South Africa

Tue, January 6th, 12:31 · Paul Adepoju

88mph announces partnership with investors to find and fund Africa’s best startups

Africa’s leading seed fund and accelerator 88mph today announced partnership with successful entrepreneurs turned investors to find and fund Africa’s best startups. → Read more
Mon, January 5th, 14:04 · Paul Adepoju

MTN launches subscription-based video service in South Africa

Telecoms company MTN has launched FrontRow, a new subscription-based video service that offers subscribers access to thousands of movies and TV series. → Read more
Mon, December 15th, 13:00 · Paul Adepoju

Microsoft now accepting Bitcoins

Microsoft has added Bitcoins to the payment options it is accepting on its Windows, Windows Phone and Xbox stores. → Read more
Thu, December 11th, 14:00 · Paul Adepoju

UNICEF, Millicom partner to improve respect for children’s rights in telecom sector

International telecoms company operating in several African countries Millicom has announced a partnership with UNICEF aimed at improving respect for children’s rights in the telecommunication sector. The partnership will strive for positive change within the industry through pilot implementation of the Children’s Rights and Business Principles and the UNICEF and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Guidelines for Industry on Child Online Protection. → Read more
Mon, December 8th, 13:00 · Paul Adepoju

Supermart.ng, BidorBuy, Yuppiechef join eCommerce Africa’s advisory panel

Organisers of eCommerce Africa Conference 2015 have announced members of the conference's advisory panel. They are Nigeria's Supermart.ng, South Africa-based Bidorbuy.co.za and ecommerce platform Yuppiechef.com → Read more
Mon, December 8th, 11:00 · Paul Adepoju

Cloud technology has made contact centres simpler and cheaper – 1Stream

Cloud contact centre provider 1Stream has revealed that cloud technology has brought about a reduction in the cost of operating a contact center. According to Jed Hewson, Director at 1Stream, the evolution of technology that has driven the evolution of customer service. → Read more
Tue, December 2nd, 14:01 · Paul Adepoju

Cape Town to host eCommerce Africa Conference & Exhibition

The next edition of eCommerce Africa Conference & Exhibition is set to hold from 3 - 4 February 2015 at the CTICC in Cape Town, South Africa. In a statement, organisers said for the continent's leading ecommerce event for 2015, leaders in the industry have been consulted to tailor an agenda that is both current and topical. → Read more
Mon, December 1st, 12:00 · Paul Adepoju

Metacom acquires Stellenbosch-based Multenet

Industrial and commercial communications operator Metacom has announced it has acquired 100% of Stellenbosch-based hardware development company Multenet. → Read more
Mon, November 24th, 12:00 · Paul Adepoju

Mayor of Cape Town announces free WiFi at 61 public buildings

The executive mayor of Cape Town Patricia de Lille has announced 61 public buildings in the city would have free WiFi by June 2015. → Read more
Mon, November 17th, 13:00 · Paul Adepoju

Online privacy is the new luxury – Victoria Milan

Sigurd Vedal, founder and CEO of Victoria Milan has described online privacy as the new luxury. Vedal said this while commenting on the report of a survey that revealed over 80% of individuals seeking extramarital affairs are afraid that their device's data will end up in the wrong hands. → Read more
Fri, November 14th, 10:01 · Paul Adepoju

Guest Post: African ICT must seize opportunity

In this guest post for HumanIPO, Ayanda Dlamini, Business Development Manager at LGR Telecommunications notes that as the next big frontier for market growth, Africa is rich with potential. But African businesses have been slow to capitalise on this, and stand to lose out to foreign players. → Read more
Thu, November 13th, 13:00 · Paul Adepoju

MTN announces United Against Ebola initiative

Telecoms company MTN has announced it is launching United Against Ebola, a three-month long initiative that would involve the network's 219 million subscribers to raise funds for the fight against the Ebola virus disease. → Read more
Tue, November 11th, 12:00 · Paul Adepoju

80% of respondents in Nigeria, South Africa annoyed when receiving unsolicited messages – survey

A new Gemalto survey conducted in South Africa and Nigeria on consumers’ perceptions of mobile marketing has revealed although 80% of respondents feel annoyed when receiving unsolicited messages, the same proportion could be won back by operators and brands if they implemented best practices to improve customer engagement. → Read more
Tue, November 11th, 11:12 · Paul Adepoju

Security a top priority as Africa moves to LTE – Fortinet

Perry Hutton, regional director of Fortinet for Africa has stressed the need for telecos and carriers in Africa to take security seriously as LTE is becoming increasingly mainstream across the continent. → Read more
Fri, November 7th, 16:00 · Paul Adepoju

Mobile industry has transformed millions of lives across Africa – GSMA

Anne Bouverot, Director General of the GSMA has said the mobile industry has transformed the lives of millions of people across Sub-Saharan Africa. Bouverot said this while commenting on 'Mobile Economy 2014: Sub-Saharan Africa', the new GSMA report released at the Mobile 360-Africa event in Cape Town, South Africa. → Read more
Thu, November 6th, 12:00 · Paul Adepoju

Galaxy A5 and A3 optimised for social networking – Samsung

Samsung Electronics its latest devices, the Galaxy A5 and Galaxy A3 are optimised for social networking. It said the devices have a refined, trendy design and advanced functions to support social networking. → Read more
Wed, November 5th, 14:00 · Paul Adepoju

Metacom launches web-based management centre

Industrial and commercial communications operator Metacom today announced the launch of its Management Centre. The centre offers clients insight into network performance. → Read more
Wed, November 5th, 12:00 · Paul Adepoju

Mozilla announces Firefox OS expansion plans for Africa

Mozilla today announced plans to expand Firefox operating system to Africa. In a statement made available to HumanIPO, Mozilla said it is partnering with Airtel, MTN South Africa and Tigo to bring first Firefox OS smartphones to Africa. → Read more
Fri, October 31st, 10:00 · Paul Adepoju

South African brothers launch Ebola Care app

Two South African brothers have launched the Ebola Care app to aid the fight against Ebola. The app has already been deployed in Liberia by More Than Me, a not-for-profit organisation. → Read more
Thu, October 30th, 13:00 · Paul Adepoju

Africa offers enormous growth potential for e-retailers – DHL

Global logistics and transportation company DHL has revealed that Africa offers enormous growth potential for e-retailers given that online shopping is in its infancy in the region. → Read more