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South Africa’s Orange Store is shutting down online

Update #2, 1 December, 9.11am: Orange also noted that its brick and mortar stores will also be shuttered, and will be “utilized for other…

Forget Trump: your cat can now own an eco-friendly White House

Although we do love technology here at Memeburn, we can’t turn our heads when a clever piece of simple design walks by. Especially if…

Ransomware: 9 best security practices your company should apply

Ransomware. Today, one of the most wide-spread and damaging threats that internet users and organisations face. In short, it is a type of malware…

Here’s how Raru, Wootware handled South Africa’s Black Friday rush

This year’s Black Friday was a massive occasion. Besides the number of deals that were spread across a range of SA’s ecommerce stores and…

US consumers blow $3.34bn on Black Friday, break mobile shopping record

It was an extremely healthy Black Friday for US retailers according to new data released by Adobe. The company this week published its 2016…

Here’s what’s possible with Tesla, SolarCity technology

Is it possible to power an entire island using nothing but the sun? Well, yes. Just ask Tesla and SolarCity. After the two companies’…

Chargebacks: how they can affect your online business

Increasing sophistication in card fraud is reason for concern. Not only for banks, but most especially for online merchants, who are at risk of…

Mark Zuckerberg, Bill Gates, others join to fast track clean energy innovation

Founder of Facebook Mark Zuckerberg and Microsoft’s Bill Gates — alongside a group of 26 other powerful business leaders — have launched an initiative…

Innovating Africa means practical solutions to unique challenges

Innovation is one of the most important contributors to economic growth in any market. Innovators create wealth, attract investment and provide job opportunities. They…

What’s next? 6 top trends for the BI industry in 2016

As the saying goes, change is the only constant. In the BI technology space, that rings especially true. But even with technology ever changing…

6 online shopping tips for Black Friday, Cyber Monday sales

As South African consumers increase their use of online shopping and become part of the frenzied international Black Friday (27 November) and Cyber Monday…

CEO of Supermart.ng Raphael Afaedor on the state of Nigeria’s ecommerce

The last time I spoke to Raphael Afaedor in person, he was still the co-founder of Jumia, his face and that of Tunde Kehinde’s…

So you’ve managed to direct more traffic to your website. What now?

With more than a million registered South African websites, it is hardly surprising that grabbing the attention of visitors looking for local content is…

WeChat SA launches mobile wallet: includes P2P payments, SnapScan integration

WeChat South Africa on Tuesday announced the launch of WeChat Wallet, a mobile money offering that allows for peer-to-peer money transfers, the purchase of…

The satellite internet landscape in Africa – developments and future scenarios

Technology is forever changing; and change has become so constant and prevalent in the technology world that we sometimes don’t really appreciate the possible…

True or false: the basics of backup, restore, and DR

In this modern age, technology regarding digital internet data has greatly increased, and along with its growth has come many falsehoods. Everyone seems to…

Books, Paris attacks, and SEO: 5 Memeburn articles you loved this week

Have you ever wondered why some people just prefer physical books? Or are you curious about the social media reaction to Saturday’s terror attacks…

5 jobs ripe for automation

The digital revolution is transforming the way businesses operate, and its effects will be most keenly felt in developing markets. Businesses in emerging markets…

The future of HR: it is more about humans and less about resources

Human Resources Management… Isn’t it strange to still use a 20th century phrase to describe the complex and delicate art of trying to get…

Beyond Einstein’s brain: the anatomy of genius

When Albert Einstein died in 1955, his brain was removed, weighed and measured, preserved in formalin, photographed, and sectioned for microscopic study. Although we…

Technology: added value or added admin?

In a world where Digital is the new playground, has the industry lost focus on what is truly important? Organisations are chasing the digital…

Merchant solutions could be the answer to mobile money’s last mile issue

In disrupting the traditional financial system, with its reliance on formal tellers and ATMs, mobile money and its agency model have taken off across…

TCL South Africa Unveils 2025 Mini LED TV Range with Wide Viewing Angles

RIP Skype Microsoft Pulls the Plug on a Digital Pioneer

SITA pushes back as Home Affairs eyes IT exit

EmpowaEntrepreneurs 2025 Targets Africa’s High-Growth Founders and Investors

French No-Code Pioneer Tinkso Secures Strategic Investment from SA Entrepreneur Henk Pretorius

IBM Think 2025: Enterprise Gen AI Moves Beyond the Hype

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

Microsoft launches new Surface devices in new AI era

Slate Truck is an outrageously sensible pickup

Red Bull wings for Lucid – not Tesla

Gravity is a true driver’s EV SUV