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    Tuesday RoundUp: Ex-Apple CEO’s Accelerator Lifts-off In Kenya, Anticipate Unilag’s TEDx This Friday and iLabAfrica’s Bootcamp This April

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    Gbenga Onalaja
    17th Mar, 2015
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    Tuesday RoundUp: Ex-Apple CEO’s Accelerator Lifts-off In Kenya, Anticipate Unilag’s TEDx This Friday and iLabAfrica’s Bootcamp This April

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    These are the top stories from the African techspace today. Check them out.

    Former Apple CEO Launches Accelerator In Kenya

    Ex-Apple CEO, John Sculley has launched Obi Ventures, an Accelerator-type outfit, yesterday in Nairobi, Kenya.

    Attend The First TEDxUnilag Event This Friday

    TEDxUnilag will be hosting the first edition of TEDx in the University of Lagos.

    iLabAfrica’s Bootcamp WIll Hold This April For Elementary and Secondary Schools

    Kenyan iLabAfrica will commence a Holiday Boot Camp for pupils in Kenyan elementary and secondary schools.

    Orange Is Poised To Extend It’s 4G To 7 AMEA Countries

    Leading telecommunications operator, Orange has announced its plan to launch 4G services in 20 footprint countries, including 7 countries in Africa and Middle East.

    Sign Up For The Jo’burg’s EO’s Accelerator

    The Johannesburg chapter of the global Entrepreneurs’ Organisation will launch an accelerator programme for the first time on Thursday, 26 March 2015. Register.

    You want unlimited smoothies? There is an app for that

    Smoothies Express, a health and nutrition startup, offers a puree of vegetables and fruits served as a means to meet up with the recommended dietary allowance.

    Jo’burg To Host Africa’s First Global Entrepreneurship Congress

    The Global Entrepreneurship Network announced today that South Africa has earned the right to host the Global Entrepreneurship Congress (GEC) in 2017.

    Kenswitch And Trendmak Roll Out Localised Chip-based Payment Cards In Kenya

    Kenswitch, TrendMAK roll out chip-based payment cards in Kenya. This move is so that Kenyans can migrate from the magnetic largely holey stripped cards.

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    SA’s Communications Minister, Muthambi and MP Davis Clash Over SABC Jurisdiction

    Communications minister Faith Muthambi on Tuesday revindicated sweeping powers to hire and fire the SABC’s top staff and initiate the removal of board members.

    SA’s CrunchYard is offering supercomputing as a service

    CrunchYard, based at Wits University, is bringing supercomputing to everyone.

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