Africa

Google Maps gives 44 African countries walking directions

Google Maps is great. Even if you don’t have the app on your smartphone, you can look up your destination on your PC and…

Want your mobile platform to win? Prepare for war [Infographic]

If you want to win the mobile platform game, prepare for all out war. Android and iOS are very much at the top of…

How do we nurture Africa’s next great innovator?

Globally, the discussion around innovation has been one of great interest especially in the wake of troubling economic times in the recent past. The discussion…

Naspers continues OLX rollout, scuppers Dealfish Nigeria and Kenya

Naspers is shutting down Dealfish, its Nigerian and Kenyan free classified sites, and replacing them with OLX. The move comes as the emerging markets…

Rocket Internet launches second Nigerian site

When Rocket Internet launched its Nigerian Amazon clone, it was always just going to be a matter of time before it launched another site…

East African startup accelerator gets international attention

East Africa has a new tech startup accelerator fund and it’s getting international attention. The Savannah Fund is a partnership between Mbwana Alliy, Paul…

YouTube, IOC to livestream Olympics to Asia, Africa

Before you start reading this post take a moment and watch the beach scene from Chariots of Fire. If that doesn’t get you in…

Google ads fuel dot.com recovery

In case you were one of the billions who thought Google was just a search engine, think again. It’s so much more. It is…

Cellphone and new media — Promised Land?

There is a common lament among online publishers these days, and it goes something like this: If only the internet was invented by a…

Joe Bloggs ‘Journalism’

Everyone’s heard of Joe Bloggs. A few have heard about Salam Pax. So what do the two have in common? They are both ordinary…

Cocking Up Convergence

Let’s start with the good news. We have a Convergence Bill. It has good intentions. It aims to promote the growth, diversity and the…

Hyperbole no longer

Convergence got a bad rap from the troubled AOL Time Warner merger, but the phenomenon is making steady progress. Matthew Buckland looks at some…

SA’s quiet revolution

Somewhat of a quiet revolution appears to be taking place in South Africa’s media world. Late last year News24 launched their 24-hour interactive news…

Are websites killing newspaper circulations?

Websites are often singled out as one of the main culprits for falling print circulations. Simply put, the argument is why would readers bother…

Mine’s bigger than yours, I think

It’s billed as the most measurable medium in the world, yet ironically, for a long time internet measurement in South Africa has been in…

Broadband Africa Forum 2024

South Africa’s Deskless Workers: A Workforce Under Strain

How AI is Rewriting Urban Planning in Developing Regions

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

Jaguar rebranding creative is crazy – good?

German luxury cars require a rethink for China

Trump wins – Tesla goes beyond $1 Trillion