Features, Page 10
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Fri, September 27th, 16:00 · Guest Post
Guest Post: Why credibility matters
Samantha Watt, owner and manager of Watt Communications, a South African communications agency and content generator, discusses the importance of companies creating public awareness around what they do and the need to put themselves into the public domain: → Read more
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Fri, September 27th, 09:00 · Paul Adepoju
Q&A: Mansur Liman, head of BBC Hausa
BBC Hausa, the British Broadcasting Corporation’s (BBC) service covering the northern region of Nigeria, is currently struggling to increase its coverage due to a number of challenges. → Read more
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Thu, September 26th, 13:00 · Paul Adepoju
Q&A: Seun Onigbinde on BudgIT
Seun Onigbinde is the team leader of BudgIT, a CcHUB-incubated startup focused on making the Nigerian budget simpler and more easily accessible to all Nigerians. → Read more
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Thu, September 26th, 11:20 · Tom Jackson
OPINION: Sipho Maseko grabs Telkom by scruff of the neck
It took Telkom long enough to decide on who was going to be its chief executive officer, with five months elapsing between the resignation of Nombulelo Moholi and the appointment of Sipho Maseko. But since his appointment, Maseko has battled hard to win the hearts and minds of the South African public. → Read more
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Mon, September 23rd, 09:00 · Paul Adepoju
Q&A: Spinlet outlines its revenue model for Nigeria
Spinlet, commonly referred to as the ‘iTunes of Africa’, has surpassed 650,000 active subscribers. In a wide ranging interview with HumanIPO, Francis Ebuehi, chief operating officer (COO), discussed how the company was looking to increase revenue, particularly in Nigeria. → Read more
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Sun, September 22nd, 12:00 · Richard Cutcher
FEATURE: The week in startups 22/09/2013
VC4Africa demonstrated the continent’s startup scene stretches far beyond the recognised hubs of Kenya, South Africa and Nigeria this week when it announced the ten entrepreneurs that will make up its September cohort. → Read more
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Sat, September 21st, 08:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Q&A: Nailab’s Josephine Mwangi
Kenya’s Nailab will be hosting its first hackathon outside of Nairobi this weekend when it visits Mombasa, and HumanIPO caught up with Josephine Mwangi, the hub’s public relations and marketing manager, to find out where it plans to go next. → Read more
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Fri, September 20th, 14:40 · Paul Adepoju
Q&A: Tomisin Fashina, Group CEO, Yookos
Tomisin Fashina, group chief executive officer (CEO) of social networking site Yookos, addressed the 2013 Mobile Web West Africa conference in May, announcing developers could now write apps using Yookos API. → Read more
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Fri, September 20th, 09:30 · Nanine Steenkamp
OPINION: Privacy a perspective on progress
As surveillance issues continually surface surrounding government policies and other operations around the world, the fears, intentions and suspicions around the gathering of data and the loss of privacy are contested. → Read more
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Thu, September 19th, 19:00 · Richard Cutcher
OPINION: MTN needs to get hands-on with African investment
When MTN announced earlier this year it was contributing up to US$75 million to an international venture fund, it appeared Africa’s largest indigenous network operator could be manoeuvering itself to give the continent’s tech scene a kickstart. → Read more
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Wed, September 18th, 13:30 · Paul Adepoju
NigeriaCom Day One: Present network challenges and future data prospects
The much anticipated 2013 NigeriaCom conference got underway at the prestigious Oriental Hotel, at the heart of Nigeria's tech capital of Lagos yesterday, with participants and speakers drawn from various sectors of the industry. → Read more
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Tue, September 17th, 18:00 · Nanine Steenkamp
Q&A: Alice Munyuna, member of dotAfrica steering committee
Alice Munyuna, steerco member at dotAfrica, spoke to HumanIPO about the challenges African governments face with policy creation, following discussions at the Internet Service Providers’ Association (ISPA) conference last week in Johannesburg, South Africa. → Read more
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Tue, September 17th, 11:30 · Tom Jackson
OPINION: Safaricom and Kenyan government must meet in the middle
The growing standoff between Safaricom, Kenya’s biggest mobile operator, and the country’s Ministry of ICT, led by minister Fred Matiangi, threatens to harm consumers and damage Kenya’s economy unless it is solved in an amicable manner. → Read more
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Mon, September 16th, 19:00 · Nanine Steenkamp
Q&A: Richard Stallman, father of the free software movememt
Richard Stallman, self-confessed father of the free software movement, spoke to HumanIPO on the common misunderstandings about free software and the dangers of using non-free software. → Read more
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Sun, September 15th, 10:46 · Richard Cutcher
FEATURE: The week in startups 15/09/2013
Africa’s startup scene is seeing new players and updates every day and this week saw the release of a new CMS platform aimed at those in creative industries. → Read more
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Fri, September 13th, 19:30 · Nanine Steenkamp
OPINION: Startups need to wake up
The Cape Town tech startup scene is not short of ideas and willing individuals, but ideas are only as valuable as the funds and skills that are applied to them. → Read more
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Thu, September 12th, 15:00 · Richard Cutcher
OPINION: Vodafone too late for Maroc, but Africa should be priority investment
Having made US$130 billion from its sale of its 45 per cent stake in Verizon Wireless in the United States, it is no surprise Vodafone is beginning to be linked with investment deals in other markets. → Read more
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Wed, September 11th, 12:30 · Jack Barton
Q&A: SnapScan co-founder Kobus Ehlers
Mobile payments app SnapScan was awarded the prestigious Best App award at the MTN Business awards last month. → Read more
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Sun, September 8th, 08:58 · Richard Cutcher
FEATURE: The week in startups 08/09/2013
Accelerator season is well and truly upon us and as ever, HumanIPO is the ideal place to get all the latest news from Africa’s startup and entrepreneur scene. → Read more
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Wed, September 4th, 18:30 · Jack Barton
Q&A: Instabug co-founder Moataz Soliman
Egyptian virus detection app Instabug was recently revealed as one of 15 finalists in The Next Web’s Mobile Startup Rally, the only nomination from Africa, having also been a finalist of MobileBeat 2013. → Read more
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