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Fri, February 14th, 10:20 · Paul Adepoju

First regional director appointed for M-Net in West Africa

Subscription-funded South African television channel M-Net has appointed its first regional director for West Africa, Wangi Mba-Uzoukwu. → Read more
Thu, February 13th, 19:00 · Paul Adepoju

Ghana’s BoxBuzz to launch in Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, SA and China

Plans are underway to introduce Ghana’s BoxBuzz, an SMS alert system that informs owners of Post Office Box addresses when they receive a letter, to Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa and China. → Read more
Wed, February 12th, 16:20 · Paul Adepoju

A4AI’s first in-country engagement held in Accra

Ghana’s capital city Accra has hosted the first in-country engagement meeting of the Alliance for Affordable Internet (A4AI), focused on how to drive down the cost of internet access in Ghana and uniting diverse players such as policy makers, technology pioneers, civil society groups, campaigners and researchers. → Read more
Wed, February 12th, 13:40 · Tom Jackson

MoboFree receives funding from eVA Fund

West African classifieds platform MoboFree has obtained funding from Netherlands-based eVentures Africa (eVA) Fund in order to expand its presence in Nigeria and Ghana, start new offices in East Africa and invest in marketing. → Read more
Fri, February 7th, 15:40 · Paul Adepoju

A4A1 to launch drive for lower internet costs in Ghana

The Alliance for Affordable Internet (A4AI) is set to launch a drive to lower internet costs in Ghana, looking to open up widespread dialogue and empower policy change. → Read more
Thu, February 6th, 09:00 · Paul Adepoju

Ghana’s e-pay slip use increasing

The government of Ghana has revealed more citizens are using the electronic e-pay slip system recently introduced by the nation’s Controller and Accountant Generals' Department for public sector workers, which offers mechanised payroll services. → Read more
Wed, February 5th, 18:20 · Paul Adepoju

Vodafone Ghana market share up to 14%

Latest figures released by Ghana’s National Communications Authority (NCA) have revealed Vodafone now has 14 per cent market share. → Read more
Mon, February 3rd, 19:00 · Paul Adepoju

Ghana signs agreement with MTN and GMIC on business incubation and entrepreneurship

Ghana’s minister for communication, Dr Edward Omane Boamah, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with telecoms company MTN and Ghana Multimedia Incubator Center (GMIC), under which the latter will finance the ICT Business Incubation and Entrepreneurship Project under its economic empowerment portfolio. → Read more
Tue, January 14th, 17:00 · Tom Jackson

Konza, Hope City threats to urban poor

“Smart cities” such as Kenya’s Konza Techno City and Ghana’s Hope City could result in worsening marginalisation and inequality within the communities near which they are built, according to a report by a professor at the University of Cape Town (UCT), South Africa. → Read more
Mon, January 13th, 09:40 · Paul Adepoju

Postal service suffers in Ghana as telecoms operations increase

Ghana Post Company Limited has announced a drop in its operations, attributed to the growth of the nation’s telecoms sector, prompting a need to rethink its strategy. → Read more
Thu, January 9th, 09:40 · Paul Adepoju

Tech startups in Ghana need an ecosystem – iSpace Foundation

The technology industry in Ghana is growing, though an effective ecosystem is yet to be created to help startups, according to Fiifi Baidoo, co-founder and community manager at tech hub iSpace Foundation. → Read more
Fri, January 3rd, 12:00 · HumanIPO

HumanIPO: African Startup Central 2013

No news organisation in the world covers African tech startups in as much detail, every day, as HumanIPO. Using their contacts across the continent, HumanIPO reporters work hard to ensure even the smallest African business has the opportunity to be profiled on the site and catch the attention of our continental and international investor readership. → Read more
Wed, December 18th, 06:00 · Selipha Kihagi

Samsung Ghana launches two-month promotional campaign

Samsung Ghana has announced a new two-month promotion campaign to reward its customers during the festive season, with winners receiving an all-expenses paid trip to South Africa. → Read more
Mon, December 16th, 15:00 · Tom Jackson

MTN partners Rocket, Millicom to boost African e-commerce

South Africa-based operator MTN Group has partnered with online incubator Rocket Internet and Millicom International Cellular to take equal stakes in Africa Internet Holding (AIH), seeking to promote African e-commerce and digital services. → Read more
Sun, December 15th, 08:00 · Richard Cutcher

FEATURE: The week in startups 15/12/2013

Despite Christmas being just around the corner, the startup world never stops, with this week no different as HumanIPO caught up with tech entrepreneurs around Africa. → Read more
Fri, December 13th, 10:20 · Richard Cutcher

Ghana introduces standard for STBs

Ghana’s communications regulator has introduced a standard quality for the set-top boxes needed for the digital migration that must take place by June 2015. → Read more
Fri, December 13th, 07:00 · Richard Cutcher

iPad Air on the shelf in Ghana

The iPad Air has been released in Ghana today by Apple distributor Core Group Africa, available at authorised resellers. → Read more
Thu, December 12th, 19:00 · Tom Jackson

Glo enters anti-SIM Box fraud partnership

Glo Mobile Ghana has selected mobile anti-fraud specialist Revector to tackle SIM box fraud on its network, having previously been criticised by the National Communications Agency (NCA) for the high proportion of the scams on its network. → Read more
Thu, December 12th, 16:00 · Richard Cutcher

Rancard secures further investment

West African mobile cloud solutions provider Rancard has secured second round investment lead by Peninsula Capital and including Intel Capital and Adlevo VAS Holdings. → Read more
Thu, December 12th, 14:30 · Richard Cutcher

Ghana MPs not bribed for ZTE contract – speaker

Edward Doe Adjaho, Ghana’s speaker of parliament, has denied the allegation that some MPs were bribed to approve a US$129.9 million contract with Chinese technology company ZTE for a national security system. → Read more