Forget chatbots and robo-advisors, Absa just introduced an AI-powered digital clone of award-winning journalist Fifi Peters, and it’s rewriting the rules of what’s possible…
Alan Knott-Craig Jr’s next chapter: free Wi-Fi for Africa
If you’ve been wondering what Alan Knott-Craig Jr’s been up to since leaving Mxit in October last year, the answer (or part of it…
Check out the man behind Obama’s online campaign live in South Africa
It’s no secret that US president Barack Obama’s campaigns have used online and social media pretty damn well. And now South Africa will have…
Twitter suspends Archbishop Tutu’s account for ‘aggressive following’
Twitter has suspended the official account of Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu, apparently for aggressive following. The 82-year-old Nobel Peace Prize laureate only joined Twitter…
Rape Crisis launches Mxit portal to provide information, access to justice
This could be important. Rape Crisis, an NGO that aims to empower rape survivors and support them in finding justice, has launched a Mxit…
