Skills plan deadline looms for South African companies

The deadline is looming for a legal requirement that most South African companies don't even know...

Durban FilmMart wants African documentary projects

Submissions for documentary and feature film projects in development for the Durban FilmMart  (DFM) close next week on 31 January...

South Africa hit by slow Internet

Internet service providers are warning customers of an Internet outage across South Africa because of cable...

How Africa’s biggest airport went dark

South Africans were shocked this past weekend when the very gateway to the country went dark...

What South Africans watched this year

Netflix has released stats of the top movies watched in South Africa across three categories: overall,...

Africa defies global smart slowdown

While market saturation and US-China tensions place global smartphone sales under pressure, Africa bucked the trend,...

Gaming boosts PC sales in Mid East and Africa

The Middle East and Africa (MEA) PC monitors market saw year-on-year (YoY) growth of 7.2% in units and 3.2% in value during...

Microsoft launches anti-piracy programme across Africa

Microsoft has launched a programme that aims to reduce the prevalence of Microsoft software piracy in...

ME and Africa Consumer tech spending to hit $149bn

Reaching $130bn this year, consumer spending on technology in the Middle East and Africa is expected...

Showmax reveals top hits from Africa

In its Best of 2019 list, Showmax has revealed 10 hits from Africa and its diaspora...

Africa still awaits leapfrog moment

By ANDRIES BRINK, CEO of Andile Systems

Buddha in Africa – Showmax

A Malawian teenager finds himself torn between his African roots and Chinese upbringing.

Project prepares Africa’s youth for the future

A partnership between the African Union and VMware is hoped to give new impetus to preparing...

Google Home and Amazon Echo come to South Africa

The devices are directly imported from the USA by Cellucity, but are ICASA-approved and carry a...

Small South African town goes smartphone-only

Vodacom partners with farming business to upgrade all residents of Wakkerstroom from 2G devices to smartphones

10 more African countries join Facebook fact-checking

Facebook today announced the expansion of its Third-Party Fact-Checking programme to 10 additional African countries, which...

New Nokia 105 available in South Africa

Built for everyday life and reliability, the new Nokia 105 is now available in South Africa...

South Africa’s on-demand cleaners raise R50m

SweepSouth, the online platform providing on-demand and regular home cleaning services, has announced its intention to...

Transport drives Africa and ME IT spend to $83bn in 2020

The International Data Corporation’s latest forecast shows that IT spending in the Middle East and Africa...

5 Start-ups line up for AfricaCom Pitch-and-win

Five start-ups have made it to a shortlist of those who will have the opportunity to...