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Fri, December 14th, 13:30 · HumanIPO

The HumanIPO Debate: Should South African e-tolling go ahead?

The South African National Roads Agency (SANRAL) may have just won the court case threatening to scupper the Government’s e-tolling project, but with the Opposition to Urban Tolling Alliance (Outa) refusing to give up the fight, the argument looks set to run into the new year. → Read more
Fri, December 14th, 09:30 · HumanIPO

Guest post: Africa, Entertainment & the Digital Revolution

In an exclusive article for HumanIPO, Jean-Michel Koenig, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) at global media and entertainment company Triggerfish Animation, discusses the future of online entertainment. → Read more
Wed, December 12th, 14:22 · HumanIPO

Nine year low for total contract value in global IT services

The value of contracts in the global IT services market decreased by 33 percent in the third quarter of 2012 and reached its lowest point in nine years. → Read more
Wed, December 12th, 12:30 · HumanIPO

Businesses increasing usage of encryption to secure their data

Companies are increasingly turning to encryption to protect their information from intruders, according to a B2B International survey. → Read more
Wed, December 12th, 11:33 · HumanIPO

Vodacom brings LTE to Cape Town

Vodacom’s Long Term Evolution (LTE) roll out has reached Cape Town two months after the mobile giant began launching its commercial services in South Africa. → Read more
Fri, November 30th, 11:37 · HumanIPO

The HumanIPO Debate: Should CCK continue implementing the reduced MTR rates?

The Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) has finally announced a cut in mobile termination rates (MTR), ending months of uncertainty about the move and flying in the face of protests from market leaders Safaricom and Orange. But is this the right move? HumanIPO reporters Gythan Munga and Kamau Mbote debate the issue. → Read more
Fri, November 23rd, 09:29 · HumanIPO

The HumanIPO Debate: Should the M23 Facebook group be closed down?

As the Facebook following of Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) rebel group M23 continues to grow, questions must be asked about the ethics of allowing groups committing atrocities to maintain a social media profile, particularly one that has apparently gained traction. → Read more
Thu, November 22nd, 09:47 · HumanIPO

Full Safaricom Ltd response on the M-PESA series

From Nzioka Waita, Director, Corporate Affairs: Thanks again for reaching out to us to seek our comments on the development of M-PESA. It gives us a useful platform to put to rest some of the misconceptions that have existed within the tech community. → Read more
Fri, November 16th, 08:14 · HumanIPO

Guest Post: When does an entrepreneur become a businessman?

Mark Allewell is a successful serial entrepreneur based in Cape Town, in the mobile, media tech travel space. He started his career in the hospitality industry in South Africa, before opening the doors to his first company, The Frontline Training Company. He is the founder of Tourism Radio and Hummba.com. → Read more
Wed, November 14th, 10:38 · HumanIPO

HumanIPO Debate: Should Kenya’s government screen SMSes ahead of General Elections?

Kenya’s communications regulator the Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) last month spelled out tough rules expected to curb hate speech ahead of the country’s general elections slated for March 4 next year. HumanIPO’s Kamau Mbote and Vince Matinde debate the pros and cons of CCK’s move. → Read more
Wed, October 31st, 09:52 · HumanIPO

The HumanIPO Debate: Does Kenya need Konza Tech City?

In the second installment of the HumanIPO debate series, where reporters and guest writers debate important issues within the African tech sector and invite readers to join in the discussion on Twitter and Facebook, we discuss the positives and negatives of the multi-billion shilling Konza Tech City project. → Read more
Mon, October 22nd, 07:11 · HumanIPO

Farmers in Africa await French app that checks cattle’s reproductive behaviour

Medria Technologies, a French monitoring solutions vendor, has developed using Machine-to-Machine communication (M2M) that monitors a cow’s reproductive behaviour and notifies the farmers automatically. → Read more
Fri, October 19th, 13:50 · HumanIPO

Nokia launches mobile service centre in Kenya

Nokia has launched a mobile after sales service dubbed Care on Wheels (CoW) in Kenya aimed at ensuring the Finnish phone-maker’s customers across the country access after sale services conveniently. → Read more
Fri, October 19th, 12:44 · HumanIPO

Interview with Shivani Garg Patel, Samahope’s program manager

Samahope, an organisation focused on sourcing for donations for the needy to meet life-saving surgery expenses, is set to launch its new site to scale up its donations and expand its impact in Africa and globally. → Read more
Fri, October 19th, 08:18 · HumanIPO

Huawei faces charges of funding political parties in Ghana

The Alliance for Accountable Governance (AFAG), a governance monitoring agency in Ghana, has warned Chinese telecoms firm and electronics vendor Huawei Technologies Ghana Limited to keep out of the country’s politics or be kicked out of the country. → Read more
Fri, October 19th, 08:08 · HumanIPO

Guest Post: Success or failure, it’s a question of funding

Joel Macharia is a Kenyan entrepreneur and Editor in Chief and CEO at Pesatalk.com. He is an avid reader and lover of all things finance and a self declared Kindle advocate. → Read more
Fri, October 19th, 07:29 · HumanIPO

African accelerator fund 88mph launches in Cape Town

African investment fund and business accelerator on Wednesday launched its partnership with Google for Entrepreneurs in Cape Town in a move to further encourage Africa’s entrepreneurial culture. → Read more
Thu, October 18th, 10:01 · HumanIPO

Organisation uses Internet to fund surgeries in Sierra Leone

Samahope.org, an organisation that collects donations for patient surgery through partnerships with local hospitals, is now seeking to use the Internet to source for funds. → Read more
Wed, October 17th, 15:13 · HumanIPO

Police across East Africa blame social media for civil unrest

Police in the East African region have blamed social media for the increased social and civil unrests in the region. → Read more
Wed, October 17th, 12:05 · HumanIPO

MasterCard Foundation partners to help rural African farmers

MasterCard Foundation and Opportunity International have formed a multi-million dollar partnership which will see farmers across rural Africa access business loans, potentially increasing yields by 160 percent. → Read more