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Weekly Round Up #56: SA YouTubers, business lessons, Final Fantasy XV and superhero cars

Welcome to Weekly Roundup, our podcast discussing the latest tech trends, innovation and news from the last few days. This week on BurnCast, Gearburn…

Final Fantasy XV launches 30 September on Xbox One, PS4

This morning’s Uncovered: Final Fantasy XV event showed off an incredible amount of content and footage for the upcoming game. So much so that it’s…

4 reasons successful people celebrate failure

Failure is harsh, unforgiving and brutal. Failure doesn’t see skin color, ethnicity or socio-economic background. It’s an equal-opportunity offender and is always lurking just…

5 important things I learned from closing down my business

I owned and ran my own company not too long ago. I had managed to escape the shackles of everyday corporate slavery and venture…

Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer review: Martha’s spirit animals

Nintendo really loves milking its spin-offs, doesn’t it? I don’t even need to mention Mario, because that mustachioed Italian plumber has been in more…

Venture Bus Tour aims to bridge the Cape Town and Johannesburg startup divide

The Venture Network Big Bus Tour has come and gone, and while it only lasted for three days, there are big things to come…

LEGO Marvel Avengers review: just another brick in the wall

It’s time for another LEGO game from developer Traveller’s Tales in the form of Lego Marvel Avengers. This time, the company is releasing a…

How Flickswitch is enabling Africa to become a continent of connected things

The Internet of Things (IoT) — or the concept of connected devices — is becoming more prominent by the day. It’s estimated that there…

CEO of Supermart.ng Raphael Afaedor on the state of Nigeria’s ecommerce

The last time I spoke to Raphael Afaedor in person, he was still the co-founder of Jumia, his face and that of Tunde Kehinde’s…

Wait Extended review: suspenseful Lovecraftian storytelling

Earlier this year I had the opportunity to play an Early Access version of Wait Extended, an indie horror game designed by German developers…

Mazda MX-5 vs Fiat 124 Spider: exactly how do these unlikely siblings differ?

The 2017 Fiat 124 Spider draws its roadster inspiration from two distinct sources. The first, of course, is the most obvious. The revival of…

20 successful years of backing independent news — Q&A with MDIF’s Mohamed Nanabhay

The media world has seen major disruptions since the advent of the web, especially when it comes to social media and mobile. While there…

The Suzuki Vitara: first impressions

Motorburn readers with a long memory might recall the original Suzuki Vitara, released nearly 30 years ago. Those with a slightly shorter memory might…

5 essential productivity apps for your new iPhone 6S

After waiting for a good while, you finally have your hands on a new iPhone 6S. While you probably bought it for its style,…

The IoT Focus: how can SA make the most of the Internet of Things? [Video]

About this content. When it comes to reporting on the Internet of Things, you’ll often see publishers referring to the massive numbers surrounding this…

Governance and startups — the Ethiopia experience

Last month, Seedstars World held its first challenge in Ethiopia’s capital city of Addis Ababa and the event featured eleven of the country’s best…

LG G4 Stylus review: a gentle giant

If there’s one thing LG hasn’t done this year, it’s launch a mid-range device that I would actually buy. They’ve all been decidedly ordinary,…

6 YouTube gaming channels you really should be watching

There are a lot of YouTube channels dedicated to gaming. In fact, there are so many that the Xbox One actually has an achievement…

How to keep the excitement going in your startup

Whenever a company embarks on a process to create a culture that delights customers and creates loyalty, we usually recognise four very distinct phases…

Ecommerce in South Africa – a growing movement

Ecommerce in South Africa faces many challenges. From the consumer perspective, these include reluctance to pay delivery costs, confusion around payment and the need…

Sony Xperia Z5 Compact review: bright-eyed but blinded by its legacy

I imagine that it’s difficult for any company to go beyond and create a product even better than its best. It’s what Apple aims…

Weekly Round Up #43: Paris attacks, AfricaCom, YouTube Offline, Is Cape Town the best startup hub?

Welcome to Weekly Roundup, our podcast discussing the latest tech trends, innovation and news from the last few days. This week on BurnCast, Stuart…

Teachings from Helsinki’s Slush 2015: the cosmic egg of global startups

In the last ten days, this American-turned-adopted-South African was honoured to participate in the Global Impact Accelerator run by Slush, a 15 000-plus person…

The Many Faces of AI in South Africa’s 2025 Tech Moment

Maziv’s Fibre Push Brings Rural South Africa Closer to True High-Speed Internet

Innovate47 Launches Global Food & Agri Accelerator to Back Climate-Smart Startups

Simbi Wabote’s 10-Year Roadmap: How Nigeria Achieved 54% Local Content Growth

Records Tumble In Best Year Yet For South Africa’s Hedge Fund Industry

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

Omoda C5 X review

TDK enhances IMUs for extreme temps

Data centres and defence are reviving diesel