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Mon, October 22nd, 06:32 · Gythan Munga

Under Pressure: Airtel Africa’s Manoj Kohli

As Bharti Airtel announces plans to merge its Indian and African operations, Manoj Kohli is rumoured to be up for the position of global Chief Executive Officer at the newly merged entity. → Read more
Sun, October 21st, 09:44 · Gythan Munga

Alan Knott-Craig Jr: Did he jump or was he pushed?

As the tech world plays catch-up following the sudden resignation of Mxit CEO Alan Knott-Craig Jr on Thursday, speculation begins as to why he is leaving the company less than a year after he joined. → Read more
Fri, October 19th, 13:01 · Tom Jackson

Kenya’s Yu doubles market share in third quarter

Telecom operator Yu Mobile has doubled its market share in the first quarter to 9.1 percent, with the company saying its efforts at increasing its subscription base with new offerings had paid off handsomely. → Read more
Fri, October 19th, 12:44 · HumanIPO

Interview with Shivani Garg Patel, Samahope’s program manager

Samahope, an organisation focused on sourcing for donations for the needy to meet life-saving surgery expenses, is set to launch its new site to scale up its donations and expand its impact in Africa and globally. → Read more
Fri, October 19th, 09:00 · Tom Jackson

Smartphones hit one billion, Africa new growth market

A report last week claimed that more than one billion smartphones are now in use around the world, with Africa identified by experts as the next big area of smartphone penetration growth. → Read more
Fri, October 19th, 08:08 · HumanIPO

Guest Post: Success or failure, it’s a question of funding

Joel Macharia is a Kenyan entrepreneur and Editor in Chief and CEO at Pesatalk.com. He is an avid reader and lover of all things finance and a self declared Kindle advocate. → Read more
Fri, October 19th, 07:29 · HumanIPO

African accelerator fund 88mph launches in Cape Town

African investment fund and business accelerator on Wednesday launched its partnership with Google for Entrepreneurs in Cape Town in a move to further encourage Africa’s entrepreneurial culture. → Read more
Thu, October 18th, 15:02 · Tefo Mohapi

BREAKING: Alan Knott-Craig Jnr steps down as Mxit CEO

In an unexpected and surprising move, Alan Knott-Craig Jnr has stepped down as CEO of Mxit, citing shareholder differences. → Read more
Thu, October 18th, 12:11 · Gythan Munga

8ta launches free Wi-Fi in SA taxis

Taxi users in South Africa can now benefit from free in-vehicle Wi-Fi connections, thanks to a novel branding initiative from 8ta launched today. → Read more
Thu, October 18th, 08:36 · Elly Okutoyi

Tech-savvy nuns building cybercafes in Africa

A group of Boston-based nuns are building cybercafes in remote parts of Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to enable the locals to use the Internet, computers, printers and other electronic devices for a small fee. → Read more
Thu, October 18th, 07:32 · Tefo Mohapi

Smartphones essential for content creation, not just consumption

Rise in smartphone adoption has led to increased content consumption, according to Samsung Electronics, yet there is an increase in business usage of the phones and content creation for business purposes. → Read more
Wed, October 17th, 11:37 · Elly Okutoyi

INTERVIEW: Marie Lora-Mungai, Founder and CEO of Buni TV

HumanIPO caught up with Marie Lora-Mungai, Founder and CEO of Buni TV, to find out more about the company and shed some light on strategies it applied to build one of Africa’s largest online distribution platforms. Buni TV recently announced it had attained a milestone, attracting 200,000 unique visitors in its first 6 months. → Read more
Wed, October 17th, 09:29 · Dan Sudi

SA online content challenge to print media, study says

Newspaper readership is on the rise in South Africa but online content is set to seriously challenge traditional media, reveals a recent South African report by professional services group PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) → Read more
Wed, October 17th, 08:06 · Dan Sudi

South Africa’s Kulula.com bags international social media award

South Africa’s leading airline service provider Kulula Airlines has scooped position two in the third annual SimpliFlying awards held in Amsterdam for its innovative use of social media in providing customer service.. → Read more
Wed, October 17th, 07:06 · Gythan Munga

OPINION: Government may look active, but SA is unlikely to meet digital deadline

As South Africa ramps up efforts to be seen to be progressing on the route to digital migration, the prevalent public attitude remains that the 2015 deadline will not be met. → Read more
Tue, October 16th, 09:20 · Tom Jackson

Tech jobs unaffected by SA economic woes

Though the country faces an unemployment rate of close to 25 percent and economic growth negatively affected by striking miners, demand for ICT skills remains relatively unaffected in South Africa. → Read more
Tue, October 16th, 07:03 · Tom Jackson

ITU report ranks Rwanda’s ICT sector most dynamic

Rwanda is among the most dynamic developing countries in terms of ICT, according to the latest report by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), due in part to its efforts in bridging the “digital divide”. → Read more
Mon, October 15th, 14:15 · Vincent Matinde

Bharti Airtel to merge African and India operation by mid-2013

Bharti Airtel has announced its intentions to merge its Indian and African operations under a Global Manager, signifying that a major management change looms at the company. → Read more
Mon, October 15th, 12:01 · Paul Adepoju

Nigeria’s communications regulator boss denies involvement in waiver scandal

A top official at Nigeria’s communications regulator the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has been accused of misconduct in the award of a one-billion Naira waiver to MTS, a telecommunications company, claims which the officials deny. → Read more
Mon, October 15th, 09:40 · Tefo Mohapi

iPad Mini launch possibly on October 23, reports say

A popular tech blog with reportedly close ties to Apple insiders has reported that the invitation-only special event scheduled for October 23 by Apple is where they will be launching their much-rumoured iPad Mini. → Read more