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Konza City: What next?
Even as construction work begins on Konza Techno City, a number of Kenyans and interested businesses are still in the dark on what to (more)
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Kenya risks missing global TV switchover deadline
Kenya’s Information and Communication Ministry permanent secretary Dr Bitange Ndemo has expressed fears that Kenya could miss the (more)
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PRIME students from abroad visit Cape Town tech scene
Fifteen students from Brown University in United States visited the 88mph accelerator offices in Cape Town, South Africa, on Friday, as (more)
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4 days agoQ&A: Europe is missing out on Africa, says AfricaHackTrip
A group of eight to 12 European software developers will tour Rwanda, Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania in the second half of 2013 on an (more)
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Dubai to host Broadband MEA and Cloud World Forum MENA 2013
Dubai is to host both the annual Broadband Middle East and Africa (MEA) and Cloud World Forum Middle East and Northern Africa (MENA) (more)
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AfricaHackTrip to visit four African countries
A group of tech-interested developers from abroad, AfricaHackTrip, have scheduled a trip to Rwanda, Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania for October (more)
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7 days agoSpacecom satellite to provide AFCON broadcast capacity
Satellite operator Spacecom will provide broadcast capacity for the coverage of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) via its AMOS-5 satellite (more)
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7 days agoMobile Money Expo coming to Lagos
The third Mobile Money Expo is scheduled for February 6 and 7 in Nigeria’s commercial capital Lagos, where mobile money operators are (more)
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8 days agoPython hacker envisions more inclusive hack community
Simon Cross, an experienced Python developer based in Cape Town, has his mind set on growing local Python hacking groups where everyone (more)
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9 days agoColumbia University opens research and training hub in Nairobi
Kenya has become the first African country to host the Columbia Global Centre, an initiative of the US-based Columbia University, which (more)
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9 days agoYouTube to broadcast AFCON opening ceremony
Google has announced that YouTube will broadcast the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) opening ceremony and highlights through a dedicated (more)
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9 days agoMail and Guardian SA hosts online game question session
Mail and Guardian journalist Faranaaz Parker will host an online game discussion session for South African gamers at 15:30 (SAST) today (more)
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9 days agoKenya’s Konza City requires $8bn for phase 1
Dr Reuben Mutiso, a director of the newly inaugurated Konza Technopolis Development Authority (KOTDA), today informed investors that (more)
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9 days agoGoogle Glasses hacking event announced
Google has finally released dates for its Google Glasses hacking events, but there is still no sign of when a commercial product will be (more)
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10 days agoEtisalat's Eazywallet leads way in Kalahari Mobile Money Award nominations
Etisalat Nigeria’s Eazywallet product has received the highest number of nominations for this year’s Kalahari Mobile Money Awards (more)
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11 days agoPule to appeal e.tv court ruling
The South African Department of Communications (DoC) is to lodge an appeal against a High Court ruling granting e.tv, SABC and free-to-air (more)
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11 days agoSmartphones and big screens mark CES 2013
The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) international conference in Las Vegas featured 20,000 innovative products, with smartphones and (more)
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11 days agoLagos set to host Africa’s first Social Media Week
For the first time since Social Media Week was launched, an African city will host the week-long event from February 18-22.
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14 days agoKenya’s Konza Tech City MDP2 deadline extended
The deadline for the Master Delivery Partner 2 (MDP2) of Konza City bids has been extended to January 25 by the Information and (more)
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15 days agoUS$20,000 up for grabs in online poverty fighting competition
ONE, a global advocacy organisation involved in fighting poverty and preventable diseases, has launched an online multimedia contest aimed (more)
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16 days agoCisco Expo 2013 South Africa partners confirmed
Leading information and communication technology (ICT) companies have been confirmed as sponsors of the Cisco Expo 2013 South Africa, to be (more)
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21 days agoSABC signs last-minute Afcon broadcasting deal
The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) has signed a R65 million (US$7.5 million) deal for the broadcasting rights of the (more)
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22 days agoUS Silicon Valley mentorship opens for African women
African females with a university degree and two years professional experience in the science, technology, engineering or maths (STEM) (more)
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23 days agoMajor African Startup Events to Watch for in 2013
Last year, HumanIPO set out to bring you a series of upcoming African startup events as they happened. To commit to the same spirit this (more)
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1 month ago2012 Kenyan Tech Scene review: Major Tech Events
2012 has seen Kenya buzz with activities in the technology scene, with some of the most important technology events held in the country.
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1 month agoNigerian appointed as IT Personality of the Year
Juliet Ehimuan Chiazor, Country Manager at Google Nigeria, won the 2012 Information Technology (IT) Personality of Year National (more)
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1 month agoCitroen launches Creative Connectivity Competition
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1 month agoKenya's Konza Tech City set for groundbreaking next month
President Kibaki is to preside over the groundbreaking ceremony of Konza Tech City next month, officially launching the US$10 billion (more)
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1 month agoKagame urges commitment to innovation
Rwandan President Paul Kagame used his remarks at the closing of the National YouthConnekt retreat to urge ICT leaders to avoid complacency (more)
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1 month agoKenyan consumer organisation tries to stop analogue TV switch-off
The Consumer Federation of Kenya (Cofek) has gone to court seeking to stop the Ministry of Information and Communications from switching (more)
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1 month agoBandwidth Barn to host Start-Up Chile event
South African start-up’s have the opportunity to bag US$40,000 from the Chilean Government and an information evening will be held in (more)
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1 month agoHuawei to offset bills for paediatric patients as Christmas gift
Global ICT solutions leader Huawei has said it will offset the bills of nine children at Kenya’s major referral hospital, the Kenyatta (more)
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1 month agoJohannesburg conference to tackle Africa’s readiness for digital migration
A conference aimed at “future proofing” the African digital migration will be held in Johannesburg in February.
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1 month agoSanitation Hackathon winners believe political will is main obstacle between technology and citizens
A diverse group of ten innovators are calling on the City of Cape Town to give their technology a chance to solve the region’s toilet (more)
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1 month agoBroken toilet reporting device wins Cape Town’s Sanitation Hackathon
Sanitation experts, software developers, journalists and students were among 60 people trying to tackle Cape Town’s toilet problems at (more)
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1 month agoLC2 Media granted broadcast rights for ORANGE AFCON 2013
The broadcasting rights of pan-African football tournament ORANGE AFCON South Africa 2013 have been granted to LC2 Media – AFNEX (African (more)
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1 month ago88mph and HumanIPO host third “Drink Tank”
Accelerator programme 88mph and HumanIPO hosted their Drink Tank in Cape Town on Friday, giving entrepreneurs, start-ups and anyone who (more)
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1 month agoAfrican Digital journalist projects get US$1M funding
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1 month agoGrowthAfrica, Village Capital launch accelerator pitch fest in Nairobi
GrowthAfrica, under its chief brands The GrowthHub and Village Capital, will today debut Pitch Fest Day in Kenya’s capital Nairobi, an (more)
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1 month agoKenya National ICT Master Plan launch postponed
The launch of Kenya’s National ICT Master Plan, detailing how Kenya intends to position itself as a leader in ICT investment and (more)
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2 month agoGoogle says governments should not dictate the Internet “behind closed doors”
Google has opposed a United Nations (UN) telecom motion to tighten Internet regulations by launching a campaign to keep restrictions on Web (more)
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2 month agoConference to discuss cyber security in East Africa set for December
A conference to discuss the new trends in cyber crime in East Africa has been scheduled for December 4 and 5, with various players from (more)
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2 month agoGoogle to launch Code-In Contest
Google’s Code-In Contest will start on Monday to motivate the development of open source among teenagers.
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2 month agoKenya to launch National ICT Master Plan
Kenya is set to launch its National ICT Master plan, detailing how Kenya can be positioned as a leader in ICT investment and innovation by (more)
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2 month agoSAP announces applications for its skills training and scholarships
One hundred graduates will benefit from SAP training from next year, according to an announcement by the market and technology leader in (more)
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2 month agoUpcoming African Startup Events, 20-30 November
Quoting American industrialist and the founder of the Ford Motor Company, Henry Ford, a business that makes nothing but money is a poor (more)
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2 month agoOrange Group, Prezence Digital and Helios Towers Africa among the big winners of AfricaCom 2012 awards
The AfricaCom Awards 2012 honoured companies and personalities for their “exciting and innovative work” in Africa during the past 12 (more)
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2 month agoAfricaCom 2012 conference starts this week in Cape Town
AfricaCom is this week hosting the “Reaching the Net Frontier for Growth” conference at the Cape Town International Convention Centre (more)
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2 month agoThird CIO 100 awards to honor East Africa’s ICT feat
Kenya's premier ICT magazine CIO East Africa will this year on November 28 to 30 hold the third CIO 100 Annual Awards Ceremony at Safari (more)
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