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Google is ending the free WiFi programme it launched in SA last November

After announcing free WiFi hotspots in the form of Google Station in South Africa just three months ago, Google on Monday revealed that it…

South Africans were asking Google about Dumi Masilela and bitcoin in 2017

Google has released its year in search, and while the global results are interesting (Cash Me Outside was the top-searched meme, sadly), South Africans had…

Google Engage to launch in SA

Google has just announced the launch of Google Engage, a new partner programme to support South African web professionals who provide services to SMBs….

List of Google’s autocomplete guesses with one letter

Google is cocky enough to initiate the autocomplete search function after you type in just one letter. This is how Google explains the autocomplete…

SA goes crazy for Zef, Bieber and Malema: Google Zeitgeist

Pop sensations, both local and international, dominated South Africa’s Google search in 2010. From Justin Bieber to Locnville, Jack Parow to Nicki Manaj, local…

African Google Doodle winner squares off against international competition

Young artists from all around South Africa have been have been hard at work creating Google doodles for the search giant’s “Doodle 4 Google”…

Google SA boss quits for new ‘Africa-wide’ venture

South Africa’s Google boss, Stephen Newton, has quit to “pursue other entrepreneurial activities”, reports the company. The news that the well-liked Newton is leaving…

The quest for the perfect search result

Head of Google South Africa, Stephen Newton, shares a few thoughts on where search is going and why the user is the ultimate winner…

Google rolls out real-time search in South Africa

Google on Friday announced that the real-time search features it rolled out internationally last year will now be available on its South African search…

Google sends out the cars for Street View SA

At last: Google today announced that it will begin imagery collection in South Africa for the Street View feature in its Google Maps. In…

10 questions for new Google SA head: Stephen Newton

New Google SA Head Stephen Newton (Credit: FM Tech). Stephen Newton is the country’s new Google head. He’s an American who has been living…

The Douglas Merrill defection from Google, and the South African connection

Well, well, well. It turns out that Douglas Merrill, former Google CIO, is heading off to struggling record group, EMI. It was barely two…

First Google South Africa networking session kicks off

The new Google country head Stafford Masie held an informal get together and networking session for about 60 or so local internet players on…

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