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    Tuesday News Roundup: Kongaโ€™s K-Pay Steps out of Skunkworks

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    Bolade Popoola
    9th June 2015
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    Tuesday News Roundup: Kongaโ€™s K-Pay Steps out of Skunkworks

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    Konga has finally launched its proprietary payment method, Konga Pay, two full months (and a week), after TechCabal discovered the product and said just as much. And in South Africa, Zomato now lets us order right from the couchย . Check out these and other stories making the rounds today.

    Konga Pay is now ready to go

    It’s been a bit more than a month since we discovered the integrated payments infrastructure Konga had in the skunkworks, the Konga Pay. Now it’s ready to deploy.

    South Africans may soon begin to place food orders right from their homes on Zomato order

    The India-based online platform that allows users search for restaurants and order at home says it will spread to South Africa via Zomato Order very soon..

    The 2015 edition of CodeCamp is here, apply

    Co-creation hub calls tech enthusiasts for its four-week training and internship program, CodeCamp.

    Intel’s โ€˜She Will Connectโ€™ wants to equip 5 million female techies by 2020

    Intel wants to bridge the gender gap in technology participation in Africa through its digital literacy programme for females, She Will Connect.

    Nailab opens applications for the 6th cycle of its incubation program

    Nailab is now accepting application for its 6th startup incubation class.

    Appleโ€™s new music streaming service goes live

    Apple Inc. has launched a new worldwide radio station, Beats1. The company says it will introduce its music streaming service by June 30, 2015.

    Simbapay’s zero-rate money transfer services extends to Mpesa Paybill

    Digital money transfer provider, SimbaPay has announced that it now supports Safaricomโ€™s M-Pesa PayBill payment service in Kenya.

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    Ratescanner wants to help you make smart loan choices

    South Africa-based Ratescanner is a website that offers users options to compare rates and view diverse financial providers or banks where user can obtain loans.

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    Who doesnโ€™t like an interesting and accurate gossip, about any other person than themselves? Definitely no one. Here are a few ones who does gossip in style.

    Indie files: Five musicians that wouldnโ€™t exist without the internet

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