Sounds of Congo rainforest opens to world’s researchers

An audio data set of more than one million hours of continuous recordings made over three...

Transsion leads Africa smartphone market

Samsung holds onto second spot, while Oppo enters smartphone top three, at expense of Huawei, and...

$150,000 grants offered to early-career scientists in Africa

Applications are open for the $150 000 JWO Research Grant for early career scientists on the...

Dip ahead, but PCs set for healthy growth in Africa

A massive tablet deal in Egypt last year means a sales dip in the second quarter...

Liquid hits 100,000 kilometre fibre mark

Liquid Intelligent Technologies has rolled out 100,000 km of fibre, making it the largest independent network...

African solutions take on VC world

IAN LESSEM, managing partner at Havaíc, provides an overview of the trends making an impact on...

How to access freelance work in Africa

South African tech freelance collective BeyondMedia is hosting a LinkedIn live event for freelancers, journalists, and...

Zero-rated platform hosts 15,5-million users

Vodacom’s annual results reveal a massive demand for information from websites that don’t incur data charges,...

AlphaCode awards R2m to startups

Ten South African fintech startups earned R2m in rewards after pitching their ideas in a virtual...

SA online retail leaps to R30-billion

Online retail in South Africa more than doubled in just two years, thanks to the explosion...

How Cape Town made Bruce Lee’s dream come true

It was a movie first pitched by the kung fu legend, and his daughter finally made...

What it takes to go global

Aura, a security and medical response platform, recently announced its expansion into Kenya, followed closely by...

Will lockdown lead to super-speeds?

Telecoms regulators and network operators in Africa should see the disruption caused by the Covid-19 pandemic...

Google expands support for Africa startup ecosystem

Google's has opened applications for the 6th Class of the Google for Startups Accelerator programme, and...

Tecno goes top in Africa

The brand that first went big in Nigeria is now the best-selling handset on the continent

Class action could change SA Uber drivers’ rights

Uber drivers are classified as independent contractors in South Africa, but there are plans to launch...

Teraco lands R2,5bn for SA data centre expansion

Teraco Data Environments, Africa’s largest interconnection hub and vendor-neutral data centre provider, is set for massive expansion...

Facebook stomps out attempt to rig African election

Three fake account networks from France and Russia were removed from Facebook as they were attempting...

Africa wearables market rebounds

The wearable market in Africa has rebounded since the last quarter after pandemic-related supply disruptions eased.

Disney teams with African comic book creator

The Kugali team will create a new original series, to debut on the Disney+ streaming service...