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Which Android period tracking app should you be using?

Periods are annoying. They’re painful, they’re messy and they get in the way of life. You probably know this. For me, the most difficult…

Behind Digital All-Stars: interviewing our blockchain, cryptocurrency picks

Our blockchain and cryptocurrency-themed Digital All-Stars piece went live some time back, as we chose several South Africans who are making a name for…

Whoppercoin: Burger King launches its own cryptocurrency

Ever wanted to eat fast food and invest in cryptocurrency at one place? No? What’s wrong with you? Anyway, Burger King has announced the…

Those ‘fickle, unreliable, killer’ millennials are actually your customers

As businesses struggle with a number of challenges from a faltering economy to rising costs, analysts scan what’s happening in the market for reasons…

Vodacom launches ‘video data bundles’ for Showmax and DStv Now

Vodacom has today announced a new set of data bundles for video streaming addicts. Dubbed Video Data Bundles, the company is hoping the deals…

Humans of New York is getting a Facebook TV series

Popular Facebook page “Humans of New York” is releasing a 12-episode documentary series to Facebook’s recently announced Watch tab. The 30-minute series has been…

Telkom LIT: zero-rated streaming on FreeMe packages

Telkom has announced Telkom LIT (don’t say “fam”), an initiative to zero-rate streaming services on selected FreeMe mobile data packages. The company confirmed that…

Microsoft to merge calendar app Sunrise with Outlook

Microsoft has finally revealed its plans for Sunrise, the calendar app it acquired in February this year for US$100 million. Microsoft is going to…

4 things we learned about BuzzFeed from CEO Jonah Peretti’s memo to staff

If you’ve spent any time on the Internet during the last few years, it would be almost impossible to avoid the content juggernaut by…

5 excellent examples of African corporate blogs

Although social media and content marketing is commanding a lot of buzz and marketing budgets these days, smart businesses are not underestimating the power…

Make sure your target audience knows who you are

How well do you understand your target market and do you really know where you can find them online? Do you know what they…

Apple Q4 2015 earnings reveal 48.04m iPhones sold in the quarter

Apple has announced its numbers for the quarter that ended on 26 September 2015 and the Cupertino-based tech giant is doing exceptionally well. The…

The top 5 B2B marketing channels, and how to ace them

There are a host of B2B marketing channels available to us. But with limited time and resources, where should we be concentrating our efforts…

Video marketing just got real with user intent

Yep, its official now in ways we could never have imagined, mobile has obliterated desktop search, and although we saw that coming we could…

Singularity University and the exponential technologies changing our world

Michael Fichardt recently spent 10 weeks at Singularity University. Located in Silicon Valley, the institution is part university, part think-tank, and part business-incubator, which…

What will your digital marketing toolkit look like 5 years from now?

As marketers today, many of us already feel a bit overwhelmed by all the new things going on – after all, how many of…

It’s time for bold digital innovation in South Africa

The digital marketing world is moving forward at a rapid pace and South Africa risks falling behind if we don’t focus more on user-centered…

African businesses seriously need to adopt talent management software

Businesses across Africa are starting to focus on the selection, development and retention of skilled employees in the light of increasing competition for skilled…

4 steps to manage peak periods in academic call centres

Without doubt, South Africa’s academic institutions are following the global trend toward digitisation – and as such are becoming increasingly sophisticated and streamlined in…

New iPhone 6s ads showcase its camera and Siri’s hands free feature

Continuing its vigorous plan to show off the iPhone 6s and its features, Apple has released three new ads to show off the camera…

Here’s what you should take from the Cape Argus’ student-edited #FeesMustFall edition

On Thursday Cape Argus editor Gasant Abarder announced that the newspaper had taken up a challenge issued by students involved in the #FeesMustFall protests…

Surviving disruption: discovering the competitive advantage in the connected era

In the business world, the ebb and flow of prosperity depends upon two forces: disruptive technology and competitive advantage. During the industrial era, for…

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Will AI Boost or Break South Africa’s Startup Scene?

Temu Survey Reveals Price is King for South Africans

Purple Elephant Ventures Secures $4.5M Seed Round, Setting Record in Kenya’s Tourism-Tech Scene

Microsoft launches new Surface devices in new AI era

Honor Magic V3 launches, four things to know

Honor Magic V3, a Guinness world record attempt

GS3 Emzoom R Style review

Dakar dominated by South African built Hilux Evos

Elkann to create Jeep and Stellantis Meta(morphosis)