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If an alien were to look at Earth, many human technologies – from cell towers to fluorescent light bulbs –…

The past few years have been immense for the African tech space. Thanks to substantial infrastructure investments, connectivity has become…

MTN realised early that there would be a growing need for more personalised solutions to match the increasingly segmented tastes…

Music is part of our lives in different ways. We listen to it on our commutes and it resounds through…

Infobip, a global cloud communications company and a leader in omnichannel engagement, recently hosted a webinar on how digital transformation…

The world of financial services is changing – for the better. A multitude of virtual banking and payment options, cardless…

Since the emergence of Bitcoin in 2009, cryptocurrency has gained significant traction in popularity over the years, with more and…

The advent of Google Maps and Waze as a downloadable application changed the way people travelled daily, all over the…

By Zeblon Vilakazi, University of the Witwatersrand We live in a world characterised by inequality, poverty, economic volatility, globalisation, climate…

It’s an alarming thought, but South Africans have a serious climate change problem. As the world’s 14th largest emitter of…

If you’re based in the talent-sourcing niche, it can be distressing to see skilled senior staff members at listed corporations…

Google and Apple have removed hundreds of apps from their app stores at the request of governments around the world,…

Regardless of their income bracket, South Africans have always been savvy about getting their content fix. Enter what has been…

Elon Musk’s space tech company SpaceX is rapidly advancing towards its goal of establishing Starlink – a massive satellite network…

Last week, the US government released six principles for reforming Big Tech. It’s the latest example of growing efforts to…

Ask a variety of companies of different sizes in different sectors to define what digital transformation means for them, and…

Amid the continuous noise about cryptocurrencies, it’s often hard to pick out what really matters. However this month, if all…

Millions of people with email accounts have undoubtedly encountered fraudulent emails that originate from Nigeria. Online fraudsters from the huge…

FTC lawsuit spotlights a major privacy risk: From call records to sensors, your phone reveals more about you than you think…

Globally, men are twice as likely as women to start a business. Most research into how to start a business…

Social media platforms have had some bad press in recent times, largely prompted by the vast extent of their data…

Nattie’s metaverse romance began with anonymous texting. At first “C” would admit only to living in a nearby town. Nattie…

Farmers are adopting precision agriculture, using data collected by GPS, satellite imagery, internet-connected sensors and other technologies to farm more…

Approximately 4.5 million South Africans have type 2 diabetes – a condition characterised by high levels of sugar in the…

We all like to think we’re immune to scams. We scoff at emails from an unknown sender offering us £2…