South Africa

This is how Africa, Haiti celebrated their ‘shithole’ on Twitter

So, according to a particular world leader, Africa’s countries are a collective “shithole”. That’s nice, isn’t it? Since the report broke this morning, US…

TWR Podcast: 2018 tech, crypto prospects and 2017 porn stats

Welcome back to The Weekly Roundup, where the Burn Media staff talk the latest in tech and startup news! This week, Hadlee Simons hosts…

MTN, Ericsson’s new 5G network trial hits 20Gbps speeds

It took a while for South Africa to embrace the speed that 4G LTE offers, but the latest generation of the mobile technology is…

How to keep up with awards season in South Africa

There are plenty of reasons to keep up with Hollywood’s awards season — whether you’re a film buff, a fashion follower, or just someone…

Netflix’s low-budget Christmas movies, ranked

There’s something intoxicating about “bad” films — unsubtle films, low-budget ones, empty films that sell nothing bar unexplained concepts like love at first sight…

2017 in review: this year’s absolute worst of the worst

This year has been a whirlwind of racist scandal after sexist scandal after “How have they been running a business? Holy shit” scandal. So…

SA to host majority of SKA: Twitter celebrates

The Square Kilometer Array (SKA) of telescopes is to be split between South Africa and Australia and New Zealand. That’s according to an announcement…

The future of radio is online, device-driven and in your car

A recent survey in the US by TargetSpot, a digtal audio network, found an increase in tablet ownership of nearly 87%, combined with a…

OLX launches iPad app

Online classified sites are big business these days. There’s a reason have been accused of killing the newspaper industry. Now one of the biggest…

Indian mobile web set to overtake desktop usage, bucking BRICS trend

Mobile web usage looks set to overtake desktop usage in India by the end of the year. Source: StatCounter Global Stats – Mobile vs….

Online shopping on the rise: Price, convenience, security key

According to the latest MasterCard Worldwide Online Shopping Survey, online shopping has increased significantly and continues to show potential for growth, with price, convenience…

Meet 50 of the most influential political tweeters in emerging markets

Social media in emerging markets is poised in a delicate position. A number of governments are trying to clampdown on various platforms, all while…

South African entrepreneurs are punk rock

Like most people who grew up in America, I really had no idea what to expect when I first travelled to South Africa (besides…

South Africa’s 10 most influential political tweeters [Infographic]

Twitter matters. There’s no doubting that. It can help effect social change, make stars, or pariahs, out of politicians, and make or break a…

MXit launches new developer APIs

MXit has announced the launch of a new set of developer APIs as well as a redesigned Developer Centre. The company claims that by…

Photo-based MXit app shows impressive growth — 400k users in one month

An app inside mobile social network MXit is showing some fairly impressive growth. The app, called JudgeME, was developed by mobile social network builder…

China is winning with staggering internet stats

With a population close to 1.3-billion (yes, that’s a ‘B’); it’s hardly surprising that Chinese internet statistics are staggeringly high. In fact, in 2011…

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…

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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