Search results for: exchange controls

Sun, July 21st 2013, 19:55 · Richard Cutcher

DA push for SA exchange controls review

South Africa’s leading opposition party, the Democratic Alliance (DA), is calling for parliamentary review into the exchange controls, seen by many as an obstacle to entrepreneurs and foreign investors doing business in the country. → Read more
Mon, May 13th 2013, 15:42 · Richard Cutcher

Let entrepreneurs in and drop exchange controls – DA

The South African government must back-up its encouraging words on making it easier for entrepreneurs and foreign investors to move to the country, according to opposition finance spokesperson Tim Harris MP. → Read more
Tue, August 19th 2014, 09:30 · Susan Mwenesi

Bitcoin exchange BitX launches in Kenya

Bitcoin exchange BitX has launched in Kenya, integrating preferred local financial systems such as M-Pesa and bank transfers to enable efficient international payments. → Read more
Fri, July 19th 2013, 07:42 · Richard Cutcher

Shuttleworth loses SA exchange laws battle

South African entrepreneur Mark Shuttleworth has lost his fight to get the country’s exchange control system overhauled, after the high court in Pretoria disagreed with his assertion that the current system is unconstitutional. → Read more
Mon, February 24th 2014, 15:00 · Tom Jackson

DA manifesto promises new regulatory framework for ICT

South African opposition party the Democratic Alliance (DA) has released its 2014 election manifesto, promising a new regulatory framework for ICT, the breakup of state-owned monopolies and support for startups and entrepreneurs. → Read more
Mon, February 3rd 2014, 12:20 · Chris Udemans

dotAfrica launch delayed

The Sunrise and Land Rush periods of the dotAfrica generic Top Level Domain (gTLD) will now commence in May rather than this month, with general availability expected in September. → Read more
Wed, October 16th 2013, 17:30 · Richard Cutcher

SA e-commerce stores should think global – PayPal

South African entrepreneurs wanting to make money online should be targeting the global market rather than worrying about the lack of internet and credit card penetration at home, according to Malvina Goldfeld, business development manager for Africa at PayPal. → Read more
Fri, September 13th 2013, 18:00 · Susan Mwenesi

Africans should use technology to innovate and solve problems

The myriad of African problems can be solved by using technology to innovate, according to attendees at the first Sub-Saharan Africa Google Big Tent. → Read more
Tue, August 6th 2013, 18:30 · Richard Cutcher

PwC step into Cape Town’s startup arena

Global accountancy firm PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) has opened an office in Cape Town’s tech space, the Bandwidth Barn, in a bid to reach out to startups and small businesses. → Read more
Wed, July 17th 2013, 13:14 · Richard Cutcher

MTN adds African power to Ubuntu CAG

MTN has become the first African network operator to join Canonical’s Carrier Advisory Group (CAG), which will influence the development of the smartphone operating system Ubuntu. → Read more
Wed, June 19th 2013, 14:15 · Richard Cutcher

Canonical’s CAG contains no African presence

South African entrepreneur Mark Shuttleworth’s Isle of Man-based Canonical has set up a Carrier Advisory Group (CAG) to influence the development of its smartphone operating system Ubuntu. → Read more
Wed, June 12th 2013, 10:21 · Richard Cutcher

Shuttleworth a “financial refugee”

South African billionaire Mark Shuttleworth’s attack on the country’s exchange controls could “pull the whole system down”, with the entrepreneur being described as a “financial refugee” by the Reserve Bank. → Read more
Mon, April 8th 2013, 05:39 · Richard Cutcher

Q&A: Tim Harris MP discusses the role government can play in the tech ecosystem

In an exclusive interview with HumanIPO Tim Harris MP, the Democratic Alliance’s shadow finance minister and government liaison member of the Silicon Cape committee, discusses what obstacles need to be removed for startups and entrepreneurs. → Read more
Wed, April 3rd 2013, 12:07 · Richard Cutcher

SA investor environment can be improved – shadow finance minister

Tim Harris MP, the Democratic Alliance (DA) shadow finance minister, has described current business regulation as “outrageous” when compared to the rest of Africa. → Read more
Thu, August 21st 2014, 10:00 · Susan Mwenesi

Q&A : Timothy Stranex, BitX

Despite the lack of awareness and mistrust, Bitcoin is becoming popular in Africa, and Kenya now has another entrant, Bit X. HumanIPO caught up with Bit X’s Timothy Stranex to talk about the company’s Kenyan launch, and how Bitcoin can be integrated with M-Pesa. → Read more
Mon, January 27th 2014, 13:00 · Tom Jackson

Safaricom approaches $5.8bn market valuation

Kenya’s leading operator Safaricom is approaching a market valuation of KSh500 billion (US$5.8 billion) after its share price gained 3.3 per cent on Friday to hit an all-time high of KSh12.45. → Read more
Tue, October 22nd 2013, 12:20 · Selipha Kihagi

Tanzania Telecommunications Company vows to fight cybercrime

The Tanzania Telecommunications Company Limited (TTCL) through its chief technical officer (CTO) has said it will ensure that all ICT services offered to customers within Tanzania and across the region will be free from fraud and crime. → Read more
Tue, November 27th 2012, 08:17 · Paul Adepoju

LoneStar Cell MTN and RIM launch Blackberry services in Liberia

Liberia’s leading telecommunications company, LoneStar Cell MTN, and Research in Motion (RIM), a leading company in wireless innovation, have launched BlackBerry compatibility in Liberia. → Read more
Thu, August 9th 2012, 13:12 · HumanIPO

Increase in data demand hailed for MTN’s increased revenue

South Africa’s giant mobile network operator MTN has reported an increased subscriber base by 6.9 percent to 175,997 million from December 31, 2011. → Read more
Wed, March 21st 2012, 10:29 · Elly Okutoyi

Facebook Mobile Ads – Good News for Africa

The world’s giant in social networking service, Facebook, is launching mobile advertisements soon. This is an effort to tap into its more than 425 million user market worldwide, who log into Facebook from a mobile device. This figure represents more than half if the company’s worldwide users. → Read more