Set in Lusaka, made in CT: Africa animation hits Netflix

Netflix has unveiled its first original African animated series, and is looking for local female writers.

MTN, Vodafone, in mobile money deal

MTN Mobile Money and M-Pesa customers can now transfer money to each other in the East...

Africa must invest in quality and efficiency

With its young population, dynamic growth and improving infrastructure, sub-Saharan Africa has the potential to become...

Tablets grow in Africa, but…

The Middle East and Africa region has recorded a good tablet year-on-year growth during the first...

Visa’s ‘Everywhere Initiative’ comes to sub-Saharan Africa

Visa’s Everywhere Initiative, an innovation program designed to encourage the development of the “next big thing” in...

South African crime app gets over 150 000 downloads

The Namula security app with free crime response has recently reached 150 000 downloads. 150 000...

Dell expands solar schools

Dell has announced that it will be expanding its solar-powered Learning Labs across South Africa to...

Fixed broadband in Africa to treble in next 5 years

Fixed broadband subscriptions in Sub Saharan Africa are estimated to be 6.6 million. This market is...

Call to end light ‘poverty’

More than 1.3 billion people are trapped in light poverty as they don’t have access to...

How Africa will connect to the digital economy

BYRON CLATTERBUCK, CEO at SEACOM, says there are two major focuses for telecoms players for the...

Education in South Africa must be digital-driven

In an era driven and dominated by technology, PIERRE AUREL, Strategic Project Manager at e4, believes...

Inside Netflix: Quest for content will sweep Africa

In the second of a series of behind-the-scenes reports from Netflix studios, ARTHUR GOLDSTUCK discovers an...

Algeria leads Africa in ultra-broadband

Alcatel-Lucent and Ooredoo Algeria have built a high-capacity optical transport network to connect Algeria’s mains cities...

Samsung gets medical

Samsung Electronics South Africa has invested into the medical sector, with the aim of using the...

Nigeria rolls out eID

Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has received his National eID card, marking the official launch of the...

Cloud can power Africa

Africa has an enormous opportunity to harness technologies like cloud computing, mobility, social media and big...

FNB adds Moz to mobile money

A year after launching its Zimbabwe Money Transfer service, FNB has added an additional cross border...

Samsung solar school for Senegal

Samsung has launched its Solar Powered Internet School (SPIS) in Senegal. The school is specifically designed...