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Fibre-optic broadband network to roll out in SA northern provinces- 1 day 15 hours ago
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Wayami - creating a social and information platform for SA youth
Pretoria-based technology company Noborox is creating a new social platform to bring relevant internet-based business information to South (more)
1 day 17 hours agoAltech shares soar over Altron offer
Shares in Altech have soared after Altron made an offer to acquire the firm, in spite of the company’s poor recent financial results.
1 day 19 hours agoFibre-optic broadband network to roll out in SA northern provinces
State-owned infrastructure firm Broadband Infraco is to roll out fibre-optic networks in South Africa’s Limpopo and Mpumalanga provinces, (more)
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eChaja brings phone charge solution
South African-designed ‘business-in-a-box’ eChaja has launched in Swaziland, providing a solution to non-electric mobile device (more)
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US business school visits 88mph in SA
The Kenan-Flager Business School from North Carolina has visited Cape Town-based startup accelerator 88mph to gain insight into African (more)
1 day 23 hours agoDA: South Africa’s research capacity is too low
South Africa’s research capacity is too low, according to Juanita Terblanche, shadow minister of Science and Technology for the (more)
2 days agoCloud-based solution to saving power
A Dutch firm has designed a cloud-based power saving device which it believes could be especially effective for municipalities wishing to (more)
2 days agoEnterprise Mobility Forum to be held in Johannesburg soon
The second Enterprise Mobility Forum will take place in Sandton, Johannesburg between May 29 and 30, evaluating the impact of enterprise (more)
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SABC 3 reprimanded for improper age restriction on soap-opera
The South African Broadcasting Corporation’s (SABC) third channel has been reprimanded for not adding the appropriate age restriction of (more)
2 days agoSA’s PriceCheck wins BB app prize
South African mobile shopping app PriceCheck has won BlackBerry’s App of the Year award, beating an initial 100,000 applicants to win the (more)
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Live AndroidTv hopes to bring family together
Live AndroidTv aims to bring families together with its imminent launch after its recent selection as a finalist in the Africa 2.0 startup (more)
2 days agoKagiso: digital TV could be irrelevant due to delay
Kagiso Media has warned the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) the migration to digital broadcasting could become (more)
2 days agoWater purity app wins MTN hackathon
Bandwidth Barn entrepreneur Tony Mwebaze won the MTN hackathon with a water purity data solution at the African Utility Week (AUW) at the (more)
3 days agoWireless water meter reading with M-Bus USB
A USB water meter developed by Danish firm Kamstup was presented at the African Utilities Week (AUW) conference and exhibition at the Cape (more)
3 days agoDatatec reports earnings decline
South African ICT group Datatec has reported a decline earnings for its financial year ending February 2013, which it attributed to a (more)
3 days agoLoeries appoints international digital jury
South African creative awards organisation Loeries has announced the appointment of an international digital jury chair to lead the judging (more)
3 days ago.durban on its way to domain status
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has approved the South African .durban domain, signifying a first step (more)
3 days agoGerman business delegation positive about SA collaboration
Representatives of the German Federal State of Brandenburg were impressed with South Africa’s technological potential and opportunities (more)
3 days agoMTN steps up Myanmar licence bid
The MTN Group has launched a country-wide media communication campaign in Myanmar as it looks to inform the country about the benefits it (more)
3 days agoOnline monitoring of cables more effective than offline
Online monitoring of cable condition is more effective and less intrusive than doing so offline, according to John Sheriff, sales and (more)
3 days agoPlayboy SA goes 100% digital
Playboy SA is to cancel its magazine run and go 100 per cent digital, saying digital offered a more private space for consumers who have (more)
3 days agoJohannesburg broadband project set for July launch
The City of Joburg Broadband Project is set to go live on July 1, delivering a live network offering services to all connected municipal (more)
4 days agoTechnology improves utilities effectiveness
Technology is enabling utilities to be more effective, especially in terms of monitoring transformers, according to Grant Wells of Dynamic (more)
4 days agoZAAMP enhances device sounds
Sound startup South African amp (ZAAMP) will be launching a natural amplification solution to improve tablet and smartphone device sound (more)
4 days agoAfrican Utility Week on air with Channel Africa
The African Utility Week (AUW) conference and exhibition, which began today in Cape Town, has partnered with Channel Africa to broadcast (more)
4 days agoBricks and mortar moving online
The internet has playing an increasingly important role in South Africa’s property, especially with younger generations, influencing the (more)
4 days agoAfrican Utility Week conference and exhibition kicks off in Cape Town
The African Utility Week (AUW) conference and exhibition started at the Cape Town International Convention Centre today with some 5,000 (more)
5 days agoYouTube exposes diplomatic trouble
A mobile phone video clip has surfaced on YouTube, exposing an alleged diplomat’s security guards assaulting a cyclist on Roper Street, (more)
5 days agoAfrican domain forum coming to Durban
The Africa Domain Name System (DNS) Forum is set to be held in Durban, South Africa, in a bid to improve the industry and enhance (more)
5 days agoTelkom adds head of strategy to reshuffle
South African telecommunications giant Telkom Group has appointed Miriam Altman as its head of strategy as it continues efforts to turn its (more)
5 days agoGeek Girl Dinner zooms in on social entrepreneurship
The bimonthly Geek Girl Dinner in Cape Town (GGDCPT) will be enlightening attendees on the role of social entrepreneurship with Barbara (more)
5 days agoLet entrepreneurs in and drop exchange controls - DA
The South African government must back-up its encouraging words on making it easier for entrepreneurs and foreign investors to move to the (more)
5 days agoSABC requests ZAR7.3 billion from communications minister
The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) said today it has requested ZAR7.3 billion (US$770.3 million) from Dina Pule, (more)
5 days agoQ&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)
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Seedstars World, introducing new entrepreneurs
The Seedstars World pitching event kicked off in Cape Town on Friday (May 10), giving invited startups the opportunity to pitch their (more)
5 days agoPule and DoC hit back at Sunday Times
The war of words between South Africa’s Department of Communications (DoC) and the Sunday Times has intensified again after a (more)
5 days agoSA Bitcoin traders not concerned by "illegal mining"
South African Bitcoin traders and merchants have played down the latest high-profile security breach of the digital currency as “no big (more)
6 days agoPublic spends ZAR700,000 on SA minister’s romantic vacation
The Sunday Times claims to have produced fresh evidence that will prove South Africa’s communications minister Dina Pule is lying (more)
6 days agoQ&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)
7 days agoQ&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)
8 days agoPule to lose Sentech and Telkom influence
South Africa’s troubled communications minister could be set to lose her say in Sentech, Telkom and the Post Office as the government (more)
8 days agoPule did not apologise to Sunday Times
Dina Pule has “no intention” of apologising to the Sunday Times and denies claims she did last week, according to a statement by the (more)
8 days agoHashtag hosts social media hangout for SA offices
Social media enterprise Hashtag is hosting a Google Hangout session today (Friday) to encourage mainstream social media networks to (more)
8 days agoSA Smart Card IDs to arrive in July
The South African Minister of Home Affairs, Naledi Pandor, announced the arrival of smart card identification documents (IDs) for the (more)
8 days agoSA encouraging immigration for entrepreneurs
The South African government has given a clear indication it is ready to loosen its grip on immigration rules concerning foreign investors (more)
9 days agoOUTA: SANRAL attempting to exempt itself from the NCA
The Opposition to Urban Tolling Alliance (OUTA) revealed yesterday (Thursday) the South African Roads Agency Limited (SANRAL) is attempting (more)
9 days agoPhishing, swishing and vishing - FNB offers mobile banking safety advice
First National Bank (FNB) has warned banking customers not to compromise their personal banking information as more people turn to mobile (more)
9 days agoStart Up Africa kicks off in Cape Town
Tech startup pitches dominated the startup initiative Start Up Africa event as the three day programme kicked off at the Bandwidth Barn in (more)
9 days agoQ&A: SAINe, focussing on innovation
Linda Swart, a psychology graduate from the University of Pretoria and innovation promoter, spoke to HumanIPO about the non-profit South (more)
