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Wed, April 3rd, 11:49 · Tom Jackson

3 Afrikaans newspapers to adopt paywalls

Three flagship Afrikaans language newspapers - Die Burger, Beeld and Volksblad - owned by South African media conglomerate Naspers are to adopt paywalls, making users pay for prioritised online content. → Read more
Wed, April 3rd, 09:17 · Nanine Steenkamp

Proposals for pre-construction phase of SKA telescope underway

A request for proposals (RfP) for the pre-construction phase of the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) telescope to be built in South Africa has been issued to attract international companies’ collaboration. → Read more
Tue, April 2nd, 16:40 · Nanine Steenkamp

Mxlish suggested as official SA language

South African news site News24 reported on Monday on the national government decision to establish Mxit language, a shortened social mobile style used in texting, as the twelfth official language, as an April fool’s joke. → Read more
Tue, April 2nd, 16:09 · Tefo Mohapi

Vodacom SA to provide unemployed youth with ICT skills

Vodacom South Africa has partnered with Cisco and MICT-Seta as it looks to alleviate skills development and job creation problems in South Africa within the information and communications technology (ICT) sector. → Read more
Tue, April 2nd, 16:02 · Tefo Mohapi

Desan Naidoo appointed by SAS as MD for Southern Africa

Desan Naidoo has been announced by SAS, the business analytics and software services provider, as being appointed as managing director (MD) for Southern Africa. → Read more
Tue, April 2nd, 14:21 · Brandon Gregory

#CARMemorial trending at number one on SA Twitter

A memorial for the 13 fallen South African soldiers sent to the Central African Republic (CAR) to fight the Seleka rebels took place today, causing many Tweets by both media companies and the public using #CARMemorial. → Read more
Tue, April 2nd, 13:35 · Brandon Gregory

RadioAstron agreement signed between Russia and South Africa

The South African National Space Agency (SANSA) has signed an agreement with the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) which will see the latter provide hardware for upgrading the antenna or tracking station for compatibility with the RadioAstron satellite, with SANSA) operating the tracking station while maintaining hardware. → Read more
Tue, April 2nd, 11:30 · Brandon Gregory

Possible new investment deal for Top TV

A new business deal may be in the pipeline for TopTV following an announcement by the broadcaster it has entered into talks with a potential equity investor. → Read more
Tue, April 2nd, 10:31 · Tefo Mohapi

DigiCore director Nhlanhla Gasa murdered

Police in Durban, South Africa, have confirmed Nhlanhla Gasa, DigiCore Holdings director, has been found dead in the Tugela River in Kwazulu-Natal, with the death being investigated as a case of murder. → Read more
Thu, March 28th, 15:47 · HumanIPO

Guest Post: Long John Bitcoin – Pirates must go high tech

Duncan Arthur is an independent payments, mobile and African banking professional who has worked at Absa, Standard Bank Africa and Vodacom South Africa. In an exclusive article for HumanIPO, Arthur discusses the emergence of Bitcoin and what it could mean for Africa. → Read more
Thu, March 28th, 15:30 · Nanine Steenkamp

Female students tech inspired by GGDCPT, twitter report released

The March event of Girl Geek Dinners in Cape Town (GGDCPT) this week was attended by a number of school and university students for the first time, inspiring them to pursue a career in the tech industry. → Read more
Thu, March 28th, 15:21 · Brandon Gregory

The challenges of implementing LTE in Africa

Adewale Olorundare, head of the solutions sales team for Starcomms in Nigeria, is set to speak at the LTE Africa conference in Cape Town, South Africa in July, and says the technology on the continent is hotting up. → Read more
Thu, March 28th, 14:50 · Gabriella Mulligan

#oscarpistorius takes over Twitter again

#oscarpistorius is trending on South African Twitter after a court eased his bail conditions, prompting outrage on the microblogging site. → Read more
Thu, March 28th, 14:11 · Gabriella Mulligan

Presidency.gov.za confirms Mandela hospitalised, Twitter reacts

The South African presidency has confirmed via its official website that Nelson Mandela has been readmitted to hospital, prompting an outpouring of concern on Twitter. → Read more
Thu, March 28th, 13:25 · Brandon Gregory

BlackBerry thwarts Liqui-Fruit advertising campaign

Liqui-Fruit, the fruit juice company, has been ordered by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) to withdraw their blackberry fruit juice advertising campaign following complaints from mobile giant BlackBerry. → Read more
Thu, March 28th, 13:16 · Nanine Steenkamp

guru-g open to SA investment

Indian educational startup guru-g believes their product will work well in South Africa, Amruth B R, chief product architect, told HumanIPO at the Unreasonable at Sea Pitching session in Waterfront, Cape Town on Tuesday, March 26. → Read more
Thu, March 28th, 12:38 · Brandon Gregory

Five DA mayors oppose tolls in Western Cape

The Democratic Alliance (DA) said today through Facebook and Twitter five mayors unconditionally oppose the proposed N1 and N2 Winelands toll project. → Read more
Thu, March 28th, 12:11 · Richard Cutcher

Telkom makes CEO appointment

Former Vodacom managing director Sipho Maseko has been appointed Telkom Group’s long-awaited new chief executive and will take charge from Monday. → Read more
Thu, March 28th, 10:05 · Nanine Steenkamp

Africa is the future, says global entrepreneur

American entrepreneur Daniel Epstein, founder of the Unreasonable Institute, told HumanIPO he believes Africa has great opportunities. → Read more
Thu, March 28th, 09:26 · Brandon Gregory

Pule: Mngqibisa is not my boyfriend

Dina Pule, South Africa’s communications minister, has denied Phosane Mngqibisa is her romantic partner, as was alleged by the Sunday Times, while she faces a probe by a parliamentary panel. → Read more