South Africa

George fire: Southern Cape city faces huge veldfire disaster

As of Monday afternoon, a large swathe of the mountains surrounding the Southern Cape city of George is engulfed in flames. The blaze, which…

Mpumalanga is not a good place to take a deep breath, Greenpeace reveals

Mpumalanga is known as a beautiful, green province in South Africa that contains part of the world renowned Kruger National Park and Blyde River…

SASSA warns South Africans of new grocery voucher scam

A new scam parading as an official voucher programme from SASSA is making the rounds, according to the agency. “SASSA would like to warn…

Malusi Gigaba’s spokesperson: sex tape was leaked by ‘an opposition leader’

Malusi Gigaba’s spokesperson Vuyo Mkhize has confirmed that the sex tape which sent social media into a frenzy on Sunday was “leaked by an…

Malusi Gigaba is caught in South Africa’s latest sex tape fiasco

South Africa’s minister of home affairs Malusi Gigaba is at the centre of the internet’s and the country’s latest sex tape scandal, the politician…

Rain announces plans for ‘ultra-broadband’ 5G service in South Africa

Get ready to hear about 5G a lot more in the coming months. The latest company to make use of the term is data-only…

‘A talent has been taken’: South Africa pays tribute to HHP on Twitter

South African rapper Jabulani Tsambo, better know as Hip Hop Pantsula, and HHP, has died at the age of 38. The well-known musician was…

How the web looked the day Nelson Mandela died: 55+ top sites transformed

The world is in mourning following the death of Nelson Mandela. The former South African president and renowned statesman passed away in his Johannesburg…

We might be buying less stuff but mobile commerce is still booming

Mobile commerce is booming. Currently worth around US$1.5-trillion, the global mcommerce market is expected to be valued at around US$3.2-trillion by 2017. While that…

Here’s the problem with research that shows BlackBerry is still growing

The Mobility 2014 survey, released at the end of November, showed that BlackBerry had overtaken Samsung in South Africa. BlackBerry users had increased from…

Mobile usage and apps in South Africa: the numbers you need to know

Sitting in your iOS 7 cocoon and assume everyone has an iPad? Or that SMS died out with the arrival of BBM? Perhaps you’re…

Danny K claims SA first with album-specific smartphone app

Singer Danny K has claimed a South African first with the launch of a smartphone app to accompany his new album “Good Look”. The…

Meet iGlass: the touch screen tech trying to change shop displays

Done properly, a shop display window can be a great way of enticing people into your store. Thing is, it’s only really useful when…

Honey badgers, empty categories and Gareth Cliff’s tweets: Bookmarks 2013

Digital matters. And even in a country like South Africa, where people in the advertising industries have been a bit slower to adopt to…

3 important mobile strategies for African retailers

Mobile marketing is near the top of everyone’s priority list right now, says wiGroup CEO, Bevan Ducasse. But knowing you should be doing something…

Caxton launches online deals finder in bid to pump up online ad presence

NAB, the sales and advertising arm of Caxton CTP Publishers and Printers, today announced the launch of Dealfinder. Effectively an online version of the…

8 campaigns that look set to win big at Bookmarks 2013

A couple of days away from the sixth edition of The Bookmarks Awards I’ve attempted the impossible and taken a stab, as no one…

Google’s South African TV white spaces broadband trial is over — and it works

Those balloons may be getting all the attention, but Google’s got other plans to help connect the next billion users to the internet. The…

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