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Mon, September 24th, 12:45 · Gythan Munga

Upcoming African Startup Events, 24-30 September

Africa's technology sector is being harnessed for growth and investment in innovative ideas. Here’s everything you need to know about upcoming technology events in Kenya and South Africa in a week. → Read more
Mon, September 24th, 09:11 · Paul Adepoju

Ghana to train 30,000 plus youths in ICT

Over 30,000 more youths in Ghana are set to benefit from a government-funded ICT training scheme dubbed Ghana’s National Youth Employment Programme (NYEP), according to deputy minister for youths and sports Dr. Edward Omane-Boamah. → Read more
Mon, September 24th, 08:44 · Elly Okutoyi

Are hackathons killing entrepreneurial spirit in Africa?

Entrepreneurs and investors in Africa’s tech sector fear that the number of hackathon events held on the continent could kill the techpreneurship spirit, with the number of such events on the rise. → Read more
Sun, September 23rd, 13:33 · HumanIPO

Microsoft formally introduces Office365 in Abuja

Technology giant Microsoft Corporation has officially launched its next generation cloud computing suite, Office365, in Nigeria’s capital Abuja. → Read more
Sat, September 22nd, 15:44 · Tefo Mohapi

Cisco to sponsor SA’s SITA Govtech 2012

Cisco Systems has announced it will be sponsoring South Africa's State Information Technology Agency’s (SITA) GovTech 2012 next week. → Read more
Sat, September 22nd, 14:06 · Tefo Mohapi

False-positive detections on latest Sophos update cause chaos

Many systems running on Microsoft Windows operating systems have been experiencing false-positive alerts regarding a potential virus or malware, caused by a Sophos' anti-virus update that erroneously quarantined or deleted crucial files of the software. → Read more
Sat, September 22nd, 08:00 · Robin Okuthe

Microsoft addresses flaws in Internet Explorer browser

Microsoft yesterday released a security update it hopes will address reported attacks on PCs via flaws in versions of Internet Explorer (IE), after cyber criminals used the loophole to attack users' systems last week. → Read more
Sat, September 22nd, 06:02 · HumanIPO

Nokia brings its Asha brands to 15 in Nigeria

Nokia has released two of its latest series of Asha smartphones, Asha 311 and Asha 305, in Nigeria’s commercial capital Lagos, increasing the total number of their brands there to 15. → Read more
Sat, September 22nd, 05:16 · Tefo Mohapi

Dimension Data MEA pays out US$152 Million to stakeholders

South African IT firm Dimension Data has announced the outcome of the US$152 Million Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) transaction it signed with the BEE Consortium eight years ago. → Read more
Fri, September 21st, 15:10 · HumanIPO

Zambia’s PACRA embarks on US$ 200K digitalisation

Zambia’s Patents and Companies Registration Agency (PACRA) has approved a K 3 billion (US$ 200K) project to digitalise all its records in the hope of ending the “frustrations of missing files and long hours of manual records search”. → Read more
Fri, September 21st, 14:24 · Elly Okutoyi

Zambia’s government hopes electronic system will tame errant casinos

The Zambian government is looking to deploy an electronic system to monitor activities in casinos operating in the country, with violation of gambling regulations on the rise. → Read more
Fri, September 21st, 13:46 · HumanIPO

Gmail SMS hailed for simplifying business correspondence in Africa

Google’s integrated correspondence service Gmail SMS is being touted for promoting business growth in African regions barely three months after launching. → Read more
Fri, September 21st, 13:13 · Tom Jackson

Global BlackBerry outages as iPhone 5 launches

BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion (RIM) today suffered significant outages across Africa, Europe and the Middle East coinciding with Apple’s iPhone 5 serial launches in Asia, Europe and North America. → Read more
Fri, September 21st, 12:59 · Vincent Matinde

Kenyan newspaper unveils citizen-reporting app

The Star, a Kenyan daily, has introduced a new app promising to make it possible for citizens to post news and pictures of what is happening around them. → Read more
Fri, September 21st, 12:34 · HumanIPO

SA’s virtual tax assistant app TaxTim goes vernacular

TaxTim, a new South African virtual tax assistant, has been translated into local languages isiXhosa, isiZulu and Afrikaans to make it “much easier for more people to file their tax returns.” → Read more
Fri, September 21st, 12:31 · Dan Sudi

Kenya’s government seizes illegal DStv splitters in Nairobi estates

Kenya’s anti-piracy unit the Kenya Copyright Board (KCB) on Wednesday confiscated illegal DStv (Digital Satellite Television) equipment from various Nairobi estates ahead of the global digital TV migration deadline set for 2015. → Read more
Fri, September 21st, 11:20 · Vincent Matinde

Standard Bank SA expands reach of cashless payment card tool

After launching a payment platform with Mxit earlier this year, South Africa’s Standard Bank is now widening the uses of Beyond Payment, its card payment system. → Read more
Fri, September 21st, 09:41 · Elly Okutoyi

Celpay’s 5-year African expansion to cost US$10M

Celpay, a Netherlands-based mobile payment solutions leader, has said it plans to invest around US$10 million on African expansion over the next five years to increase bank account penetration on the continent. → Read more
Fri, September 21st, 09:12 · Vincent Matinde

Social media challenge for East African Universities launched

Thirteen universities from East Africa will be participating in a social media challenge dubbed “Connect Vuka Border” in the next three months, aimed at sensitising young people on regional integration. → Read more
Fri, September 21st, 07:33 · Dan Sudi

Kenya’s Family Bank joins PesaPoint network, biggest third party ATM network

Kenya’s Family Bank has become the latest to join Paynet Group’s PesaPoint network, giving customers access to the network’s nearly 700 ATMs and 1,200 point of sales (POS) and allowing for safer transactions through EMV chip cards. → Read more