South Africa

These were the biggest movies in Southern Africa in 2017

Hollywood did not have a great 2017. During the US summer blockbuster season, South Africa took a 17% drop in revenue from 2016. The…

South Africans are selling their houses, cars online for Bitcoin

So I hear Bitcoin is a pretty big deal right now. After its late-2017 rally, the cryptocurrency is now valued at over US13 600,…

MTN is the fastest mobile network in South Africa, report reveals

In South Africa, there’s much debate surrounding which of the four mobile networks is fastest, let alone which is the most cost effective to…

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…

Google SA to launch online child safety initiative

Google South Africa will announce on Friday the launch of a local child safety initiative. The search giant says that it and its partners…

Internet as important as agriculture to SA economy

Internet use in emerging markets is exploding. In a country like South Africa for instance there are now 60% more internet users than there…

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…

GPT 5.2 lands in the API and could reshape how SA builds with AI

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

HONOR’s customer first strategy is reshaping South Africa’s smartphone market

GTA 6 Is Officially Coming in 2026: The New Date, the Delays and the South African Reality Check

The Gaming Gear South Africans Are Actually Buying This December

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