South Africa

South Africa responds to Charles Manson’s death on Twitter

Charles Manson, one of the US’s most notorious murderers in living memory, died of natural causes on Sunday at the age of 83 —…

Here’s what Twitter’s saying about the #FeesCommission report

The long-awaited Fees Commission Report has finally be released — albeit over 30-minutes later than advertised — and Twitter has responded in earnest. After…

SA Presidency’s website crashes prior to Fees Commission Report release

The official account of the Presidency of South Africa posted a tweet at 11.51am Monday stating that it will today at 12pm release the…

Crime reporting app Namola now available across South Africa

South African crime response app Namola is now available to use across the country, the company and its partner Dialdirect announced Friday. The app,…

Google to announce merchant support on SA Play Store? [Update: yes]

Update: It didn’t take place on Monday, but Google nevertheless announced support on Thursday, issuing a press release. “Starting today, developers in South Africa…

Truecaller reveals the top spam callers in South Africa

Spam calls are part of daily life for most with a cell phone in South Africa, but which industry is most responsible for making…

4 things to watch on Netflix in South Africa this November

Summer is upon us, but that doesn’t mean we should neglect that which kept us warm in the winter. So if the novelty of…

Why competition for the SKA Telescope is important for tech

A recent article in Nature states that South Africa has won the backing of the SKA Site Advisory Committee to host the SKA Telescope….

The hows and the whats — 5 tough questions VCs ask

Over the past six months I have spoken with a wide variety of people who have shown, in varying degrees, interest in investing in…

New mobi-site looks to bring QR codes, geotagging to university education

A brand new mobi-site is looking to bring QR codes and geotagging to the tertiary education sector. The site is a mobile extension of…

Young mobile users responsible for most Twitter growth in Africa [Infographic]

New research suggests that Twitter’s growth in Africa is being driven primarily young people using mobile devices and that South Africa, Nigeria, Kenya, and…

SA Space Agency looks to cyberspace for help with real space

The South African National Space Agency (SANSA) has put out a call on Facebook and Twitter for the country’s citizens to have a say…

Apple worth more than Greece, South Africa

In 2011, Apple briefly passed Exxon Mobil to become the world’s most valuable company. In the wake of the tech company announcing plans to…

Why regionalised Yahoo! portals make sense

Yahoo! has been rolling out regionalised and localised versions of its portals for years. This year it rolled out portals in emerging markets like…

The South African Twitter landscape [Infographic]

A recent study by Fuseware and World Wide Worx titled South African Social Media Landscape 2011 revealed that, along with several other social networking…

Memeburn’s 50+ prominent South African journalists on Twitter

The rapid uptake of Twitter by the general public is often ascribed to celebrities such as Ashton Kutcher, Lady Gaga, and Demi Moore. In…

Four ways Helen Zille uses Twitter well

Social media has always presented an obvious opportunity for politicians. As Barack Obama’s campaign advisers were quick to note, social media offers a convenient,…

South Africa’s 30 biggest Tweeters

Though it’s said time and again that the number followers one has on Twitter really means nothing, be it ours or another’s, it’s a…

The BBM debate: Can speech ever be consequence free?

The latest call to intercept messages on the Blackberry Messenger (BBM) platform, by South African Deputy-Communications minister, Obed Bapela, threw the veritable cat amongst…

SA government ‘clarifies’ position on monitoring BlackBerry Messenger

Recent reports that South Africa’s government was looking to regulate the BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) service were greeted with dismay and anger. In a recent…

Rebecca Black braai parody gaining traction

Remember Rebecca Black? The girl that turned Friday into something more than just another day of the week? That one. The meme that never…

Cybercrime costs $114bn annually, says Symantec

Cybercrime costs the world US$114-billion every year. That’s according to a report from global software security firm Symantec. The report adds that some 431-million…

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