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Nigerian graphic novel ‘Akaraka’ puts Africa’s artists online

Akaraka: The Call of Destiny is an online graphic novel that shares the fantasy tale of Nigerian demigods, curses and tempting fate. The graphic…

Spotify possibly coming to Africa with Vodacom partnership

The popular music streaming service, Spotify, is allegedly making its way to the African continent. According to certain sources, the Swedish startup is in…

Gone baby gone: Google receives 12k ‘removal requests’ in 48 hours

Privacy settings, a hot-button topic many websites do their best to avoid, get the royal treatment from Google as a new “right to be…

Meet the Galactic Cap: a crowdfunding venture that is all about pleasure

Last year the Bill and Melinda gates foundation challenged inventors everywhere to rethink the condom. The foundation’s theory was that more people would be…

Breaking: Primedia shutting down Prezence after unsuccessful sale attempt

It is official, Prezence Digital will shut its doors come June. Primedia Group has announced today that the award-winning digital agency has ceased taking…

Discovery Insure wants you to drive like a boss with this new app

It’s well known that South Africa’s roads aren’t the safest in the world. Local insurance company Discovery Insure agrees, and has recently released an…

Designer of viral Steve Jobs silhouette image lands Coca Cola deal

Hey, remember that kid who designed the iconic Apple logo incorporating Steve Jobs’ silhouette after the tech icon’s death? He’s back. Hong Kong-based design…

VCs, tech incubators get on board with Twitter’s patent agreement

The tech industry has reacted positively to Twitter’s innovative patent agreement, announced earlier this week. The Innovator’s Patent Agreement, informally referred to as the…

Time 100: Anonymous gets a nod, thanks to you

Time magazine has released its list of 100 most influential people for 2012. It’s hardly surprising to see a few tech faces on the…

LeWeb London: Faster than real time

Popular French tech conference LeWeb is making its way to London this June. The tech couple behind LeWeb revealed the theme for LeWeb London:…

America’s new cybersecurity bill faces opposition from the top

Lawmakers in the US incurred the wrath of the web when they tried to push the SOPA and PIPA bills. Now they could find…

Rape video causes social media outrage

Video footage of a girl being violently gang raped is causing a social media storm. The video, which Memeburn will not link to for…

Sergey Brin clarifies his thoughts on web freedom

Google co-founder Sergey Brin has come out on the defensive, saying that his thoughts on internet freedom “got particularly distorted” following an interview with…

Play nice you two: Apple CEO and Samsung chief to meet

You know a dispute is real when a judge orders CEOs of two of world’s the largest tech companies to meet face to face….

Father of the internet calls for an end to proposed UK surveillance bill

Sir Tim Berners-Lee is pleading with the UK government to put a stop to a bill that would allow intelligence agencies to monitor citizens…

Google confirms global Gmail outage, says everything now okay

Google has confirmed that its email client Gmail suffered downtime earlier today but says that the service is fully functional once again. The disruption,…

Twitter breaks from industry norm, swears to only use patents defensively

Like a number of large tech companies, Twitter files patents all the time. Unlike other companies, however, the social network has just pulled the…

Pebble smartwatch sets Kickstarter record

If Double Fine Adventure brought crowdfunding site Kickstarter to the world’s attention, then the Pebble smartwatch shows how much people are willing to pay…

Twitter won’t copy Facebook in buying photo-sharing app

When Facebook acquired Instagram for US$1-billion, some felt that Twitter had missed out on the opportunity of a lifetime. Despite this, the social network…

HuffPo wins Pultizer

In journalistic circles, the Pulitzers are more than a big deal — they’re probably the biggest deal. This year, online publishers have made a…

Sergey Brin: Apple, Facebook are stifling innovation with ‘walled gardens’

Facebook and Apple are a threat to internet freedom. That’s according to Google co-founder Sergey Brin. Brin made the comments in an exclusive interview…

Zimbabwean builds site in internet cafe, grabs international attention

A young Zimbabwean who built an online hip hop community is grabbing the world’s attention, having appeared on the front page of Y Combinator’s…

Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Aura Edition Review: A Sleek, AI-Powered Ultrabook for the Work-Anywhere Era

WeThinkCode_ and South Cape TVET College Bring Software Engineering Training to Rural SA Youth

Flow launches the world’s first and only shoppable audience marketplace

Fintura Heads to Silicon Valley After Winning SA Startup World Cup

Capitec and Mama Money Launch Fintech Partnership to Empower Migrant Workers Across Africa

Flow Unveils World’s First Shoppable Audience Marketplace – A Fintech-Led Revolution in Digital Targeting

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

Microsoft launches new Surface devices in new AI era

Omoda C5 X review

TDK enhances IMUs for extreme temps

Data centres and defence are reviving diesel