South Africa

Bobsleigh is South Africa’s favourite winter olympic sport

South Africa isn’t known for memorable performances in the Winter Olympics. You likely won’t see Wayde van Niekerk take up curling in years to…

#Zexit: South Africa (prematurely?) prepares for Zuma recall

After spending much of 2018 in the dark corners of the internet zeitgeist, and with ANC President Cyril Ramaphosa seemingly grabbing all the headlines,…

Twitter argues Elon Musk is the product of ‘American ingenuity’

After last night’s successful launch of SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket — now the most powerful operational rocket in the world — the internet was…

This is what happens when you call the Gwara Gwara the stanky leg

Rihanna lit up the Grammy stage last night with her performance of “Wild Thoughts” with DJ Khaled, but it was her final dance move, the…

Reiger Park NSFW video trends: news you missed this weekend (29 January 2018)

The final weekend of January has come and gone. Here’s the big news you may have missed this weekend. The big stories of the…

Forecasting flames: SAWS slams Zille, talks rainfall probability in Cape Town

The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has just issued one of the most entertaining and fact-heavy press releases you’ll likely read this year. Issued…

Business Insider South Africa set to launch February 2018

South Africa will soon get its own edition of Business Insider, thanks to a partnership between the latter and Media24. Launched in 2007, Business…

What lessons can we learn from mapping the SA Twittersphere?

In the last post of this series we looked at what the most popular hashtags in conversations around two of the most powerful tweeters…

Want to put your coding skills to good use? Here’s your chance

This is pretty damn cool. It’s a chance for digital activists, designers, developers and data journalists to use their tech skills for good. In…

SA airline wants you to ‘fly social’, offers free Facebook and Twitter

This is interesting. South African budget airline Mango is set to give passengers on its planes free access to Facebook and Twitter in-flight for…

Cape Town social tourism campaign hits 13 million impressions on Twitter

This is very cool. The city of Cape Town is currently hosting four international travel bloggers and their itineraries are being guided by Twitter….

Business Day goes ‘digital first’, erects paywall

Business Day, a leading South African newspaper, is set to make the leap from “paper first” to “digital first” before eventually erecting a paywall…

SA fashion retailer launches online store

Ecommerce in South Africa is gaining traction with new ecommerce plays entering and exiting the market more and more frequently. Last year retail outlet…

10 things you need to know about the way we use mobile phones

The mobile phone is the future. It’s prosperity, hope, development and empowerment all rolled into one handy device with a camera and an FM…

Mobile in South Africa: more data usage, fewer voice calls and lots of BlackBerrys

Goodbye, voice calls, hello WhatsApp. Ok, so maybe we’re not quite there yet, but the latest research confirms that it’s definitely a trend to…

Smartphones set to change mobile banking for good

The way we do banking on our mobile phones is changing rapidly, very rapidly. While most cellphone banking in emerging markets like South Africa…

Is there a solution to Groupon’s SA woes?

There’s been a recent surge in complaints about the South African iteration of Groupon, with many customers getting vocal about undelivered products, not receiving…

4 reasons why I’m glad Madiba never used Twitter

Nelson Mandela — father of the nation, freedom fighter, an example to all of humanity. But sadly, like other equally historically important iconic heroes…

Use social media to join a band for one night at London’s 100 club

The 100 Club in London attained legendary status in modern British music, having played host to some of the most influential artists on the…

8 YouTube tributes to Nelson Mandela on his 94th birthday

Tributes have been pouring in for Nelson Mandela on today, his 94th birthday. We decided to cherry pick some amazing inspirational video tributes to…

Nando’s sends Madiba birthday message ‘from one firestarter to another’

Nando’s is known for stirring trouble when it comes to its adverts. The fast food chicken franchise has taken the mickey out of politicians,…

Broadband Africa Forum 2024

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