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...

New Fortnite figurines to launch at Comic Con Africa

McFarlane Toys will introduce new Fortnite figurines at Comic Con Africa this week.

Why digital technology will transform Africa

By MOHAMMED AMIN, Senior Vice President – Middle East, Russia, Africa, and Turkey, (MERAT), Dell Technologies

Seedstars seeks tech to reverse land degradation in Africa

A new partnership is offering prizes to young entrepreneurs for coming up with innovations that tackle...

Building Africa’s Century

The 4th industrial revolution will be on the agenda of this week's Gartner IT Symposium in...

Data drives agri in Africa

African farmers are at the heart of tomorrow’s global economy