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Thu, July 11th, 08:58 · Brandon Gregory
eThekwini Municipality and partners host Innovation Summit
The eThekwini Municipality and its partners Nedbank and the Technology Innovative Agency (TIA) are hosting the Innovation Summit today in Durban, described as the first of its kind. → Read more
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Thu, July 11th, 08:49 · Martin Cheruiyot
Airtel Kenya partners with KSSSA for the upcoming games
Airtel Kenya Limited has partnered with Kenya Secondary Schools Sports Association (KSSSA) for the upcoming Term Two B Games starting August 5 at Kangaru Boys High School, Embu County, Kenya. → Read more
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Thu, July 11th, 08:34 · Paul Adepoju
Nigerian app trying to spread organised traffic information
The founder of Traffix.com.ng has told HumanIPO the web app was created to solve the challenge of disorganisation associated with popular Nigerian traffic-dedicated Twitter handles. → Read more
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Thu, July 11th, 08:25 · Nick Sato
Slow ATM upgrade by Equity Bank causes uproar on social media
Kenya’s Equity Bank has apologised to its over 8.4 million customers after the bank’s ATMs malfunctioned, meaning thousands of Kenyans were unable to access their money. → Read more
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Thu, July 11th, 08:24 · Kamau Mbote
Internet pioneer to discuss internet growth in Africa
“Father of the internet in Africa” Nii Quaynor is expected to attend the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) public meeting in Durban, South Africa on Monday. → Read more
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Thu, July 11th, 08:06 · Martin Cheruiyot
Kenya’s Safaricom presents mWomen services
GSMA mWomen together with Safaricom and other mobile service operators has held a conference to present an approach to designing and deploying mobile services that meet women’s needs. → Read more
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Thu, July 11th, 07:38 · Brandon Gregory
TV is Mufasa and mobile is Simba
Simbarashe Mabasha, director of the Afrikan Dust Media Group, has said mobile video has the potential, through content, to accelerate the uptake of smartphones and faster networks in Africa. → Read more
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Thu, July 11th, 07:22 · Richard Cutcher
Squeeze on PC shipments longest in history
Worldwide shipments of PCs dropped 10.9 per cent in the second quarter of 2013 compared to the same period last year, continuing the downward trend. → Read more
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Wed, July 10th, 17:19 · Brandon Gregory
Africa needs to catch up on spectrum – Ndukwe
Ernest Ndukwe, chairperson of Openmedia Group and former CEO of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), believes Africa needs to catch up in terms of spectrum and fixed broadband. → Read more
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Wed, July 10th, 15:28 · Richard Cutcher
WAPA propositioning SA operators to connect the dots
Wireless internet service providers (WISPs) are a ready-made solution to connect the whole of the country up to high-speed web access, if they gain the cooperation of mobile operators, according to a non-profit support network. → Read more
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Wed, July 10th, 15:20 · Tom Jackson
Absa launches mobile app for BlackBerry
Absa has made its mobile application available on BlackBerry devices, offering BlackBerry users the same benefits to those carrying Apple and Android phones. → Read more
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Wed, July 10th, 15:07 · Richard Cutcher
Safaricom in no rush to activate LTE network
Kenya’s leading mobile operator Safaricom is still pumping the majority of its data investment into 3G services, although there are signs an LTE move is in the pipeline. → Read more
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Wed, July 10th, 15:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Apple guilty of e-book price fixing
Apple has been found guilty of price fixing of e-books by a United States (US) court, and will be required to pay damages to the US government and certain states. → Read more
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Wed, July 10th, 14:49 · Tom Jackson
DA, OUTA urge new transport minister to scrap e-tolls
The Democratic Alliance (DA) and the Opposition to Urban Tolling Alliance (OUTA) have urged new South African transport minister Dipuo Peters to scrap the controversial plans for e-tolling on highways. → Read more
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Wed, July 10th, 14:30 · Kamau Mbote
High Court orders restoration of Kenya’s 999 hotline
The Kenyan High Court has ordered the Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK), the police and mobile phone service operators to restore the emergency response number 999 by the end of the month. → Read more
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Wed, July 10th, 14:16 · Richard Cutcher
Somalia to get LTE, but targeted at military bases
Somalia is seemingly next on the African LTE watchlist, after it was revealed to HumanIPO a new entrant into the market has been granted a licence to roll out the super fast service. → Read more
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Wed, July 10th, 14:13 · Tom Jackson
Pule investigations must continue – Shinn
The investigations into the conduct of former South African communications minister Dina Pule must continue regardless of her sacking, Democratic Alliance (DA) shadow communications minister Marian Shinn has said. → Read more
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Wed, July 10th, 14:13 · Nick Sato
Travelport focuses on technology in East Africa investment
Travelport, a leading distribution services and e-commerce provider for the global travel industry, has unveiled its investment plans for East Africa. → Read more
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Wed, July 10th, 14:07 · Susan Mwenesi
New Airtel Uganda board chairman appointed
Christopher Kassami is the new Airtel Uganda board chairman, adding another feather to the cap of a man who has worked as an economist and permanent secretary in various ministries. → Read more
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Wed, July 10th, 14:06 · Mercy Makumi
Kinetic partners with ICT board for Kenya IT Week
International business-to-business conferencing firm Kinetic has partnered with the Kenya ICT Board and Kenya Information Technology and Outsourcing Services (KITOS) to organised the Kenya IT week to be held from 2nd -5th of september. → Read more
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