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Tue, July 31st, 04:00 · Dan Sudi

IT leaders East Africa forum set for September in Nairobi, Kenya

Kenya’s capital city Nairobi will host this year’s Information and Technology (IT) leaders East Africa forum scheduled for September 5 and 6 at Intercontinental Hotel. → Read more
Mon, July 30th, 14:30 · HumanIPO

Botswana’s government still figuring whether to “snoop” on mobile users

Botswana government is still negotiating on whether to allow the implementation of a law that could allow the monitoring of messages on all mobile networks in the country. → Read more
Mon, July 30th, 14:10 · Dan Sudi

MTN South Africa slashes broadband price

South Africa-based telecommunications service provider MTN has reduced the price of broadband. → Read more
Mon, July 30th, 13:59 · HumanIPO

New SMS job prep platform swiftly optioned by Africa’s dropouts

g.Maarifa is a first-ever mobile job preparation platform and SMS aggregator that, according to reports, is now changing the lives of several thousands of youths in Africa. → Read more
Mon, July 30th, 13:26 · Vincent Matinde

Vodafone 155, handset for the elderly now on retail

South Africa’s Vodacom, a mobile service provider, has unveiled a handset specially designed for the elderly. → Read more
Mon, July 30th, 12:53 · Tefo Mohapi

Internet use grows at the expense of voice demand, in South Africa

South Africa’s mobile service providers are noticing a shift in consumer spending as mobile phone owners begin to focus spending on more data usage. → Read more
Mon, July 30th, 12:23 · Tefo Mohapi

Smartphones are affecting cellphone banking in South Africa, study shows

The Mobile Consumer in SA 2012 study, which comprises mobile phone use and banking trends in South Africa shows that a majority of the country’s mobile phone banking takes place via text messages. → Read more
Mon, July 30th, 12:00 · HumanIPO

Opera Mini reaches 200 million users per month

Opera Mini’s efforts for the first time topped 200 million users per month with a 47 percent increase from last year, driven by its distribution deals with handset makers and telecom providers in Africa America and Asia. → Read more
Mon, July 30th, 10:17 · Dan Sudi

ICT sector in Kenya calling for loan review

The Kenya ICT Board launched loan project focused on improving the information communication and technology (ICT) sector via Pasha Association of Kenya. The association has however revealed that the terms of loan repayment must be reviewed and phrase it as “very short yet the outcome is low.” → Read more
Mon, July 30th, 10:00 · Tefo Mohapi

Official Twitter Olympics page launched

The microblogging site Twitter continues to showcase its recently launched "event pages" by launching an official page for the London Olympics 2012. → Read more
Mon, July 30th, 09:50 · Tefo Mohapi

Research shows that Samsung leads on worldwide mobile phone shipments

A research report published by the International Data Corporation research company, IDC, shows that Samsung now leads in worldwide mobile phone and smartphone shipments in the second quarter of 2012. In addition, Samsung and Apple shipped almost half of the world’s smartphones, according to the report. → Read more
Mon, July 30th, 09:33 · Tefo Mohapi

Uganda’s New Vision switches to paid online subscriptions

The digital version of Uganda’s leading print newspaper New Vision is now exclusively available for paid online subscribers. → Read more
Mon, July 30th, 09:10 · Vincent Matinde

SA’s Esquire to distribute LG ICT products in Africa

South Africa’s electronic and ICT products distributor has signed a deal with LG company to distribute its electronic and ICT products in southern Africa. → Read more
Mon, July 30th, 08:25 · HumanIPO

Ethiopia’s first mobile banking services set to go live

Addis International Bank (AdIB), a leading bank in Erhiopia, last week signed an agreement with Reewire ICT Solutions to offer Mobile banking services. AdIB at last becomes the first bank to launch mobile banking services in the country. → Read more
Mon, July 30th, 07:11 · Dan Sudi

Always Present, Kenya’s online retailer, positioned at the cutting-edge of next shopper revolution

Those living in Kenya or planning to visit the country should not worry, online shopping is now much easier, interesting and convenient courtesy of Always Present, Kenya’s leading online retailer, says the firm’s managing director Annabel Dugdale. → Read more
Mon, July 30th, 06:04 · Dan Sudi

High-speed Internet expected in Egypt

Egypt would soon benefit from high-speed Internet after mobile phone service provider Vodafone Egypt partnered with Ericsson to offer speedy cellular broadband services to its customers. → Read more
Sat, July 28th, 06:21 · Tefo Mohapi

Airtel Nigeria unveils Ramadan specials

Airtel Nigeria unveiled a special Ramadan offer for its customers who subscribe to the Voice Islamic Content through the Ramadan season. → Read more
Sat, July 28th, 06:00 · Tefo Mohapi

EMC Southern Africa Country Manager passes away

Mr. Inana Nkanza, Country Manager for EMC Southern Africa, passed away after a short illness on July 26, 2012. → Read more
Sat, July 28th, 05:00 · HumanIPO

Two firms in SA engage to take HIV testing hi-tech

Two firms in South Africa have partnered to take HIV testing hi-tech. → Read more
Sat, July 28th, 04:23 · Tefo Mohapi

Study says IT consumerization is good for productivity

Dell and Intel released on Wednesday findings from a report of the final phase of a multi-year research effort that shows IT consumerization is dependent on an open-minded approach by organizations, and most likely to succeed with specific, pre-defined parameters. → Read more