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Q&A: What Africa needs to do to build the next Facebook

I recently sat down with Seedstars World’s Marcello Schermer (pictured middle) and Gregory Pepper (pictured left). We spoke extensively about the startup pitching competition…

Proline A933L tablet review: a basement Windows bargain

Tablets are slowly becoming the jack of all trade devices we all thought they would. They’ve murdered netbooks and have made large laptops even…

Q.U.B.E: Director’s Cut review: it’s hip to be cubed

Valve’s Portal was the unintentional gem of the Half-Life Orange Box. The title was a sleeper hit and soon everyone — gamers and non-gamers…

13 things I wish I’d known before starting a startup

I have been blessed to own several businesses in my time, working across industries and sectors, from sports to hospitality and property development. I…

Weekly Round Up #33: Facebook’s M, Moments app, Cortana for Android and #StrongerthantheRand

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

Monster coupe top trumps! Mercedes-AMG C 63 Coupe versus BMW M4

BMW’s hottest 4 Series has been tearing up stretches of tarmac around the world since early in 2014, providing plenty of high-performance thrills to…

AG Ghost review: you can do better for less

Here’s the thing about the AG Ghost: as tempting as it is to review it as a R5000 phone, you just can’t. That’s not…

From the horse’s mouth: 7 tips every startup needs to follow in 2015

Did you know that in 2014 the world hit 52% of its entrepreneurial capacity? That’s according to the Global Entrepreneurship Index, which hosted last…

CES 2015 roundup part one: from Acer to MSI

The earliest and (arguably) most important technology extravaganza of the year has come and gone, and while the theme of CES 2015 seemed to…

Who’s winning the concept car game at this year’s Detroit Auto Show?

The North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) is important, not least because it’s the first car show of the year. Get the tone right…

Redfish wants to become the top space for SA’s manual labour workforce

Ever find yourself paging through the Yellow Pages (or Google), looking for that one plumber who knows what he’s doing but doesn’t cost a…

Grim Fandango: remembering a gaming masterpiece

On 27 January 2015, Planet Earth will bear witness to a truly magnificent event. Presidents will make speeches, Kings and Queens will bow while…

How do you infiltrate the startup ecosystem in Africa?

The question posed by the headline makes Africa’s VC ecosystem seem like the mafia, where your cousin Vinny has to introduce you to the…

Mini dominating the Dakar Rally: 5 moments you missed in motorsport this weekend

There are just too many great motorsport events and series to fit into a comparatively short weekend. Sadly because of this, many exciting moments…

5 questions you need to ask before introducing your startup to the world

Introducing your stealth startup to the world is an exciting and monumental time. It’s the first step in determining whether your product is the…

Cougar 700M Black Edition review: best gaming mouse under R1000?

I’m particularly glad to see Cougar plying its trade this side of the Atlantic. Although the market is rather saturated with peripheral companies all…

Wanna build a startup from scratch? Why not learn Ruby on Rails

Daniel Kehoe is the author of Learn Ruby on Rails — a book that comprehensively covers the programming language from Git to Gems. We…

‘Need For Speed’, drone pong and CES: this week’s TGIF video roundup

TGIF, and we really shouldn’t be at work, but that won’t stop us from gandering through the week’s best tech, gadget and gaming videos,…

Far Cry 4: 2014’s most entertaining PS4 game

I played a lot of crap over those dry twelve months of gaming. The Crew, WWE 15, Assassins Creed: Unity, Destiny, Call of Duty,…

Looking to start a business in 2015? These are the best countries to do it in

Because of new credit regulations, South Africa has fallen six spaces in global ranking of the best countries to start a business in. Mauritius,…

4 of the most completely bizarre car ads to flight in recent times

Selling cars is big business. And video advertisements have a major role to play, from exposing consumers to new products to generally just increasing…

8 exciting African startup programmes and accelerators to watch in 2015

While still arguably lacking, there a growing number of entrepreneursial programmes in Africa these days, each with its own agenda and “recipe for success”….

Visions of the future: virtual reality will feature big players in 2015

Virtual reality is looking to re-imagine the future. Imagine putting on a goggles and being instantly transported to another time, or another country altogether….

HONOR X9c Redefines Rugged Smartphones with Unmatched Durability and Smart AI Features

South Africans Embrace AI: 71% Excited About Future Impact, New Survey Reveals

Temu Survey Reveals Price is King for South Africans

Purple Elephant Ventures Secures $4.5M Seed Round, Setting Record in Kenya’s Tourism-Tech Scene

Conservio raises $1M to expand sustainable travel

Microsoft launches new Surface devices in new AI era

Honor Magic V3 launches, four things to know

Honor Magic V3, a Guinness world record attempt

GS3 Emzoom R Style review

Dakar dominated by South African built Hilux Evos

Elkann to create Jeep and Stellantis Meta(morphosis)