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ZANU-PF supporters tweet threats and insults
  • 13 days ago

    Africa’s tech revolution a big gain for new sites - Ian Isherwood

    Ian Isherwood, founder of Kenya’s first online dating site DateMe Kenya, has lauded the ongoing tech revolution in Africa saying that (more)

  • 13 days ago

    No quick fix to social media

    Most companies are anxious to cash in on the benefits social media provides, but Karl Reed, chief marketing and solutions officer for South (more)

  • 14 days ago

    Zimbabwe elections - reports of intimidation minimal, no violence

    The Zimbabwe general election, taking place today, proceeded with no violence in comparison with the previous election of 2008, though (more)

  • 14 days ago

    ZANU-PF supporters tweet threats and insults

    President Robert Mugabe’s Zimbabwe African National Union - Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF) has taken to Twitter to issue threats to voters in (more)

  • 14 days ago

    Spammers use Steve Jobs success story to seek attention

    Spam levels continue to increase with June rising by 1.4 per cent and averaging 71.1 per cent, according to a spam report by Kaspersky Lab.

  • 14 days ago

    Safaricom named among world’s top 10 Facebook brands

    Kenya’s leading operator Safaricom has been ranked to have the sixth best Facebook brand in the world by Social Bakers.

  • 14 days ago

    Zimbabwe elections a hot topic in southern Africa

    Zimbabweans are at the polls today to vote either for a new leader or to retain president Robert Mugabe and #ZimElection is a hot topic, (more)

  • 15 days ago

    Safaricom launches KSh10 daily subscription product for social networking

    Kenya’s Safaricom has launched a new subscription internet bundle allowing subscribers access to Twitter, WhatsApp and Facebook for KSh10 (more)

  • 16 days ago

    Social media campaigning and the problem with ROI measuring

    Speaking at an event hosted at the Savoy Cabbage Restaurant in Cape Town, Allen Jaffe, owner of ROI Media, touched on issues relating to (more)

  • 16 days ago

    Police investigating cases of hate speech on social media in Zimbabwe

    Police in Zimbabwe are investigating alleged hate speech on social media platforms following the arrest of a Movement for Democratic (more)

  • 16 days ago

    ANC maximises on Mxit campaigns

    Ruling South African party the African National Congress (ANC) is experiencing success with almost half a million Mxit app subscribers, (more)

  • 19 days ago

    Facebook results drive shares to a 30% gain

    Facebook shares have jumped 30 per cent after the social network published its latest financial results.

  • 19 days ago

    Twitter and Facebook extend search features

    Twitter has reviewed the apps’ search function for Android and iOS enabling users to find people by adding extra information rather than (more)

  • 20 days ago

    Twitter apologises for fake tweets

    Twitter has apologised for fraudulent tweets after tweeting from personal accounts of users for marketing purposes.

  • 20 days ago

    Kenyan social media site for professionals set for September launch

    A new Kenyan social network for professionals with integrity who want to deal with other honest and reliable professionals drawn from (more)

  • 20 days ago

    Many Nigerian bloggers copy and paste – Myne Whitman

    Nigeria-born US-based writer and blogger, Myne Whitman, has decried the shortage of bloggers that post original content in Nigeria.

  • 20 days ago

    LekkeSlaap reaches 50,000 likes

    South African Afrikaans accommodation sourcing site LekkeSlaap has gained more than 50,000 likes, continuing its business success with (more)

  • 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)

  • 20 days ago

    Konga.com gets Facebook verification

    Nigeria's Konga.com has become Africa’s first e-commerce site to get verified on Facebook.

  • 21 days ago

    Ugandan and Rwandan leaders are the most conversational tweeters

    A study has shown that Ugandan Prime Minister Patrick Amama Mbabazi and Rwanda's President Paul Kagame are the most conversational world (more)

  • 21 days ago

    UN world food programme campaign for facebook fans

    The United Nations World Food Programme and Royal DSM have started a campaign to get more likes on Facebook and provide more children with (more)

  • 22 days ago

    Safaricom to sponsor OLX Social Media Awards

    Safaricom has taken up gold sponsorship of the inaugural OLX Social Media Awards, in which the network operator will provide free high (more)

  • 22 days ago

    FHM writer joke on correctional rape not his first offence

    Max Barashenkov, one of the two former writers for FHM fired for his joke on correctional rape via Facebook, had reportedly made an (more)

  • 22 days ago

    Nominees for Kenya's premier social media awards announced

    The 2013 OLX Social Media Award recognising Kenyan organisations and individuals who use social media, has announced its final list of (more)

  • 22 days ago

    Universal mobile Facebook project reaches 100 million users

    Facebook has surpassed 100 million users a month using an application designed for “simple” mobile phones, widely used in developing (more)

  • 23 days ago

    Kenyan blog caught in middle of treason investigation

    Jackal News, a Kenyan blog created by former Associated Press correspondent Bogonko Bosire, is at the centre of a police investigation that (more)

  • 25 days ago

    Why Zimbabweans must not vote for Dexter Nduna and Zanu-PF - Baba Jukwa

    Baba Jukwa, the increasingly popular Zimbabwean whistleblower, has given reasons why the country should not vote for the Dexter Nduna and (more)

  • 26 days ago

    FHM fires writers for correctional rape joke

    Following the social media furore caused by writers Max Barashenkov and Montle Moorosi over their joke on correctional rape, FHM South (more)

  • 26 days ago

    Reporters Without Borders creates Zambian Watchdog mirror site

    The Paris-based Reporters Without Borders has further consolidated the continuation of the Zambian Watchdog, an online whistleblower (more)

  • 26 days ago

    FHM writers apologise for joke on Facebook

    For Him Magazine (FHM) South Africa features editor Max Barashenkov and editorial assistant Montle Moorosi have apologised for their joke (more)

  • 28 days ago

    WhatsApp now free for iPhone users

    WhatsApp has launched a new version of the application for iPhone users, which comes with a “few major changes”.

  • 28 days ago

    FHM writers suspended over “correctional rape” joke on Facebook

    HM South Africa has suspended Max Barashenkov, features editor for the magazine and editorial assistant Montle Moorosi, for causing a (more)

  • 28 days ago

    LAGBook restored as Available.fm

    The Nwaogu twin brothers, who sold LAGBook to Canada’s Gulf Pearl Ltd earlier this year, have officially launched Available.fm, aimed at (more)

  • 29 days ago

    Facebook patches security vulnerability

    Facebook has patched a vulnerability that could compromise any account after it was exposed by a security researcher.

  • 29 days ago

    Mugabe on a manhunt for Baba Jukwa

    Robert Mugabe, president of Zimbabwe, has reportedly placed a US$330,000 ransom on the head of the Facebook whistleblower known only as (more)

  • 29 days ago

    Yahoo! users can now place claims on inactive accounts

    Yahoo! users now have opportunity to place claims on a number of old email IDs that have been dormant for at least 12 months.

  • 30 days ago

    SA education platform revamps website

    South Africa’s social learning platform Together We Pass has overhauled its website to include a wider range of services and (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

    Social networks reducing voice minutes, not VoIP - Mxit

    Increased access to social networks is the driver of fewer airtime minutes being used, Peter Matthaei, vice president of research and (more)

  • 1 month ago

    SA concerns about social media racism

    The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) has expressed concern about growing racism trends on social communities, threatening (more)

  • 1 month ago

    I won’t sell Traffix.com.ng to Google until I understand it – Sadiq

    The founder of the Traffix.com.ng web app has said selling innovation to an international company is not necessarily his ultimate goal.

  • 1 month ago

    Slow ATM upgrade by Equity Bank causes uproar on social media

    Kenya’s Equity Bank has apologised to its over 8.4 million customers after the bank’s ATMs malfunctioned, meaning thousands of Kenyans (more)

  • 1 month ago

    Nigerian app trying to spread organised traffic information

    The founder of Traffix.com.ng has told HumanIPO the web app was created to solve the challenge of disorganisation associated with popular (more)

  • 1 month ago

    Foundation announces blogging competition for World Population Day

    Glimmer of Hope Foundation has announced a blogging competition for teenagers to celebrate this year’s World Population Day, with the (more)

  • 1 month ago

    Founder2be extends operations to Africa

    A co-founder finding network has extended its operations to Africa and Australia, making it available in more than 100 countries and adding (more)

  • 1 month ago

    Q&A: Richard Console on social media privacy policy

    Richard Console is a personal injury attorney, CEO and founder of Console and Hollawell, which operates in the states of New Jersey and (more)

  • 1 month ago

    SA Ministry of Finance warns over fake Gordhan account

    The South African Ministry of Finance has issued a warning to the public against accepting requests from fake Facebook accounts purporting (more)

  • 1 month ago

    Twitter translating Egyptian Tweets after Morsi ousting

    Twitter is translating Tweets from leading Egyptians for non-Arabic speakers in the wake of the military’s ousting of president Mohammed (more)

  • 1 month ago

    LoveLife launched on Mxit

    Leading South African HIV prevention organisation LoveLife has launched on chat app Mxit to provide mobile-based counselling services to (more)

  • 1 month ago

    COFEK drums up support against VAT bill via social media

    The Consumers Federation of Kenya (COFEK) has intensified its opposition to the VAT bill, which was presented by the government to (more)

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