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Wed, June 26th 2013, 10:12 · Tom Jackson

BlackBerry Jam sessions hitting SA in July

The BlackBerry Jam Africa and Middle East Tour is coming to South Africa in July, offering developers in the country a chance to experiment with the range of development tools on the BlackBerry platform. → Read more
Fri, June 21st 2013, 09:15 · Nick Sato

Kenya hosts first Intel developer initiative in Africa

Intel has launched a new initiative in Kenya aiming to help software and programme developers in East Africa benefit directly from Intel Software and Services Group (SSG), a global division of the company. → Read more
Thu, June 20th 2013, 09:52 · Nick Sato

East Africa’s premier startups competition and conference to kick off

PIVOT East Africa, the mobile startups competition and conference, will begin next week, hosted in Kampala for the first time → Read more
Wed, June 12th 2013, 10:52 · Nick Sato

Modem specifically designed for Africa launched

A rugged design modem with a range of connectivity options designed specifically for Africa has been launched. → Read more
Wed, June 5th 2013, 15:57 · Nanine Steenkamp

BlackBerry launches third app lab in SA

A third BlackBerry app lab launched in Johannesburg today to accelerate mobile application development in South Africa. → Read more
Mon, June 3rd 2013, 08:47 · Kamau Mbote

Microsoft Global president expected in Kenya

Microsoft Global president Jean Philippe Courtois was expected to land in Kenya at the weekend with a hefty programme ahead of him. → Read more
Tue, May 28th 2013, 15:41 · Tom Jackson

OPINION: Cybercafe surveillance will do little or nothing to tackle hate speech

HumanIPO reported yesterday stakeholders in Kenya had met for a forum on national cyber security, partly geared towards tackling the increasing incidences of hate speech on social media. → Read more
Thu, May 16th 2013, 10:06 · Kamau Mbote

GSMA opens Africa office

The association says the decision to open a point of presence in the African continent was informed by the fact the region is now more vibrant than other regions and a critical market for the mobile industry. According to the director general Anne Bouverot the sector also holds huge potential in tackling unemployment in the […] → Read more
Mon, May 13th 2013, 09:28 · Nanine Steenkamp

Google I/O hangout sessions to be streamed in Africa

Fifteen African countries will be able to view Google’s I/O conference as part of the worldwide hangouts from Wednesday, May 15. → Read more
Tue, May 7th 2013, 13:47 · Kamau Mbote

Report projects bright future for innovation hubs in Africa

The future of African innovation hubs remains bright, according to the iHub 'Comparative Study On Innovation Hubs Across Africa', pointing to rapid progress in a short time span. → Read more
Mon, April 22nd 2013, 06:59 · Kamau Mbote

‘The Rovers’ wins NASA Space Apps Challenge

‘The Rovers’ has emerged as the top app in the NASA Space Apps Challenge held in 76 cities around the world including Nairobi, where a hackathon style event was held in both the iHub and m:lab incubation centres. → Read more
Mon, April 15th 2013, 12:08 · Kamau Mbote

Kenya: report shows hate speech on social media doubled in March

Kenya witnessed an increase in hate speech days before and after last month’s general election, according to the Umati project, which began monitoring sentiments in September 2012. → Read more
Fri, April 5th 2013, 07:49 · Nanine Steenkamp

African success stories pave way for mobile innovation

Integrated mobile solutions company ComzAfrica (comza) believes Africa can play a leading role in mobile innovation despite the progress the continent still has to make in the field. → Read more
Mon, March 11th 2013, 10:13 · Kamau Mbote

CCK to prosecute hate speech propagators even after elections

The Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) has said it will carry out an audit of those who spread hate speech through mobile phones and social media during the election period and prosecute them. → Read more
Wed, March 6th 2013, 09:51 · Vincent Matinde

OPINION: ICT failure in the elections a big indictment for the Kenyan industry

Issack Hassan, chairman of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission, has admitted the delays in relaying of results on the Kenyan general election is due to failure of transmission. → Read more
Fri, February 22nd 2013, 13:21 · Elly Okutoyi

Safaricom is not the problem, app developers are

Kenyan developers have been told to stop complaining that Safaricom, the leading telecommunications services provider, is killing the local tech scene by overlooking locally produced digital content. → Read more
Fri, February 22nd 2013, 09:06 · Tefo Mohapi

Johannesburg gets first dedicated tech hub

JoziHub, Johannesburg’s first technology incubator, was launched last night with founders promising it will be “dedicated to fostering entrepreneurship and innovation”. → Read more
Mon, February 11th 2013, 08:17 · Vincent Matinde

Blue Cloud Ghana to provide nationwide Wi-Fi in Ghana

Telecom company Blue Cloud Ghana is set to launch a Wi-Fi network throughout Ghana. → Read more
Fri, February 1st 2013, 07:04 · HumanIPO

Guest post: Power to the People – Tech, Transparency and Transformation

In an exclusive guest post for HumanIPO Loren Treisman, the Executive of grant-making foundation Indigo Trust, writes about the power of technology to transform lives in Africa. Indigo Trust supports technology-driven projects in Africa, with Treisman having expertise in how new technologies can drive social change on the continent. → Read more
Wed, January 30th 2013, 12:39 · Kamau Mbote

Mashada.com shut in hate speech clampdown

Kenya’s top Web-based forum Mashada has become the first victim in the push by the government to crackdown on bloggers, social media and websites spreading ethnical acrimony ahead of the March 4 general election in the country, with reports indicating a number of bloggers could soon be prosecuted. → Read more