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Johannesburg, 26 July 2010 – The most hyped-up technology conference to come to South Africa, Tech4Africa is but days away. A number of the QuirkStars are gearing up for this unprecedented opportunity for networking and sharing with some of the best minds in digital. Quirk’s first appearance at Tech4Africa will be in the two days [...]

Close to 3 years ago in December/January 2007/08, Ushahidi was born. The child of innovation born out of crisis – the Kenyan general elections. Close to three years later, the Kenyan nation is all set for another ballot box day, this time voting whether or not to pass a draft constitution that has been years [...]

The iHub is officially accepting membership registration. If you want to be part of this burgeoning community, now is the time to register and be part of it. The registration is being carried out via the new look website that will eventually be a community website. There are different levels of membership – white, red and [...]

It seems Kenya’s biggest mobile service operator is set to experience a major leadership change as Michael Joseph who is the reigning CEO of the corporate giant is set to step down later this year. Mr. Joseph has been CEO for the last 10 years, a decade which has seen major changes in Kenya’s mobile [...]

Google is finally going to hold events for students, developers and entrepreneurs in Kenya and Uganda. gKenya and GUganda are set for September: Google is very excited to meet with software developers, entrepreneurs and CS students in Kenya. We will be demonstrating Google’s suite of products that are driving innovation in technology, business across the [...]

On 20 July, legendary mountain man Dan Neville will leave his beloved Cape Town for dusty Johannesburg to present Idea Bounty before the delegates at the Innovation Conference, 2010, held at the prestigious Hilton Hotel in Sandton on 21- 22 July. We interview Dan before his fated trip. The global economic crisis forced a burning [...]

Zynde.com is a new, Kenyan built, web app that promises to help you manage your finances online and on the go on your mobile device. Press release: Picture this: Multiple users from different locations using different mobile devices to capture the vital financial data you need on the field and through your trusted and preferred [...]

Good news for tech startups in Nigeria. As per CSR Africa: IFC [International Finance Corporation] , a member of the World Bank Group, announced an investment of $10 million in private equity fund Adlevo Capital Africa to help smaller, innovative companies in Nigeria’s information and communications technology sector access the funding they need to expand and [...]

We’ve written about the Silicon Cape Initiative before. Below is an interview with the new chairman of the SCI and prominent digital evangelist and CEO of Quirk eMarketing. What is the Silicon Cape? The Silicon Cape is a conceptual brand, a committee and a community that was established late last year to drive the growth of the Western Cape as a global tech hub. The founders felt that the existing tech community in [...]

At Afrinnovator, we LOVE great applications of technology. AfricaUnsigned.com (twitter: @AfricaUnsigned) is just one of those ones that really takes the World Wide Web and turns it to some pretty good use, in the process helping out many young, talented people. The premise behind AfricaUnsigned is basically to connect potential musical talent from the African [...]