Web development

GPP acquisition offers opportunities for senior developers

In the wake of Africa’s tech talent shortage, financial services firm GPP is set on offering attractive opportunities for senior developers who can help…

Empower women for corporate prosperity in SA – PMI

The embracing of citizen developers by the IT industry could herald significant changes to the development of South Africa’s digital future. However, the question…

FastConnect on Teraco to supercharge local Oracle Cloud customers

African colocation data centre and interconnection provider Teraco Data Environments will offer direct connectivity through Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) FastConnect at its Isando Campus…

South Africa is at risk of a virtual brain drain [Opinion]

There is no doubt that the pandemic has accelerated digital transformation and put software developers high up on the hiring list but it has…

We Are Monsters web agency to join Silvertree’s high-growth portfolio

South African web and mobile development agency We Are Monsters will enter a partnership with Silvertree Internet Holdings, a pan-African tech investment firm which…

VIGO, Bandwidth Barn offer 67 websites for Khayelitsha entrepreneurs

South Africa’s 2014 MTN App of the Year Award Winner, VIGO, and Bandwidth Barn Khayelitsha, are partnering to host the 67 websites for for entrepreneurs…

Asimmetric is a startup keen to monitor, optimise your Wi-Fi hotspot

Wi-Fi hotspots are quickly becoming the norm for customer service in any organisation whether that be a coffee shop, hospital or a public park….

Belyve will make you a sexy website for R1000 a pop

Like most startups, Belyve was born out of a frustration of the status quo. Its creator Kolobe Kgwathla started making websites in order to…

Wanna build a startup from scratch? Why not learn Ruby on Rails

Daniel Kehoe is the author of Learn Ruby on Rails — a book that comprehensively covers the programming language from Git to Gems. We…

What the SA job scene looks like for developers [Infographic]

In an effort to paint a picture of what the demand and expectations in South Africa’s job world might look like for developers, local…

Weekend entrepreneurs, we salute you (plus tools for your next project)

It’s good that we acknowledge entrepreneurs, but I think we sometimes forget to nurture the entrepreneurial spirit — that subtle and yet powerful notion…

Vulcan Labs aims to be a programming tech hub for Western Cape town Somerset West

Vulcan Labs, a new web and mobile development company based in Somerset West, is positioning itself to aid the local developer community through access…

6 reasons why your internet startup should be using Amazon Web Services

Y Combinator co-founder, Paul Graham, defines a startup as “a company designed to grow fast.” The definition highlights one of the hardest problems internet…

Turn your WordPress site into a Mxit app, easy peasy

Mxit has been working hard to create a platform that developers can build products on. In the last few months the mobile social network…

Gatfol: Google, Yahoo! and Bing are OK, we can make them better

Search engines get you the results you want 80% of the time. That’s according to a South African startup called Gatfol (pronounced Gat fole,…

Winners and losers in cloud computing and what your business gains

The buzz around cloud computing has been around for a while now, and it doesn’t seem like the frenzy around this new phenomenon will…

Work the look: 5 tips for online clothing retailers

Clothing is one of the biggest growth markets for online retail, with more people welcoming the obvious benefits of online clothes shopping: no battling…

Web forms: Get them right and make more money

A web form is like a solid wall between you and your customer. The customer wants to buy your product. You want to sell…

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