Africa

10 African animated short films coming to Disney+

Disney+ has announced ten original animated short films sourced from creators across the African continent will debut on the streaming service in late 2022….

Netflix announces training programme candidates – and six are from South Africa

Netflix has announced the 12 participants selected for its two creative skills development initiatives for Africa — with six candidates from South Africa taking…

Telkom Pay launches virtual cards for WhatsApp

Telkom Pay has launched Africa’s first Mastercard virtual card that can be used on WhatsApp, enabling customers to make digital payments. Telkom has launched…

Nigeria bans Twitter after platform removes president’s tweets

Nigeria has banned Twitter with the claim that the social media giant is undermining the country’s ‘corporate existence’. The ban was announced on 4…

Reserve Bank exploring feasibility of digital currency for South Africa

The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) has announced that it has started a study to investigate the feasibility of a digital currency for the…

Stats SA pilot census to use online registration

The Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) Census 2021 Pilot will use online registration in conjuction with traditional data-gathering methods, offering residents an alternative to…

iSchoolAfrica iPad programme reaches 100 000 learners

South Africa education initiative iSchoolAfrica has enabled more than 100 000 learners with iPads and other digital learning technology. The initiative made the announcement…

Africa has a real chance at leading the next digital revolution

A theme that took centre stage at a panel discussion during the recent World Economic Forum on Africa in Rwanda is development beyond simple…

Big-name activist throws weight behind WEF internet initiative

Education activist and co-founder of the academic support non-profit Olico, Andrew Barrett has thrown his weight behind an initiative from the World Economic Forum’s…

Marketing in Africa: a fresh set of insights from Ogilvy & Mather

Marketing in sub-Saharan Africa is a complex and difficult skill to master. Digital is seen as the next great opportunity to tap into this…

Free WiFi is connecting minds, hearts and souls in South Africa: the Project Isizwe example

According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the internet can be defined as: “A global computer network providing a variety of information and communication facilities,…

The state of connectivity in Southern Africa

Every year Facebook releases a report called The State of Connectivity. The report takes a granular look at connectivity world wide based on data…

On Nigeria’s digital integration: Q&A with Anakle COO

Nigeria’s digital industry is getting very interesting. More social media campaigns are popping up and during the last elections digital ideas took centre stage….

Think Africa’s economic boom is over? The tech space is about to prove you wrong

A recent piece by Rick Rowden suggests that Africa’s economic boom is over . He couldn’t be more wrong. In his article, Rowden argues…

What should we make of Uber’s bid to go cashless in Nigeria?

Even though 2016 is just two weeks old, the world’s sexiest startup Uber seems to be sweating already in Nigeria. A few days after…

Programme fosters pool of tech talent to address SA unemployment

Nomusa Sithole has a diploma, but struggled to secure a job in the field she studied for. She ended up working at a restaurant…

MTN acquires Nigerian network operator Visafone Communications for undisclosed amount

With a US$3.9 billion fine — imposed on it by the Nigerian Communications Commission — looming in the background, MTN Nigeria has reportedly acquired…

6 moments that defined Nigerian tech in 2015

The past year’s been an eventful one in Nigeria’s tech space as the various sub-sectors recorded landmark developments that got the attention of various…

Out of Africa: retracing human evolution and migration with DNA

The fossil record is compelling evidence that points to the dawn of man in eastern Africa. Now that we have advanced DNA sequencing capabilities,…

Will Netflix be able to impact the African continent?

US-based Video on Demand (VoD) service Netflix will supposedly be coming to South Africa in January 2016. Its expansion into South Africa was announced…

Elon Musk’s Tesla Motors to set up office in South Africa

Major US automotive and energy storage company Tesla Motors plans to set up shop in South Africa, the birthplace of its CEO Elon Musk….

The rise of African startups is a business opportunity, not a threat

We are in the middle of a tech startup frenzy, with research suggesting that South Africa alone is home to more than 5 000…

Can the Afrinolly Marketplace curb Nollywood piracy?

Piracy is a massive problem for entertainment distributors around the world, and Nigeria is no exception. In fact, some sources suggest that Nollywood loses…

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