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Thu, September 27th, 12:52 · HumanIPO

Climate innovation hub launched to stir Kenya’s green business potential

Kenya has launched the world’s first climate innovation hub in Nairobi to stir green innovation in a country synonymous with mobile innovation. → Read more
Thu, September 27th, 12:35 · Paul Adepoju

Police in Nigeria arrest illegal SIM card manufacturers

Officers from the Nigeria Police Force and operatives from the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) on Wednesday arrested several individuals suspected to be producing counterfeit SIM cards using fake identities in the capital Abuja. → Read more
Thu, September 27th, 12:26 · Vincent Matinde

Altech finally sells off its West African business

South African technology firm Altech has finally shed its majority stake in its West African business, selling off 75 percent in the face of revenue losses. → Read more
Thu, September 27th, 12:12 · Robert K'Odingo

Nokia unveils two more Asha series as it battles to stay afloat

Nokia Corporation this week debuted two of its touch-screen cellphones, the Asha 308 and 309, at an event in Jakarta, Indonesia, as part of its strategy to bolster its predicted single-digit annual growth with sales of feature phones. → Read more
Thu, September 27th, 11:30 · Elly Okutoyi

40 finalists for DEMO Africa 2012 unveiled

Up to 40 demonstrators have been shortlisted to participate at the first ever DEMO Africa event, the flagship initiative of the Liberating Innovation in Opportunity Nations in Africa (LIONS@frica), scheduled for October in Nairobi, Kenya. → Read more
Thu, September 27th, 11:02 · Tefo Mohapi

Lorna Hardie appointed HP’s security product sales chief for South Africa and Africa

HP has appointed Lorna Hardie as its new HP Enterprise Security Product Sales Manager for South Africa and Africa effective October 1, 2012. → Read more
Thu, September 27th, 10:54 · Tefo Mohapi

Rectron to launch world’s thinnest Ultrabook in SA

South African technology supplier Rectron is to begin selling the Acer Aspire S5, the world's thinnest Ultrabook at 11 millimetres, exclusively in the South African market. → Read more
Thu, September 27th, 10:08 · Dan Sudi

Kenya’s ICT graduates find it hard fitting into job market

A good number of Kenya’s ICT graduates are struggling in the country’s technology-driven job market as existing universities are too rigid when it comes to their course offerings, according to Creative Web’s chief executive Duke Kibagedi. → Read more
Thu, September 27th, 06:44 · Elly Okutoyi

Kenyans using social media to condemn hate speech

Social media users in Kenya have proved many experts wrong by turning to the platform to rebuke leaders seen to be promoting ethnic tension through hate speech, as the country prepares for general elections. → Read more
Thu, September 27th, 05:00 · Vincent Matinde

OPINION: Create your apps but we won’t use them, Kenyan government

It flies in the face of common sense when governments fund innovations and rebuff their use once they materialise. → Read more
Thu, September 27th, 04:20 · Paul Adepoju

Ghana’s banking industry urged to embrace cashless economy

Ghana’s senior minister for communications Haruna Iddrisu has urged the nation’s banking industry to embrace ICT to a greater level, saying there is a need for players in the financial sector to move towards cashless and branchless banking. → Read more
Wed, September 26th, 21:42 · HumanIPO

Djoss TV wins $5000 prize money in Cameroon startup challenge

Djoss TV, a viewer interactive program that lets users share views on live TV, recently won the $5,000 prize from the Cameroon Startup Challenge, inching it closer to achieving its goal of changing TV in Africa. → Read more
Wed, September 26th, 20:28 · HumanIPO

NGO in Ghana turns to crowdfunding to raise US$4,000 in 5 days

The Association of African Entrepreneurs (AAE), a Ghana-based nonprofit, is crowdfunding from willing donors to support women and young entrepreneurs in Africa, in an attempt to cut back on the 60 percent unemployment rate on the continent. → Read more
Wed, September 26th, 17:17 · Tefo Mohapi

SA’s Nedbank App Suite now on Android and iOS

Having released its app suite earlier in the year, South Africa’s Nedbank has now made it available to Android Tablet, iPhone and iPad users. → Read more
Wed, September 26th, 16:09 · Vincent Matinde

Mobile security market to hit $389M mark amid rising threats

Mobile malware threats have increased with the advancements in mobile handsets, with researchers saying the mobile security market will hit the US$389 million mark by end of this year. → Read more
Wed, September 26th, 16:01 · Paul Adepoju

Nigeria’s government commits $15M to indigenous ICT ventures

The Federal Government of Nigeria has earmarked US$15 million as start-up capital for its ICT sector, Mrs. Omobola Johnson, Minister of Communications Technology, said yesterday. → Read more
Wed, September 26th, 14:40 · Elly Okutoyi

Ugandan motorists turn to mobile app to find cheap fuel

Motorists in Uganda’s capital Kampala are turning to a mobile app known as Mafuta Go that shows availability and prices of fuel at different stations, as constant fuel shortages hit the country. → Read more
Wed, September 26th, 14:26 · Tefo Mohapi

South Africa reported to have the most expensive mobile broadband

South Africa ranks first and second in the “Most expensive pack cost by country” category, in a recent survey of broadband prices by Communications Chambers, with Cell C and Virgin Mobile’s 60GB annual plan in first place and Vodacom’s 20GB 3G annual plan in second. → Read more
Wed, September 26th, 14:14 · Paul Adepoju

Indian tech funders push for partnerships and investments in Nigeria

Some 20 major Indian ICT companies under the umbrella of the National Association of Computer and Software Companies of India (NASSCOM) are in Nigeria seeking partnerships and investment opportunities in the country’s growing tech sector. → Read more
Wed, September 26th, 13:41 · Tefo Mohapi

LG to launch Optimus G smartphone in South Africa

LG today announced the launch its premium flagship device the Optimus G in South Africa. → Read more