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Mon, March 4th, 09:12 · Tom Jackson

IEBC admits electronic voter registration failure

The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) says it is experienced failures in its electronic voter registration processes as Kenyans vote at 34,000 polling stations across the country. → Read more
Mon, March 4th, 09:05 · Tefo Mohapi

Google launches Doodle for Kenyan elections

Google has created a Google Doodle for its Kenyan homepage as citizens across the country vote today. → Read more
Mon, March 4th, 08:49 · Nanine Steenkamp

Mxit encourages app building

South African chat network Mxit has encouraged developers to build more apps for the platform as the company concentrates on stability of core development of the chat service as a key feature. → Read more
Mon, March 4th, 08:39 · Tom Jackson

SA State Security Ministry Twitter account hacked

The South African State Security Ministry had its Twitter account hacked over the weekend, tweeting to advertise a “miracle diet”. → Read more
Mon, March 4th, 07:58 · Tefo Mohapi

SA’s Van Schaik webstore now with integrated e-textbook delivery

One of the leading e-commerce developers in South Africa, Realmdigital, has integrated Ingram’s VitalSource Bookshelf Webstore to the Van Schaik webstore to enable e-textbook delivery. → Read more
Mon, March 4th, 07:33 · Paul Adepoju

Microsoft’s chief visits Ghana to launch multi-million dollar Accra ICT park

Ali Famamwy, Microsoft senior vice president in charge of Corporate Business, will take part in the official opening of Hope City, a multi-million dollar ICT Park, today. → Read more
Mon, March 4th, 06:54 · Richard Cutcher

Yahoo! shutting down seven products, BlackBerry app one of those going

Yahoo! chiefs are shutting down seven of its products, including the Yahoo! BlackBerry app, in a bid to “hone in” on “core products and experiences”. → Read more
Mon, March 4th, 06:34 · Richard Cutcher

Evernote comes to South Africa

South African businesses are set to welcome a new tool to the workplace after global ‘to-do list’ application Evernote Business announced the country was part of its latest expansion. → Read more
Fri, March 1st, 15:57 · Tom Jackson

Apple to refund child’s US$2,500 iPad bill

Apple is to refund a UK family after their son went on an iPad spending spree to the tune of £1,700 (US$2,500). → Read more
Fri, March 1st, 15:53 · Gabriella Mulligan

Q&A: John Holdsworth, AppChat founder

Following revelations this week of a leaked Nashua ECN document that may change the outcome of the infamous Reunert vs. AppChat legal battle, AppChat founder and chief executive officer John Holdsworth speaks to HumanIPO about the weight of the new evidence, the impact of the allegations on AppChat and his hopes for the future of the company and telecommunications in South Africa. → Read more
Fri, March 1st, 15:51 · Vincent Matinde

Gabon Telecom partners with Mahindra Comviva for mobile VAS

Global leader in mobile value-added solutions Mahindra Comviva announced its partnership with Gabon Telecom at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain. → Read more
Fri, March 1st, 15:50 · Nanine Steenkamp

Mxit confident about smartphone future

South African chat app Mxit does not regard increasing smartphone use as a threat to its existing platform success in the country, though it acknowledges this reality as a growing challenge. → Read more
Fri, March 1st, 15:46 · Gabriella Mulligan

HTML 5 bug identified

A bug has been identified in the new Hyper Text Markup Language (HTML) 5 web code, which allows websites to store unlimited data on computers. → Read more
Fri, March 1st, 15:44 · Brandon Gregory

Mobile phone and social media help expose violent crimes by SA police

Disturbing footage recorded on a mobile phone exposed South African Police Services (SAPS) officers tying a man’s hands to the back of a police vehicle and dragged 400 metres down a road. → Read more
Fri, March 1st, 15:41 · Igor Hobotov

Q&A: Obi Asika speaks to HumanIPO post-SMWLagos2013

On the final day of Social Media Week Lagos, 2013, HumanIPO caught up with chief organiser and founder of Dragon Africa Obi Asika on how he thought Africa’s first attempt at the event went and his hopes for the future. → Read more
Fri, March 1st, 15:20 · Babongile Matyila

Annual Mobile World Congress sets new records in 2013

The Mobile World Congress (MWC) took place in Barcelona, Spain from February 25-28, seeing some of the world’s leading experts and executives in mobile communication coming together to discuss future innovations. → Read more
Fri, March 1st, 15:14 · Tom Jackson

Smartphone users 40% of network – Vodacom

South African mobile operator Vodacom says 40 percent of its 30.6 million customers in South Africa are smartphone users, a figure which is “increasing rapidly”. → Read more
Fri, March 1st, 14:24 · Richard Cutcher

Social network Eskimi teams up with Nigerian Tiketmobile

Lagos-bases startup Tiketmobile has sealed an important partnership with mobile social network Eskimi to make the purchase of bus tickets more accessible. → Read more
Fri, March 1st, 13:50 · Paul Adepoju

NCC hits operators with US$139,000 fine for contravening ban on promos and lotteries

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has slammed mobile operators with various fines totalling NGN22 million (US$139,000). → Read more
Fri, March 1st, 13:43 · Gabriella Mulligan

8ta to be rebranded as Telkom Mobile

South African part state-owned operator Telkom is rebranding mobile arm 8ta as Telkom Mobile, a move the company hopes will improve “commercial prospects”. → Read more