The Language of 2025 South Africa’s social feeds in 2025 are buzzing with new words and digital inside jokes. Slang like delulu, rizz, and…
Bill Gates is 100% right about mobile banking in Africa: here’s why
In the latest “Gates Notes” annual letter, Microsoft founder and philanthropist Bill Gates wrote about the impact smart phones and mobile banking will have…
South Africa’s app economy is about more than just fun and games
When cellphones were first introduced to South Africa twenty years ago, the focus was almost entirely on the networks themselves. There were huge debates…
Africa may still have a large feature phone market, but that doesn’t mean you can neglect customer service
Despite having one of the largest telecommunications markets on the continent, only a third of South Africa’s mobile users own smartphones. This means that…
Facebook, WordPress to sponsor West-African hackathon
Facebook’s Internet.org and WordPress are set to sponsor a major Ghanaian hackathon aimed at come up with solutions to some of West Africa’s biggest…
