Africa

Everything you need to know about the East African startup landscape [2015/2016 Update]

Update: Are you a venture capitalist or an angel investor looking to invest in a company? Are you an entrepreneur looking for capital or…

Africa is the new frontier of impact investing

In the endless search for global development opportunities, the supply is limited for the first time in history. Africa is truly the last frontier….

What does success mean for women in Africa?

Over the last few weeks, Nigerians have taken to Twitter to discuss what it meant to be a woman in Nigeria. The conversation highlighted…

5 ways Africa is leading the way in the digital transformation of BBC News

Digital innovation, falling mobile data prices and the proliferation of connected devices across the world mean that we are witnessing the most radical transformation…

Why Fast Moving Virtual Goods (FMVGs) are fueling informal markets

While there has been much hype around the mobile payment revolution in various informal markets in Africa and elsewhere, the reality is that these…

Majority of Facebook users in Kenya, South Africa, Nigeria connect to small businesses

The majority of Facebook users in Kenya, South Africa and Nigeria use the platform to connect with small businesses. This is according to new…

Education is the big hurdle blocking Bitcoin growth in Africa

In a continent that is synonymous with virtual currency in the name of mobile money, bitcoin has somehow had a slow start in Africa….

South Africa’s app economy is about more than just fun and games

When cellphones were first introduced to South Africa twenty years ago, the focus was almost entirely on the networks themselves. There were huge debates…

Africa may still have a large feature phone market, but that doesn’t mean you can neglect customer service

Despite having one of the largest telecommunications markets on the continent, only a third of South Africa’s mobile users own smartphones. This means that…

Facebook, WordPress to sponsor West-African hackathon

Facebook’s Internet.org and WordPress are set to sponsor a major Ghanaian hackathon aimed at come up with solutions to some of West Africa’s biggest…

Here’s where Africa’s payments revolution should be happening today

In emerging markets, mobile money services have the power to simplify lives, offering people the convenience of paying from anywhere and at any time,…

Disrupt and dismay: why Cape Town’s metered taxi operators are so upset with Uber

As always, popular car-hailing app Uber is rubbing some people up the wrong way. Over the past few weeks, the San Francisco tech company…

M-pesa dethrones Safaricom as Kenya’s leading Superbrand

M-Pesa, the mobile payment service, has ascended to the throne of Kenya’s leading Superbrand. That’s according to a survey released today. M-Pesa dethroned its…

How EWN used data journalism to give context to Soweto attacks

Xenophobic attacks broke out in Soweto last week spreading to other areas around Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal and Khayelitsha in the Western Cape. News organisations were quick…

Tigo Music launches its music streaming service in Tanzania this weekend

Tigo Music is launching in Tanzania this coming weekend on the 24 January 2014, expanding its reach in Africa. The market in Tanzania is…

MTN partners with WorldRemit for mobile money payments for Africans

WorldRemit, an online money transfer service, and MTN, the giant telecoms operator, have entered into a global partnership that will enable WorldRemit customers to…

Vodacom to deploy M-Pesa linked prepaid EMV cards

Digital security company Gelmato has announced that it is going to deploy prepaid EMV banking cards to complement Vodacom’s m-pesa mobile wallet service in…

Afrileaks wants to make online whistle-blowing safe in Africa

It would hardly be an exaggeration to say that, at its height, Wikileaks changed the dynamic of global politics. Now a joint project of…

Here’s how tech is changing the way NGOs operate in Africa

Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) that provide aid services have a long history of serving the most immediate needs of African communities. Since their inception in…

There are still awesome, transformative prospects for technology in African education

As technology becomes both more ubiquitous and more affordable, it has spawned changes in virtually every economic and social sector, and education is no…

We need to talk about the way Africa is represented in online photography

The way Africa is depicted in mainstream media is constantly criticised – and for good reason. Far too often, the varied and diverse lives…

Acer’s New Nitro AI Gaming Gear Is Here—But Is It Worth It for South Africans?

R19,000 for Bass? Sony Tests South Africa’s Audio Appetite

Tech Stocks Tank – Can SA Survive a Global Meltdown?

SA Business Confidence: Fintech Lula Sounds Alarm on SME Reality

Why MVNOs are gaining ground — and how Huge NXTGN is accelerating the shift

Acer Unleashes Beastly New Predator BiFrost and Nitro GPUs with AMD Radeon RX 9000 Series

Philips Evnia Drops Jaw-Dropping QD OLED Monitors: 240Hz, Ambiglow, and All the Good Stuff

Microsoft launches new Surface devices in new AI era

Gravity is a true driver’s EV SUV

L2 charging and the power of dwell time

Tires and tariffs