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Wed, September 26th, 11:35 · Tom Jackson

OPINION: Kenyan government ICT training insufficient to fill skills gap

Last week the Kenya ICT Board and SAP announced a partnership that will see 100 bright but underprivileged students undergo training to become certified SAP software engineers, an admirable initiative but one that fails to adequately tackle the looming skills gap that could threaten Kenya’s emergence as a technological hub. → Read more
Wed, September 26th, 07:57 · Jesse Oguntimehin

RIM expands presence in Africa, opens retail stores in Nigeria

Canada-based Blackberry-maker Research In Motion (RIM) yesterday announced the first official BlackBerry-branded retail store in the country’s commercial capital Lagos, furthering the expansion of the company’s footprint in Africa. → Read more
Wed, September 26th, 07:27 · Elly Okutoyi

Social media monitoring app for corporates launched in Nairobi

International advertising agency TBWA in partnership with new media company African Laughter yesterday launched a mobile-based social media monitoring app essential for overseeing social media campaigns by businesses while giving feedback on the nature of posted comments. → Read more
Wed, September 26th, 06:12 · HumanIPO

Mxit acquires mobile development specialists Motribe

Africa’s biggest social network Mxit has acquired mobile community specialists Motribe, to help more developers build products on its API. → Read more
Wed, September 26th, 05:09 · HumanIPO

Salamworld could replace Facebook as most used Muslim SNS

Slated for launch this November in Egypt, Turkey, Bosnia-Herzegovina and Indonesia, Salamworld, a Muslim social networking site, intends to topple Facebook as the premier networking site in the Muslim world. → Read more
Wed, September 26th, 04:05 · Tefo Mohapi

SA’s first social debit card to be available courtesy of ZunguZ

ZunguZ, the international mobile payment platform, has stated that it plans to launch the first social debit card, which it believes will attract unbanked consumers and those eager to leverage the convergence of technology and personal finance. → Read more
Tue, September 25th, 20:10 · HumanIPO

Q&A: Muthuri Kinyamu, Founder/Business Director, Social Edge Africa

Most businesses are now taking social media seriously, with a report by U.S.-based small-business accelerator Manta showing that the majority of them claim it helps them find and stay connected to their clients. → Read more
Tue, September 25th, 16:49 · Dan Sudi

Kenya’s Creative Web Workshop kicks off tomorrow

Kenya will tomorrow host the second edition of Creative Web Workshop aimed at discussing how businesses and organisations can manage their online applications. → Read more
Tue, September 25th, 16:07 · Tefo Mohapi

Smaller and lighter SONY PS3 to be launched later this week

SONY have announced that the much anticipated update to the PS3 will be available from September 28. The new PS3 system, with a new sleek, smaller and lighter design and 500GB of storage capacity, will be closely followed by a less costly 12GB version. → Read more
Tue, September 25th, 16:01 · Paul Adepoju

Etisalat Nigeria improves service delivery using Oracle technology

Etisalat, Nigeria’s third largest telecommunications corporation, has announced it is switching to Oracle Communications Data Model on Oracle Exadata Database Machine X2-2 Half Rack to increase the speed at which it analyses its growing data volume. → Read more
Tue, September 25th, 12:43 · Elly Okutoyi

African developers shunning gaming apps

Africa is shunning the gaming industry and missing out on opportunities in a sector touted as one of the most lucrative in the world, raking in close to US$82 billion globally last year alone. → Read more
Tue, September 25th, 12:35 · Vincent Matinde

Africa must adopt technology to guarantee food security

Experts have called on governments and technology stakeholders to address hunger crisis in Africa by using breakthroughs in the tech scene. → Read more
Tue, September 25th, 10:45 · Tefo Mohapi

Google launches umbrella programme for startups

Search giant Google has announced the launch of an umbrella programme called Google for Entrepreneurs, drawing together its programmes and partnerships supporting startups and entrepreneurs across the globe. → Read more
Tue, September 25th, 08:46 · Vincent Matinde

Over 30,000 SME’s have registered on Woza Online programme

South Africa’s mobile telco Vodacom has announced it has registered over 30,000 businesses on Woza Online, which enables local businesses to have a web presence. → Read more
Tue, September 25th, 07:53 · Tefo Mohapi

Second annual Software Engineering Conference kicks off in Botswana

The second African Conference on Software Engineering & Applied Computing (2012 ACSEAC) kicked off in Gaborone, Botswana yesterday and will last until September 26, with the aim of bringing together African and international researchers in the field of ICT. → Read more
Tue, September 25th, 07:04 · Tefo Mohapi

J.P. Morgan targets improved learning standards in SA

U.S.-owned financial services firm J.P. Morgan is looking to improve standards of education in South Africa through a new philanthropic programme that focuses on building teacher effectiveness and strengthening classroom and school management. → Read more
Tue, September 25th, 05:17 · HumanIPO

Botswana Post launches e-shopping site Posopay

Postal services provider Botswana Post last week launched an e-shopping portal dubbed Posopay, expected to speed up the adoption of Internet-based services by the public. → Read more
Mon, September 24th, 18:20 · Dan Sudi

MVNO Industry Summit to take place in Cape Town next week

Informa Telecom and Media, a global academic and business solutions leader, will host the first ever MVNO Industry Summit Africa event in Cape Town, South Africa next week. → Read more
Mon, September 24th, 16:43 · Tefo Mohapi

Linkedin Recruiter launched in French, no news regarding Francophone Africa

LinkedIn,the world's largest online professional network with more than 175 million members worldwide, has announced the release of the French version of its LinkedIn Recruiter, its Hiring Solutions Offering. → Read more
Mon, September 24th, 14:48 · Dan Sudi

Kenya’s judicial authority settles for payment of fines via mobile money

Integrated mobile service provider Safaricom has partnered with the Kenyan judiciary to launch Faini Chap Chap, a mobile payment solution allowing traffic offenders to pay fines using M-Pesa. → Read more