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Broadband Africa Forum 2024

F5.5G Leap-forward Development of Broadband in Africa The Africa Broadband Forum 2024 (BBAF 2024) was successfully held in Cape Town, South Africa recently, under…

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South Africa’s Deskless Workers: A Workforce Under Strain

The vast majority of South African deskless workers love their jobs, despite challenges like low wages and unreliable transport. This striking insight emerges from…

AWS Skills Centre: Empowering South Africa’s Digital Future

When the AWS Skills Centre opened in Cape Town last year, its mission was bold yet simple: to make cloud computing accessible to everyone,…

How AI is Rewriting Urban Planning in Developing Regions

AI urban development technologies unveiled at the 29th UN Climate Change Conference promise to transform how we understand and plan cities in developing regions….

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Microsoft launches new Surface devices in new AI era

Microsoft today announced the general availability of the all-new Surface Pro and the all-new Surface Laptop to empower users in South Africa to unlock…

Honor Magic V3 launches, four things to know

Honor introduced its latest foldable device, the Honor Magic V3, at IFA in Berlin. It is expected to be available in the South African…

Honor Magic V3, a Guinness world record attempt

Guinness World Record holder Bryan Berg, alongside Honor, will attempt to build the tallest house of cards in eight hours without using any glue….

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German luxury cars require a rethink for China

For German car companies, China’s luxury car market has devolved from secure future profits to disastrous income losses. With its powerful economy and a…

Trump wins – Tesla goes beyond $1 Trillion

Donald Trump has had a resurgent year. Tesla? Not so much. The Cybertruck sales aren’t tracking initial reservation demand and full autonomous self-driving functionality…

Vivo update – a big safety gain

Polo Vivo has been South Africa’s most popular passenger car for many years. Like its progenitor, the Citi Golf, it’s a case of very…

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Joburg-based fibrePOYNT receives funding to provide internet to townships

South Africa’s Department of Science and Innovation’s entity The Technology Innovation Agency (TIA) has announced that it is funding the distribution of antenna-based high-speed…

Local tech startup implements security system in townships

A recently launched South African tech startup, Jonga, aims to provide safety and security for township residents. The security company, Jonga, was originally founded in…

SA’s richest, potential-loaded retail markets are in traditional townships [Opinion]

Companies go where the spending power is. The question is, where in South Africa can they find the biggest return on their investment (ROI)?…

How South African startups are solving informal sector problems [Opinion]

A valid criticism of the country’s nascent startup scene is that the businesses that are being created are just thoroughly irrelevant to the actual…

Black entrepreneurs must help turn dusty townships into ‘next Dubai’ says marketer

Entrepreneur and marketer Lebogang Mokubela says South Africa’s black entrepreneurs need to look at promising business opportunities in the township rather than in the…

Kasipedia: startup directory for SA townships

Kasipedia is a new online directory for SA townships by telecoms startup Maru Telecoms, giving users their own online presence on a platform which caters to…

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