African Technology News, Startups, Mobile and Social Media

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Thu, September 27th, 06:44 · Elly Okutoyi

Kenyans using social media to condemn hate speech

Social media users in Kenya have proved many experts wrong by turning to the platform to rebuke leaders seen to be promoting ethnic tension through hate speech, as the country prepares for general elections. → Read more
Thu, September 27th, 05:00 · Vincent Matinde

OPINION: Create your apps but we won’t use them, Kenyan government

It flies in the face of common sense when governments fund innovations and rebuff their use once they materialise. → Read more
Thu, September 27th, 04:20 · Paul Adepoju

Ghana’s banking industry urged to embrace cashless economy

Ghana’s senior minister for communications Haruna Iddrisu has urged the nation’s banking industry to embrace ICT to a greater level, saying there is a need for players in the financial sector to move towards cashless and branchless banking. → Read more
Wed, September 26th, 21:42 · HumanIPO

Djoss TV wins $5000 prize money in Cameroon startup challenge

Djoss TV, a viewer interactive program that lets users share views on live TV, recently won the $5,000 prize from the Cameroon Startup Challenge, inching it closer to achieving its goal of changing TV in Africa. → Read more
Wed, September 26th, 20:28 · HumanIPO

NGO in Ghana turns to crowdfunding to raise US$4,000 in 5 days

The Association of African Entrepreneurs (AAE), a Ghana-based nonprofit, is crowdfunding from willing donors to support women and young entrepreneurs in Africa, in an attempt to cut back on the 60 percent unemployment rate on the continent. → Read more
Wed, September 26th, 17:17 · Tefo Mohapi

SA’s Nedbank App Suite now on Android and iOS

Having released its app suite earlier in the year, South Africa’s Nedbank has now made it available to Android Tablet, iPhone and iPad users. → Read more
Wed, September 26th, 16:16 · Vincent Matinde

We will have to wait longer for the next mobile revolution after MPesa

M-Pesa’s success story in Kenya has overshadowed the entire mobile app industry, with experts predicting the industry may have to wait a little longer to witness another m-Revolution. → Read more
Wed, September 26th, 16:09 · Vincent Matinde

Mobile security market to hit $389M mark amid rising threats

Mobile malware threats have increased with the advancements in mobile handsets, with researchers saying the mobile security market will hit the US$389 million mark by end of this year. → Read more
Wed, September 26th, 16:01 · Paul Adepoju

Nigeria’s government commits $15M to indigenous ICT ventures

The Federal Government of Nigeria has earmarked US$15 million as start-up capital for its ICT sector, Mrs. Omobola Johnson, Minister of Communications Technology, said yesterday. → Read more
Wed, September 26th, 14:40 · Elly Okutoyi

Ugandan motorists turn to mobile app to find cheap fuel

Motorists in Uganda’s capital Kampala are turning to a mobile app known as Mafuta Go that shows availability and prices of fuel at different stations, as constant fuel shortages hit the country. → Read more
Wed, September 26th, 14:26 · Tefo Mohapi

South Africa reported to have the most expensive mobile broadband

South Africa ranks first and second in the “Most expensive pack cost by country” category, in a recent survey of broadband prices by Communications Chambers, with Cell C and Virgin Mobile’s 60GB annual plan in first place and Vodacom’s 20GB 3G annual plan in second. → Read more
Wed, September 26th, 14:14 · Paul Adepoju

Indian tech funders push for partnerships and investments in Nigeria

Some 20 major Indian ICT companies under the umbrella of the National Association of Computer and Software Companies of India (NASSCOM) are in Nigeria seeking partnerships and investment opportunities in the country’s growing tech sector. → Read more
Wed, September 26th, 13:41 · Tefo Mohapi

LG to launch Optimus G smartphone in South Africa

LG today announced the launch its premium flagship device the Optimus G in South Africa. → Read more
Wed, September 26th, 11:35 · Tom Jackson

OPINION: Kenyan government ICT training insufficient to fill skills gap

Last week the Kenya ICT Board and SAP announced a partnership that will see 100 bright but underprivileged students undergo training to become certified SAP software engineers, an admirable initiative but one that fails to adequately tackle the looming skills gap that could threaten Kenya’s emergence as a technological hub. → Read more
Wed, September 26th, 07:57 · Jesse Oguntimehin

RIM expands presence in Africa, opens retail stores in Nigeria

Canada-based Blackberry-maker Research In Motion (RIM) yesterday announced the first official BlackBerry-branded retail store in the country’s commercial capital Lagos, furthering the expansion of the company’s footprint in Africa. → Read more
Wed, September 26th, 07:27 · Elly Okutoyi

Social media monitoring app for corporates launched in Nairobi

International advertising agency TBWA in partnership with new media company African Laughter yesterday launched a mobile-based social media monitoring app essential for overseeing social media campaigns by businesses while giving feedback on the nature of posted comments. → Read more
Wed, September 26th, 06:12 · HumanIPO

Mxit acquires mobile development specialists Motribe

Africa’s biggest social network Mxit has acquired mobile community specialists Motribe, to help more developers build products on its API. → Read more
Wed, September 26th, 05:09 · HumanIPO

Salamworld could replace Facebook as most used Muslim SNS

Slated for launch this November in Egypt, Turkey, Bosnia-Herzegovina and Indonesia, Salamworld, a Muslim social networking site, intends to topple Facebook as the premier networking site in the Muslim world. → Read more
Wed, September 26th, 04:05 · Tefo Mohapi

SA’s first social debit card to be available courtesy of ZunguZ

ZunguZ, the international mobile payment platform, has stated that it plans to launch the first social debit card, which it believes will attract unbanked consumers and those eager to leverage the convergence of technology and personal finance. → Read more
Tue, September 25th, 20:10 · HumanIPO

Q&A: Muthuri Kinyamu, Founder/Business Director, Social Edge Africa

Most businesses are now taking social media seriously, with a report by U.S.-based small-business accelerator Manta showing that the majority of them claim it helps them find and stay connected to their clients. → Read more