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  • 15 days ago

    Q&A: Human connection key to e-learning experience

    Kat Scholtz, co-founder of South African online learning platform Quirk Education, spoke to HumanIPO about social learning, the future of (more)

  • 16 days ago

    OPINION: Why smartphones, tablets threaten the African culture

    African culture is symbolised by communal practices and activities ranging from extended families, communal lands, age sets and age groups (more)

  • 17 days ago

    OPINION: Advent of social media and internet the bane of the African dictator’s life

    The recent events involving the Zambian president Michael Sata and Zimbabwe’s Robert Mugabe and their reactions to online reporting and (more)

  • 19 days ago

    Q&A: Jumia Nigeria can be 10 times bigger

    Jumia Nigeria recently celebrated its one year anniversary and, along with Konga.com, has led the way in Nigeria’s quickly growing (more)

  • 19 days ago

    OPINION: Kenya might not realise digital migration as deadline looms

    With the October 30, 2013, deadline for East Africa's switch from analogue to digital broadcasting draws near, there are fresh and genuine (more)

  • 20 days ago

    Q&A: SA on track to become viable e-learning leader

    E-learning specialist Cheryl Muir spoke to HumanIPO about e-learning progress in South Africa and the uses of digital in education.

  • 20 days ago

    FEATURE: Zimbabwe elections, Baba Jukwa and social media

    The pending 2013 general election has seemingly breathed life into social media in the country with whistleblower Baba Jukwa garnering a (more)

  • 24 days ago

    OPINION: The NCC has become a laughing stock

    Regulating the telecoms sector of Nigeria is an enormous task and the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is probably one of the (more)

  • 27 days ago

    EMC Forum Review: Lagos addresses fundamental business challenges for organisations

    The first ever EMC Forum in West Africa was held in Lagos, Nigeria, yesterday, and was attended by stakeholders, senior decision makers and (more)

  • 28 days ago

    Q&A: Ma3route founder reveals Nokia’s plan to integrate app into new Lumia

    Kenya’s economy loses around KSh50 million (US$574,000) every day due to its poor roads and traffic congestion, but mobile, web and SMS (more)

  • 30 days ago

    OPINION: Online sharing of innovation a valuable risk

    Online networks are open to anyone for engagement. This statement can, however, mean anything from liberty to danger, depending on the (more)

  • 1 month ago

    OPINION: Carrim’s SABC focus suggests more of the same from the DoC

    The ICT industry in South Africa has long complained of the lack of care and attention the current and previous administrations have given (more)

  • 1 month ago

    FEATURE: Mass market LTE for Africa could be closer than thought

    The idea of millions of Africans gaining high speed internet access through LTE in the near future may seem fanciful when considering most (more)

  • 1 month ago

    OPINION: Inexperienced Carrim’s in-tray set to overflow

    Yunus Carrim is to take up the position of South Africa’s minister of communications as of tomorrow despite his apparent lack of ICT (more)

  • 1 month ago

    REVIEW: Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0

    Samsung first debuted its Galaxy Note 8.0 at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona earlier this year. Based on the design of the popular (more)

  • 1 month ago

    Guest Post: What is really wrong with e-commerce in South Africa

    Andrew Lynch is co-founder of Cape Town-based e-commerce site CableKiosk.co.za, which specialises in supplying cables and electronics to (more)

  • 1 month ago

    OPINION: Startup success the new financial ‘fallback’?

    As the startup community grows on the African continent, the new buzzword for school leavers could become ‘entrepreneurship’ rather (more)

  • 1 month ago

    FEATURE: Uncertainty reigns over Egyptian ICT and telecoms sector after coup

    While the citizens of Egypt’s primary focus may be somewhat distracted from the country’s future competitiveness in the global ICT (more)

  • 1 month ago

    REVIEW: HTC One, the new king of Android?

    In recent years HTC has suffered at the hands of Apple and more importantly, its rival on the Android platform, Samsung. Competing with the (more)

  • 1 month ago

    Q&A: Universities key in promoting SA tech startup status

    Marc Elias, founder of Johannesburg-based startup accelerator Seed Engine, and Eric Edelstein, chief executive officer (CEO) of online (more)

  • 1 month ago

    OPINION: Telecoms future a choice between sharing or slacking

    As telecommunication operators are no longer the only communication channels available to consumers, their role in the industry is under (more)

  • 1 month ago

    Q&A: Eric Mutta, Problem Solved

    Eric Mutta, who earlier this month won a grant of US$328,000 he from the FSDT SME Finance Innovation Challenge Fund II to help boost his (more)

  • 1 month ago

    Q&A: Digitisation will push government trust “through the roof”

    Nicholas Okoye, president and chief executive officer at the Anabel Leadership Academy in Nigeria, spoke to HumanIPO about the role of (more)

  • 1 month ago

    OPINION: Why innovation key to job creation for the youth

    Kenya is a rich nation in terms of resources and manpower, but it is not creating enough jobs to fulfil the many youths in the job market.

  • 1 month ago

    REVIEW: Parrot Zik headphones

    There is plenty in the electronics world to get a gadget fan’s geek-o-meter hitting the red, but usually a headset isn’t one of them.

  • 1 month ago

    REVIEW: Sony Xperia Z, a real Android heavyweight?

    Slowly but surely, Sony has been turning its fortunes around in the smartphone market. It went through some dark days while in a (more)

  • 1 month ago

    OPINION: Mobile money tax punishes consumers for government blackhole

    The Ugandan government has followed Kenya in taking the extreme step of introducing a tax on mobile money, punishing consumers for a (more)

  • 1 month ago

    OPINION: Laptops a threat to teachers’ employment but have wider benefits

    A few days after the Kenyan government allocated KSh53.2 billion (US$621 million) for the supply of laptops to primary schools, teachers (more)

  • 1 month ago

    Q&A: NextSpeel.com founder Larry Oti

    The Nigerian online streaming business is growing at a fast rate as more Nigerians and African diaspora demand indigenous content. (more)

  • 2 month ago

    OPINION: Why Kenyatta’s laptop project is skipping priorities

    Kenya’s Jubilee government has pledged to provide free laptops to all standard one public primary school pupils, but while children can (more)

  • 2 month ago

    HumanIPO Debate: Should governments be allowed to monitor data records in interest of national security?

    The extraordinary revelations from the past 10 days that the United States’ National Security Agency (NSA) is monitoring phone and (more)

  • 2 month ago

    OPINION: Why Ndemo was shown the door

    Dr Bitange Ndemo departed his post as permanent secretary at Kenya’s Ministry of ICT with praise ringing in his ears, but his strong (more)

  • 2 month ago

    Q&A: Africa will fuel innovation trend

    Ghanaian Ashifi Gogo, founder of award-winning counterfeit combatting company Sproxil, spoke to HumanIPO about solutions, expansions and (more)

  • 2 month ago

    OPINION: IEBC must regain Kenyans’ faith in electoral system

    Kenya’s Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has begun the process of auditing its systems after the controversies (more)

  • 2 month ago

    REVIEW: Samsung Galaxy S4

    Since Samsung unveiled its Galaxy S4, including the much anticipated “smart scroll and smart pause” feature which monitors users’ eye (more)

  • 2 month ago

    OPINION: Sunday Times battle unnecessary distraction for DoC

    Dina Pule may finally have had her wish granted for the Sunday Times to be investigated, but pressing issues facing South Africa’s (more)

  • 2 month ago

    OPINION: Out with the old, in with the new at Connected Kenya

    Kenya’s premier ICT conference brought together close to 500 stakeholders from sectors as diverse as infrastructure, solutions and (more)

  • 2 month ago

    OPINION: Cybercafe surveillance will do little or nothing to tackle hate speech

    HumanIPO reported yesterday stakeholders in Kenya had met for a forum on national cyber security, partly geared towards tackling the (more)

  • 2 month ago

    OPINION: Language a tool in tech landscape development

    Language and technology are two very marriageable subjects, considering its mutual factors of transfer and encryption.

  • 2 month ago

    Q&A: Bob Skinstad, Itec Group

    HumanIPO caught up with Bob Skinstad, director and shareholder at Itec Innovate and former South African rugby captain, to talk about the (more)

  • 3 month ago

    Q&A: Technology critical for African success

    Jarrod Hermer, startup expert and tech evangelist at Microsoft, spoke to HumanIPO about the startup scene, Microsoft’s focus and (more)

  • 3 month ago

    Q&A: Social media will allow people to rise

    Conrad Travis David, social media strategist at Hashtag spoke to HumanIPO about social media as a strategic network of globally beneficial (more)

  • 3 month ago

    Q&A: South Africa’s first Bitcoin exchange site speaks to HumanIPO

    Bitcoin is one of the buzz words in the tech world at the moment as supporters and critics debate the merits and drawbacks of the digital (more)

  • 3 month ago

    MWWA2013 Day Two: Are game developers on another planet?

    In the midst of the multitude of presentations made at yesterday at Mobile Web West Africa 2013, the session for game developers stood out (more)

  • 3 month ago

    MWWA2013 Day One: Focus on operators, but government absence noticed

    It is quite unusual in Nigeria to have two network operators sponsor the same event and it is even more surprising when the rival companies (more)

  • 3 month ago

    Q&A: Seun Osewa, founder of Nairaland

    Nigeria’s social network Nairaland is the most visited site in the country and has experienced rapid growth since it was founded by Seun (more)

  • 3 month ago

    OPINION: Social media is as real as its users

    Social media has become such an integrated part of communication across personal and corporate spheres that it is difficult to imagine a (more)

  • 3 month ago

    Q&A: Social media not a replacement, but complement to traditonal PR

    Melissa Attree, creative director at Cerebra, spoke to HumanIPO about social media as complementary, rather than a replacement, to (more)

  • 3 month ago

    MWWA2013 Focus Day Review: A first, but a success

    Mobile Web West Africa 2013 kicked off with its first Focus Day yesterday, with an emphasis on mobile marketing.

  • 3 month ago

    Q&A: Matthew Dawes, MD of All Amber, looks ahead to Mobile Web West Africa 2013

    Mobile Web West Africa (MWWA) will begin in Lagos on Wednesday and HumanIPO caught up with Matthew Dawes, managing director of All Amber, (more)

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