Emerging Markets

Eskom escalates to stage 4 on Friday, SABC, others take financial hit

National power utility Eskom has implemented Stage 4 load shedding on Friday morning due to a breakdown in generation capacity. Eskom said stage 4…

Crypto FTX crash, was it planned? here’s what you need to know

One of the world’s largest trading platforms for cryptocurrency exchange FTX filed for bankruptcy last week following suspicious unauthorized transactions at the firm. The…

Here’s how Airbnb’s new feature will prioritize total price display

Airbnb prices are set to be more transparent while making checkout tasks more seamless. Guests will soon have access to filter their search results…

Tech layoffs continue as Facebook, others count down to mega staff cuts

With fallen stock levels and mounting expenses this year, Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta is planning large-scale layoffs, come Wednesday. In an effort to follow Twitter’s…

Here are some Black Friday shopping secrets

On Friday, November 25, Game will open its 108 stores around the country from 0:00 to 8pm giving shoppers maximum hours to take advantage…

How to use cryptocurrency to pay at Pick n Pay till points

Retail outlet Pick n Pay has announced it will soon allow payments via cryptocurrency. This is massive news from the retail outlet which has…

Uber’s virtual mall: Here’s what you need to know

Virtual mall A virtual mall experience is an aspiration e-hailing app Uber hopes to tick off in the future. An app of the future…

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…

How Chinese New Year changed how people use their mobiles

Everything’s getting back to normal in China as the New Year festivities dwindle to a halt. The daily lives of Chinese people dramatically break…

MTN’s $50 Steppa smartphone changes (almost) everything

It’s been astonishing to see how quickly mobile operator MTN’s Steppa smartphone has been written off, when the devices have hardly made it to…

India’s massive online population keeps growing, looks set to hit 243-million

Cheaper internet plans and devices made 2013 a catalyst year in terms of increasing internet penetration and number of web users in India. Internet…

China’s massive internet numbers: 618m online, 500m connected to mobile web

China now has 618-million internet users and 500 million mobile web users, according to new figures from the China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC)….

Underestimating how technology has changed education in Africa is a serious mistake

As technology evolves, it continues to enrich lives all over the world. This is especially true in Africa, which has risen to the top…

8 Chinese tech trends to keep an eye on in 2014

The new year is a time for reflection, but it’s also a time for looking forward. In this regard, we’ve taken a broad look…

Smartphones and emerging markets: where we’re headed in 2014

There are few emerging market countries that are particularly mature in terms of their cellphone and smartphone usage and buying patterns (China, in particular…

Asia still needs a decade before it leads the tech world: here’s why

It is undeniable that Asia is one of the most important centers of technology growth for the next decade. It’s the key for Facebook’s…

Baidu reports 270m active Android users in China

If anyone is in the position to know what Chinese netizens get up to online, it’s Baidu, the nation’s top search engine. Baidu’s newest…

6 big numbers to come out of Naspers’ latest set of results

Over the past decade or so, Naspers has gone from being a reasonably large media and publishing outfit to being an emerging markets internet…

Breaking down the barriers to the next billion [Wired 2013]

Day two of the Wired Conference kicked off with the lofty task of “bringing the next billion online” and included missives from those who…

Line users in Taiwan make mini soap opera masterpieces out of stickers

Line, the popular mobile messaging app, has already permeated pop culture in its major markets. In Taiwan, images of Line’s signature characters appear on…

Free internet can fix education issues in developing countries [T4A]

There are many issues facing the emerging markets and most will argue that technology and access to the internet can help solve those problems….

Big tech companies, governments join alliance for cheaper internet

A group of private sector players, including Google and the Omidyar Network have joined forces with governments around the world in a bid to…

5 ways China’s government will try to control the internet in the near future

China’s State Information Office director Lu Wei published a report yesterday on the importance of online public opinion work – what some might call…

High End Devices Unlock Superior Mobile Experiences in South Africa

South Africa Sees 77% Surge in Demand for AI Skills

Samsung Launches the Galaxy A07 Built for Every Challenge

Innovate47 Launches Global Food & Agri Accelerator to Back Climate-Smart Startups

Simbi Wabote’s 10-Year Roadmap: How Nigeria Achieved 54% Local Content Growth

Records Tumble In Best Year Yet For South Africa’s Hedge Fund Industry

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

Omoda C5 X review

TDK enhances IMUs for extreme temps

Data centres and defence are reviving diesel