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Tue, April 23rd, 14:30 · Brandon Gregory

Homebug, shining some light on energy conservation at home

A Cape Town startup is hoping to revolutionise the way homeowners monitor their electricity consumption by feeding them easy to understand information. → Read more
Tue, April 23rd, 14:13 · Nanine Steenkamp

Android to release notebook in May

Android is soon to be available on PCs as an alternative to Windows, following reports of collaborations with computer manufacturers. → Read more
Tue, April 23rd, 14:02 · Richard Cutcher

Network Radio to broadcast live from 88mph Demo Day

Fast growing internet station Network Radio will be broadcasting live from the 88mph Demo Day in Cape Town on Thursday, as it bids to become the ‘go-to’ network for shows on the startup and entrepreneur scene in South Africa. → Read more
Tue, April 23rd, 13:51 · Igor Hobotov

New credit card firm looking to dominate East African market

Credit card company afb, from Mauritius, has launched its operations in the East Africa region hoping to capture the market share of the robust financial market, with a new card. → Read more
Tue, April 23rd, 13:41 · Kamau Mbote

May’s Connected Kenya conference to explore ICT in devolved government

The fifth annual Connected Kenya conference, bringing together techies, policy makers and development partners, will concentrate on the use of ICT in devolved governments, beginning on May 27. → Read more
Tue, April 23rd, 13:26 · Nanine Steenkamp

Q&A: SA entrepreneur values product building above all

Paul Kim, co-founder at online education tool enterprise EDGE Campus, spoke to HumanIPO about clichés regarding social media, networking events and fund hunting. → Read more
Tue, April 23rd, 12:37 · Paul Adepoju

Liberia’s national oil company revamps website, uploads Liberian Basin map

The National Oil Company of Liberia (NOCAL) has revamped its website as it seeks to fulfill its commitment of ensuring transparency, inclusiveness and accountability in the West African country’s emerging oil and gas sector. → Read more
Tue, April 23rd, 12:34 · Igor Hobotov

Western Union partners with Kenyan bank for money transfer

Western Union and Kenya Commercial Bank (KCB) have teamed up to bring a service that will see customers get their money transfers straight into their bank accounts. → Read more
Tue, April 23rd, 12:33 · Richard Cutcher

Netflix posts strong first quarter results

Shares in online streaming service Netflix soared past US$200 each in after hours trading on Monday for the first time in almost three years after impressive first quarter results for 2013. → Read more
Tue, April 23rd, 12:16 · Brandon Gregory

Marian Shinn responds to Dina Pule’s press briefing on Sunday Times

Marian Shinn, shadow minister of communications for the Democratic Alliance, says Dina Pule, South Africa’s communications minister, must stop trying to set herself up as a victim of reports portraying her in a negative light. → Read more
Tue, April 23rd, 11:59 · Kamau Mbote

Safaricom pioneers in use of Durathon batteries by General Electric

Safaricom has become the first telecommunication company in the world to procure General Electric’s Durathon batteries to provide backup power to its transmission sites. → Read more
Tue, April 23rd, 11:16 · Igor Hobotov

UNDP, World Bank and OPEC to create Arab Development Portal

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the World Bank and the OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID) have signed an agreement to form the Arab Development Portal. → Read more
Tue, April 23rd, 11:01 · Paul Adepoju

MTN ‘ports’ rival Etisalat’s ambassador, slashes cost of BlackBerry subscription

Nigeria’s largest telecoms company MTN Nigeria unveiled a new television advert promoting mobile number portability (MNP), just hours after it was launched yesterday, in an early sign that competition will increase with MNP. → Read more
Tue, April 23rd, 10:45 · Brandon Gregory

DRYVER, working towards eliminating drinking and driving

A new social network has been launched by Tops at Spar in a bid to reduce instances of drinking and driving in South Africa. → Read more
Tue, April 23rd, 09:56 · Richard Cutcher

SEACOM completes repairs

SEACOM has completed repairs of its cables in the Mediterranean which were damaged last month, restoring full connection between Europe and Africa. → Read more
Tue, April 23rd, 09:46 · Nanine Steenkamp

Cape Town becoming an ihub, says investor

Investors have acknowledged the African continent’s growing global potential as six tech startups pitched at a Demo Day Test Drive hosted by startup accelerator 88mph in Cape Town, South Africa last night (Monday). → Read more
Tue, April 23rd, 09:11 · Richard Cutcher

Nokia gains court injunction against HTC

HTC has been dealt a blow by Nokia after a court in Netherlands granted an injunction banning it from using certain microphone parts in its HTC One device. → Read more
Tue, April 23rd, 08:45 · Igor Hobotov

Kenyan government has connected 2,000 secondary schools to ICT

The Kenyan government has said it has provided ICT equipment to 2,000 secondary schools in the country with it gradually moving to the digital learning era. → Read more
Tue, April 23rd, 08:31 · Paul Adepoju

Government cash boost for Nigerian tech entrepreneurs

Omobola Johnson, Nigeria’s communication technology minister, has launched the National ICT Incubation Programme in Lagos, which aims to create 25 successful tech businesses by 2015. → Read more
Tue, April 23rd, 08:24 · Brandon Gregory

Samwu: Don’t be fooled into buying e-tags

The South African Municipal Workers’ Union (Samwu) has told the public they must not be “fooled” into purchasing e-tags for e-tolling, while the union aims to make e-tolling “uncollectable”. → Read more