron Fu)

39: Netflix & Buffering (Featuring Emeka Okoye and Aaron Fu)

Subscribe on iTunes [http://bit.ly/2cl7ISa] | Subscribe on Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/3Z3LxMD9ilV0cMYc9c9MMe] We hope you’ve had a restful break, and that your return to the office hasn’t been too jarring. As for us, we’re just loving this trend of brilliant Africans crashing our

19: Does Africa Need More Cheap Smartphones?

19: Does Africa Need More Cheap Smartphones?

Subscribe on iTunes [http://bit.ly/2cl7ISa] | Subscribe on Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/3Z3LxMD9ilV0cMYc9c9MMe] For many recently married couples, the diamond engagement ring is one of their biggest assets — albeit an emotional asset, symbolising love and lifelong commitment. In financial terms, it isn’t an asset at all,

18: Scary Software Upgrades

18: Scary Software Upgrades

Subscribe on iTunes [http://bit.ly/2cl7ISa] | Subscribe on Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/3Z3LxMD9ilV0cMYc9c9MMe] Microsoft [http://microsoft.co.za] certainly got millions of people excited a while ago when they announced that their latest version of Windows would be free. However, Windows [http://www.microsoft.com/en-za/windows/

7: Mark Vs. Marek - Whose Hotel Booking Platform Reigns Supreme?

7: Mark Vs. Marek - Whose Hotel Booking Platform Reigns Supreme?

Subscribe on iTunes [http://bit.ly/2cl7ISa] | Subscribe on Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/3Z3LxMD9ilV0cMYc9c9MMe] Nigeria's tech scene was abuzz last week following Mark Essien's hotel booking platform Hotels.ng [http://hotels.ng] securing international investment co-led by Omidyar Network and the EchoVC Pan-Africa Fund. However, for undisclosed reasons