Africa

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…

Snapshot: mobile and internet in East Africa [Infographic]

With the rapid adoption of everything from instant messaging apps to mobile payment solutions, it’s no secret that Africa’s mobile usage is continuing to…

Kipochi brings Bitcoin to Africa through M-Pesa

Kipochi just launched its Bitcoin transfer service in Kenya using M-Pesa as its running platform. This service would allow people across Kenya to send…

Measurement Lab, Google want to help Africans measure their internet quality

There are loads of people who are concerned about how much internet access Africa has. In trying to address that concern it’s also easy…

Is FNB set to become South Africa’s next mobile operator?

Is the world’s most innovative bank getting ready to launch its own mobile network? That answer may be yes, according to reports which suggest…

Hacktivists ‘Anonymous Africa’ bring down the website of SA’s ruling ANC

It seem Anonymous Africa has struck again. Just days after attacking South African news website IOL, the group is claiming responsibility for taking down…

South African learners lobby for data-free Wikipedia access

A group of grade 11 learners at Sinenjongo High School in Cape Town, South Africa has written four letters to major telecom operators Vodacom,…

TED Global lauds SA publisher, editor Toby Shapshak

If you want to see real innovation, you should check out Africa. That’s the message Stuff South Africa publisher and editor Toby Shapshak took…

Google pours $12 million into Africa’s renewable energy sector

Google announced today its first renewable energy investment in Africa. The search giant is making sure the lights (and your Android phone) stays on,…

MTN launches Africa’s ‘first custom YouTube channel’

Mobile networking giant MTN has launched the first custom YouTube channel in Africa, something which it hopes will give it an edge in a…

Microsoft uses TV whitespaces to take broadband to Tanzanian universities

TV whitespaces are playing an increasingly important role when it comes to providing broadband to emerging market countries. The latest project to use the…

Want to go to Tech Ed Africa? Microsoft can help convince your boss

If you’re an IT pro or developer who thinks mingling with some 2 500 techies, attending your pick of 200 technical sessions and singing…

Why a streaming TV service should be Google’s next African play

Inspired by the recent successful launch of the Television White Spaces pilot in South Africa, I am once again tempted to engage in providing…

Google tests white spaces as rural educational broadband solution

White spaces — spare channels in the TV broadcast spectrum — will soon be transformed into broadband delivery mechanisms for schools and rural areas…

Samsung to roll out mobile health centres across Africa

Samsung recently launched its solar powered health centre model in Cape Town, marking the start of what it says will be a large-scale medical…

Africa or bust: tapping into a continent’s tech potential [SXSW]

Panels focused on Africa at the annual SXSW conference have become a place for those who’re passionate about the continent to spread the word…

Broadband Africa Forum 2024

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