South Africa

Is Spotify launching in South Africa next week?

Well well well. It seems that Swedish music streaming giant Spotify may finally make a play in South Africa. The company today sent out…

Here’s how SA’s dealing with its polony withdrawal on Twitter

Forget avocado. Polony is now the most talked about food on social media in South Africa, this after the likely source of the country’s…

7 digital conferences to attend in South Africa in 2018

If you’re anything like me, a person who plans and makes lists for everything, you will probably appreciate that I lock important events into…

Meet Triggerfish: Cape Town’s Oscar-nominated animation studio

Thirty-five minutes outside Cape Town’s CBD lies an unobtrusive farmhouse nestled beneath the Constantiaberg. A decade ago, it housed old-fashioned horse-drawn carriages and 19th…

Why is South Africa not watching South African movies?

You hear it all the time (at least in the hipster parts of Cape Town): support local. Wear locally-made clothes, buy fruit and veg…

DWS ‘shrinks’ the Theewaterskloof Dam to get its last 10% of water

A reservoir that usually holds more than 50% of Cape Town’s surface water is now being drilled and shrunk for its last drop. The…

South Africa’s social media was surprisingly positive last week

The good feels are back in South Africa’s social and news media spheres according to stats from analytics firm ROI Africa. It suggests that…

Standard Bank, MTN lose major mobile money patent trial

Banking and mobile giants Standard Bank and MTN Mobile have lost a major mobile patent trial to tech company 3MFuture Africa. A patent court…

Rolling Stone joins the AR magazine cover brigade

This is one of the cooler magazine world versions of Augmented Reality we’ve seen in a while. When people scan the latest edition of…

Is iTunes really set to launch in South Africa next?

Speculation is rife that Apple’s famous iTunes Store will become available for South African users in September. This could possibly be in-line with the…

Spotify clone Simfy now live in South Africa

German-based Spotify clone Simfy is now live for users in South Africa. That means that anyone in the country can now try out the…

SA domain names about to get pricier with tougher rules

If you own a website, your domain name is vital. Without it, you’re just a series of dots and numbers. And if you’re a…

6 tips for famous tweeting animals: a tribute to Solly the hippo

Over the past few days, the story of a hippo trapped in a pool had people in South Africa captivated. As is the case…

Mobile payments company offers young African devs place at top conference

Right, by now we should’ve cottoned onto the fact that the future of mobile payments is pretty damn big. Africa’s always had a weighty…

Followergate: gaming the system to boost follower count

Here we go again. Another storm has been brewing on the South African social media scene. This time, big digital agencies are accused of…

Lonmin shooting: South Africans use social to mourn, vent, debate

South Africa is reeling after a shootout between police and striking miners Marikana, Rustenburg left 35 people dead. A number of the miners were…

Domain name a big factor in eNews Channel rebrand

The eNews channel, part of the multi-billion rand terrestrial broadcasting company Sabido, is set to relaunch as the eNews Channel Africa (eNCA). Memeburn can…

What can we learn from South Africa’s most influential tweeters?

So far in our series on the South African Twittersphere, we explored what lessons we can learn from conversations happening around two key political…

German Spotify clone Simfy to expand into South Africa

Music streaming service Simfy is expanding its international presence, with a South African version of the offering set to launch later this month. The…

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…

MTN Expands Black Friday Into Black FriYAY With Bigger Deals and Added Value Across SA

PlayStation 2 Still the King: 25 Years Later It Remains the Best-Selling Console of All Time

Vox Kiwi Wireless Promises Fibre-Like Speeds Without the Wait

Innovate47 Launches Global Food & Agri Accelerator to Back Climate-Smart Startups

Simbi Wabote’s 10-Year Roadmap: How Nigeria Achieved 54% Local Content Growth

Records Tumble In Best Year Yet For South Africa’s Hedge Fund Industry

South Africa’s Black Friday Spend Is Set to Break Records Again and Ecentric’s Dashboard Shows It in Real Time

Sony’s ULT POWER SOUND Range Lands in South Africa With a Bass-Heavy Lineup Built for Local Music Lovers

Monster Brings the Heat to rAge 2025 with Free Cans, Hot Laps and Call of Duty Finals

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TDK enhances IMUs for extreme temps

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