Articles by Nanine Steenkamp

Articles by Nanine Steenkamp, Page 37

Fri, April 26th, 14:19 · Nanine Steenkamp

Google Trends an investor advisor, study says

Google’s pattern trending feature Google Trends shows great potential to direct stock movement information, according to Warwick Business School. → Read more
Fri, April 26th, 14:08 · Nanine Steenkamp

SA celebrities check out startups for partnerships

South African television presenter Jeannie D and her partner, entrepreneur Brennan Wright, attended the 88mph Demo Day yesterday evening to get in touch with the tech startup market as they prepare to launch their own. → Read more
Thu, April 25th, 15:04 · Nanine Steenkamp

Q&A: Srinivasan looking forward to work at design in Africa

Srini Srinivasan, chief executive officer (CEO) at creative design company Lumium, spoke to HumanIPO about the role of design and technology in the African market. → Read more
Thu, April 25th, 11:49 · Nanine Steenkamp

BBC to tweet bird sounds

The UK’s BBC Radio 4 presenter David Attenborough will be hosting the Tweet of the Day, featuring 265 90-second bird sounds on Twitter daily, from May. → Read more
Thu, April 25th, 10:08 · Nanine Steenkamp

Free Wi-Fi for SA through Telkom Mobile

South African telecommunications operator Telkom has made free, unlimited Wi-Fi access available to Telkom Mobile subscribers to cater for data-hunting customers on selected plans. → Read more
Thu, April 25th, 09:27 · Nanine Steenkamp

Online campaign fights malaria

Global anti-malaria campaign Power of One has been launched on web and mobile platforms to increase donations for treatments. → Read more
Thu, April 25th, 06:36 · Nanine Steenkamp

Orange subscribers hit 82m in Africa, Middle East

French telecommunications operator Orange has reached a subscriber base of 82 million in the Middle East and Africa region, an 8.2 per cent increase since 2012 with 6.2 million new subscribers. → Read more
Wed, April 24th, 13:51 · Nanine Steenkamp

MTN Nigeria borrows US$3bn for upgrades

MTN Nigeria signed loan agreements yesterday in Lagos to the value of NGN470 billion (US$3 billion) for countrywide infrastructure improvement. → Read more
Wed, April 24th, 12:39 · Nanine Steenkamp

Vodacom beats MTN in reputation ranking

Network operator Vodacom has been declared most reputable South African company in a Reputation Institute survey, beating rival MTN, which came in fifth. → Read more
Wed, April 24th, 12:29 · Nanine Steenkamp

Ghanaian mobile entrepreneur to participate in Global Women’s program

Ghanaian technology entrepreneur Anne Amuzu will take part in the Annual Fortune/U.S. State Department Global Women’s Mentoring Partnership Program, where international female leaders connect for change. → Read more
Wed, April 24th, 11:26 · Nanine Steenkamp

Etisalat to bid $6bn for Maroc shares

UAE network operator Etisalat will today (Tuesday) offer US$6 billion to buy shares in Morocco’s Maroc Telecom, planning to fund the deal externally. → Read more
Wed, April 24th, 06:25 · Nanine Steenkamp

Nokia to release phablet, obstacles defined

Nokia is expected to soon launch a phablet as its flagship gadget for 2013, though a few development challenges are still to be overcome. → Read more
Tue, April 23rd, 14:13 · Nanine Steenkamp

Android to release notebook in May

Android is soon to be available on PCs as an alternative to Windows, following reports of collaborations with computer manufacturers. → Read more
Tue, April 23rd, 13:26 · Nanine Steenkamp

Q&A: SA entrepreneur values product building above all

Paul Kim, co-founder at online education tool enterprise EDGE Campus, spoke to HumanIPO about clichés regarding social media, networking events and fund hunting. → Read more
Tue, April 23rd, 09:46 · Nanine Steenkamp

Cape Town becoming an ihub, says investor

Investors have acknowledged the African continent’s growing global potential as six tech startups pitched at a Demo Day Test Drive hosted by startup accelerator 88mph in Cape Town, South Africa last night (Monday). → Read more
Mon, April 22nd, 14:19 · Nanine Steenkamp

Yappo to launch #freelunch campaign

South African payment app Yappo will be launching three campaigns on selected university campuses in Cape Town and surrounding areas from next week. → Read more
Mon, April 22nd, 13:03 · Nanine Steenkamp

Spacecraft app can elevate space travel

Smartphone-controlled crowdsourcing app AstroDrone is now activating a French mini drone through an iOS device which could improve space travel in the future. → Read more
Mon, April 22nd, 11:29 · Nanine Steenkamp

‘Nigerian’ spammers exploit Chavez death

Latin Americans’ fraud alert has been raised as bulk spam mailings about the investments of former Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez began hitting inboxes shortly after his death in March. → Read more
Mon, April 22nd, 09:09 · Nanine Steenkamp

Investor Trip kicks off in Liberia

Entrepreneurial non-profit organisation (NPO) BiD Network and Monrovia-based Business Start-Up Centre (BSC) are hosting an investor program for international investors this week in Liberia. → Read more
Mon, April 22nd, 09:03 · Nanine Steenkamp

Icelandic app counters incest

An app pointing to the possibilities of family connections between contacts has been launched to address the risk of falling in love with a relative. → Read more