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Mon, June 2nd, 12:00 · Tom Jackson
BBC claims Ethiopia jamming broadcasts
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) and other international broadcasters have claimed television and radio broadcasts on the Arabsat satellites have been intentionally jammed by the Ethiopian authorities. → Read more
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Mon, June 2nd, 11:30 · Chris Udemans
SANRAL ordered to remove “misleading” e-toll adverts
South Africa’s Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has upheld three complaints against claims made in South African National Roads Agency Limited (SANRAL) advertising commercials. → Read more
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Mon, June 2nd, 11:00 · Paul Adepoju
Zinox launched to create an IT identity for Nigeria – chairman
Nigeria’s Zinox Group was formed in order to create an IT identity for the nation, according to chairman Leo Stan Ekeh, who said the company has grown to become the largest of its kind of Sub-Saharan Africa. → Read more
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Mon, June 2nd, 10:30 · Susan Mwenesi
Easy Taxi registers 200 Kenyans drivers in two months
Africa Internet Holding (AIH)-owned taxi app Easy Taxi has signed up 200 drivers and recorded 300 rides since a soft launch in Nairobi, which it attributes to the high usage of smartphones amongst drivers. → Read more
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Mon, June 2nd, 10:00 · Paul Adepoju
Tutor.ng, Sterio.me launch full-stack mobile learning across Nigeria
African online learning platforms Tutor.ng and Sterio.me have partnered to launch a full-stack mobile learning experience across Nigeria, including SMS and voice based VAS mobile education services using the Sterio.me platform and e-learning via the mobile web and the Tutor.ng app. → Read more
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Mon, June 2nd, 09:30 · Paul Adepoju
Airtel Nigeria offers free access to Wikipedia
Airtel Nigeria has partnered with the Wikimedia Foundation to launch Wikipedia Zero, offering subscribers free access to Wikipedia. → Read more
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Mon, June 2nd, 09:00 · Tom Jackson
FEATURE: Does fear of failure hold back SA startups?
Silicon Valley has long tolerated failure, perhaps to the point of it being over-glorified. Yet the consensus of entrepreneurs in South Africa is that the acceptance of failure as a potentially necessary evil has not yet penetrated the mindset of startups in the country, with a fear of failure preventing entrepreneurs from pushing the boundaries as their American counterparts have done. → Read more
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Mon, June 2nd, 08:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Film streaming service launched for African, Latin American content
United States (US)-based MojoCreatives has launched a film streaming platform for African and Latin American content, WuraTV, aimed at making “content of culture” accessible to all without the high fees and administrative burden of pay-TV stations. → Read more
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Mon, June 2nd, 07:00 · Paul Adepoju
First curved TVs launched in Ghana
LG’s organic light emitting diode (OLED) television, the world’s first curved TV, has been launched in Ghana by SOMOTEX Ghana, the sole distributor of LG Electronics in the country. → Read more
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Sun, June 1st, 08:00 · Chris Udemans
FEATURE: The week in startups 01/06/2014
Along with events from around the continent, Egyptian startups dominated HumanIPO headlines this week, offering products from photograph verification to online fitness platforms. → Read more
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Sat, May 31st, 08:00 · Chris Udemans
Microsoft to offer wearable tech – report
Microsoft is the latest company to begin preparing wearable technology for its customers, following the lead of Apple and Samsung in developing a smartwatch, according to a report. → Read more
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Fri, May 30th, 19:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
ICASA not licensing extremely high frequency spectrum
The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) has rejected claims it is planning to licence extremely high frequency (EHF) spectrum bands, saying the regulator currently has no regime under which such technology could be allowed to be used in South Africa. → Read more
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Fri, May 30th, 18:30 · Paul Adepoju
REVIEW: Tecno R7
Tecno R7 is the latest device from Tecno Mobile to enter the Nigerian market, with the 5.5-inch display phablet a first-of-its-kind product with a hexa-core processor. The company says it has listened to its users and added features that are not in previous devices such as the Tecno Phantom A3. → Read more
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Fri, May 30th, 18:00 · Chris Udemans
Vodacom data transfer ad misleading – ASA
South Africa’s Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has ruled a Vodacom advert promoting a service whereby subscribers can gift data bundles to others is misleading. → Read more
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Fri, May 30th, 17:30 · Susan Mwenesi
Spice launches Mziiki app for music streaming
Mobile value added services firm Spice VAS Africa has launched its Mziiki app, allowing users to stream and shares music of all genres. → Read more
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Fri, May 30th, 17:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
SA, Tunisia, Algeria have best quality broadband in Africa
South Africa’s consumer broadband connection has been ranked 39th of 50 countries included in Ookla’s Household Quality Index, with only three African countries making the top 50 countries. → Read more
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Fri, May 30th, 16:30 · Paul Adepoju
Microsoft partners AfDB to boost African ICT access
Microsoft has partnered the African Development Bank (AfDB) in a move that will see the bank invest US$20 million to develop technologies designed to boost ICT access in Africa. → Read more
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Fri, May 30th, 16:00 · Susan Mwenesi
MobiKash launches mobile merchant payment service in Kenya
MobiKash Afrika has unveiled a merchant payment service to deliver mobile money transactions in real time, making cashless transactions at the grassroots level a reality for thousands of Kenyans. → Read more
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Fri, May 30th, 15:30 · Chris Udemans
Vimpelcom struggles to sell African subsidiary
International communications provider Vimpelcom is struggling to sell African subsidiary Telecel Globe, according to a report. → Read more
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Fri, May 30th, 15:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Seychelles, Namibia post fastest African internet speeds
The Seychelles had the quickest internet speeds in Africa in May followed by Namibia, with the two the only African countries in the top half of global speeds, according to Ookla’s Net Index. → Read more
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