Africa

Western Cape to position Cape Town as ‘Africa’s Tech Capital’

The Western Cape government has announced the launch of a new brand that aims to position Cape Town and the Western Cape province as…

What coronavirus info is Africa searching for? Google sheds some light

Africa is taking to Google to find out more about the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak, that has now affected more than 90 000 people across…

‘Africa loves’ Donald Trump according to Patrice Motsepe

“Africa loves you,” exclaimed businessman Patrice Motsepe, as he shook the hand of US President Donald Trump in Davos on Thursday. At a panel…

Cape Town ranked the 46th ‘most festive city’ in the world in 2019

Oh the weather outside is frightful, but it’s not snowing in the south-western tip of Africa. The wind’s howling and four seasons are constantly…

MTN, Huawei fire up ‘Golden Band’ 5G trial at AfricaCom 2019

MTN and Huawei at AfricaCom 2019 demonstrated the potential of 5G technology in South Africa through a live demo. The demo, consisting of one…

Africa will ‘leapfrog the world’ but it needs to get 4G right first

According to Huawei’s carrier network unit CTO Paul Scanlan, Africa will “leapfrog” the rest of the world, provided it can solve some of its…

Digicloud Africa partners with Google Cloud as its continental distributor

Google on Monday announced that Digicloud Africa has become its value-added distributor supporting G Suite and Google Cloud resellers across Africa. The idea behind…

Twitter Lite launches in 5 more African countries

It’s been more than a year since Twitter Lite launched in a select number of countries, including South Africa. Today, the social network announced…

Twitter: ‘Africa’s going to the final’ after France beats Belgium

“It’s like Africa going to the final” is a disposition many Twitter users across the continent harbour after last night’s semi-final. France beat Belgium…

The startling numbers behind Africa’s Wikipedia knowledge gaps

Wikipedia is one of the internet’s most trafficked websites. We’ve likely all visited it at least once, and spent countless nights travelling through informational…

This is how Africa, Haiti celebrated their ‘shithole’ on Twitter

So, according to a particular world leader, Africa’s countries are a collective “shithole”. That’s nice, isn’t it? Since the report broke this morning, US…

World stands up for Haiti, Africa after Trump’s ‘shithole’ comment

Update: US President Donald Trump has taken to Twitter to respond to reports that he referred to Africa, Haiti and El Salvador as “shitholes”….

Netflix and Africa: no originals, no offices, but is there promise?

I always tend to forget that Netflix hasn’t been in the streaming game all that long. Although the company itself is 20 years old,…

Watch: Uganda’s politicians clash in Parliament in violent viral video

If you thought the EFF being thrown out of Parliament was spectacular, this video of Uganda’s Parliament this week will likely change those perceptions….

Uber celebrates its 4th birthday in Africa

Uber today celebrates its fourth anniversary in Africa. Our sister site Ventureburn first revealed the company’s plans for an African expansion in July 2013….

Nambia vs Namibia: how a fictional country became more popular than a real one

You can always trust US President Donald Trump to say something controversial, whether it be on Twitter, or at the UN General Assembly. But…

Opera: Women in South Africa, Nigeria and Kenya use more data than men

How do women in Africa use the internet? This is what a study conducted by Opera and Worldreader aimed to answer. The study took…

Facebook outgrows JHB office as African userbase tops 170m

Facebook South Africa has outgrown its original Johannesburg office and has expanded to a new location, the company announced Wednesday. “Facebook has moved its…

Move aside .com: Africa will soon have its own top-level domain

Africa will soon have its very own top-level domain on the internet. ICANN, a non-profit better known as the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names…

Q&A: Google’s Bunmi Banjo chats Africa’s digital skills growth

Google’s African operations have had a week to celebrate, following the news that they’ve hit their goal of training one million Africans. The training…

Google hits one million mark in training Africans

Google has announced that it has reached its goal of training one million Africans as part of its Digital Skills programme. The Mountain View…

Cyclone Enawo in pictures: Madagascar laced by strongest storm in a decade [update]

Update, 9 March, 10.24am SAST: More images are surfacing on social media from Madagascar in the wake of Cyclone Enawo’s landfall. According to reports,…

MTN Clinches SA’s Best Network Title Again – Backed by Data and R14bn Infrastructure Push

Xiaomi’s “Screens for Change” Powers Township Esports With Purpose and Mandela’s Legacy

SAVCA 2025 Industry Awards Spotlight Africa’s Most Ambitious Private Capital-Backed Innovators

Ecentric and MoneyBadger Partner to Bring Bitcoin Payments to South African Retailers

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

TDK enhances IMUs for extreme temps

Data centres and defence are reviving diesel

The most recognisable tactical pickup truck evolves