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2 month agoOPINION: Social Media Week Lagos 2013 – second day begins to run smoothly
While Monday’s debut of Social Media Week Lagos 2013 was dominated by poor timekeeping and a lack of communications, attendees to day two (more)
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2 month agoOPINION: Running on African time, poor communication mars day one of Social Media Week Lagos 2013
Without doubt, Africa’s first Social Media Week is the biggest event of its kind yet in the West African region and with the large number (more)
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2 month agoOPINION: Zuma brushes tech aside in State of Nation address
Between renewing old promises and throwing in a few quirky facts, President Jacob Zuma’s State of the Nation address failed to address (more)
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2 month agoOPINION: Poorly-trained Kenyans will continue to be locked out by tech giants
News that IBM is looking to American graduates to staff its research hub in Nairobi has seen the issue of ICT training quality raise its (more)
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3 month agoFEATURE: Technology features in Kenya's democratic advancement
Growth in technology demand and use in Kenya has heavily influenced political campaigns in the country ahead of the March 4 polls.
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3 month agoQ&A: SA online retailer Zando’s Manuel Koser
HumanIPO caught up with Manual Koser, the Managing Director and co-founder of Zando, a successful South African online clothing retailer.
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3 month agoTen tech ways to say ‘I love you’
With everyone’s favourite commercial lovefest upon us, HumanIPO asked its editorial team and technopreneurs across Africa for the best (more)
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3 month agoOPINION: Social media has become a soapbox for politically inclined South African youth
South Africa’s political environment has been alive with the infighting of the African National Congress (ANC), Democratic Alliance (DA) (more)
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3 month agoQ&A: Bonfiire burns for community interaction
HumanIPO met social network Bonfiire co-founders Nico de Wet and Johannes Jonker to discuss the imminent launch, origin and ideas around (more)
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3 month agoREVIEW: Mi-Fone power bank emergency mobile charger
One of the greatest shortcomings of smartphones is the low battery charge-retention when used to full potential, particularly in activities (more)
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3 month agoFEATURE: Four opportunity markets for African mobile industry
African PR and communications firm Nyota Media has announced its findings on the areas of opportunities in the continent’s mobile (more)
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3 month agoOPINION: Smartphone apps should not promote irresponsible behaviour
X-rated smartphone applications which promote irresponsible and prolific sexual behaviour should not be promoted given the global HIV (more)
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3 month agoFEATURE: Importance of intellectual property to startups
Africa has seen a surge in technology startups in the past five years, though some entrepreneurs have lost out due to lack of knowledge of (more)
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3 month agoFEATURE: Kenya’s automated population registry (IPRS) unmasked
Kenya is the only country in Africa with a functioning automated population database that compiles details of citizens living locally or in (more)
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3 month agoOPINION: Can rebranding save BlackBerry, or is it a distraction?
From first impressions, the new BlackBerry Z10 and Q10 appear pretty neat devices with appealing and unique features, but during the launch (more)
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3 month agoThe HumanIPO Debate: Should super-high interest payday loan providers be allowed to contact people via mobile phones?
Wonga South Africa announced this week users will be able to obtain micro-loans using their mobile as a way of beating the low levels of (more)
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REVIEW: Microsoft Office 2013
Software giant Microsoft has unveiled its latest version of the Office software suite, in which it has optimised Word, Excel, Powerpoint (more)
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3 month agoFEATURE: Data growth, a new headache for telecom companies
Given the current wave by telecom companies to offer data services to customers worldwide, telcos are now struggling with the challenges of (more)
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3 month agoOPINION: CORD manifesto should focus more on ICT
As the political campaigns heat up in Kenya, the Coalition for Reforms and Democracy (CORD) - one of the major coalitions comprising Prime (more)
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3 month agoFEATURE: What does Facebook Graph search mean for Brands?
There has been a lot of hype surrounding the launch of Facebook’s Graph Search, but what does the "new" tool mean for businesses?
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3 month agoPhone hacking latest trend in mobile money frauds
Mobile caller ID spoofing, a type of phone hacking that causes the telecoms service provider to display a number on the person’s caller (more)
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3 month agoGuest Post: Investing in your employees makes strategic business sense
In an exclusive article for HumanIPO, Suhaifa Naidoo, Marketing Manager of Realmdigital and Chairperson of Girl Geek Dinners Cape Town, (more)
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3 month agoKonza City: What next?
Even as construction work begins on Konza Techno City, a number of Kenyans and interested businesses are still in the dark on what to (more)
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3 month agoReview: Mi-Fone A200
The Mi-Fone smart handset released into the market late last year is no less of a smartphone than the already established high-end brands. (more)
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3 month agoOPINION: Facebook must look to emerging markets for growth
Facebook will be forced to focus on expanding its user base in emerging markets if founder Mark Zuckerberg is to realise his dream of (more)
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4 month agoCommunity development key to tech progress, says du Preez
With the growing influence of technology in daily life, the importance of progress does not lie in commercialisation but rather in a (more)
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4 month agoGuest post: ‘Your business should solve a problem’, by Jess Green
In an exclusive article for HumanIPO, Jess Green, founder of Perk.co.za and the driving force behind a bid to set up Start-Up South Africa, (more)
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4 month agoOPINION: Despite hailing Kenya as innovation hub, big players snub local payment solutions
Hailed for her innovative solutions by international tech players, Kenya has had the same players ignore her local payment solutions.
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4 month agoOPINION: The Nigerian Communications Commission is a history of failure
Created in 1992 by the then military government, the Nigerian Communications Commission became the watchdog of Africa’s largest (more)
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4 month agoQ&A: “We are still a major player in mobile,” says Tom Erskine, Nokia Head of Smart Devices for India, Middle East & Africa
Nokia have had well publicised financial woes since Stephen Elop took over as Chief Executive, including shutdowns in Finland and thousands (more)
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4 month agoOPINION: WEF report warns of “global risk of massive digital misinformation”, is Internet censorship the answer?
A new report by the World Economic Forum (WEF) sounds a warning about the "global risk of massive digital misinformation" which it says (more)
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4 month agoFEATURE: Offline transactions still favoured despite advanced online systems
The slow advancement of online payment in Africa, in spite of the high adoption of electronic payments via mobile money, is a setback to (more)
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4 month agoAre social networks causing people to lose their humanity?
If a person were to fall to his or her death off the face of a cliff, what should the general reaction of bystanders be? Should they tweet (more)
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4 month agoNew Year resolution to reality: An app fills the gap
As the festive cheer fades and reality has to be faced again, you have the opportunity to start a clean, new page. And there are handy apps (more)
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4 month agoAfrican Tech Review: Digital Migration progress is vital in 2013
For African politicians and officials involved in the increasingly protracted Digital Migration, 2012 has been a year they would rather (more)
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4 month agoThe Most Quirky Mobile Apps of 2012
2012 saw mobile developers outdo themselves, producing a range of innovative and quirky applications to assist mobile users in their (more)
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4 month agoFEATURE: Africa’s telecom growth projection vs the world
2013 looks set to be the year where Africa’s telecom industry becomes the latest hotbed of innovation and growth, with the rapidly (more)
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4 month agoAfrican Tech Personality of the Year
In an industry which often depends on the motivation and energy of decisions-makers, one person has the ability to make a significant (more)
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4 month agoAfrican Tech Company of the Year
Technology in Africa is constantly evolving and companies face unique challenges on the continent as they try to keep up with international (more)
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4 month ago2012 Kenyan Tech Scene review: Tech/Incubation hubs
This year has seen a number of ICT incubation hubs and international investors set up base in Kenya, with Nairobi in particular catching (more)
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4 month agoAfrican Startup of the Year
Africa has seen a surge in technology startups in the past year and HumanIPO has tried to bring news on as many as possible. From those in (more)
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4 month ago2012 Kenyan Tech Scene review: Social Media
Increased activity on social networking sites coupled with the dramatic rise in the number of blogs in 2012 made the year an interesting (more)
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4 month agoAfrican Tech Flop of the Year
In an ever growing and innovative industry such as technology, there is little room for errors, and the sector is unforgiving. The HumanIPO (more)
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4 month agoSA Politics: social media a key to success?
It has been an eventful year on the South African political ground. The tug of war between the African National Congress (ANC) and (more)
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4 month agoAfrican Tech Story of the Year
Technology is increasingly touching people’s lives and the workplace in different ways, meaning even the most subtle changes or (more)
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4 month agoAfrican Tech Deal of the Year
Technology business deals or partnerships give clues and insight into how a particular company or set of companies have been performing, (more)
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4 month agoGuest post: Five lessons in business from Muthuri Kinyamu
In an exclusive post for HumanIPO, Muthuri Kinyamu of social media agency Social Edge Africa shares five lessons he has learnt about (more)
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4 month agoWhich TV works best for you?
With newer TV models to be announced in January during the annual Consumer Electronics Show, should you wait a little longer to buy a new (more)
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4 month agoUnderstanding Kenya’s technology laws
With patent wars erupting between mobile companies across the world, the time has perhaps come for people to acquaint themselves with the (more)
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