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    Tuesday News Round Up: SLA’s Entrepreneur Showcase Applications, N6000 Worth of Free Rides on Uber, Why You Need To Own Your Domain Name..Now

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    Gbenga Onalaja
    5th May, 2015
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    Tuesday News Round Up: SLA’s Entrepreneur Showcase Applications, N6000 Worth of Free Rides on Uber, Why You Need To Own Your Domain Name..Now

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    These are the stories that made the rounds on the African tech space today:

    She Leads Africa’s Entrepreneur Showcase Opens For Application

    She Leads Africa (SLA) has announced the second edition of its annual Entrepreneur Showcase to select the most outstanding female entrepreneurs in Africa and in the diaspora.

    Etisalat And Uber Lagos Partner Up And They Are Giving Free Rides Too

    Etisalat Nigeria has announced a partnership deal with the e-hailing taxi service, Uber, that will see the telco work as the main data provider for Uber.

    The Only Reason You Should Own Your Domain Name

    Most people wander around life without caring who owns their domain name. Not a great way to live.

    SAP Africa Takes Its Skills For Africa Initiative To Morroco

    SAP Africa has announced ‘Moroccan Skill for Africa Initiative’ with plans to provide 10,000 trained ICT consultants focused on Africa’s growth by 2020.

    Kalahari Finally Intergrates Into Takelot.com

    South Africa-based e-commerce platform, Kalahari has been integrated into takealot.com.

    Konga Is Giving Out N10,000 For Bug Finders Who Can Find Any in Its Apps

    Konga’s CEO, Sim Shagaya, is inviting everyone to find bugs on the Konga Android/iOS app, and get paid for it too.

    Ghostmode Gives Out Free Disposable Number With Limitless Possibilities

    Ghostmode generates a temporary (eight digit) phone number that can be used to make and receive calls.

    Freelancers Should Be Smart About Freelancing. This Lawyer tells us how

    A couple of weeks ago, I was in a meeting with a potential client (let’s call her- Ms Gifted). Ms Gifted is a pretty talented developer, and she had recently started off in the world of freelancing.

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