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…
Opera launches Hype chat app in South Africa
Opera has launched a chat service called Hype in its Opera Mini mobile web browser app in South Africa. The Norwegian tech giant announced…
Woolworths launches WCellar for virtual sales and tastings
Woolworths has launched a new section in its online store called WCellar for curated wine sales and virtual tastings for its customers. Announced on…
YouTube Music opens applications for Black Voices Fund
YouTube Music has announced it will open applications for the Black Voices Fund Class of 2022, a grant to help black artists grow and…
El Salvador signs law to make Bitcoin legal tender
El Salvador has become the first nation to recognise cryptocurrency as legal tender after it passed a law making Bitcoin one of its currencies….
FNB to assist elderly clients to register for COVID-19 vaccine
FNB has announced that it is helping its elderly customers register for the COVID-19 vaccine at its branches across South Africa. Branch staff will…
Issue at cloud company Fastly results in global internet outage
An issue at cloud service provider Fastly resulted in a global internet outage that took down news outlets and sites such as Twitch and…
Loadshedding on Monday, likely more throughout week
Eskom has announced it will implement Stage 1 loadshedding on Monday, 7 June — with the possibility of more cuts later in the week….
Facebook limits Trump ban to two years
Facebook has limited the formerly indefinite ban of former US president Donald Trump to two years. The social media giant announced the new suspension…
Nigeria bans Twitter after platform removes president’s tweets
Nigeria has banned Twitter with the claim that the social media giant is undermining the country’s ‘corporate existence’. The ban was announced on 4…
Facebook and Reuters launch free online course for journalists
The Facebook Journalism Project and Reuters have launched a free online programme called the Reuters Digital Journalism Course. The course is available to journalists…
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