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Kenya’s new dating site prioritises safety
  • 13 days ago

    Founder Institute to launch in Johannesburg

    Entrepreneurial training establishment Founder Institute will launch on Sunday, making the Silicon Valley programme available to South (more)

  • 13 days ago

    Kenyatta University to create entrepreneurs, not jobseekers

    Kenyatta University (KU) has launched its Innovation and Incubation Centre, aiming to give Kenyans an opportunity to transform their dreams (more)

  • 14 days ago

    Kenya’s new dating site prioritises safety

    Vetting new members and guaranteeing user safety are among the driving forces behind DateMe Kenya, which launched at the weekend.

  • 14 days ago

    Tinapa Knowledge City hosts hackathon

    The Tinapa Knowledge City in Calabar, Cross Rivers state, are hosting a hackathon organised by the Information Technology Developer (more)

  • 15 days ago

    Viable product key to e-commerce – League of Beers

    South African craft beer e-commerce business League of Beers believes a viable product is the key to success in online sales.

  • 15 days ago

    New gaming site offers players NGN20,000 airtime daily

    Coinaire.com, a Nigerian gaming site that gives players NGN20,000 (US$1,244) worth of airtime daily, was launched yesterday (Monday) with (more)

  • 15 days ago

    Proper management key to startup success - Julius Tago

    Startups in Kenya can only grow and move to the next level if their founders put in place proper management mechanisms, according to Julius (more)

  • 15 days ago

    MEDO partners with Tsogo for startup support

    South African Micro Enterprise Development Organisation (MEDO) has collaborated with hotel group Southern African hotel group Tsogo Sun, (more)

  • 16 days ago

    Competition among Kenyan startups resulting in quality output

    Kenya’s growing technology scene is reaping the benefits of competition among startups according to Dunstan Machoka, chief executive (more)

  • 19 days ago

    More solutions are being created locally - Dunstan Machoka

    The dynamic nature of technology continues to open doors for Kenyans with more startups popping up every day with accessible solutions to (more)

  • 19 days ago

    Gidilounge iOS app available on Apple app store

    The Gidilounge music app has been approved to be included on the Apple App Store, making it the first African music-on-demand application (more)

  • 20 days ago

    Laudable, bringing e-commerce platforms together

    South African online shopping application Laudable went live on Monday after just two months in development.

  • 20 days ago

    Kenya and Uganda top innovation in “low income economies”

    Mauritius, South Africa and Tunisia are the most innovative countries in Africa according to the latest annual released by the World (more)

  • 20 days ago

    Total Send, born out of prior business necessity

    Total Send is a bulk emailing platform, which enables users to send an unlimited amount of emails through its unique pricing structure (more)

  • 20 days ago

    Visa sponsors Lagos Financial Literacy Challenge Bootcamp

    Co-Creation Hub Nigeria is hosting a Financial Literacy Challenge Bootcamp in Lagos this weekend, sponsored by Visa.

  • 21 days ago

    Nairobi Lab rolls out virtual incubation for rural Kenya

    Nairobi’s tech business incubator Nai Lab is rolling out a virtual incubation programme seeking to support the ideas of budding (more)

  • 21 days ago

    Developers need to think business - iDaktari

    Most developers are only motivated by the need to create and want to keep their creations to themselves, according to Gideon Kyalo, (more)

  • 22 days ago

    LushBerry launches affiliate program

    South African online boutique LushBerry is launching an affiliate campaign, by which commission can be gained through referrals.

  • 22 days ago

    PhraZApp rebrands as Aweza

    Primary South African multilingual phrase translation app PhraZApp is to rebrand as Aweza in a bid to improve its user experience (ux).

  • 23 days ago

    DA push for SA exchange controls review

    South Africa’s leading opposition party, the Democratic Alliance (DA), is calling for parliamentary review into the exchange controls, (more)

  • 26 days ago

    Afrinolly now available for Windows Phone

    African entertainment app Afrinolly has announced its launch on Windows Phone becoming the first African entertainment app on Windows 8.

  • 27 days ago

    Kenyan Ushahidi co-founder wins award for outstanding social commitment

    Juliana Rotich, Ushahidi co-founder and managing director, has been honoured with with an Impact Award at the DLDwomen 2013 conference in (more)

  • 27 days ago

    CardPlanet launches Pesacard to limit cash transaction in schools

    Kenyan startup CardPlanet Solutions has launched Pesacard, an electronic wallet linked to mobile money, enabling parents to send money to (more)

  • 27 days ago

    MicroStrategy creates Mobile App Universe and Developer Academy

    MicroStrategy has launched the MicroStrategy Mobile App Universe to showcase business apps solutions available to customers, as well as a (more)

  • 28 days ago

    Rocket Internet raises $500 million for further global expansion

    Berlin-based Rocket Internet has announced it has raised a total of US$500 million from partners Investment AB Kinnevik and Access (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)

  • 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)

  • 29 days ago

    Give startups tax breaks, urges Peach CRM

    Startups in Kenya will be able to achieve much more if the government gives them tax breaks, produces better procurement policies and (more)

  • 29 days ago

    Entrepreneurship research project by GSMA and iHub Research

    iHub Research and the Global System for Mobile Association (GSMA) are inviting Kenyan mobile and ICT innovators to take part in an (more)

  • 29 days ago

    Ma3route invited by Ugandan authorities to develop concept for Kampala

    Ma3Route, a mobile, web and SMS platform providing Nairobi commuters with information about transport and traffic conditions, has been (more)

  • 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

    If you can crack Lagos, you can crack anything – Rocket Internet

    A company which can operate in Lagos can operate anywhere in the world, according to Ferdinand Von Kalm, global chief operations officer of (more)

  • 30 days ago

    More than 1,000 Nigerians use Traffix in two days

    The new web app providing drivers in Lagos with information on traffic congestion in the city has recorded 1,200 users in the first two (more)

  • 1 month ago

    Two apps from Africa announced winners at Microsoft Imagine Cup

    African apps Matibabu and Videalator were announced winners at the eleventh annual Imagine Cup, the world’s premier competition for (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

    Kibera documentary seeks funding at crowdfunding site

    Film documentary Slum Art Slam has turned to crowdfunding site Kickstarter as it is seeking US$2,700, with just US$11 raised with 10 days (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

    Three weeks left to apply for DEMO Africa

    Startups hoping to participate in this year’s DEMO Africa, which showcases innovations from across the continent, have three weeks left (more)

  • 1 month ago

    Prototype solar charging headphones unveiled

    Glasgow-based designer Andrew Anderson has created headphones capable of harnessing solar energy and charging mobile phones.

  • 1 month ago

    Carlos Slim invests $40 million in Shazam

    Carlos Slim, one of the world's richest men, has announced an investment of US$40 million in the Shazam startup, best known for helping (more)

  • 1 month ago

    Microsoft’s Imagine Cup finals kicks off in Russia

    Eleven African teams are among the finalists facing off at Microsoft’s Imagine Cup finals in St Petersburg, Russia, battling another 76 (more)

  • 1 month ago

    JamboPay to open shop in Uganda before end year

    Online payment solutions provider JamboPay will open its doors to Ugandan merchants and individuals within six months, making it possible (more)

  • 1 month ago

    SA explainer video startup adds Australian presence

    A Cape Town startup is celebrating its third birthday by expanding its operations into Australia and employing a chief marketing officer (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

    IBM announces Morocco Global Delivery Center

    IBM will be creating up to 400 information technology roles in Morocco once it has completed a new delivery centre.

  • 1 month ago

    Kipochi launches first Bitcoin wallet in Africa with M-Pesa integration

    Kenyan Bitcoin wallet Kipochi has launched a service which enables people to send and receive the virtual currency and convert it to and (more)

  • 1 month ago

    Holdsworth vows to relaunch AppChat despite filing for liquidation

    John Holdsworth says he will relaunch AppChat following his “inevitable” win in his ongoing legal battle against Reunert, despite (more)

  • 1 month ago

    Qualcomm partners m:lab for free testing of mobile devices

    Qualcomm and m:lab East Africa have announced a yearlong partnership agreement allowing developers to access devices to test their (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

    Kopo Kopo partners with Steers and Debonairs

    Kopo Kopo, an aggregator for Safaricom’s new Lipa Na M-Pesa service, has partnered with food chains Steers and Debonairs Pizza to allow (more)

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