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Does your email campaign have a mobile strategy? Here’s why it should

My dad would always know who to blame for the high phone bill each month by looking at the wall opposite to where our…

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…

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…

Google launches Woza Online: Free websites for SA businesses

Google has launched a service that will allow small and medium-sized South African businesses to build their own websites for free. The internet giant…

Five ways to decide if HTML5 is for you

They say that the only certainties in life are tax and death. Nowadays there seems to be a third: you need to mobilise your…

MXit primarily used by adults finds SA social media study

No longer the forgotten step-child of South African internet activity, a study by Fuseware and World Wide Worx has found that along with e-mail,…

MTN Mobile Money launches debit card-based online shopping solution

eCommerce service provider, MTN Mobile Money, has launched a mobile payment mechanism, which will enable users to purchase products online using a debit card….

Online sales accelerate in South Africa

In news certain to buoy South African online retailers, a new research report released this week by independent technology research and strategy organisation, World…

Mobile web exploding, but mobile sales lagging… for now

It’s no secret that the world has suddenly woken up to the mobile web explosion. Exponential statistics abound and atmospheric graphs shoot up and…

Mobile apps far outpace mobile browsing, reveals study

When it comes to internet useage via mobile devices, applications far outpace browsing, even though both types of activity are available on almost two-thirds…

Smartphone the surprise newcomer in mobile race

Smartphones have made a dramatic entry into corporate South Africa, far surpassing general consumer use or small business use. This is a surprise finding…

Despite broadband growth, SA internet grows marginally – Goldstuck

Arthur Goldstuck’s new research at first glance appears to be at odds with the recent statement Nielsen//Netratings issued that internet growth in South Africa…

Broadband Africa Forum 2024

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