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Is mobile driving a South African ecommerce explosion?

South Africa’s ecommerce space is set to see a mobile explosion this year, with mobile being responsible for a massive part of that growth….

8 fool-proof ways of collecting more customer reviews

Customer reviews and feedback. You want them. You absolutely, totally want them. They tell you how you are doing, how much you are being…

Security: are we overlooking the most critical aspect of the fourth industrial revolution?

You haven’t been feeling well this week. You make an appointment with your doctor, who’s actually a computer that assesses you and writes a…

The uncomfortable humanity of digital marketing

Today’s digital consumer habits cannot be typecast. While we would all embrace a clear causality between our digital campaigns and customers’ actions, our innate…

Don’t let anyone tell you that tech has killed PR

Late last year, a man who once ran the largest public relations firm in the world released a controversial book entitled Trust Me, PR…

Havas launches new service design agency in SA

Havas Village South Africa and Boondoggle, a European service design and creative digital agency on Wednesday announced that they had teamed up to launch…

CallPay, PayU launch mPOS app in Turkey

Telephony card-based payments company CallPay on Tuesday announced a partnership with Naspers-owned PayU to launch a mobile payments app in Turkey. The deal, which…

Yup, this just happened: Friskies ranked the top 50 most influential cats on the internet

The internet can sometimes be a confusing place — I mean, how do you keep up with all the cats? Pet food brand Friskies…

Google is targeting the next billion (and Microsoft) with Android One

At Google’s I/O conference last month, the internet giant unveiled Android One – an initiative that will help connect (at least) the next billion…

Feed a Child responds after controversial ad causes social media uproar

“The average domestic dog eats better than millions of children.” It was a statement hoping to urge the public into helping to to feed…

Is Greenpeace taking on Shell with LEGO?

“Everything is awesome, everything is cool when you are part of a team,” so says the now famous song ingrained in our brains by…

JK Rowling crashes Pottermore with a new update on Harry Potter’s life

Desperately missing updates on Harry, Ron and Hermione but not satisfied with the ending of JK Rowling’s last book in the series? Of course…

Can tech help us turn neighborhoods back into communities? OurHood thinks so

This is interesting. It’s called OurHood and it’s a mobile and web platform trying to cover a slew of hyperlocal needs, starting with Green…

4 content marketing mistakes you absolutely have to avoid making

A detailed content marketing strategy can be defined in plain English as the planning, writing, delivering, and measurement of informational content online. A good…

Marketing in Africa? SMS is definitely not worth writing off

The relatively low penetration of smartphones in Africa, paired with high data costs, means that the humble SMS remains the best way for organisations…

South Africa’s cashless future relies on localisation, not innovation

The recent article by Memeburn senior reporter Stuart Thomas titled ‘Don’t burn your wallet: why SA hasn’t reached its mobile, cashless future (yet)’ gave…

3 reasons why big government tech projects can fail hard

Anyone who’s ever tackled a big online project knows just how much capacity there is for things to go spectacularly wrong. It’s bad enough…

Want to red card fraudsters? Here’s how to do it during the World Cup and beyond

The 2014 FIFA World Cup has been described as the ‘digital World Cup’. According to Google, the massive rise in mobility and Internet access…

5 small steps to big data marketing success

The phrase ‘big data’ has not always been associated with the largely qualitative field of marketing, but that’s exactly what’s bringing success to so…

Uber [enter African city here] is happening sooner than you think

Like it or not, Uber’s path to world domination cannot be stopped. The San Francisco-based car ordering technology company is making its play for…

6 ways proper tech can help bridge the business-IT divide

Having now written a total of seven articles examining different aspects of what is needed to add real value to your business using information…

10 commandments that will transform your email marketing efforts forever

To win at any game, you need to first learn its rules inside out and then practice, practice, practice till you become an expert…

Business at the heart of the arts: what we can all learn from the new National Arts Festival site

Just like the National Arts Festival itself, the new festival website has plenty of colour and personality. The site got a much-needed makeover just…

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

Omoda C5 X review

TDK enhances IMUs for extreme temps

Data centres and defence are reviving diesel