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SAWS issues heavy rain, possible flooding and storm watches across SA

The South African Weather Service on Friday warned that citizens should expect another afternoon of stormy weather across the country. The service on Twitter…

‘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…

US government set to place more restrictions on Huawei in 2020

The US Government will intensify its trade ban against Chinese tech giant Huawei, this according to US commerce secretary Wilbur Ross. Speaking to Bloomberg…

How SA brothers in their early 20s launched cash-advance fintech after lessons learnt in US

So eager were they to learn how to run a cash-advance business, that SA brothers Maxi, 22 and Sebastian Cohen, 24, started a merchant…

Top African startups are upbeat over plans for 2020 – here’s why

It might still be early days, but 2020 seems set to be a good year for African tech startups. This is the general sentiment…

€60m Janngo Capital Startup Fund to back African tech startups tackling UN SDG goals

African tech startups that tackle the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are set to benefit from the launch of the €60-million Janngo Capital Startup Fund….

Registration for Telkom VS Gaming’s esports leagues opens on Monday

Registration for Telkom VS Gaming leagues are now open to the public, the South African esports tournament organiser announced on Friday. From 27 January…

Fujifilm X-T200 is the lighter, more versatile upgrade of the X-T100

Fujifilm on Friday announced its new “lightweight and compact body” camera, the X-T200. Weighing in at 370 grams without a lens, it’s about 20%…

From A11 to A71: this is Samsung’s 2020 Galaxy A range for South Africa

Along with the availability and price details for the Note 10 Lite, Samsung on Thursday announced its refreshed Galaxy A line-up for South Africa…

Audi’s AI:ME could be the company’s future A2

The annual CES show allows car companies an interesting to platform to debut future technologies. In an environment where digital innovation and unconventional thinking…

BMW confirms the iX3’s battery and power details

BMW has slipped a few more bits of specification concerning its anticipated iX3 all-electric SUV. The first fully electric version of BMW’s popular X3…

The true cost of Audi’s electric car strategy

Audi has started the transition to becoming an electric vehicle company and the costs are significant. The German premium brand has always executed a…

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Open source in SA

Something pretty revolutionary is going down in a dusty patch of Limpopo province. It involves billionaire and Africa’s first Astronaut Mark Shuttleworth, a multi-national technology company and the government.

The internet goes from free to fee

If only the internet had been invented by a businessman. It’s a common lament of internet publishers who are buckling and wheezing under the financial strain of running unprofitable websites

Dotcom dating dollars

When the internet arrived, people screamed let’s make lots of money. This new, interactive medium had the ability to deliver content to audiences in innovative ways and make money at the same time. Content would suck readers in, went the theory, and communities would form around these content genres. E-commerce areas would then be built around relevant content and wham bam thank you Ram, your community interacts and you have dotcom dollars.