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Guest post: ‘Your business should solve a problem’, by Jess Green
In an exclusive article for HumanIPO, Jess Green, founder of Perk.co.za and the driving force behind a bid to set up Start-Up South Africa, (more)
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2 days agoOPINION: Despite hailing Kenya as innovation hub, big players snub local payment solutions
Hailed for her innovative solutions by international tech players, Kenya has had the same players ignore her local payment solutions.
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4 days agoOPINION: The Nigerian Communications Commission is a history of failure
Created in 1992 by the then military government, the Nigerian Communications Commission became the watchdog of Africa’s largest (more)
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5 days agoQ&A: “We are still a major player in mobile,” says Tom Erskine, Nokia Head of Smart Devices for India, Middle East & Africa
Nokia have had well publicised financial woes since Stephen Elop took over as Chief Executive, including shutdowns in Finland and thousands (more)
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5 days agoOPINION: WEF report warns of “global risk of massive digital misinformation”, is Internet censorship the answer?
A new report by the World Economic Forum (WEF) sounds a warning about the "global risk of massive digital misinformation" which it says (more)
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6 days agoFEATURE: Offline transactions still favoured despite advanced online systems
The slow advancement of online payment in Africa, in spite of the high adoption of electronic payments via mobile money, is a setback to (more)
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8 days agoAre social networks causing people to lose their humanity?
If a person were to fall to his or her death off the face of a cliff, what should the general reaction of bystanders be? Should they tweet (more)
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12 days agoNew Year resolution to reality: An app fills the gap
As the festive cheer fades and reality has to be faced again, you have the opportunity to start a clean, new page. And there are handy apps (more)
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14 days agoAfrican Tech Review: Digital Migration progress is vital in 2013
For African politicians and officials involved in the increasingly protracted Digital Migration, 2012 has been a year they would rather (more)
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15 days agoThe Most Quirky Mobile Apps of 2012
2012 saw mobile developers outdo themselves, producing a range of innovative and quirky applications to assist mobile users in their (more)
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16 days agoFEATURE: Africa’s telecom growth projection vs the world
2013 looks set to be the year where Africa’s telecom industry becomes the latest hotbed of innovation and growth, with the rapidly (more)
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16 days agoAfrican Tech Personality of the Year
In an industry which often depends on the motivation and energy of decisions-makers, one person has the ability to make a significant (more)
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17 days agoAfrican Tech Company of the Year
Technology in Africa is constantly evolving and companies face unique challenges on the continent as they try to keep up with international (more)
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17 days ago2012 Kenyan Tech Scene review: Tech/Incubation hubs
This year has seen a number of ICT incubation hubs and international investors set up base in Kenya, with Nairobi in particular catching (more)
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18 days agoAfrican Startup of the Year
Africa has seen a surge in technology startups in the past year and HumanIPO has tried to bring news on as many as possible. From those in (more)
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18 days ago2012 Kenyan Tech Scene review: Social Media
Increased activity on social networking sites coupled with the dramatic rise in the number of blogs in 2012 made the year an interesting (more)
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19 days agoAfrican Tech Flop of the Year
In an ever growing and innovative industry such as technology, there is little room for errors, and the sector is unforgiving. The HumanIPO (more)
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19 days agoSA Politics: social media a key to success?
It has been an eventful year on the South African political ground. The tug of war between the African National Congress (ANC) and (more)
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20 days agoAfrican Tech Story of the Year
Technology is increasingly touching people’s lives and the workplace in different ways, meaning even the most subtle changes or (more)
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22 days agoAfrican Tech Deal of the Year
Technology business deals or partnerships give clues and insight into how a particular company or set of companies have been performing, (more)
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25 days agoGuest post: Five lessons in business from Muthuri Kinyamu
In an exclusive post for HumanIPO, Muthuri Kinyamu of social media agency Social Edge Africa shares five lessons he has learnt about (more)
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26 days agoWhich TV works best for you?
With newer TV models to be announced in January during the annual Consumer Electronics Show, should you wait a little longer to buy a new (more)
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26 days agoUnderstanding Kenya’s technology laws
With patent wars erupting between mobile companies across the world, the time has perhaps come for people to acquaint themselves with the (more)
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27 days agoQ&A: Teejana Beenessreesingh, founder of BeeJooS, fashion meets travel online
Offering customers the chance to buy clothing from local artisans online, BeeJooS serves as an online destination where “fashion meets (more)
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28 days agoKenyan judiciary slowly embracing technology
As it continues to deal with a backlog of cases blamed on the slow adoption of technology, the Kenyan Judicial System has been looking into (more)
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1 month agoThe HumanIPO Debate: Should South African e-tolling go ahead?
The South African National Roads Agency (SANRAL) may have just won the court case threatening to scupper the Government’s e-tolling (more)
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1 month agoTechnology v poachers in SA’s national parks
South African National Parks (SANParks) has launched aerial thermal imaging technologies in a bid to combat poaching in the Kruger National (more)
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1 month agoQ&A: Chike Maduegbuna talks about Afrinolly App
With Afrinolly App, millions of Nigerians now watch trailers of movies produced in the African movie markets, especially Nollywood. They (more)
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1 month agoGuest post: Africa, Entertainment & the Digital Revolution
In an exclusive article for HumanIPO, Jean-Michel Koenig, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) at global media and entertainment company (more)
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1 month agoQ&A: HealthQ Technologies co-founder Dr Riaan Conradie
Technology and health experts have been flocking to read all about the world’s first open-source metabolic chamber launched in (more)
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1 month agoIncrease user-time on your site through clickable videos
In blogging and online marketing, engagement is key, but with hundreds of websites for visitors to choose from, arduous work in achieving (more)
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1 month agoFEATURE: The tech trends of 2013 and beyond
Global market research leader ABI Research has released a list of what it thinks will be the next big trends in 2013 and beyond, with some (more)
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1 month agoTechnology sending back designers and architects to school
Structural and interior designing are among the oldest industries in existence that have withstood time to remain relevant to date. (more)
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1 month agoOPINION: Kenyans thrown to the sharks in digital switchover fiasco
Almost three weeks are left until the digital television switchover in Kenya with a general indication that people are not ready to switch (more)
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1 month agoThe SMS at 20: still going strong in Africa
In Africa’s fast-paced innovative world, few things have proved as defiant to change as the SMS text message, with the 20-year-old (more)
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1 month agoIs RB Jacobs, the FNB Guy, a ‘twitterbot’ or the real thing?
South Africa’s First National Bank (FNB) have been leading the way in using technology as part of their brand and customer service, with (more)
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1 month agoQ&A: Vodacom Executive Head of Mobile Products, Gabi Strijp
Having recently launched a Global Data Services Platform (GDSP) in South Africa, Vodacom’s Executive Head of Mobile Products Gabi Strijp (more)
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1 month agoInterview: Justin Stanford, founding partner, 4Di Capital
Justin Stanford’s 4Di Capital shows no sign of backing down in the quest to provide venture capital (VC) to the South African tech scene. (more)
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1 month agoInterview: Bolutife Ogunsola, Nigerian winner of Google Apps Developer Challenge 2012
Four students from the University of Lagos, Nigeria, have won US$20,000 and their department US$18,000 after winning November’s Google (more)
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1 month agoThe HumanIPO Debate: Should CCK continue implementing the reduced MTR rates?
The Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) has finally announced a cut in mobile termination rates (MTR), ending months of uncertainty (more)
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1 month agoIs the ATM’s death due to mobile money?
The African financial system has undergone a period of substantial change, the impact of which continues to transform the way financial (more)
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1 month agoOPINION: Transport problems call for telecommuting solutions in business
The public transport problems being experienced in Kenya are likely to cost the economy billions of shillings, as most employees remain at (more)
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1 month agoGamsole ready to take African gaming global
Nigerian gaming company Gamsole has become the newest entrant into an industry that is slowly taking shape, with companies such as Maliyo (more)
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1 month agoOPINION: Is Apple looking to cash in on SA textbook shortage?
In response to widely publicised textbook shortages across South Africa, the country has seen a surge in private organisations trying to (more)
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1 month agoHow to have your tweet regularly retweeted
For Twitter users, having a tweet retweeted several times seems a mark of accomplishment, like having your advice passed along by (more)
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1 month agoNowhere to hide for adult Kenyans as registration ministry automates
Kenya's Ministry of Immigration and Registrar of persons has completed the creation of an Integrated Population Registration System (IPRS) (more)
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1 month agoMobile technology fast-tracking Africa’s health landscape
Innovative approaches of doing businesses often prompted by ‘novel technologies’ have upended the roles of private and public sector in (more)
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1 month agoQ&A: Ngugi Gikonyo on contacts backup, a momentous trend on the mobile space
Kenya’s phone backup solutions developer Binary Science has been exploiting cloud computing by enabling individuals to save and manage (more)
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1 month agoThe HumanIPO Debate: Should the M23 Facebook group be closed down?
As the Facebook following of Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) rebel group M23 continues to grow, questions must be asked about the (more)
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