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Is technology the answer to South Africa’s massive youth unemployment?

It has been 40-years since 16 June 1976 when a group of brave youngsters in Soweto rose up against the tyranny of the Apartheid…

Employees share passwords: here’s what that means for your business

Sometimes employees feel they need to supplement their income, and a surprising few will even go as far as sell company secrets to do…

Digital assistants, social & mobile: 7 new SEO strategies to look out for

Is SEO dead? If you are an online marketer, you must have come across this question on a myriad of forums. In fact, a…

Relevance, value, creative and the customer in digital marketing

I love the industry I work in with a passion, but the truth is we know that the old game is over. Creativity is…

There’s money in smileys: emoji-based ad-targeting comes to Twitter

For users, Twitter’s just getting stranger and stranger. It’s latest move however will probably be loved by advertisers. The company has announced that it…

Training teachers to use elearning material will improve basic education in South Africa

When I talk to people about my company’s approach to technology in education, I’m often asked: “Does e-learning do more harm than good?” ELearning…

HTML5 has changed the internet but the world’s now ready for HTML6

Since the dawn of the World Wide Web in 1989, HyperText Markup Language (HTML) has evolved exponentially in the last two decades. The foundation…

Google earnings disappoint analysts while ad revenue continues to grow

Apple blew investors out of the water with its record earnings. So did Facebook. Google, on the other hand, fell short of analysts predictions…

Bookmarks 2015: record entries, digital power players dominate shortlist

IAB South Africa has announced the shortlist for its revamped Bookmarks Awards. The awards, which traditionally take place toward the end of the year,…

Rise of the Android: 1 billion devices shipped in 2014

Globally, the shipping of mobile phones has passed the one billion mark for annual shipments with 1. 28 billion devices in total passion from…

Online marketing done the smart way: save costs without scrimping on effectiveness

Web marketing has come a long way from the tacky, blinking banner ads on AOL and Yahoo to laser targeted ads delivered through search…

The legal view: what actions can Uber take when it comes to its impounded vehicles?

The recent controversy surrounding the impoundment of Uber affiliated taxis in Cape Town has highlighted the need for consumers to be more aware of…

Google Play may have more apps but iTunes is making way more money

A new report by AppAnnie — probably one of the most comprehensive application analytic firms out there — found that although Google Play apps…

LG’s annual financial report reveals $475 million profit

LG Electronics has posted its of 2014 financial results and they look a lot better than they have for a while. The South Korean…

Google Indoor Maps now in SA

South African Google Maps can now get directions for select indoor locations. The indoor areas that have been selected to be mapped by Google’s…

Automating your home? Don’t make yourself easy prey for hackers

While the increasing use of home automation technology to create your version of a ‘smart house’ may be all the trend and seem practical,…

Apple’s latest quarter was the biggest in world history

Apple has just reported its results for the first quarter of 2015 and they’re the biggest in history. Not just Apple’s history though: the…

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…

10 slides that tell you everything you need to know about the South African digital landscape

Ask someone to list the world’s most connected countries and they’ll most likely rattle off names like South Korea, China and — if they’re…

South Africa’s digital marketing future is as diverse as its people

Have a conversation about the future of digital advertising and you’re likely to hear (or say) things like ‘real-time engagement’, ‘geo-marketing’, ‘remarketing’ and ‘second…

Should you insure yourself against cyber-attacks?

The South African 2014 cybercrime losses are estimated at R5.8-billion and statistics show it takes on average 200 days for an organisation to identify…

Samsung Celebrated for Transformative Tech by Consumer Technology Association

GPT 5.2 lands in the API and could reshape how SA builds with AI

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

HONOR’s customer first strategy is reshaping South Africa’s smartphone market

GTA 6 Is Officially Coming in 2026: The New Date, the Delays and the South African Reality Check

The Gaming Gear South Africans Are Actually Buying This December

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TDK enhances IMUs for extreme temps

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