Africa

This Heritage Day, Uber offers Soweto Gospel Choir on-demand

This is so awesome. For a limited time only, the popular taxi on-demand service, Uber, is enabling South Africans to request some uniquely local…

Disrupt everything: 11 Kenyan exciting startups worth your time right now

We love Kenya. So much so we recently headed to the East African country for some fun times with startups. So ahead of the…

Governments take note: SAP public sector innovation roadshow hits Johannesburg

Governments (at least South Africa’s) is perhaps the last place anyone would expect to find an ounce of innovation, but SAP Africa, the enterprise…

SEACOM opens NAPAfrica Remote Peering service on its backbone

SEACOM, an African service provider and cable operator, has today introduced a NAPAfrica Remote Peering service that will allow NAPAfrica memebers to connect with…

See how Nigerians use their mobile phones [Infographic]

The guys at Co-Creation Hub Nigeria have released a second infographic on its “How I use my phone” series. The series of infographics is…

Facebook targets emerging markets with Vodafone 555 Blue

The recent launch of the Vodafone 555 Blue in South Africa is an indication that social networks are more eager than ever to put…

Mobile and the future of African entertainment: Q&A

From rural communities to small business owners, the impact of mobile technology in Africa is widespread. In addition to the impact on commercial business,…

Mobicanvas hitting the bottom line with free mobile sites

Creating mobile websites which can be viewed on any feature phone or smartphone has gained traction globally. One South African startup is capitalising by…

Silicon Valley: Will it ever be replicated?

Silicon Valley is the world’s success story in an unprecedented age of technological advancement – not to mention the rapid wealth that has come…

The reason Nairobi’s iHub works

The iHub is Nairobi’s nerve centre for technology; a place where people can grab coffee, create apps, find funders and build businesses. It’s where…

A look at some of Africa’s hottest startup incubators

Although investment in Africa has traditionally focused on commodities rather than technologies, the explosion of mobile usage has opened up opportunities for small-business development….

Mobile may help heal Africa

With the world’s highest rates of HIV and TB, health care provision has to be at the top of most African countries’ agendas —…

Coming soon: A homegrown tech entrepreneurship guide

All rising economies need a helping hand to achieve greatness. Economies that wish to thrive in today’s fast-paced world of changing commerce and enterprising…

Social Media, a non-event at this year’s World Economic Forum on Africa

Social media was certainly officially present, but not fussed over at the recent World Economic Forum (WEF) on Africa which was held in Cape…

Exploring Africa’s open data

I recently discovered Afrographique, a site that does data visualisations on African data. It’s done by Ivan Colic, a South African designer, as a…

Fibre to the home: lessons from Kenya

With i3 Africa’s announcement earlier this month that fibre to the home was finally going to be a reality for South Africans, I thought…

Quick hits around the African tech scene

There’s a lot happening in and around the African tech scene. Take a look at some of the most important developments. Umbono: Google’s South…

Africa.com: The domain that launched a startup

Teresa H. Clarke is the chairperson and CEO of Africa.com LLC. In February 2010, she re-launched the high-tech company after resigning from her position…

Michael Joseph and Mpesa: A missed opportunity

Michael Joseph was the CEO of Safaricom, taking the mobile operator from 5 employees to dominating the Kenyan mobile operator market with over 80%…

South African social network receives international recognition

Obami, a locally developed social networking site and learning management system for schools, was one of 10 companies from around the world selected to…

Africa is the fastest growing Facebook continent

Africa may not have the numbers of Facebook users that more developed continents do, but the continent is rising fast. According to Facebook-analysis site,…

Epson Survey Reveals Surge in Demand for Projectors as Home Cinema Trend Takes Off

Opera Mini Brings Free AI to South Africa, Tackling Data Costs and Boosting Digital Inclusion

HONOR X7c: Does This Budget Beast Deliver on Battery and That 108MP Camera?

Umvuzo Health Turns 21 with a Tech-Driven Medtech Model That’s Redefining Corporate Healthcare

Kazang Brings Card Payments to Spaza Shops, Driving Fintech-Fuelled Financial Inclusion

Flutterwave Launches Accelerate Workshop to Upskill Young Africans in Tech

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

Slate Truck is an outrageously sensible pickup

Red Bull wings for Lucid – not Tesla

Gravity is a true driver’s EV SUV