F5.5G Leap-forward Development of Broadband in Africa The Africa Broadband Forum 2024 (BBAF 2024) was successfully held in Cape Town, South Africa recently, under…
Helen Zille: ‘Bloggers the new voice of society’
At the annual blog awards ceremony in the prestigious One & Only Hotel in Cape Town, Western Cape Premier Helen Zille spoke about how…
Afrikaans music extravaganza, Skouspel, upset by tweeting rappers
Two Afrikaans rappers, Jack Parow and Snotkop have upset the organisers of Skouspel, Afrikaans music’s biggest festival, with their Twitter updates. Traditionally, the lineup…
Pigspotter is dead. Long live pigspotting!
The vicious dragnet of the South African police force is closing in on @pigspotter, trapping him in a vice-like grip from which there is…
Naspers’ internet buying spree continues with new social network purchase
South African media giant Naspers has added to its growing collection of global internet businesses, recently buying a “controlling interest” in social networking site…