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Thu, March 7th, 15:36 · Gabriella Mulligan

Facebook appoints second woman to board of directors

Facebook has appointed Dr Susan Desmond-Hellmann to its board of directors, increasing the number of women on the company’s board to two. → Read more
Thu, March 7th, 13:36 · Gabriella Mulligan

“Harlem Shake” causes stir in Tunisia

Extreme Muslim “Salafi” activists and the Tunisian government have reacted strongly to a video of Tunisian secondary school students performing the infamous “Harlem Shake”, prompting student protests. → Read more
Wed, March 6th, 15:31 · Kamau Mbote

UK resorts to social media to fight election interference claims

British High Commissioner Christian Turner has turned to Twitter to fight allegations of interference in the Kenyan electoral process, which included suggestions the UK had even increased troop numbers in the country. → Read more
Tue, March 5th, 14:07 · Babongile Matyila

Facebook founders, the youngest billionaires

At 28, Facebook founders Dustin Moskovitz and Mark Zuckerberg are the youngest billionaires in the world with net worths of US$3.8 billion and US$13.3 billion dollars respectively. → Read more
Tue, March 5th, 12:46 · Gabriella Mulligan

Twitter discontinues TweetDeck for Android, iPhone

Twitter will discontinue TweetDeck for Android, iPhone and TweetDeck AIR as of May, citing a preference by mobile users for Twitter. → Read more
Tue, March 5th, 09:57 · Nanine Steenkamp

Twitter conference promotes educators interaction

A South African headmaster is hoping to connect teachers through social media by running a series of Twitter conferences. → Read more
Mon, March 4th, 10:48 · Tom Jackson

Kenyans on Twitter react angrily to election violence claims

Twitter is buzzing with angry Kenyans demanding apologies from members of the international media for their alleged misreporting of the ongoing elections in the country. → Read more
Mon, March 4th, 08:39 · Tom Jackson

SA State Security Ministry Twitter account hacked

The South African State Security Ministry had its Twitter account hacked over the weekend, tweeting to advertise a “miracle diet”. → Read more
Fri, March 1st, 15:53 · Gabriella Mulligan

Q&A: John Holdsworth, AppChat founder

Following revelations this week of a leaked Nashua ECN document that may change the outcome of the infamous Reunert vs. AppChat legal battle, AppChat founder and chief executive officer John Holdsworth speaks to HumanIPO about the weight of the new evidence, the impact of the allegations on AppChat and his hopes for the future of the company and telecommunications in South Africa. → Read more
Fri, March 1st, 15:50 · Nanine Steenkamp

Mxit confident about smartphone future

South African chat app Mxit does not regard increasing smartphone use as a threat to its existing platform success in the country, though it acknowledges this reality as a growing challenge. → Read more
Fri, March 1st, 15:44 · Brandon Gregory

Mobile phone and social media help expose violent crimes by SA police

Disturbing footage recorded on a mobile phone exposed South African Police Services (SAPS) officers tying a man’s hands to the back of a police vehicle and dragged 400 metres down a road. → Read more
Fri, March 1st, 15:41 · Igor Hobotov

Q&A: Obi Asika speaks to HumanIPO post-SMWLagos2013

On the final day of Social Media Week Lagos, 2013, HumanIPO caught up with chief organiser and founder of Dragon Africa Obi Asika on how he thought Africa’s first attempt at the event went and his hopes for the future. → Read more
Fri, March 1st, 14:24 · Richard Cutcher

Social network Eskimi teams up with Nigerian Tiketmobile

Lagos-bases startup Tiketmobile has sealed an important partnership with mobile social network Eskimi to make the purchase of bus tickets more accessible. → Read more
Fri, March 1st, 11:49 · Elly Okutoyi

Pope Twitter account will not close

Pope Benedict XVI’s Twitter account will remain in an inactive state until the next pope is elected. → Read more
Fri, March 1st, 11:39 · Gabriella Mulligan

AppChat launch will happen – Holdsworth

The launch of AppChat is still on the horizon and will “change the Telco landscape” forever, despite obstacles placed in its way by Reunert, says founder John Holdsworth. → Read more
Fri, March 1st, 10:41 · Tom Jackson

Facebook acquires Atlas from Microsoft

Facebook has announced it is to acquire Microsoft’s Atlas Advertiser Suite from Microsoft, raising the possibility of it expanding its advertising network and servicing ads on third-party websites. → Read more
Fri, March 1st, 10:01 · Gabriella Mulligan

Kenyans to report hate speech through Twitter hashtags

Kenyans have been encouraged to report hate speech and lies about the upcoming elections through Twitter via the hashtags #NipeUkweli and #uchaguzi. → Read more
Thu, February 28th, 14:21 · Vincent Matinde

150 volunteers to help map out issues during Kenyan elections

Uchaguzi, an online platform that receives news through mobile applications, Twitter feeds, SMSs and emails, will have 150 volunteers monitoring data in Kenya and an additional 100 from outside the country forming eight digital teams during the Kenyan election. → Read more
Thu, February 28th, 12:19 · Gabriella Mulligan

Holdsworth accuses Reunert of misleading court

John Holdsworth has accused Reunert of misleading the Court in order to prevent AppChat’s launch, citing new evidence leaked to him by a Nashua Communications source. → Read more
Thu, February 28th, 07:27 · Tefo Mohapi

Mxit in partnership with Junk Mail

Mxit has entered into a partnership with Junk Mail classifieds which will see the latter take over and re-launch the Mxit classified platform. → Read more