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Fri, September 7th, 05:48 · HumanIPO

PayAfri launches email money transfer service

In 2007 Eric Muthama, 35, an entrepreneur and Tony Francis, 49, a former banker began on a journey to solve a problem they say hindered merchants in Kenya from receiving payments online. The two came up with PayAfric, a money transfer system that lets users transfer money using their emails. → Read more
Thu, September 6th, 13:43 · HumanIPO

Kenya may fine offenders US$59K for abusive SMS

Kenyans sending abusive text messages could be fined as much as KSh5 million (US$ 59,000), the government said yesterday during the weekly media briefing. → Read more
Thu, September 6th, 10:38 · HumanIPO

Freedom Online conference urges for open ‘Internet for all’

Speaking at the conference, US Asst Sect Mike Posner said countries that try to limit the social aspects of Internet gain nothing in the end. He added that one cannot separate one kind of freedom from another saying there is a new race to connect and it is futile to try to talk about freedoms […] → Read more
Wed, September 5th, 14:09 · HumanIPO

IBM’s Global Entrepreneur Program launches to back startups in SA

This year the IBM Global Entrepreneur has expanded the SmartCamp initiative to new geographies, putting South Africa on the map. → Read more
Wed, September 5th, 13:48 · HumanIPO

Telecom SA launches broadband pilot

Telkom SA is piloting its high-speed broadband service in South Africa. The three-month pilot project will take place in Benmore Gardens, Fourways and Waterkloof in Gauteng, Durban North in Kwa-Zulu Natal and Durbanville in the Western Cape provinces. → Read more
Wed, September 5th, 05:00 · HumanIPO

Startup Africa Fund launches to help startups in Africa raise funds

Startup Africa Fund is ‘Africa’s Kickstarter,’ a crowdsourcing project to help tech innovators in Africa get their projects going, says Kayode Muyibi, the fund’s project director. → Read more
Tue, September 4th, 12:56 · HumanIPO

Tanzania’s government securities go online

Bidding for government securities in Tanzania has gone online courtesy of a new system launched by the Bank of Tanzania (BoT). → Read more
Tue, September 4th, 10:03 · HumanIPO

Ugandan technology firm adopts e-waste management using SMS

Uganda-based mobile technology firm Text to Change yesterday launched its first SMS campaign focused on reducing electronic waste in the country in partnership with Closing the Loop. → Read more
Mon, September 3rd, 12:57 · HumanIPO

SparkWeb makes ATMs in South Africa operable wirelessly

A Web portal tagged SparkWeb now allows users of automated teller machines (ATMs) in South Africa to access their bank accounts remotely. → Read more
Mon, September 3rd, 09:34 · HumanIPO

Silicon Valley’s EchoVC Partners spreads out US$30M while questing after Africa’s techies

More and more investors are skydiving into the African technology landscape with ventures aimed at bankrolling innovative early stage startups. Experts expect lack of funding as a barrier to innovative apps, as frequently named by African techies, to reduce significantly. → Read more
Fri, August 31st, 13:52 · HumanIPO

Registration for 2013 Microsoft Imagine Cup ongoing

Registration for the 2013 Microsoft Imagine cup is in progress. According to John Scott Tynes, Imagine Cup Competition Manager at Microsoft Academic Programs, the competition is a chance for students to Impact the World and not just win cash, grants, and prizes or a free trip to St. Petersburg, Russia. → Read more
Fri, August 31st, 13:00 · HumanIPO

Fears of scratch card’s potential to cause cancer calmed

Nigeria Association of Telecommunications Subscribers (Natcom) has come to the fore to contest claims that the silver seal used to coat scratch cards can cause skin-related complications including cancer. → Read more
Fri, August 31st, 09:33 · HumanIPO

Mobile game to discredit gender-based violence up for appraisal

Moraba, a new mobile game, has the potential to help nearly 1 million vulnerable youth in Africa fight against gender-based violence, according to iDISC, a global network of incubators. → Read more
Fri, August 31st, 05:26 · HumanIPO

Kenya tries out mobile parking payment system in Nairobi’s Koinange St

A pilot project for testing a mobile car parking payment system in Kenya by Nairobi City Council is on track in the capital Nairobi's Koinange Street. → Read more
Thu, August 30th, 14:19 · HumanIPO

US$15M venture fund to be launched by Nigeria’s government

Nigeria’s ICT sector is set for a boom after the government announced plans to launch a $15-million venture fund, CP Africa reports. → Read more
Thu, August 30th, 12:08 · HumanIPO

HP stamps down on counterfeits with its new technology

HP’s new online mobile authentication technology will help curb the increased imitations of its Inkjet and Laser Jet toner cartridges, the technology juggernaut says. → Read more
Thu, August 30th, 11:32 · HumanIPO

Kenyan-founded Scrobber pursues Russians and Chinese for wider user base

Scrobber, a one-month old virtual pinboard and online merchandise store, has come up with a new strategy that would render it a global stretch. The developers behind the app are now extending it to the Russian and Chinese speakers. → Read more
Thu, August 30th, 07:00 · HumanIPO

Ghana’s mNotify developer targeting corporate firms

mNotify, a startup specialising in mobile applications and bulk SMS notification services, is shifting its focus and now centering on customising some of its offerings for the corporate firms. → Read more
Thu, August 30th, 04:00 · HumanIPO

Nigeria plans on how to attract investors during ITU summit

As the International Telecommunications Union’s telecoms world conference to be held in Dubai from October 14 to18 approaches, the Nigerian government has promised to display its unsurpassed investment potentials. → Read more
Wed, August 29th, 13:44 · HumanIPO

Huawei foresees smartphone sales in Nigeria growing by 35 percent

Huawei reports that by 2015, there will be nearly a 35 percent increase in smartphone uptake in Nigeria. → Read more