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Fri, October 5th, 07:00 · HumanIPO

Guest Post: Reasons why the smartest people aren’t the richest

Have you ever paused to think about why you are so smart, talented and amazing yet you're ever broke? Maybe not, or you could be rich already, but here's a few reasons why the world's smartest people aren't always the richest. → Read more
Wed, October 3rd, 13:39 · HumanIPO

New app to enable Africa’s music lovers to stream on the go

A new a mobile-based entertainment platform called Gbedumobile will launch later this month in Nigeria enabling mobile users to search for music, buy premium content, download free content and share with friends via social media channels. → Read more
Wed, October 3rd, 10:30 · HumanIPO

South Africa’s entrepreneurs prove social media effective for consumer networking

Businesses in South Africa are fast turning to social media platforms to connect to customers, a new study shows. → Read more
Tue, October 2nd, 18:44 · HumanIPO

INTERVIEW: HumanIPO meets SocialMeep’s founder Oluwatobi Soyombo

Social Media Week, a worldwide event exploring the social, cultural and economic impact of social media just ended with firms now looking to embrace social media as strategic business tool. → Read more
Tue, October 2nd, 12:23 · HumanIPO

Globa to introduce prepaid money vouchers in Ghana

South Africa-based mobile money transfer platform Globa is on final stages of developing new prepaid money vouchers and prepaid debit cards to be launched later this month in Ghana. → Read more
Fri, September 28th, 16:21 · HumanIPO

MasterCard Foundation injects US$500 million into education in sub-Saharan Africa

The MasterCard Foundation’s Scholars Program is providing funding of US$500 million to give talented students from developing countries a chance to continue their studies, especially focusing on the economically disadvantaged. → Read more
Fri, September 28th, 14:30 · HumanIPO

South Africa’s Citizen newspaper fires photographer after tweeting cloned photo

South African daily tabloid the Citizen on Thursday fired its photographer after he blew the lid on a photoshopped image published in the newspaper, with critics accusing the paper of unethical standards and compromising journalistic integrity. → Read more
Fri, September 28th, 06:22 · HumanIPO

Guest Post: Why cloud technology is the way forward for Africa

Kageni Wilson (@the_kageni_mind) is an African technologist, innovator & entrepreneur. He is the Founder & CEO of ionacloud inc., a Personal Cloud Service provider that amalgamates cloud-based content and services from around the world. In an exclusive guest post for HumanIPO, Kageni details the reasons why he believes cloud technology is the way forward for Africa. → Read more
Thu, September 27th, 17:25 · HumanIPO

CCK defies President, set to lower mobile termination rates

Kenya’s telecom regulator the Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) has defied the President’s orders against cutting Mobile Termination Rates (MTR), highlighting the autonomy of parastatals in the country. → Read more
Thu, September 27th, 12:52 · HumanIPO

Climate innovation hub launched to stir Kenya’s green business potential

Kenya has launched the world’s first climate innovation hub in Nairobi to stir green innovation in a country synonymous with mobile innovation. → Read more
Wed, September 26th, 21:42 · HumanIPO

Djoss TV wins $5000 prize money in Cameroon startup challenge

Djoss TV, a viewer interactive program that lets users share views on live TV, recently won the $5,000 prize from the Cameroon Startup Challenge, inching it closer to achieving its goal of changing TV in Africa. → Read more
Wed, September 26th, 20:28 · HumanIPO

NGO in Ghana turns to crowdfunding to raise US$4,000 in 5 days

The Association of African Entrepreneurs (AAE), a Ghana-based nonprofit, is crowdfunding from willing donors to support women and young entrepreneurs in Africa, in an attempt to cut back on the 60 percent unemployment rate on the continent. → Read more
Wed, September 26th, 06:12 · HumanIPO

Mxit acquires mobile development specialists Motribe

Africa’s biggest social network Mxit has acquired mobile community specialists Motribe, to help more developers build products on its API. → Read more
Wed, September 26th, 05:09 · HumanIPO

Salamworld could replace Facebook as most used Muslim SNS

Slated for launch this November in Egypt, Turkey, Bosnia-Herzegovina and Indonesia, Salamworld, a Muslim social networking site, intends to topple Facebook as the premier networking site in the Muslim world. → Read more
Tue, September 25th, 20:10 · HumanIPO

Q&A: Muthuri Kinyamu, Founder/Business Director, Social Edge Africa

Most businesses are now taking social media seriously, with a report by U.S.-based small-business accelerator Manta showing that the majority of them claim it helps them find and stay connected to their clients. → Read more
Tue, September 25th, 05:17 · HumanIPO

Botswana Post launches e-shopping site Posopay

Postal services provider Botswana Post last week launched an e-shopping portal dubbed Posopay, expected to speed up the adoption of Internet-based services by the public. → Read more
Mon, September 24th, 14:31 · HumanIPO

Kenya’s Nduru road safety app available for Android phones

Nduru, a mobile app intended to end road carnage in East Africa, is now available for Android devices. → Read more
Mon, September 24th, 14:30 · HumanIPO

Software to simplify grant seeking launched in Lagos, Nigeria

Nigerian enterprise solutions firm Afrigrants Resources has launched a crowdfunding app targeted at helping businesses and non-profits seek grants from international donors. → Read more
Sun, September 23rd, 13:33 · HumanIPO

Microsoft formally introduces Office365 in Abuja

Technology giant Microsoft Corporation has officially launched its next generation cloud computing suite, Office365, in Nigeria’s capital Abuja. → Read more
Sat, September 22nd, 06:02 · HumanIPO

Nokia brings its Asha brands to 15 in Nigeria

Nokia has released two of its latest series of Asha smartphones, Asha 311 and Asha 305, in Nigeria’s commercial capital Lagos, increasing the total number of their brands there to 15. → Read more