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Mon, April 1st, 14:24 · Gabriella Mulligan

Robo-ant colony developed by scientists

Scientists have created a colony of robots which behave like ants, able to intercommunicate and work together. → Read more
Mon, April 1st, 14:06 · Paul Adepoju

MTN staff abducted in Lagos, kidnappers demand NGN70 million ransom

Nigeria’s largest telecommunications company, MTN Nigeria, has disclosed a member of its staff has been kidnapped in Lagos, with the kidnappers having already demanded a ransom of NGN70 million (US$441,000). → Read more
Sun, March 31st, 23:29 · HumanIPO

Africa completes digital migration

Africa has fulfilled its part of the bargain by completing the digital migration process more than two years ahead of the internationally agreed deadline. → Read more
Thu, March 28th, 15:59 · Nanine Steenkamp

Google defeats Sweden in language battle

Google has won an unlikely battle against Sweden to stop it from making the word “ungoogleable” an official part of the Swedish language. → Read more
Thu, March 28th, 15:50 · Kamau Mbote

Zalego and Tecno award Kenyan developers

Tecno and Zalego have awarded 13 applications in Kenya’s Afmobi challenge which has been running in Kenya, Nigeria and Ethiopia. → Read more
Thu, March 28th, 15:47 · HumanIPO

Guest Post: Long John Bitcoin – Pirates must go high tech

Duncan Arthur is an independent payments, mobile and African banking professional who has worked at Absa, Standard Bank Africa and Vodacom South Africa. In an exclusive article for HumanIPO, Arthur discusses the emergence of Bitcoin and what it could mean for Africa. → Read more
Thu, March 28th, 15:40 · Elly Okutoyi

More media companies want Google to pay for news

Google might be forced to pay for the news content available on Google News, as Portuguese media companies push for the internet giant to do so. → Read more
Thu, March 28th, 15:30 · Nanine Steenkamp

Female students tech inspired by GGDCPT, twitter report released

The March event of Girl Geek Dinners in Cape Town (GGDCPT) this week was attended by a number of school and university students for the first time, inspiring them to pursue a career in the tech industry. → Read more
Thu, March 28th, 15:21 · Brandon Gregory

The challenges of implementing LTE in Africa

Adewale Olorundare, head of the solutions sales team for Starcomms in Nigeria, is set to speak at the LTE Africa conference in Cape Town, South Africa in July, and says the technology on the continent is hotting up. → Read more
Thu, March 28th, 15:16 · Gabriella Mulligan

BlackBerry co-founder quits

BlackBerry co-founder Mike Lazaridis will step down from the company’s board as of May in order to launch his new business venture, the company announced today. → Read more
Thu, March 28th, 14:50 · Gabriella Mulligan

#oscarpistorius takes over Twitter again

#oscarpistorius is trending on South African Twitter after a court eased his bail conditions, prompting outrage on the microblogging site. → Read more
Thu, March 28th, 14:31 · Vincent Matinde

Northern Tanzania to switch off analogue signals

The Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority (TCRA) has stated it will switch off the analogue signal in Kilimanjaro and Arusha on March 31. → Read more
Thu, March 28th, 14:11 · Gabriella Mulligan

Presidency.gov.za confirms Mandela hospitalised, Twitter reacts

The South African presidency has confirmed via its official website that Nelson Mandela has been readmitted to hospital, prompting an outpouring of concern on Twitter. → Read more
Thu, March 28th, 13:25 · Brandon Gregory

BlackBerry thwarts Liqui-Fruit advertising campaign

Liqui-Fruit, the fruit juice company, has been ordered by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) to withdraw their blackberry fruit juice advertising campaign following complaints from mobile giant BlackBerry. → Read more
Thu, March 28th, 13:16 · Nanine Steenkamp

guru-g open to SA investment

Indian educational startup guru-g believes their product will work well in South Africa, Amruth B R, chief product architect, told HumanIPO at the Unreasonable at Sea Pitching session in Waterfront, Cape Town on Tuesday, March 26. → Read more
Thu, March 28th, 13:13 · Kamau Mbote

Prosecutor in Assange’s case quits unexpectedly

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange’s trial has taken a surprising twist after the Swedish prosecutor Marianne Nye quit in unclear circumstances. → Read more
Thu, March 28th, 12:52 · Elly Okutoyi

Botswana’s US$37.5 million undersea cable to be live in May

Botswana is set to launch its US$37.5 million undersea cable in mid- May, a move expected to slash internet connection rates and provide faster internet service in the country. → Read more
Thu, March 28th, 12:41 · Vincent Matinde

Women in Rwanda challenged to embrace male dominated ICT field

The dominance of men in the ICT field in Rwanda has been challenged by Ann Mei Chang, the senior advisor for Women and Technology in the US Department of State, saying girls can make a difference. → Read more
Thu, March 28th, 12:38 · Brandon Gregory

Five DA mayors oppose tolls in Western Cape

The Democratic Alliance (DA) said today through Facebook and Twitter five mayors unconditionally oppose the proposed N1 and N2 Winelands toll project. → Read more
Thu, March 28th, 12:25 · Nanine Steenkamp

Solar Ear plans expansion to East, West Africa

Batswana solar-powered hearing device startup Solar Ear is looking at expanding into East and West Africa to supply Africans with solar powered hearing aids, as it travels worldwide on the Unreasonable at Sea entrepreneurial cruise. → Read more