Innovation

PayGas: Pay-as-you-go gas solution launches in Soweto

PayGas, a technology solution that enables pay-as-you-go gas payments, has opened its first station in Soweto. The launch of the station took place on…

South Africa takes part in mixed reality and holographic surgeries event

South Africa is taking part in an innovative global event that sees 15 surgeons from 13 different countries integrate mixed reality headsets into their…

Cape wine farm adapts to pandemic with virtual wine tastings, tours

It’s no secret that the COVID-19 pandemic has greatly affected the tourism industry in South Africa. But one Western Cape wine farm has used…

Remote work: Most SA employees don’t want to return to pre-pandemic work models

Research by Kaspersky has found that most South African employees don’t want to return to traditional pre-pandemic work routines and schedules, even after the…

Capitec launches virtual banking card

Capitec has announced the launch of a virtual card for clients — a completely digital banking card that can be used to shop online…

Airbnb in South Africa: the numbers

Airbnb has hosted two-million guests in South Africa since 2008, the company today announced. This, and slew of other numbers, were presented by the…

Cape Town Taxi Strike: get realtime traffic data with this nifty map

Today’s taxi strike is currently affecting Cape Town’s already stressed transportation network, and is set to continue throughout the week. With the likes of…

3 real-world use cases for the Internet of Things and big data

Technology often progresses in ways that can surprise us. Just eight years ago, many people thought of the then-new Apple iPhone as an expensive…

Workshops on wheels: how tech is enabling the rise of the mobile artisan

In his TED Talk “The single biggest reason why start-ups succeed”, entrepreneur and VC, Bill Gross argues that ‘timing’ is the answer. Market readiness,…

Meet Phambili, a new web app that helps commuters calculate taxi change

Toby Shapshak, the editor and publisher of Stuff Magazine South Africa, gave a Ted X talk in 2014, in which he talked about how…

Autonomous cars won’t really take off until manufacturers start cooperating

Every month seems to bring a new development in the autonomous motoring space, whether it’s Tesla drivers being able to beta test software or…

Technology is a differentiating factor for financial services firms

Few industries are as ripe for technological innovation as the financial services sector. This opportunity, however, also carries considerable risk for established players that…

Early-warning asthma prediction device secures top spot at SA Innovation Summit

The Technology Innovation Agency (TIA) Inventors Garage competition awarded PhD student Moses Kebalepile for his prototype, called the Asthma Grid, at the SA Innovation…

South Africa seriously needs to fix its education system to develop a knowledge economy

South Africa’s education system is in a bad state. That was the grim message conveyed by Prof Roy du Pré (pictured above), chairperson of…

Fatherhood app wins at Early Childhood Development Hackathon

The SA Innovation Summit‘s Hackathon for Early Childhood Development (ECD) awarded top honours to an app aimed at encouraging fathers to be more involved in…

3D printers, cardboard and a giant robot: Omar-Pierre Soubra on the magic of Maker Faire

Cape Town recently hosted its very first Maker Faire Cape Town. Calling those involved makers, the event saw some 4 000 attendants and over…

Tech innovations diagnose healthcare, offer cures in the form of mobile and web based solutions

In remote areas, a visit to the clinic, doctor, and hospital, can entail a serious and expensive trek. That’s just one reason the health…

This prize aims to reward people innovating basic solutions to big problems

Have you got a simple solution to a problem affecting your community? Then you might want to enter the Empowering People Award, which once…

There’s some serious tech behind this African quadriplegic’s Kilimanjaro attempt

On Saturday, Chaeli Mycroft will begin her attempt to conquer Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania. What makes Mycroft different to the other 21-year-olds to have…

Paper Video: can QR codes, explainer videos put South Africa’s matrics back on track?

In seven weeks’ time, South Africa’s 2015 matric class will begin writing their final examinations. The results of those examinations will, most likely, spark…

Three meals a day is the new tobacco: one geek’s guide to losing weight

The geek’s guide to rapid weight loss: 10kg in four weeks, while sitting at a desk in office hours. In summary: this is a…

Julius Akinyemi: Africa needs to harness big data to really innovate

Africa needs to start using big data to solve its issues. But before this can happen, it needs to understand how to leverage this…

Elizabeth Gould, Derrick Kotze on the need to catalyse collaboration in Africa

Memeburn recently sat down with Elizabeth Gould (pictured right), the CEO of programming academy CodeX, and Derrick Kotze who’s the CEO of African developer…

Samsung Launches the Galaxy A07 Built for Every Challenge

Elon Musk’s Trillion Dollar Pay Deal Could Change Everything

Lenovo Tab P12 Pro Review – A Premium Android Tablet That Shines for Entertainment

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