Emerging Markets

How WiFi really works, the simple version

It was between 1992 and 1996 that CSIRO retrieved patents for a method that we today call WiFI. The very first version of what…

September petrol price hike expected, the real reason it fluctuates

The Central Energy Fund paints an unpleasant entry into September as petrol is expected to climb in price for both petrol and Diesel. Petrol…

Banks on Huawei’s App Gallery in 2023

Banks are fast reaching their target audience the right way, directly on their devices. It’s almost twelve years ago that Huawei launched what is…

Spotted gap between growing trend of remote, hybrid work – survey

Inside survey findings published by Cisco, there was a significant key finding of a growing trend of remote and hybrid work, with future consumer…

Are 3D concrete printed houses the future past earthquakes?

The South African Housing and Infrastructure Fund (SAHIF) has announced that 3D concrete printed homes are a plan that may withstand seismic activity following…

WATCH EXCLUSIVE: Huawei unpacks incoming devices, P60 Pro and more

“We’re doing a great job on the foldable,” Huawe’s Chief Marketing Officer Cheng Lei said detailing an entire process of how the foldable was…

Nedbank PayShap, hot air, or viable payment solution?

Nedbank recently launched PayShap, a rapid payment system with a bold pricing strategy designed to drive widespread adoption. Smooth intro for Nedbank for their…

India bans Facebook free internet services

The world’s largest democracy has finally taken a stance on free internet services. This comes after the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on…

What actions can we take to bridge the digital divide?

Every day we wake up in the morning and take a glance at our smartphone devices to monitor social feeds and happenings around the…

Getting the next billion online: why emerging markets need a lighter internet [Tech4Africa]

There are so many high profile initiatives to bring free or affordable internet to countries in the developing world that it’s difficult to keep…

Facebook launches Internet.org in Malawi

The Internet.org project by Facebook is now available in Malawi through the TNM and Airtel Malawi. The project is an initiative by Facebook to…

Could Stellar be the answer to enable financial inclusion around the globe?

When the internet first came round in the mid-nineties, people didn’t expect to see impactful tools like open-source libraries like Wikipedia or renting sites…

Possibilities for Bitcoin’s social value in developing world discussed at SXSW

A US non-profit charity is using Bitcoin to build on Mpesa’s existing infrastructure, making the transfer from US Dollars to Kenyan Shillings that much easier. Connie…

What Twitter’s ZipDial buy tells us about mobile in emerging markets

The chirpy blue bird has just acquired India’s ZipDial, which is a popular mobile marketing and analytics platform for emerging markets. TechCrunch estimates the…

3 tech phenomena you only encounter in the emerging markets

There’s a stage when, after travelling too much, or meeting too many people from the emerging markets, your perception of the world shifts. At…

How vocal apps are reaching illiterate populations in emerging markets

Illiteracy has been dramatically decreasing over the 20th century, but there still are large areas of the world where reading and writing skills are…

Screw the robot apocalypse, our tech future is all about doing good

After a 20-something-hour flight, I am about to face an immigration officer in the United States – not always the best experience. It’s my…

Here’s why you shouldn’t treat Naspers’ numbers as evidence of a tech bubble

One of the most followed stories and right in the heart of the debate around tech bubbles and valuations (especially in the emerging markets…

How Chinese tech companies are (finally) going global

In light of the Alibaba IPO and the ecommerce giant’s plans to expand in the US, there’s a lot of talk on how Chinese…

Think the iPhone is still just for developed markets? The BRICs would beg to differ

There’s a great deal of focus on iPhone sales trends in North America and Europe, particularly from the tech blogger echo-chamber. That’s understandable, given…

5 Chinese online trends every developer needs to know about

With 1.3 billion people supporting a booming mobile and software development industry, China is the blue whale of emerging tech markets. China will be…

Life after Koos Bekker: where to next for Naspers?

There’s a quote from outgoing Naspers chief executive Koos Bekker buried right at the end of Sunday’s City Press article that tells you an…

Battling WhatsApp in India, messaging app Hike grows to 15 million users

There’s even more focus on messaging apps after Facebook’s buy-out of WhatsApp. The acquisition has also highlighted the many strong alternatives that there are…

Broadband Africa Forum 2024

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