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Fri, September 5th, 09:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Vincent Lobry is the new Telkom Orange CEO
Vincent Lobry is the new Chief Executive Officer for Telkom orange effective September 4, 2014 as per the announcement made today by the company’s Board of Directors. → Read more
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Fri, September 5th, 09:00 · Paul Adepoju
Twitpic shutting down this month
Photo and video sharing platform Twitpic has announced it will be shutting down on September 25. → Read more
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Thu, September 4th, 17:00 · Susan Mwenesi
New Kenya Power website to alert clients on Blackouts
Kenyans can now to tell when their region is going to experience a blackout as Kenya Power, the company with the monopoly to provide electricity to the county has launched a website that will soley alert users of power outages. → Read more
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Thu, September 4th, 16:00 · Susan Mwenesi
M:lab to host first Africa YouTube & Internet Personalities forum
The first Africa YouTube & Internet Personalities forum/seminar will be held at the m:lab, Bishop Magua Centre, 3rd floor from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm on September 6th 2014 and will tackle issues such ashow to run successful internet personas on online media platforms such as YouTube → Read more
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Thu, September 4th, 15:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Q&A: Donald Hagbe , CEO, Wivela
It is an open secret that Africa is an emerging market and buoyed by a growing middle class there is more disposable income for both local and international goods. A situation not lost on Wivela , UK online platform that also wants a piece of the pie. HumanIPO caught up with Donald Hagbe the company’s CEO on their expected launch to Africa. → Read more
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Thu, September 4th, 14:00 · Susan Mwenesi
SEACOM deploys two PoPs in Uganda
Internet service provider SEACOM has deployed two Points of Presence in Uganda, a move targeted at strengthening its pan-African presence as well as enable onward access to other neighbouring countries such as Burundi, Rwanda and South Sudan. → Read more
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Thu, September 4th, 13:00 · Paul Adepoju
Diaspora funding supported with SimplePay, Consumer Bureau de Change partnership
Nigeria's web and mobile financial services startup SimplePay has announced a partnership with Consumer Bureau de Change to allow for incoming and outgoing remittances through the SimplePay platform. With this partnership, the company said Nigerians in the diaspora can fund the SimplePay accounts of their friends and families from anywhere in the world. → Read more
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Thu, September 4th, 12:00 · Paul Adepoju
IHS acquires MTN’s towers in Nigeria
IHS Holding Limited (IHS) has acquired 9,151 of MTN’s mobile network towers in Nigeria. MTN said the transaction will reduce its operating costs, drive network efficiencies and further expand its voice and data capacity. → Read more
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Thu, September 4th, 08:00 · Paul Adepoju
VC4Africa announces special package for investors attending DEMO Africa
Platform for startup funding VC4Africa has announced a special package for investors attending DEMO Africa. For US$650, investors would get VIP tickets to DEMO Africa and associated Investor Summit, and a 1 year Pro account subscription on VC4Africa. → Read more
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Wed, September 3rd, 17:00 · Susan Mwenesi
mWater and Water.org collaborate on free mobile survey platform
Non-profit tech startup mWater in collaboration with Water.org have designed a platform that will make mobile monitoring and evaluation of water available to anyone in the world at no cost. → Read more
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Wed, September 3rd, 16:00 · Paul Adepoju
She Leads Africa announces inaugural showcase for female entrepreneurs
She Leads Africa has announced it would be hosting its inaugural Entrepreneur Showcase later this month in Lagos. According to the social enterprise dedicated to fostering the spread of business growth and ideas in Africa, the showcase would provide female entrepreneurs the opportunity to pitch their business ventures to a panel of potential mentors and investors, and compete for cash and other prizes. → Read more
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Wed, September 3rd, 15:00 · Susan Mwenesi
New mobile app to revolutionise the face of recruitment in South Africa
Cape Town-based company Byte Orbit, has launched a mobile application that will have an employer know about their potential employee before they get their resume and thus evaluate if they are suitable for a position and if they can fit in with the company’s culture before setting up the interviews. → Read more
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Wed, September 3rd, 13:00 · Paul Adepoju
uAfrica announces top 30 websites in South Africa
Tech company providing cloud-based ecommerce services to SMEs across Africa uAfrica has announced the top 30 websites in South Africa in the 2014 South African eCommerce Awards. It said the awards received more than 116,000 eCommerce survey responses. → Read more
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Wed, September 3rd, 12:03 · Susan Mwenesi
StarTimes launches Direct to Home (DTH) satellite television service
Kenyans now have another choice as far as television broadcast is concerned as Star Times media has launched Direct to Home (DTH) digital television satellite service that offers over 98 premium local and international channels. → Read more
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Wed, September 3rd, 11:00 · Paul Adepoju
PricePadi.com allowing Nigerians to make informed purchasing choices – founder
Lagos-based consumer internet company Iconway has launched PricePadi.com, an online e-commerce platform that allows users to find products and compare prices from various sellers. → Read more
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Tue, September 2nd, 16:22 · Susan Mwenesi
Airtel to host East Africa Com Conference in Kenya
East Africa Com summit is finally here after and will take place from 9th September 2014 at the Safari Park Hotel, four months after the initial date, the postponing being due to security concerns brought about by Al-Shabaab attacks in the country. → Read more
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Tue, September 2nd, 15:00 · Susan Mwenesi
MTN to provide free internet Concours d’Elegance annual car showcase
MTN Business Kenya will this year partner the upcoming 44th Annual Concours d’Elegance car showcase by providing free high-speed internet access to the media center and to car enthusiasts during the event → Read more
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Tue, September 2nd, 14:00 · Paul Adepoju
iWayAfrica launches fibre connectivity service in Uganda
iWayAfrica has launched fibre connectivity service in Uganda aimed at meeting the increasing demands high capacity internet by enterprises in Kampala and Entebbe. → Read more
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Tue, September 2nd, 13:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Kenyan Government launches biometric registration to eliminate ghost workers
President Uhuru Kenyatta yesterday launched the biometric registration of civil servants, a move that is expected to improve efficiency and effectives in the public service not to mention eliminating of ghost workers who contribute to the heavy wage bill carried by the country → Read more
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Tue, September 2nd, 12:00 · Paul Adepoju
Microsoft sponsors DEMO Africa
Microsoft Corporation has announced it is a platinum sponsor of 2014 DEMO Africa that will be held later this month in Lagos, Nigeria. This is the third time the company would be participating in DEMO Africa through the Microsoft 4Afrika initiative. → Read more
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