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Sun, June 15th 2014, 08:00 · Chris Udemans

FEATURE: The week in startups 15/06/2014

From funding to low cost taxi launches, South Africa has seen an abundance of action in the tech startup space this week. → Read more
Mon, June 9th 2014, 12:00 · Chris Udemans

FEATURE: The week in startups 01/06/14 – 08/06/14

The rise of the smartphone has led to an app race around the world, with the past week in startups testament to this as a range of apps were launched focusing on everything from education to social taxi hailing. → Read more
Tue, June 3rd 2014, 15:00 · Tom Jackson

Kenya’s Maramoja broadens taxi app concept through social connections

Kenyan relationship-based transport app Maramoja Transport is seeking to connect customers with safe, reliable transport services through mobile, broadening the Uber-style model to other forms of transport. → Read more
Sun, May 25th 2014, 08:00 · Chris Udemans

FEATURE: The week in startups 25/05/2014

This week, numerous startups from around the continent were awarded for their innovative offerings at events from Madagascar to Zimbabwe to South Africa, and new startups entered the market hoping to make life easier for Africans. → Read more
Wed, May 21st 2014, 07:00 · Susan Mwenesi

Microsoft-backed startup ZiDi to tackle maternal, child healthcare

Kenyan mobile health management system startup ZiDi is seeking to tackle the issue of maternal and child healthcare by facilitating the diagnosis and treatment of common diseases. → Read more
Tue, May 20th 2014, 17:30 · Tom Jackson

Zapacab set to close

South African taxi hailing service Zapacab is set to close if no buyer can be found for the startup. → Read more
Sun, May 11th 2014, 08:00 · Chris Udemans

FEATURE: The week in startups 11/05/2014

Kenya dominated the startup headlines this week, with 37 of 50 PIVOT East semi-finalists coming from the East African country and another reporting a major round of funding. → Read more
Tue, April 29th 2014, 12:00 · Chris Udemans

Dimension Data plans to boost data centre business to $4bn

South African information technology firm Dimension Data has announced plans to quadruple the size of its data centre business to US$4 billion in the next five years. → Read more
Mon, April 28th 2014, 11:00 · Paul Adepoju

Okolloh named in TIME 100 2014

Kenyan Ory Okolloh, who co-founded Ushahidi and now leads Omidyar Network's investments and transparency programmes in Africa, has been named on the 2014 TIME 100, the annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world. → Read more
Mon, April 14th 2014, 13:00 · Abdirizaq Hussein

Chap Chap enters Kenyan taxi app space

Taxi app Chap Chap has launched in Kenya with the aim of creating a niche in the market by providing local solutions and a product suited to Kenya. → Read more
Thu, March 6th 2014, 15:00 · Chris Udemans

Pocketplan events app launches in Cape Town

Events mobile application Pocketplan has launched in Cape Town, South Africa, providing a platform for browsing a handpicked list of events and purchase tickets, streamlining the navigation of the city’s social scene. → Read more
Thu, February 27th 2014, 07:00 · Abdirizaq Hussein

Africa’s first Blogger Awards ready for entrants

Africa’s first awards programme that measures social and online influencers’ reach and influence through data analysis are open to bloggers and users of social media across the continent. → Read more
Mon, January 13th 2014, 13:00 · Gabriella Mulligan

Pata Cab launches in Nairobi

Kenyan online taxi hailing service Pata Cab has launched in Nairobi, with the aim of easing transport around the city for locals and visitors alike. → Read more
Tue, December 31st 2013, 12:00 · HumanIPO

HumanIPO: South African Startup Central 2013

No news organisation in the world covers African tech startups in as much detail, every day, as HumanIPO. Using their contacts across the continent, HumanIPO reporters work hard to ensure even the smallest African business has the opportunity to be profiled on the site and catch the attention of our continental and international investor readership. → Read more
Thu, December 19th 2013, 13:20 · Nick Sato

Kenyan SMS scheduler app wins Appstar Challenge

Kenyan app Automs.gs has won this year’s Vodafone Appstar Challenge, for its app which allows the automatic sending of personalised text message on pre-scheduled dates. → Read more
Tue, December 3rd 2013, 08:30 · Richard Cutcher

Silicon Valley hails SnappCab after innovation prize

South African taxi app SnappCab has won the Innovation Hub’s Maxum Business Incubator, beating off the challenge of 20 entrepreneurs to secure a ZAR50,000 (US$4,900) trip to Silicon Valley, New York and Miami. → Read more
Tue, November 26th 2013, 15:00 · Selipha Kihagi

Liberians to pay cab fares using mobile money

Liberian network operator Lonestar Cell MTN has partnered with 10 taxi drivers in the country to begin piloting paying fares with mobile money. → Read more
Sat, November 23rd 2013, 12:00 · Tom Jackson

Elon Musk Fortune’s businessperson of the year

South African Elon Musk, chief executive officer (CEO) of SpaceX and Tesla has been named Fortune Magazine’s businessperson of the year, beating a host of other tech figures to the top spot. → Read more
Fri, November 1st 2013, 07:00 · Nanine Steenkamp

Bookmarks to host digital workshops

South African digital publication awards Bookmarks will be hosting a series of digital workshops, building up to its grand award ceremony in mid-November. → Read more
Sun, October 13th 2013, 13:00 · Richard Cutcher

FEATURE: The week in startups 13/10/2013

Every week HumanIPO touches base with Africa’s tech hubs - from Cape Town to Cairo, Nairobi to Lagos. This week’s whistle-stop roundup features startup and incubator news from, among other places, Tanzania, Cameroon and Rwanda. → Read more