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Tue, May 28th, 14:34 · Susan Mwenesi

VC4Africa offers Africa’s entrepreneurs fundraising opportunity

Venture Capital for Africa has launched a fundraising opportunity for promising entrepreneurs to help them raise capital. → Read more
Tue, May 28th, 14:28 · Kamau Mbote

Licensing in Kenyan mining sector to be automated

The Kenyan government will streamline the way licenses for mining are issued to stop double issuance in various blocs, the Ministry of Mining has said. → Read more
Tue, May 28th, 14:24 · Nanine Steenkamp

Q&A: Teachers should learn tech from kids

Barbara Mallinson, social entrepreneur and founder of mobile education platform Obami, spoke to HumanIPO on the integration of education and technology in South Africa. → Read more
Tue, May 28th, 14:22 · Richard Cutcher

Campaigners launch online petition against Facebook

A campaign is piling pressure on Facebook to remove content that promotes sexual violence and degrades women, accumulating more than 220,000 online signatures. → Read more
Tue, May 28th, 14:10 · Brandon Gregory

Africa’s diverse languages a unique challenge for developers

Africa’s 2,000 languages make building and developing software on the continent a lot harder, with this an issue that needs to be tackled. → Read more
Tue, May 28th, 14:04 · Susan Mwenesi

Orange Kenya CEO commends COWU for choosing dialogue over strike

Orange Kenya’s chief executive officer (CEO) Mickael Ghossein has lauded the Communications Workers Union of Kenya (COWU) for choosing to dialogue instead of industrial action over various grievances. → Read more
Tue, May 28th, 13:53 · Martin Cheruiyot

Kenyan matatu driver installs Wi-Fi network

A matatu (minibus taxi) driver in Kenya has installed a Wi-Fi network to attract more commuters, providing free internet as well as sockets to charge devices. → Read more
Tue, May 28th, 13:45 · Martin Cheruiyot

Galaxy S4 launched in Nigeria

Samsung has launched its new Galaxy S4 smartphone in Nigeria, with 24 months accidental damage handling (ADH). → Read more
Tue, May 28th, 13:42 · Paul Adepoju

MedEnhanz gives doctors quicker access to drug information

An accessible web-based point of care drug reference platform has been launched to give physicians in Nigeria easier and faster access to drug information. → Read more
Tue, May 28th, 13:30 · Mercy Makumi

African Virtual University holds computer science education workshop

The African Virtual University (AVU) has held a computer science and teacher education curriculum workshop, reviewing continent-wide mathematics and science teacher education and developing a new applied science computer programme. → Read more
Tue, May 28th, 13:20 · Susan Mwenesi

One million cybersecurity experts needed for Nigerian online transactions

Nigeria needs around one million cyber security experts by 2015 to counter incidents of insecurity during online transactions, with the country becoming increasingly dependent on electronic payments. → Read more
Tue, May 28th, 13:19 · Brandon Gregory

Young Africa is creating a culture of innovation

Africa’s large, young population is creating a culture conducive for innovation, according to Andile Ngcaba, founder of Convergence Partners. → Read more
Tue, May 28th, 13:08 · Tom Jackson

WACS set for June downtime

The West African Cable System (WACS) has warned clients they could face disruption early next month as cable faults are repaired, with the downtime likely to force some to look for alternative sources of bandwidth. → Read more
Tue, May 28th, 13:03 · Nick Sato

Samsung set to launch new ATIV and Galaxy lines

Samsung has sent out invitations to a June 20 event in London where the company is expected to announce new additions to its ATIV and Galaxy lines. → Read more
Tue, May 28th, 12:50 · Paul Adepoju

HDS recognised for Nigerian ICT contribution

High Tech Data System (HDS) has been honoured with the ICT Implementation Company of the Year Award, which seeks to recognise businesses which have proved commitment to Nigerian ICT growth. → Read more
Tue, May 28th, 12:14 · Kamau Mbote

Kenyan ICT Master Plan to be reviewed in line with Jubilee promises

The Kenyan government is to review the National ICT Master Plan launched early this year to harmonise it with the promises contained in the Jubilee manifesto, the ICT ministry has said. → Read more
Tue, May 28th, 11:59 · Mercy Makumi

Huawei releases fifth Sustainability Report

Huawei has released its Sustainability Report for 2012, laying out its commitment to supporting stable and secure network operations in order to bridge the digital divide. → Read more
Tue, May 28th, 10:38 · Nick Sato

AccessKenya appoints advisors on Dimension Data bid

Data services provider AccessKenya has hired stockbroker Kestrel Capital to advise on a valuation of the company in the face of a buyout bid from Dimension Data. → Read more
Tue, May 28th, 10:32 · Richard Cutcher

SA’s indigenous knowledge going digital

A digital platform, described as the first of its kind internationally, is to be expanded to store South Africans’ indigenous knowledge (IK) on subjects such as arts, crafts and farming practices. → Read more
Tue, May 28th, 10:25 · Paul Adepoju

Three bidders approved for NITEL

The Bureau for Public Enterprises (BPE) has given the go ahead to three companies interested in bidding for the defunct Nigerian national telecoms company NITEL and its mobile arm MTEL, despite opposition from lawmakers. → Read more