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...

Steady growth for AI spending in Africa and Middle East

Spending on artificial intelligence (AI) systems in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) is expected to...

Kenyan innovators win Africa Cup

Three days of pitching, across five competitions, has seen 78 of the world’s most innovative start-ups...

TikTok partners with Comic Con Africa

Comic Con Africa has entered a digital media partnership with Chinese social media player TikTok, the...

VMware aims to ‘Virtualize Africa’

VMware has launched a Virtualize Africa initiative as an extension to the VMware IT Academy, which works with a global network...