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Wed, May 29th, 18:31 · Nanine Steenkamp

WordPress needs to cater for broader market

More collaboration is needed to raise awareness of WordPress for a broader market, says Ashley Shaw, BuddyPress social engineer and founder of WordCamp in South Africa. → Read more
Wed, May 29th, 18:10 · Brandon Gregory

SMS still the best channel for business messaging

SMS as a communication medium is still very much alive for business messaging, according to Pieter Streicher, managing director of BulkSMS. → Read more
Wed, May 29th, 14:33 · Richard Cutcher

Easttel ICASA court case postponed

The court hearing due to take place today as a result of the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa’s (ICASA) raid on Amatole Telecommunications Services (Easttel) earlier this month has been postponed until August 20. → Read more
Wed, May 29th, 14:30 · Tom Jackson

MTN announces new SA CEO, thanks Ramaphosa

MTN Group has appointed its former chief financial officer Zunaid Bulbulia as chief executive officer (CEO) for operations in South Africa, replacing Karel Pienaar. → Read more
Wed, May 29th, 14:18 · Nanine Steenkamp

GoMetro launches in Eastern Cape

The mobile version of the South African GoMetro platform has launched in order to provide digital services to its 40,000 commuters, Metrorail Eastern Cape announced today. → Read more
Wed, May 29th, 13:59 · Richard Cutcher

Positive results for Neotel, commercial LTE imminent

South African internet service provider (ISP) Neotel has recorded its first operating profit, with its earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) increasing 530 per cent in 2013. → Read more
Wed, May 29th, 13:19 · Mercy Makumi

Ericsson calls for clearer regulations at Mobile Money Africa

Rajiv Bhatia, head of EMEA sales for Ericsson’s m-commerce division, Ericsson has called for closer collaboration and clearer regulations of the industry to give mobile commerce a boost on the continent. → Read more
Wed, May 29th, 13:15 · Brandon Gregory

Eneza’s “ask a teacher” feature to go live in fortnight

Toni Maraviglia, co-founder of Kenyan feature phone education app Eneza, says its latest feature should go live in two weeks, while an Android version is currently under construction for smartphones. → Read more
Wed, May 29th, 12:07 · Brandon Gregory

Q&A: Bluegrass Digital’s Nick Durrant

Nick Durrant, managing director of South Africa’s Bluegrass Digital, spoke to HumanIPO about the digital agency, smartphone penetration in the country and establishing an agency in two countries. → Read more
Wed, May 29th, 10:40 · Nanine Steenkamp

Anti-e-toll song hits YouTube

South African musician Greg Georgiades has composed an e-toll-protest song, following the ongoing debate over e-toll implementation on South African roads. → Read more
Wed, May 29th, 09:39 · Richard Cutcher

Press Council turns wrath on Pule’s spin doctor

The Press Council of South Africa (PCSA) has accused communication minister Dina Pule’s spin doctor of reaching “illogical conclusions” and of not using the complaints system in the proper manner. → Read more
Tue, May 28th, 15:10 · Richard Cutcher

Dabengwa focuses on Nigerian growth in MTN Group AGM

MTN Group shareholders have been delivered a glowing report from the company’s chief executive officer (CEO) Sifiso Dabengwa at its annual general meeting (AGM) today, with a commitment to sign up its 200 millionth active subscriber within two months. → Read more
Tue, May 28th, 14:34 · Susan Mwenesi

VC4Africa offers Africa’s entrepreneurs fundraising opportunity

Venture Capital for Africa has launched a fundraising opportunity for promising entrepreneurs to help them raise capital. → Read more
Tue, May 28th, 14:24 · Nanine Steenkamp

Q&A: Teachers should learn tech from kids

Barbara Mallinson, social entrepreneur and founder of mobile education platform Obami, spoke to HumanIPO on the integration of education and technology in South Africa. → Read more
Tue, May 28th, 14:10 · Brandon Gregory

Africa’s diverse languages a unique challenge for developers

Africa’s 2,000 languages make building and developing software on the continent a lot harder, with this an issue that needs to be tackled. → Read more
Tue, May 28th, 13:19 · Brandon Gregory

Young Africa is creating a culture of innovation

Africa’s large, young population is creating a culture conducive for innovation, according to Andile Ngcaba, founder of Convergence Partners. → Read more
Tue, May 28th, 13:08 · Tom Jackson

WACS set for June downtime

The West African Cable System (WACS) has warned clients they could face disruption early next month as cable faults are repaired, with the downtime likely to force some to look for alternative sources of bandwidth. → Read more
Tue, May 28th, 10:32 · Richard Cutcher

SA’s indigenous knowledge going digital

A digital platform, described as the first of its kind internationally, is to be expanded to store South Africans’ indigenous knowledge (IK) on subjects such as arts, crafts and farming practices. → Read more
Tue, May 28th, 09:59 · Nanine Steenkamp

SA Facebookers robbed through page clones

More than 400 South African Facebook users were recent victims of online fraud as the result of profile clones. → Read more
Tue, May 28th, 09:33 · Brandon Gregory

Fifth Global Forum on Innovation and Tech Entrepreneurship under way

The Fifth Global Forum on Innovation and Technology Entrepreneurship by infoDev has begun in East London, South Africa, with a focus on developing innovative approaches to business, exchange expertise and establishing partnerships. → Read more