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Fri, December 14th, 14:16 · Tom Jackson

Digital migration will cut prices and boost choice, ICASA

The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) says the switch to digital broadcasting will bring down prices and encourage new broadcasters and television channels. → Read more
Fri, December 14th, 13:47 · Paul Adepoju

Nigerian Society Of Engineers pioneer online real time voting

To ensure elections in Nigeria are worry-free, the Nigeria Society of Engineers (NSE) has developed an online real-time election system. → Read more
Fri, December 14th, 13:30 · HumanIPO

The HumanIPO Debate: Should South African e-tolling go ahead?

The South African National Roads Agency (SANRAL) may have just won the court case threatening to scupper the Government’s e-tolling project, but with the Opposition to Urban Tolling Alliance (Outa) refusing to give up the fight, the argument looks set to run into the new year. → Read more
Fri, December 14th, 13:11 · Robin Okuthe

Visa builds groundwork for electronic financial services in Rwanda

Global payments solutions leader Visa has agreed to lay foundations for an electronic payment network in line with the 2011 Charter of Collaboration with the Government of Rwanda. → Read more
Fri, December 14th, 13:06 · Tom Jackson

Child benefits from 3D-printable arms

HumanIPO recently reported on an American company that was set to begin testing prototypes of the first 3D-printable gun, assuming it obtained its federal arms licence. → Read more
Fri, December 14th, 12:46 · Vincent Matinde

Health and education quality raised by tech, report says

Market report search engine ReportLinker has released latest findings highlighting the gains made by governments by embracing e-education and mHealth. → Read more
Fri, December 14th, 12:36 · Gabriella Mulligan

Technology v poachers in SA’s national parks

South African National Parks (SANParks) has launched aerial thermal imaging technologies in a bid to combat poaching in the Kruger National Park. HumanIPO caught up with Isaac Phaahla, Media Specialist at SANParks, to find out about the potential benefits of technology to conservation efforts. → Read more
Fri, December 14th, 12:18 · Paul Adepoju

Q&A: Chike Maduegbuna talks about Afrinolly App

With Afrinolly App, millions of Nigerians now watch trailers of movies produced in the African movie markets, especially Nollywood. They can also watch African music videos, comedy clips and full length movies on Android, Blackberry and Nokia Smartphones. → Read more
Fri, December 14th, 12:04 · Tefo Mohapi

Telkom SA appoints new independent non-executive directors

Telkom South Africa have appointed five new independent non-executive directors to the board of directors with immediate effect as it moves towards appointing a Group Chief Executive. → Read more
Fri, December 14th, 11:35 · Paul Adepoju

Nigeria loses billions of dollars to foreign technologies

The inability of Nigerian technology companies to locally produce indigenous technology is costing the nation to lose around N500 billion (US$3 billion) every year, according to Umar Bindir, Director General of Nigeria’s National Office for Technology Acquisition and Promotion (NOTAP). → Read more
Fri, December 14th, 11:14 · Brandon Gregory

South African ID books to be replaced by Smart Cards

South African Home Affairs Minister Naledi Pandor has announced the green, bar-coded identification books will be replaced by smart ID cards containing fingerprint biometric data cards early next year. → Read more
Fri, December 14th, 10:42 · Elly Okutoyi

Opera Apps Store announces best apps 2012

Opera Mobile Store, the world’s fifth largest mobile app store, has announced the 2012 Top Awards winners, following user nomination of the best apps on the mobile apps store. → Read more
Fri, December 14th, 10:27 · Richard Cutcher

Outa promises the fight is not over in South African e-tolling battle

Yesterday’s judgement by Judge Louis Vorster has been described as a “very sad day” for South Africa’s democracy by the Opposition to Urban Tolling Alliance (OUTA). → Read more
Fri, December 14th, 10:24 · Elly Okutoyi

MTN Uganda acquitted of tax evasion charges

A tax evasion case filed against MTN Uganda’s senior management and its board of directors has been declared “null and void” and thrown out of court. → Read more
Fri, December 14th, 09:54 · Vincent Matinde

Naspers’ price checking site officially launched in Nigeria

Naspers, a South Africa-based multinational electronic media company, has launched a consumer focused website dubbed PriceCheck Nigeria to enable shoppers to compare prices of goods across Nigeria’s major retail outlets. → Read more
Fri, December 14th, 09:31 · Tefo Mohapi

Gust Pay introduces its iPad based point of sale solution

Gust Pay, the South African mobile payments startup, has introduced a new iPad-based point of sale (POS) solution for restaurants and coffee shops. → Read more
Fri, December 14th, 09:30 · HumanIPO

Guest post: Africa, Entertainment & the Digital Revolution

In an exclusive article for HumanIPO, Jean-Michel Koenig, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) at global media and entertainment company Triggerfish Animation, discusses the future of online entertainment. → Read more
Fri, December 14th, 09:21 · Tom Jackson

MobileMedia wins patent violation case against Apple

A US court has ruled that Apple’s iPhone violated three patents held by licensing firm MobileMedia Ideas, which is part-owned by Nokia and Sony. → Read more
Fri, December 14th, 09:06 · Robin Okuthe

New data-stealing malware puts credit card use at risk

A new type of custom-made malware, installed remotely to steal credit card information directly from point-of-sale (PoS) terminals at retail stores, hotels and private parking providers, has been uncovered by researchers from Internet security firm Seculert. → Read more
Fri, December 14th, 08:40 · Kamau Mbote

Just who owns M-Shwari? Safaricom blunders raise more questions

The M-Shwari ownership issue has thickened after Safaricom sent two contradictory press releases on who owns the product yesterday. → Read more