South Africa’s smallest businesses are punching above their weight when it comes to job creation – but the system is still actively working against…
South African social network receives international recognition
Obami, a locally developed social networking site and learning management system for schools, was one of 10 companies from around the world selected to…
Instead of smallpox Google is colonising Africa with ‘cool stuff’
Sitting at the southern tip of Africa you get used to giving a resigned shrug and half-smile when the entire continent gets lumped into…
Afrilabs provide a model for African innovation, collaboration
In 2008 a couple of tech guys sitting around a table after Barcamp Nairobi first discussed the idea that eventually would become the heart…
Nigerian jailed for Facebook insult of governor
Nigerian police detained a man for 10 days after he insulted a state governor on Facebook, traumatising him to such a degree that he…
