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Tue, September 25th, 16:49 · Dan Sudi

Kenya’s Creative Web Workshop kicks off tomorrow

Kenya will tomorrow host the second edition of Creative Web Workshop aimed at discussing how businesses and organisations can manage their online applications. → Read more
Tue, September 25th, 16:07 · Tefo Mohapi

Smaller and lighter SONY PS3 to be launched later this week

SONY have announced that the much anticipated update to the PS3 will be available from September 28. The new PS3 system, with a new sleek, smaller and lighter design and 500GB of storage capacity, will be closely followed by a less costly 12GB version. → Read more
Tue, September 25th, 16:01 · Paul Adepoju

Etisalat Nigeria improves service delivery using Oracle technology

Etisalat, Nigeria’s third largest telecommunications corporation, has announced it is switching to Oracle Communications Data Model on Oracle Exadata Database Machine X2-2 Half Rack to increase the speed at which it analyses its growing data volume. → Read more
Tue, September 25th, 12:43 · Elly Okutoyi

African developers shunning gaming apps

Africa is shunning the gaming industry and missing out on opportunities in a sector touted as one of the most lucrative in the world, raking in close to US$82 billion globally last year alone. → Read more
Tue, September 25th, 12:35 · Vincent Matinde

Africa must adopt technology to guarantee food security

Experts have called on governments and technology stakeholders to address hunger crisis in Africa by using breakthroughs in the tech scene. → Read more
Tue, September 25th, 10:45 · Tefo Mohapi

Google launches umbrella programme for startups

Search giant Google has announced the launch of an umbrella programme called Google for Entrepreneurs, drawing together its programmes and partnerships supporting startups and entrepreneurs across the globe. → Read more
Tue, September 25th, 08:46 · Vincent Matinde

Over 30,000 SME’s have registered on Woza Online programme

South Africa’s mobile telco Vodacom has announced it has registered over 30,000 businesses on Woza Online, which enables local businesses to have a web presence. → Read more
Tue, September 25th, 07:53 · Tefo Mohapi

Second annual Software Engineering Conference kicks off in Botswana

The second African Conference on Software Engineering & Applied Computing (2012 ACSEAC) kicked off in Gaborone, Botswana yesterday and will last until September 26, with the aim of bringing together African and international researchers in the field of ICT. → Read more
Tue, September 25th, 07:04 · Tefo Mohapi

J.P. Morgan targets improved learning standards in SA

U.S.-owned financial services firm J.P. Morgan is looking to improve standards of education in South Africa through a new philanthropic programme that focuses on building teacher effectiveness and strengthening classroom and school management. → Read more
Tue, September 25th, 06:50 · Tefo Mohapi

Senegal lagging in internet access, report says

Senegal, a decade ago amongst the frontrunners of African Internet adoption, has fallen behind in terms of Web penetration, according to a study, with weak regulation and rigid licensing laws at the heart of the problem. → Read more
Tue, September 25th, 05:17 · HumanIPO

Botswana Post launches e-shopping site Posopay

Postal services provider Botswana Post last week launched an e-shopping portal dubbed Posopay, expected to speed up the adoption of Internet-based services by the public. → Read more
Mon, September 24th, 18:20 · Dan Sudi

MVNO Industry Summit to take place in Cape Town next week

Informa Telecom and Media, a global academic and business solutions leader, will host the first ever MVNO Industry Summit Africa event in Cape Town, South Africa next week. → Read more
Mon, September 24th, 16:43 · Tefo Mohapi

Linkedin Recruiter launched in French, no news regarding Francophone Africa

LinkedIn,the world's largest online professional network with more than 175 million members worldwide, has announced the release of the French version of its LinkedIn Recruiter, its Hiring Solutions Offering. → Read more
Mon, September 24th, 14:48 · Dan Sudi

Kenya’s judicial authority settles for payment of fines via mobile money

Integrated mobile service provider Safaricom has partnered with the Kenyan judiciary to launch Faini Chap Chap, a mobile payment solution allowing traffic offenders to pay fines using M-Pesa. → Read more
Mon, September 24th, 14:31 · HumanIPO

Kenya’s Nduru road safety app available for Android phones

Nduru, a mobile app intended to end road carnage in East Africa, is now available for Android devices. → Read more
Mon, September 24th, 14:30 · HumanIPO

Software to simplify grant seeking launched in Lagos, Nigeria

Nigerian enterprise solutions firm Afrigrants Resources has launched a crowdfunding app targeted at helping businesses and non-profits seek grants from international donors. → Read more
Mon, September 24th, 13:40 · Tom Jackson

Kenya’s CCK appoints new Board Chairman

Industry regulator the Communications Communication of Kenya (CCK) has appointed businessman Ben Gituku as the new Chairman of the Board of Directors after previous incumbent Eng. Philip Okundi left to pursue a political seat. → Read more
Mon, September 24th, 13:20 · Vincent Matinde

Broadband uptake in Africa still low

Globally, Africa has the fewest number of people actively accessing broadband Internet, despite the massive rollout of fibre-optic cables across the continent. → Read more
Mon, September 24th, 13:17 · Dan Sudi

Two Egyptian scholars develop smartphone sensors for floorplans

Two students from Egypt’s Alexandria University have developed a mobile app that “ allows for crowdsourcing of data from smartphone sensors to create indoor floorplans automatically”. → Read more
Mon, September 24th, 13:03 · Paul Adepoju

Ghanaians hail new SMS-based info service ahead of Dec’s elections

Ghana’s International Institute of ICT Journalism, through the institute’s African Elections Program (AEP), has launched an SMS-based information service ahead of the elections in December, a move warmly received for its contribution to transparency. → Read more