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Sun, July 20th, 08:00 · Gabriella Mulligan

FEATURE: The week in startups 20/07/2014

This week in startups saw plenty of activity, particularly on the part of incubators and accelerator programmes, with new competitions announced, applications opening, contest finalists selected and accelerator programme mentors revealed across the continent. → Read more
Sun, July 13th, 08:00 · Chris Udemans

FEATURE: The week in startups 13/07/2014

This week was all about finalists, with the winners of Seedstars Cape Town being announced while the last stage competitors of DEMO Africa were made public. → Read more
Tue, July 8th, 09:30 · Paul Adepoju

OPINION: One week later, cashless policy remains unpopular in Nigeria

Last week the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) announced the nationwide launch of its cashless policy following the successful introduction of the initiative in selected states including Lagos and Rivers. However, one week later, nothing much has changed. → Read more
Sun, July 6th, 08:00 · Chris Udemans

FEATURE: The week in startups 06/07/2014

This week saw global startup competition Seedstars make headlines, with events taking place all over the continent in the past and coming weeks. → Read more
Fri, July 4th, 17:00 · Tom Jackson

OPINION: Motsoeneng comments wrong on so many levels

South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) acting chief operating officer (COO) Hlaudi Motsoeneng’s comments that journalists should have to be granted licences in order to practice are both hypocritical and a threat to democracy in South Africa, and have rightly been condemned. → Read more
Sun, June 29th, 08:00 · Chris Udemans

FEATURE: The week in startups 29/06/2014

Numerous startup events took place this week, culminating in the announcement of the winners of the PIVOT East mobile startup competition in Nairobi. → Read more
Wed, June 25th, 17:30 · Gabriella Mulligan

M-Pesa success down to Kenyan market dynamics

The success of M-Pesa in Kenya was down to a specific set of market dynamics which make it very difficult to replicate in any other country, according to panelists at the VAS Africa summit. → Read more
Mon, June 23rd, 08:00 · Tom Jackson

OPINION: Financial might plus lean startup mentality make Uber unstoppable

A year ago, competition in South Africa’s taxi app market seemed to be hotting up. Now, with the launch of uberX, it seems competitors have it all to do to stop the global titan from wrapping up both ends of the market. → Read more
Sun, June 22nd, 08:00 · Tom Jackson

FEATURE: The week in startups 22/06/2014

This week was a good one for startup initiatives in Africa, with much funding being raised to drive continued innovation on the continent. → Read more
Wed, June 18th, 08:00 · Tom Jackson

FEATURE: Kenya’s perceived innovation lead over SA could be all hype

For a good seven years now, it has been fashionable to refer to the coming of Kenya in terms of African innovation, and how the East African nation is outstripping the more economically powerful South Africa when it comes to technological entrepreneurship. → Read more
Sun, June 15th, 08:00 · Chris Udemans

FEATURE: The week in startups 15/06/2014

From funding to low cost taxi launches, South Africa has seen an abundance of action in the tech startup space this week. → Read more
Fri, June 13th, 11:00 · Paul Adepoju

FEATURE: 10 apps for the World Cup

The 2014 FIFA World Cup got underway in Brazil yesterday, with the hosts eventually beating Croatia in a tightly contested match. As ever, there are plenty of ways to keep up to date with the tournament. Below, HumanIPO picks out 10 of the best mobile apps providing all the information you need for this summer’s festival of football. → Read more
Fri, June 13th, 08:00 · Guest Post

Guest Post: Tech alone cannot address POPI challenges

Drew van Vuuren, chief executive officer (CEO) of information security and privacy firm 4Di Privaca, explains technology alone will not be able to address challenges provided by South Africa’s Protection of Personal Information (POPI) Act, warning small and medium enterprises not to ignore requirements that will be imposed on them. → Read more
Thu, June 12th, 09:00 · Tom Jackson

FEATURE: Is there enough funding for startups in Africa?

Money. For startups in Africa and across the world, it all comes down to money. The reason for starting a business is usually - with some honourable exceptions - to make money. However, conversely, usually it takes - or at least most people think it takes - a reasonable amount of money to get a startup off the ground in the first place. But is there enough of that about? → Read more
Wed, June 11th, 12:00 · Tom Jackson

OPINION: Safaricom reputation risks damage over frozen security contract

Kenya’s leading operator Safaricom must feel under attack from all sides at the moment. Challenged publicly over quality of service (QoS), its impending licence renewal and alleged anti-competitive practices, perhaps the greatest threat to its reputation stems from becoming embroiled in the latest government procurement controversy. → Read more
Tue, June 10th, 09:00 · Tom Jackson

OPINION: Kenyan public transport set for cashless chaos

New regulations set to come into place on July 1 mean Kenyan public service vehicles (PSVs) must operate a cashless fare system, with operators subject to fines, loss of licences or imprisonment if they fail to comply. Though in some respects the policy is admirable, the lack of information regarding the new regulations and the lack of a universal payments system threaten commuter chaos. → Read more
Mon, June 9th, 12:00 · Chris Udemans

FEATURE: The week in startups 01/06/14 – 08/06/14

The rise of the smartphone has led to an app race around the world, with the past week in startups testament to this as a range of apps were launched focusing on everything from education to social taxi hailing. → Read more
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
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
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