Africa

Solar-powered ‘WiFi bench’ pops up in Johannesburg

Fitted with USB charging points, free WiFi and a comfy seat, a solar-powered bench has popped up in Johannesburg’s trendy Braamfontein. The Isabelo Smart…

Google’s Michelle Atagana talks life after journalism, spreading the tech gospel

Long-time Memeburn readers across Africa are probably very familiar with the name Michelle Atagana. And if you didn’t read our former Managing Editor’s content…

Google for Nonprofits will see NPOs get up to $10k in free Google advertising

Google South Africa has launched Google for Nonprofits, an initiative aimed at assisting NPOs in making use of Google’s products and tools. The initiative…

South Africa seriously needs to fix its education system to develop a knowledge economy

South Africa’s education system is in a bad state. That was the grim message conveyed by Prof Roy du Pré (pictured above), chairperson of…

Africa’s invisible sector: caught up in complexity

Having faced nasty bill shocks at month end, or struggled to get out of onerous mobile contracts, many consumers have long since made the…

Julius Akinyemi: Africa needs to harness big data to really innovate

Africa needs to start using big data to solve its issues. But before this can happen, it needs to understand how to leverage this…

MoneyGram, Vodacom give Tanzanians a new way to receive funds directly into mobile accounts

MoneyGram, a global provider of innovative money transfer and payment services, and Vodacom, an African mobile communications company, have announced that Vodacom subscribers in…

African mobile money could produce $1.5-billion in fees alone by 2019

According to a report released by The Boston Consulting Group (BCG), the use of mobile financial services in sub-Saharan Africa to perform tasks like…

These 5 South Africans have been shortlisted to go colonise Mars in 2024

South Africans Divashen Govender, Kobus Vermeulen, Adriana Marais, Edwin le Grange and Alexandra Doyle have been shortlisted as part of a group of 100…

Facebook looking for Sub-Saharan Africa Head

In the latest sign that Facebook is about to step up its African presence, the social networking giant has put up a job posting…

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…

Here’s where Africa’s payments revolution should be happening today

In emerging markets, mobile money services have the power to simplify lives, offering people the convenience of paying from anywhere and at any time,…

Disrupt and dismay: why Cape Town’s metered taxi operators are so upset with Uber

As always, popular car-hailing app Uber is rubbing some people up the wrong way. Over the past few weeks, the San Francisco tech company…

M-pesa dethrones Safaricom as Kenya’s leading Superbrand

M-Pesa, the mobile payment service, has ascended to the throne of Kenya’s leading Superbrand. That’s according to a survey released today. M-Pesa dethroned its…

How EWN used data journalism to give context to Soweto attacks

Xenophobic attacks broke out in Soweto last week spreading to other areas around Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal and Khayelitsha in the Western Cape. News organisations were quick…

Tigo Music launches its music streaming service in Tanzania this weekend

Tigo Music is launching in Tanzania this coming weekend on the 24 January 2014, expanding its reach in Africa. The market in Tanzania is…

MTN partners with WorldRemit for mobile money payments for Africans

WorldRemit, an online money transfer service, and MTN, the giant telecoms operator, have entered into a global partnership that will enable WorldRemit customers to…

Vodacom to deploy M-Pesa linked prepaid EMV cards

Digital security company Gelmato has announced that it is going to deploy prepaid EMV banking cards to complement Vodacom’s m-pesa mobile wallet service in…

Afrileaks wants to make online whistle-blowing safe in Africa

It would hardly be an exaggeration to say that, at its height, Wikileaks changed the dynamic of global politics. Now a joint project of…

MTN announces MyMTN Home Uncapped internet now offers 5G plans

Spotify Wrapped 2021: How to see your personal music streaming trends for the year

Cape Town tumbles down Global Cities Index

Carry1st partners with PayPal and Chipper Cash to bring payments to Africa

World Mobile launches hybrid network into Zanzibar sky

Oppo launches A54s smartphone in South Africa: price and contract details

HUAWEI nova 9 smartphone and HUAWEI MateView GT monitor launch in South Africa

TCL QLED 4K C725 TV now available in South Africa: price and details

The 2022 new Ford Ranger is a bakkie for the future

Peugeot’s double-cab bakkie lands in South Africa

Land Rover introduces Defender with V8 engine to South Africa: Price and details