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Fri, October 18th, 10:40 · Paul Adepoju
Microsoft partners Lagos state government on e-governance
Microsoft and Lagos state government have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for an e-governance initiative to allow the state government to administer services to its citizens via smartphones and mobile devices. → Read more
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Fri, October 18th, 10:20 · Brandon Gregory
FF Plus raises concerns over the e-toll Act
South Africans can now justifiably worry about the South African National Roads Agency Limited (SANRAL) and the African National Congress (ANC) government’s e-tolling plans, said the Freedom Front Plus (FF Plus) after two important sections of the act were postponed indefinitely. → Read more
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Fri, October 18th, 10:00 · Susan Mwenesi
eKitabu releases digital competition results
Kenyan startup eKitabu has announced the winners of Kenya’s first ever digital essay competition, which saw students submit essays online as part of a wider move to advance the use of digital content in transforming education. → Read more
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Fri, October 18th, 09:30 · Nanine Steenkamp
Q&A: African Innovation Foundation
Pauline Mujawamariya, programme director at the Innovation Prize for Africa, spoke to HumanIPO about the foundation’s work on the continent. → Read more
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Fri, October 18th, 09:00 · Winfred Kuria
LG Display posts highest profit this year
LG Display has posted its highest profit of 2013 for the third quarter, following a rise in sales of its device displays, such as that used on Apple’s iPhone. → Read more
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Fri, October 18th, 08:30 · Nanine Steenkamp
ISPA raises funds for IT training
South Africa’s Internet Service Providers’ Association (ISPA) has raised ZAR150,000 (US$15,209) for IT training, planning on equipping an additional 50 educators. → Read more
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Fri, October 18th, 08:00 · Winfred Kuria
Globacom scoops ‘Most Society Friendly Network’ award
Globacom has won the ‘Most Society Friendly Network’ award for having impacted lives of many ordinary Nigerians at an event organised by Logica Communications. → Read more
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Fri, October 18th, 07:00 · Kamau Mbote
Huawei among participants at Innovate Africa 2013
Huawei has announced its participation at Innovation Africa 2013, to be held in Gaborone, Botswana, where it will give insights on national broadband, data centres and e-learning. → Read more
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Fri, October 18th, 06:00 · Nanine Steenkamp
Swedish interested in SA partners
Swedish stakeholders are hoping to gain South African trading partners in ICT as an outcome of the Nordic Southern African Business Forum, which takes place in November. → Read more
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Fri, October 18th, 05:00 · Brandon Gregory
Software defined everything raises clarity concerns
Software defined storage, networking and security are raising clarity concerns among businesses, said Grant Vine, technical director at Cybervine IT Solutions. → Read more
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Thu, October 17th, 20:00 · Kamau Mbote
NIC rolls out mobile banking platform
Kenya’s NIC Bank has introduced a mobile banking platform, NIC NOW, a convergence of solutions offering banking services and lifestyle information via mobile. → Read more
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Thu, October 17th, 19:30 · Brandon Gregory
Lerumo IT Solutions seeks to increase presence in SA
Lerumo IT Solutions, the Johannesburg-based MultiChoice-partnered television solutions company, is looking to expand its operations to other cities in South Africa after forming partnerships with three companies. → Read more
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Thu, October 17th, 19:00 · Nanine Steenkamp
Twitter hires Google executive
Twitter has appointed a former Google advertising executive to lead its retail department in preparation for issuing its initial public offering (IPO). → Read more
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Thu, October 17th, 18:30 · Kamau Mbote
Windows 8.1 now available
Microsoft has announced the global availability of the upgrade to Windows 8 in more than 230 markets. → Read more
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Thu, October 17th, 18:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
Kohler Barnard cleared of breaching confidentiality during Pule case
South African shadow minister of police Dianne Kohler Barnard has been cleared by parliament’s ethics committee of breaking confidentiality requirements during ex-communications minister Dina Pule’s hearing by posting secret information on Facebook. → Read more
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Thu, October 17th, 17:30 · Selipha Kihagi
Oracle Partner Hub introduced in Kenya
Oracle through Interdist Alliances, a platinum level member of the Oracle Partner Network (OPN) and value added distributor, has unveiled an Oracle Partner Hub in Kenya today (Thursday). → Read more
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Thu, October 17th, 17:00 · Tom Jackson
Mxit can send billions of messages per day – Jordaan
South African chat app Mxit can increase the number of messages it sends a say from the current 400 million to billions, according to new chairman Michael Jordaan. → Read more
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Thu, October 17th, 16:30 · Nanine Steenkamp
Africans should develop their own solutions – AIF
Africans should focus on developing rather than importing solutions for local challenges, according to the African Innovation Foundation (AIF). → Read more
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Thu, October 17th, 16:00 · Nick Sato
Safaricom’s M-Pesa platform may be opened up to other mobile firms
Kenya’s leading service provider Safaricom may open up its mobile money platform M-Pesa to rival network operators in the country. → Read more
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Thu, October 17th, 15:40 · Selipha Kihagi
LinkedIn launches apps for employers and recruiters
LinkedIn has unveiled two new mobile apps, Recruiter Mobile and Mobile Work With Us, in an effort to accommodate the 33 per cent of users that visit the site using mobile phones. → Read more
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