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Kenya is now home to Africa’s largest wind power project

Kenya is now home to Africa’s largest wind farm. Inaugurated on Friday, the Lake Turkana Wind Power Project located well north of capital Nairobi…

SAWS issues a flood warning for Cape Town from Thursday night into Friday

In case you thought shivering at the office was your only issue today in Cape Town, there’s a chance that you may be swimming…

Uber charged some US riders R18k for R180 trips thanks to a glitch

Imagine being charged R18 300 instead of R183 for an Uber trip across town. That’s exactly what some riders experienced in the States this…

New Ryanair 737 MAX 200 plane drops the ‘MAX’ from its name, goes with 737-8200 instead

A picture posted to Twitter on Sunday of a new Boeing 737 MAX suggests that the American plane manufacturer may be open to renaming…

South Africa is ripe for investment into transformative healthtech solutions [Opinion]

For the majority of South Africans today, quality healthcare is simply out of reach. People have to make do with informal and undersupplied clinics,…

Watch tonight’s total solar eclipse live on NASA TV right here

There’s a total solar eclipse today only visible across parts of South America and NASA will be streaming it live for the whole world…

Cape Town dam levels jump 2.7% after another weekend of heavy rain

It’s been another wet weekend for Cape Town, and all that precipitation has contributed to a bumper dam level report this week. According to…

The IoT Focus: 9 African startups shaping the continent’s IoT industry [Native Content]

The Internet of Things (IoT) industry as a whole has been touted as becoming a US$7.1-trillion giant by the year 2020. And around the…

Corporate sponsorship as an imperative for positive impact: the GE example [Sponsored]

The CNN/Multichoice African Journalist Awards was established in August 1995 to encourage, promote and recognize excellence in African journalism and it has in the…

Kenyan Paul Kelemba wins GE Energy & Infrastructure Award at CNN Multichoice African Journalist Awards 2015 [Sponsored]

Paul Kelemba, from Kenya, has been awarded GE Energy & Infrastructure Award, presented by Jay Ireland, President and CEO of GE Africa, at this…

General Electric partners AMI to host Media Training on Energy and Infrastructure Coverage [Sponsored]

African Media Initiative (AMI) and General Electric (GE) have partnered to boost media coverage in Africa of Energy and Infrastructure issues. Some 20 journalists…

CiTi shows-off Cape Town’s virtual reality talents

Anyone up-to-date with the latest trends in tech will tell you that virtual reality (VR) is seriously big. If the hype around the technology…

5 things corporates need to learn about Augmented Reality

“Augmented Reality is one of the Top 10 strategic IT technologies of all time.” – Gartner Inc. The question I get asked the most,…

Augmented Reality: a marketing primer

“When you think of any aspect of life or work, augmented reality is completely going to change how we do it.” – Ori Inbar…

Crossing the rift: why we can expect big things from South Africa’s growing VR industry

On Wednesday evening, CiTi held an event at the Bandwidth Barn detailing Virtual Reality (VR) in South Africa, its plans, as well as general information…

Tech meets art: how AR apps can create a digital dance archive

Dancer, academic, choreographer and producer Jeannette Ginslov marked the 40th edition of the National Arts Festival in Grahamstown by unveiling an ambitious project and…

Could AR be the shot in the arm print so desperately needs?

As South African newspapers and magazines come under increasing pressure from digital competition, so must they look to digital innovations such as augmented reality…

Your work place: Augmented Reality’s next big frontier

Far from the sci-fi visions of drastic most of us imagined when augmented reality (AR) first came onto the scene, its various technologies have…

Plant real (and virtual) trees with BOS’s new augmented reality app

Yep, the innovative organic iced tea company is at it again. This time, it’s not a tweeting vending machine: BOS is allowing its customers…

The danger of augmenting reality

Augmented reality (AR) is not new, it’s a concept that has been around for ages and has seen a massive rise in popularity along…

Could AR drones be the future of journalism?

We’ve all read stories about how remote control drones have been used in war in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Some of us may even know…

Could in-store navigation tech be a shopper’s worst nightmare?

So GPS is great, but it has its limitations. As soon as the satellites can’t see you; your signal is lost. This is particularly…

Even teenagers don’t care about AR apps and QR codes

Last year, it looked like augmented reality apps were on the cusp of becoming mainstream as numerous ad campaigns and mobile apps started to…

Microsoft Launches Project Gecko to Build AI for the Global Majority, Starting in Kenya

Cautious Consumers Set the Tone for South Africa’s Black Friday 2025 Tech Battle

MTN and Microsoft Partner to Bring AI Learning Tools to Millions Across Africa

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

Monster Brings the Heat to rAge 2025 with Free Cans, Hot Laps and Call of Duty Finals

Acer and Game Roll Out a High-Value Aspire 3 Black Friday Bundle for South Africans

TCL Levels Up Black Ops 7 With Next-Gen QD Mini LED Displays Built for Serious Gamers

Omoda C5 X review

TDK enhances IMUs for extreme temps

Data centres and defence are reviving diesel