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12.0pt'>Dear Colleagues,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Just saw this story on CNNMoney and started wondering whose product
M-Pesa is…I always thought M-Pesa was a local invention of the creative
minds at Safaricom but looks like Vodafone is claiming ownership of the brand.
It would probably be good to start documenting the origins of M-Pesa as I see
this brand across <st1:place w:st="on">Africa</st1:place>.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Regards<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Harry<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><a
href="http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/newstex/AFX-0013-24343341.htm">http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/newstex/AFX-0013-24343341.htm</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Vodafone's jv to launch mobile money transfer service in <st1:country-region
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Tanzania</st1:place></st1:country-region><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>April 08, 2008: 08:40 AM EST<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<!-- CONTENT -->Apr. 8, 2008 (Thomson Financial delivered by Newstex) -- <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>- Vodafone
(NYSE:VOD) Group Plc. said its joint-venture, Vodacom Group plans to launch its
M-Pesa mobile money transfer service to its 4.1 mln customers in Tanzania at
the end of the month.<br>
<br>
Vodacom, which has operations in <st1:country-region w:st="on">South Africa</st1:country-region>,
<st1:country-region w:st="on">Tanzania</st1:country-region>, <st1:country-region
w:st="on">Lesotho</st1:country-region>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">Mozambique</st1:country-region>
and the <st1:country-region w:st="on">Democratic Republic of the Congo</st1:country-region>,
is a joint venture between Vodafone and Telkom South <st1:place w:st="on">Africa</st1:place>.<br>
<br>
The launch of Vodafone M-PESA in <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Tanzania</st1:place></st1:country-region> will see Vodafone's
award-winning mobile money transfer service available in a second African
market.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Garamond><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Garamond'>African eDevelopment Resource Centre<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Garamond'>3rd Floor, <st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">Nelleon
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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Garamond;color:blue'>April/May
2008 Training Opportunities</span></font><font color=navy><span
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