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Fri, February 8th, 08:01 · HumanIPO

Guest Post: Rising holiday-week app downloads may signal something much darker

Kageni Wilson is a technologist, innovator, writer, entrepreneur and trend watcher. He is the founder and CEO of ionacloud, a cloud-based file storage and sharing service. In an exclusive guest post for HumanIPO, he looks at the underlying reasons for the spike in app downloads over the Christmas period. → Read more
Fri, February 1st, 07:04 · HumanIPO

Guest post: Power to the People – Tech, Transparency and Transformation

In an exclusive guest post for HumanIPO Loren Treisman, the Executive of grant-making foundation Indigo Trust, writes about the power of technology to transform lives in Africa. Indigo Trust supports technology-driven projects in Africa, with Treisman having expertise in how new technologies can drive social change on the continent. → Read more
Thu, January 31st, 08:35 · HumanIPO

The 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 computer access in the country and expanding its subscriber base. → Read more
Tue, January 29th, 15:39 · HumanIPO

Latest cell phone clip evidence for SA police brutality in Marikana case

Freshly unveiled mobile phone footage, submitted by a South African police officer, could change the outcome of an investigation launched to judge the credibility of police strategy during the fatal Marikana protests in last year. → Read more
Tue, January 29th, 14:48 · HumanIPO

OTTs and mobile operators equal in service innovation competence, industry report reveals

A sneak preview of the Telecoms.com Intelligence Industry Survey 2013 report reveals more than half of survey respondents view mobile service providers on equal grounds with over-the-top players (OTTs) in service innovation. → Read more
Tue, January 29th, 08:17 · HumanIPO

UCC introduces new mobile law

The Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) has announced a new law to control marketing aimed at SMS and mobile money users in East Africa. → Read more
Mon, January 28th, 14:18 · HumanIPO

First Rwanda ICT report motivates private sector progress

The Rwandan government released the country’s first ICT report on Friday, January 25, urging more private sector investment. → Read more
Mon, January 28th, 08:58 · HumanIPO

SA’s Mxit to be challenged by Chinese WeChat

WeChat, a messaging service of the Chinese Internet portal giant Tencent, is targeting the African market, posing threats to South African service Mxit. → Read more
Fri, January 25th, 12:53 · HumanIPO

SARS hoax mails stealing from SA citizens

The South African Revenue Service (SARS) has warned South African citizens about a hoax email doing the rounds which attempts to steal money from victims under pretences of online tax collection. → Read more
Fri, January 25th, 11:17 · HumanIPO

One step closer to cashless society with fingerprint payments

Fingerprint payment is the imminent solution to a cash and card free trade future, Biocryptology studies at the South Dakota School of Mines & Technology (SDSM&T) and Nexus USA revealed. → Read more
Thu, January 24th, 20:30 · HumanIPO

Guest 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, shares her take on investing in employees as part of a business strategy. → Read more
Thu, January 24th, 15:44 · HumanIPO

Lack of support main challenge to SA entrepreneurs, says app developer

Stuart Minnaar, Founder of Studentology and Yappo, believes the lack of support to local entrepreneurs because of a void in contextual understanding is one of the missing keys for potential success stories from South Africa. → Read more
Thu, January 24th, 14:19 · HumanIPO

African media to grow with international agreement

International media management and digital publishing corporation udt. by content has entered an agreement with South African media distribution company WB Cape Media to develop the African film market. → Read more
Thu, January 24th, 11:36 · HumanIPO

Two more rural SA schools to get broadband

Jongilanga High School and Chief Henry High School in the Eastern Cape, South Africa, will be the recipients of Internet connection and computer facilities from tomorrow, Friday, January 25, courtesy of the Department of Communication and other IT companies. → Read more
Wed, January 23rd, 13:44 · HumanIPO

Nigerian IHS to expand across Sub-Saharan Africa by 2017

Nigerian telecoms infrastructure company IHS plans to set up another three transmission towers in West or East Africa, or both, by 2017. → Read more
Wed, January 23rd, 13:09 · HumanIPO

Studentology to launch SA Yappo mobile app, aims for 30,000 users

Yappo, a mobile payment app for students, will be released on campuses across the Western Cape, South Africa, on Friday, February 1. → Read more
Tue, January 22nd, 09:12 · HumanIPO

Tanzania becomes communication hub to surrounding African centres

Dar Es Salaam, the capital of Tanzania, is now deemed the communication centre of the East, Central and Southern African areas after the establishment of the National Fibre Optic cable . → Read more
Tue, January 22nd, 05:40 · HumanIPO

PRIME students from abroad visit Cape Town tech scene

Fifteen students from Brown University in United States visited the 88mph accelerator offices in Cape Town, South Africa, on Friday, as part of their Global Immersion Experience section of the Program in Innovation Management and Entrepreneurship (PRIME) course. → Read more
Mon, January 21st, 13:26 · HumanIPO

Orange enables SA to stream through Deezer

Online music streamer Deezer, an affiliate of Orange, is now available to South Africans, making them the third such service in the country. → Read more
Mon, January 21st, 12:51 · HumanIPO

Orange Silicon Valley joins OCP

International telecom operator Orange has collaborated through Orange Silicon Valley with the Open Compute Project (OCP) for community development. → Read more