F5.5G Leap-forward Development of Broadband in Africa The Africa Broadband Forum 2024 (BBAF 2024) was successfully held in Cape Town, South Africa recently, under…
Google Play Movies officially available on South African screens
Hot on the heels of Google Music’s South African bow, Google has now announced that Google Play Movies is available in the country. The…
Is mobile driving a South African ecommerce explosion?
South Africa’s ecommerce space is set to see a mobile explosion this year, with mobile being responsible for a massive part of that growth….
You can now play a 360 degree game on YouTube
It looks as if 360 degree videos could be one of the big trends of 2016. Spurred by the consumerisation of virtual reality, these…
WorldRemit users can now send money to MTN mobile money wallets in Rwanda, Uganda and Zambia
International remittance service WorldRemit on Thursday announced that it had inked a deal with the MTN Group, allowing its customers to send money to…
SA ranks 30th globally in fostering innovation
Attend enough South African tech events and you’ll inevitably hear someone say that South Africa needs to do more to foster innovation. As it…
9 things you need to know about online security in 2016
Given the large number of high profile breaches in 2015, it seems likely that internet security will be a bigger topic in 2016 than…
Gartner: government more likely to embrace cloud for security reasons than convenience
Governments are moving the cloud faster than ever but, according to Gartner, they’re not doing so for the sake of convenience, cost saving, or…
Rising US dollar sees IT spend stagnate
Global IT spending is forecast to total US$3.54-trillion dollars in 2016. That’s a big number, but it’s only 0.6% larger than it was in…
impactAFRICA: $500k African data journalism fund launches
Code for Africa on Monday announced the launch of impactAFRICA, a US$500 000 fund aimed at providing grants and technical support for impactful data…
Yup, data breaches do really affect customer loyalty
In 2015, there were plenty of big, headline-making data breaches with Sony and Ashley Madison two of the biggest names hit. And as it…
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