Africa

Cape Town to pilot online market for local businesses

The City of Cape Town has announced that it will be piloting the Cape Town Online Market — an e-commerce platform for local vendors,…

Government to help fund affordable internet solution for South Africa

The Department of Science and Innovation (DSI) has announced that it will help fund the development of an affordable, alternative internet solution for low-income…

Online bookings for private, R10k Table Mountain cable car rides open

The Table Mountain Aerial Cableway has launched a private car service for interested customers, with the ability to book tickets online. However, it doesn’t…

Microsoft expands free digital skills training with public sector partnership

Microsoft has expanded its local digital skills training, extending the initiative through a partnership with the Public Service Sector Education and Training Authority (PSETA)….

Amazon to open up African headquarters in Cape Town

The City of Cape Town has announced that Amazon will open up an African base of operations with headquarters in a new development in…

Showmax reduces price for mobile streaming plan

Showmax has announced that it has reduced the price for its mobile streaming subscription plan by an average of 20% across Africa. The price…

South African company eMoyo launches tech into space with NASA

South African company eMoyo partnered with NASA to launch an innovative technology product space, for use on the International Space Station. The product was…

YouTube finally launches offline video feature in South Africa

The world’s largest online video platform boasts over a billion users watching hundreds of millions of hours everyday. Countries with limited data connectivity however…

10 of Africa’s most innovative apps of 2015 you should know about

Pan-African competition AppsAfrica has concluded earlier this week, announcing the continent’s ten most innovative mobile applications of 2015. With entries stretching from Nigeria to…

How Africa’s 1bn+ population will transform telecoms sector

Africa has earned itself many titles over the years and one of which is that it is the untapped market, with much potential. During…

How will new technology transform Africa? [AfricaCom]

Technology has already had a massive effect on Africa. So much has been said, and so many words have been written, about how the…

The Ericsson Mobility Report sheds light on Sub-Saharan Africa connectivity

The Ericsson Mobility Report is out, painting a rosy, albeit distant, future of 5G networks in the Sub-Saharan Africa region and other markets. The…

Africa gets its first ever home-grown superhero TV series

Superheroes are everywhere. The world can’t get enough of them. In fact, Africa now has its own superhero TV series. Called Jongo, the series…

What will the African tech landscape look like in 2019?

Over the past 50 years, Internet technology has rapidly and profoundly changed the way people work, live, play and learn. The power of the…

How are you paving your road to be a digital world leader in Africa?

By 2020, more than seven billion people and businesses, and at least 30 billion devices, will be connected to the Internet.* Predictions on the…

Africa-built digital player goes live on BBC World Service

The BBC World service has announced the launch of a new digital player designed and built by digital innovators from Africa. Called BBC Minute…

5 excellent examples of African corporate blogs

Although social media and content marketing is commanding a lot of buzz and marketing budgets these days, smart businesses are not underestimating the power…

African businesses seriously need to adopt talent management software

Businesses across Africa are starting to focus on the selection, development and retention of skilled employees in the light of increasing competition for skilled…

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…

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