Wed, November 6th, 11:20 · Paul Adepoju
Omobola Johnson, Nigeria’s communication technology minister, has revealed the nation’s ICT sector is recording annual growth of around 20 per cent. → Read more
Wed, November 6th, 10:00 · Selipha Kihagi
The Ministry of Territorial Administration and Decentralisation (MINATD) in Cameroon has installed mobile software for its staff as part of its efforts to improve service provision. → Read more
Tue, November 5th, 20:00 · Brandon Gregory
President Jacob Zuma’s statements during his address to the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) must be actioned to the controversial e-tolling of Gauteng’s freeways, believes the Opposition to Urban Tolling Alliance (OUTA). → Read more
Tue, November 5th, 17:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
South Africa’s Internet Service Providers’ Association (ISPA) has criticised Telkom chief executive officer (CEO) Sipho Maseko for saying its members were looking for an “‘easy ride’ on Telkom’s network” through Local Loop Unbundling (LLU), saying his comments “cannot remain unchallenged”. → Read more
Tue, November 5th, 16:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
The South African government has not yet made a decision on whether set-top boxes will include a conditional access system, a matter which communications minister Yunus Carrim says still needs to be properly debated. → Read more
Tue, November 5th, 14:00 · Tom Jackson
Technology is South Africa’s biggest area of economic underperformance, according to a new report from Goldman Sachs. → Read more
Tue, November 5th, 12:40 · Gabriella Mulligan
The Telkom Foundation Trust has appointed Professor Loyiso Nongxa, a recently retired South African mathematician, as chairperson, as it looks to have a stronger impact on improving science and technology education in South Africa. → Read more
Tue, November 5th, 11:00 · Nick Sato
The Kenyan government has announced the gazetted date of December 13, 2013, for digital migration in the country’s capital Nairobi and its surroundings still stands as scheduled, despite reports it had been postponed again. → Read more
Tue, November 5th, 09:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Following the release of Akamai’s State of the Internet report for the second quarter of 2013, which reveals strong growth in internet speeds and connectivity in many African countries, HumanIPO spoke to David Belson, product line director for custom analytics & MCDN at Akamai, to discuss his surprises, disappointments and expectations for the state of the internet going forward. → Read more
Tue, November 5th, 08:00 · Brandon Gregory
South Africans must appreciate e-tolling, which has made world class infrastructure possible, and not see the system as a pest, said Gwede Mantashe, African National Congress (ANC) secretary-general. → Read more
Mon, November 4th, 20:00 · Winfred Kuria
A digital register for mining operations in Zimbabwe will be introduced by the government in a bid to ease the industry’s management and regulations, according to Walter Chidhakwa, mines and mining development minister. → Read more
Mon, November 4th, 18:00 · Nick Sato
The Kenyan government will set up contact groups to bring together stakeholders in a bid to discuss the issues surrounding the controversial Kenya Information Communications (Amendment) Bill 2013. → Read more
Mon, November 4th, 16:00 · Paul Adepoju
Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has revealed the country’s economy could be one of the world's biggest by 2020 if all stakeholders adopt e-payments. → Read more
Mon, November 4th, 11:40 · Nick Sato
The British Council and Bharti Airtel will provide high speed broadband connectivity of 5GB per month in a three-year deal for 127 digital hubs located in schools across nine countries in Africa. → Read more
Mon, November 4th, 10:00 · Nick Sato
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has told the media not to panic following parliament passing the Kenya Information and Communication Bill (2013). → Read more
Mon, November 4th, 09:30 · Richard Cutcher
Marian Shinn, the Democratic Alliance’s (DA) shadow communications minister, has accused the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) of bypassing government policy by adandoning the need for an access control system for set-top boxes. → Read more
Sat, November 2nd, 08:00 · Susan Mwenesi
African countries have committed to ensuring ICT remains at the centre of their national agendas after agreeing to the Smart Africa Manifesto at the Transform Africa Summit, in Kigali, Rwanda. → Read more
Fri, November 1st, 19:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
A number of global mobile phone manufacturers including Google, Samsung, HTC and Huawei are being sued in the United States by the Rockstar Consortium over a range of alleged patent infringements. → Read more
Fri, November 1st, 18:00 · Paul Adepoju
The Nigeria Computer Society (NCS) has declared IT professionals in the West African nation are highly marginalised and not enjoying full recognition from the government in critical aspects of the economy. → Read more
Fri, November 1st, 17:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) has announced its set-top boxes for digital terrestrial television (DTT) will be free-to-air and not conditional, prompting praise from the Media Workers Association of South Africa (MWASA). → Read more
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