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Wed, October 17th, 15:11 · Gythan Munga

SA prepaid call rates fall, ICASA credits termination rate drop

Prepaid call rates have dropped 24 per cent over the past two years, the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) has revealed, as a direct positive result of the drop in termination rates. → Read more
Wed, October 17th, 14:16 · Robert K'Odingo

Safaricom launches recycling programme to combat e-waste

Communications service provider Safaricom Limited and partners have launched Kenya’s largest e-Waste recycling program in response to concerns about the environmental impact of Kenya’s counterfeit phone switch-off. → Read more
Wed, October 17th, 14:03 · Elly Okutoyi

Maliyo Games launches on Facebook Apps

Maliyo Games has pioneered in launching African games on Facebook Apps, marking the culmination of its crossing from Web browser games. → Read more
Wed, October 17th, 12:51 · Robert K'Odingo

Battle between Swaziland’s giant telecoms tagged ‘national crisis’

Mobile network operator MTN Swaziland has won a legal battle against the state-owned Posts and Telecommunications Corporation over rollout of USB modems (dongles) and cellphones. → Read more
Wed, October 17th, 12:42 · Vincent Matinde

Datatec SA reports positive results despite unfavourable business climate

JSE-listed technology firm Datatec has posted its revenue report and comments that, despite the harsh business environment, it still shows positive results. → Read more
Wed, October 17th, 12:29 · Tefo Mohapi

New tech gadgets discount for SA’s FNB customers

The First National Bank, SA’s leading commercial bank and tech innovator, has said new and existing cheque and credit card customers can now qualify for an additional discount on its range of smartphones, tablets and laptops. → Read more
Wed, October 17th, 12:05 · HumanIPO

MasterCard Foundation partners to help rural African farmers

MasterCard Foundation and Opportunity International have formed a multi-million dollar partnership which will see farmers across rural Africa access business loans, potentially increasing yields by 160 percent. → Read more
Wed, October 17th, 11:37 · Elly Okutoyi

INTERVIEW: Marie Lora-Mungai, Founder and CEO of Buni TV

HumanIPO caught up with Marie Lora-Mungai, Founder and CEO of Buni TV, to find out more about the company and shed some light on strategies it applied to build one of Africa’s largest online distribution platforms. Buni TV recently announced it had attained a milestone, attracting 200,000 unique visitors in its first 6 months. → Read more
Wed, October 17th, 11:35 · Tom Jackson

Huawei popular in SA despite US security fears

Chinese telcom Huawei’s products are popular in South Africa due to their high quality and affordability, according to experts, in spite of fears raised by the U.S. House of Representatives' Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence that they pose security risks and should be barred. → Read more
Wed, October 17th, 09:31 · Vincent Matinde

African techie to represent continent in AllThingsD conference

Africa will be represented by Ugandan Asia Kamukama at the AllThingsD Conference in New York at the end of this month. → Read more
Wed, October 17th, 09:29 · Dan Sudi

SA online content challenge to print media, study says

Newspaper readership is on the rise in South Africa but online content is set to seriously challenge traditional media, reveals a recent South African report by professional services group PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) → Read more
Wed, October 17th, 09:04 · Vincent Matinde

SecureID emerges as top tech firm in Africa Award for Entrepreneurship 2012

Nigerian payment card manufacturers SecureID won US$100,000 at the recently concluded Africa Award for Entrepreneurship 2012, becoming the only tech firm to emerge top a category in the competition. → Read more
Wed, October 17th, 08:53 · Tefo Mohapi

Business Partners Limited launches venture capital fund in SA

Business Partners Limited, a specialist risk finance company for formal small and medium enterprises (SMEs), has announced the launch of the R400 million (US$45 million) Business Partners Limited Venture Fund, one of the largest Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) financing funds in South Africa. → Read more
Wed, October 17th, 08:41 · Tefo Mohapi

Airtel Rwanda announces unlimited call packages for customers

Airtel Rwanda announced yesterday that it has introduced unlimited call packages for its subscribers, in an attempt to entice users to switch over to the company as Rwanda seeks to bolster its mobile phone market. → Read more
Wed, October 17th, 08:29 · Tefo Mohapi

HP SA announces Doug Downing as ISS Business Unit and Sales Manager

Hewlett Packard’s South African division today announced that Doug Downing has been appointed as the new Industry Standard Servers (ISS) Business Unit and Sales Manager for Enterprise Group (EG) in South Africa. → Read more
Wed, October 17th, 08:06 · Dan Sudi

South Africa’s Kulula.com bags international social media award

South Africa’s leading airline service provider Kulula Airlines has scooped position two in the third annual SimpliFlying awards held in Amsterdam for its innovative use of social media in providing customer service.. → Read more
Wed, October 17th, 08:01 · Robert K'Odingo

Automation in Rwanda to offer sustainability and low-Cost insurance for Farmers

A programme launched in Rwanda earlier this week is to use automated weather stations to offer 20,000 Rwandan farmers low-cost insurance in the event that their crops fail. → Read more
Wed, October 17th, 07:39 · Paul Adepoju

Liberia’s communications ministry graduates 75 ICT students

75 beneficiaries of ICT training organised by Liberia’s Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications in collaboration with the Information Communication Technology Association of Liberia (ICTAL) have graduated after several weeks of intensive training in IT, project management and IT auditing and networking. → Read more
Wed, October 17th, 07:18 · Tefo Mohapi

SA’s Nedbank MyFinancialLife app now available

Nedbank’s MyFinancialLife, the free Personal Financial Management tool, is now available to to all, putting customers in control of their finances by connecting them to all institutions that they have a financial relationship with and giving a clear financial picture in one secure place. → Read more
Wed, October 17th, 07:06 · Gythan Munga

OPINION: Government may look active, but SA is unlikely to meet digital deadline

As South Africa ramps up efforts to be seen to be progressing on the route to digital migration, the prevalent public attitude remains that the 2015 deadline will not be met. → Read more