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Fri, September 21st, 15:10 · HumanIPO

Zambia’s PACRA embarks on US$ 200K digitalisation

Zambia’s Patents and Companies Registration Agency (PACRA) has approved a K 3 billion (US$ 200K) project to digitalise all its records in the hope of ending the “frustrations of missing files and long hours of manual records search”. → Read more
Fri, September 21st, 13:46 · HumanIPO

Gmail SMS hailed for simplifying business correspondence in Africa

Google’s integrated correspondence service Gmail SMS is being touted for promoting business growth in African regions barely three months after launching. → Read more
Fri, September 21st, 12:34 · HumanIPO

SA’s virtual tax assistant app TaxTim goes vernacular

TaxTim, a new South African virtual tax assistant, has been translated into local languages isiXhosa, isiZulu and Afrikaans to make it “much easier for more people to file their tax returns.” → Read more
Thu, September 20th, 16:10 · HumanIPO

Eight startups raise funding from 88mph’s US$200K

Seed investment fund 88mph yesterday announced eight startups that have secured funding from their 2012 accelerator programme, with successful applicants set to share US$200,000 and benefit from mentoring from tech professionals. → Read more
Wed, September 19th, 20:29 · HumanIPO

SocialPRO to help universities in Kenya adopt social media use for info-sharing

SocialPRO Clubs, an initiative by Nairobi-based firm Social Edge Africa, are promising to help universities and students tap into social media for knowledge and contact sharing. → Read more
Wed, September 19th, 06:00 · HumanIPO

Ethio Telecom appoints new chief executive

Ethio Telecom, Ethiopia’s leading telco, has appointed a new chief executive to steward the company in its strategic expansion across the Horn of Africa. → Read more
Wed, September 19th, 05:00 · HumanIPO

Microsoft warns Internet Explorer 9 users of attacks

Microsoft yesterday warned Internet Explorer 9 (IE9) users of possible attacks to their Web browsers, citing complaints from a number of its users. → Read more
Tue, September 18th, 06:47 · HumanIPO

Nokia targets Kenya’s photographers with new Nokia 808 PureView

Finnish phone-maker Nokia on Friday launched its new Nokia 808 PureView, with photographers the first on its target list. → Read more
Mon, September 17th, 17:38 · HumanIPO

SA’s Telkom Group up for re-nationalisation at US$1.5 billion

The South African government is re-nationalising the Telkom Group given its importance to the growth of telecommunications infrastructure in the country, reports say. → Read more
Mon, September 17th, 10:08 · HumanIPO

Nigeria’s Zenith Bank launches mobile money for the unbanked

Nigeria’s Zenith Bank has launched Eazy Money, a mobile money transfer service, in an effort it says is aimed “at reaching millions” of the country’s unbanked phone users. → Read more
Fri, September 14th, 13:56 · HumanIPO

Safaricom to invest US$296m in network expansion, rejects share consolidation

Safaricom yesterday announced plans to invest KSh25 billion (US$296m) in network improvements and modernisation in a bid to improve its services and boost its share price after the board rejected share consolidation. → Read more
Thu, September 13th, 14:57 · HumanIPO

Boko Haram terrorist attacks cause US$127M loss to Nigeria’s telecoms

Nigeria’s telcos have hailed the Wednesday arrest of 11 suspected members of outlawed Islamic militia group Boko Haram, with attacks by the group reported to have cost the operators close to N20 billion (US$ 127m). → Read more
Thu, September 13th, 12:11 · HumanIPO

Safaricom donates US$118K to Tana River clash victims

Kenya’s integrated telecommunications operator Safaricom has donated KSh10 million (US$118K) to families of the Tana Delta clash victims through its philanthropic arm, the Safaricom Foundation, becoming the first corporate entity to call for a speedy resolution to the fightings in the region. → Read more
Wed, September 12th, 14:10 · HumanIPO

mSwali anticipates Tanzanian expansion next year

Kenya’s mSwali will expand into Tanzania early next year, allowing users to easily survey clients via SMS texts. → Read more
Wed, September 12th, 13:13 · HumanIPO

Kibera’s Sauti ya Mtaa among finalists for ANIC challenge

Geo-located citizen news project Sauti ya Mtaa has been shortlisted for the inaugural million-dollar African News Innovation Challenge (ANIC). → Read more
Wed, September 12th, 12:51 · HumanIPO

Esquire Technologies SA to launch kids’ only tablet

Esquire Technologies, a South Africa-based lifestyle-focused electronics distributor, has said it will introduce a children’s tablet PC into the southern Africa market this Christmas. → Read more
Tue, September 11th, 13:22 · HumanIPO

Ghana’s Saya mobile debutes at TechCrunch Disrupt

Saya Mobile, a Ghana-based startup, today debuted its messaging service at the Techcrunch Disrupt conference in San Francisco, California, highlighting the potential of African innovations to an international audience. → Read more
Tue, September 11th, 05:00 · HumanIPO

Asikana Network launches a crowdmap for women in technology

Women have been left out in technology for years. Asikana Network, a Zambia-based nonprofit, however seems equipped to change this trend. → Read more
Mon, September 10th, 12:03 · HumanIPO

mTutor taking education mobile in Zimbabwe

Over 43 startups battled it out in the ZOL Jumpstart Challenge held in Zimbabwe’s capital Harare over the weekend. Six start-ups were chosen from the 43, as the finalists including mTutor, Footballzone and Assist. → Read more
Fri, September 7th, 15:39 · HumanIPO

Sematime wins The Next Web’s Startup World Nairobi, to pitch to Silicon Valley veterans in 2013

88mph-funded startup the Tusqee Systems had its new SMS billing service dubbed Sematime beat five other apps to emerge the finalist at The Next Web’s Startup World Nairobi codefest held at 88mph Garage Nairobi today. → Read more