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Fri, November 16th, 08:27 · Gabriella Mulligan

Siyavula revolutionises SA education through tech

Innovative social enterprise Siyavula has taken the struggling education sector in South Africa into its own hands, using technology and open licences to ensure much-needed quality educational materials are widely available. → Read more
Fri, November 16th, 08:15 · Tefo Mohapi

Nokia Lumia 920 now selling in South Africa

Nokia South Africa has today announced that its flagship Windows Phone 8 smartphone, the Nokia Lumia 920, is now available for retailing in South Africa. → Read more
Fri, November 16th, 08:14 · HumanIPO

Guest Post: When does an entrepreneur become a businessman?

Mark Allewell is a successful serial entrepreneur based in Cape Town, in the mobile, media tech travel space. He started his career in the hospitality industry in South Africa, before opening the doors to his first company, The Frontline Training Company. He is the founder of Tourism Radio and Hummba.com. → Read more
Fri, November 16th, 08:09 · Kamau Mbote

Kenyan developers take advantage of Windows 8

Microsoft’s next generation OS Windows 8 was officially launched in Kenya Thursday, even as Kenyan apps developers stole the show displaying their innovations for the new version. → Read more
Fri, November 16th, 08:06 · Nanine Steenkamp

African App store opens next year

People Input will launch the first African App store before March 2013 for all French speaking countries. → Read more
Fri, November 16th, 07:47 · Vincent Matinde

Western Union integrates money transfer with Ecobank

Money transfer giant Western Union has come up with an innovation that will see Ecobank account holders transfer cash from their accounts to recipients through Western Union. → Read more
Fri, November 16th, 07:40 · Paul Adepoju

Opposition to competition major setback to Nigeria’s telecoms industry

Nigeria’s telecommunications industry regulator the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has acknowledged that if left unaddressed, the current stiff opposition to competition by the nation’s various service providers could be a major setback to the growth of the industry. → Read more
Fri, November 16th, 07:30 · Nanine Steenkamp

e-learning obstacles human rather than technologic, says expert

People stand in the way of the activation of e-learning in schools, says Kobus van Wyk, Head of Mustek Electronics. → Read more
Thu, November 15th, 15:23 · Nanine Steenkamp

First African LTE Conference announced

The first Long Term Evolution (LTE) focused conference, will be held in July. → Read more
Thu, November 15th, 15:01 · Nanine Steenkamp

Scratch cards still thrive in Africa

Despite the growing technological advances throughout Africa, the continent’s scratch card business still blossoms due to a lack of electronic infrastructure. → Read more
Thu, November 15th, 14:44 · Gabriella Mulligan

‘Startup dynamic’ crucial to Internet market success, says Facebook official

The winners in the Internet market over the coming period will be those companies that focus on mobile, endeavour to understand real consumer needs and adopt startup dynamics, a Facebook official says. → Read more
Thu, November 15th, 14:12 · Richard Cutcher

Combat piracy by providing ‘cheaper, faster and better access’ to content

Representatives of Universal, Endemol and YouTube believe the power is in their hands to fight the spread of music and movie piracy. → Read more
Thu, November 15th, 13:39 · Elly Okutoyi

Zambia to allow entry of fourth mobile operator

Zambia could soon get a fourth mobile operator after the government announced plans to repeal the statutory Instrument (SI) of 2010 that barred the entry of additional mobile operators. → Read more
Thu, November 15th, 13:34 · Gabriella Mulligan

SA feature film to hit US theatres

South Africa’s first animation studio Triggerfish Studios has signed a deal with US independent film company Millennium Entertainment regarding the theatrical release of their latest 3D feature film, Khumba. → Read more
Thu, November 15th, 13:20 · Vincent Matinde

US$586M financing extended to two South African solar projects

Two South African renewable energy projects Letsatsi Project and the Lesedi Project will benefit from US$586 million funding from U.S. developer of utility-scale solar projects SolarReserve, the Kensani Group, an experienced financial advisory player in South Africa and Intikon Energy, a South African developer of renewable energy projects. → Read more
Thu, November 15th, 12:59 · Tefo Mohapi

Top South African primary school embarks on ambitious computerisation project

Hillcrest Primary School in the province of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa has commissioned the first phase of a R1.3 million (approximately US$ 150,000) computerisation project designed to equip learners with laptops linked to “a modern, secure, fully interactive ‘campus’ network.” → Read more
Thu, November 15th, 12:44 · Tefo Mohapi

Botswana officially launches innovation hub

Botswana’s Innovation Hub (BIH) was officially launched in the Southern African country earlier in this week. The centre is an initiative by Botswana’s government to reduce the country’s dependency on mining, particularly diamonds, a key contributor to its economy. → Read more
Thu, November 15th, 12:32 · Elly Okutoyi

Nigeria to get a new mobile payment service provider

Nigeria readies to introduce a mobile money services provider Virtual Terminal Network (VTNetwork Ltd), after the company announced that it would be rolling out its mobile payment services dubbed VCash across the country. → Read more
Thu, November 15th, 12:23 · Tefo Mohapi

Oracle makes minority investment in Platform-As-A-Service company

Tech giant Oracle has said it had made a strategic minority investment in a Platform-As-A-Service (PaaS) company named Engine Yard. → Read more
Thu, November 15th, 12:14 · Tefo Mohapi

Nokia launches new cross platform brand for its location and mapping services

Finnish mobile phone-maker Nokia introduced a cross platform brand for location and mapping services dubbed HERE, billed as “the first location cloud to deliver the world's best maps and location experiences across multiple screens and operating systems.” → Read more