Browsing: Opinion

by Basebone In 2014, Apple quietly discontinued the iPod classic. https://www.theverge.com/2014/9/9/4715274/ipod-classic-discontinued-a-visual-history The company issued a short press release, and that…

by Basebone What time is it? Time for something interesting to happen in the smartwatch market. Yes, just a few…

by Dalene Deale FinTech start-ups have transformed the market for consumer lending in the United States and other mature credit…

by Sean Flynn The Office of the US Trade Representative has announced a review of South Africa’s eligibility for Generalised…

by Carla Lever Bobi Wine has come a long way in two years. The self-styled “Ghetto President” of Uganda used…

by Byron Clatterbuck Africa may be a growing hub of digital innovation, particularly noticeable in Johannesburg, Cape Town, Nairobi and…

by Genavee Brown Phones, tablets and laptops are usually at the top of many teenage wish lists at Christmas. But…

Mr D Food is a truly South African technology business, started and run by South Africans. Its origins trace back…

by Angus Brown Despite crypto being unregulated in South Africa, the current regulatory stance is that South Africans may buy…

by Bitange Ndemo Africacross the world, the conversion of information into a digital format – also called “digitalisation” – has…

The world of crypto in 2019 has brought more price fluctuation, many announcements that indicate cryptocurrency is becoming increasingly mainstream…

by Nic Haralambous I am in no way a financial advisor. I do, however, understand the basics of diversified investments…

by Sara James, and Sarah Midford If recent television shows are anything to go by, we’re a little concerned about…

by Kathryn Smith and Caroline Wilkinson Facial reconstruction is best known as a forensic tool that can help identify human…

by Sonwabise Sebata Time and again it has been proven that companies that foster gender diversity at board, executive and…

The performance of the share price of Welkom Yizani, the black economic empowerment (BEE) shares of Media24, continues to disappoint…

by Eugenia Ha Rim Rho Whether you’re a conservative or a liberal, you have most likely come across a political…

by Christelle Colman With over 16 million Facebook users alone in South Africa, social interaction increasingly involves the conscious –…

by Victor Odundo Owuor When one talks about young Africans using smartphones, the dominant narrative is that these gadgets serve…

by Allison Gardner, Keele University Researchers recently produced an algorithm that could guess whether heart patients had lived or died…

by Ryan Hawthorne and Lukasz Grzybowski Mobile services have had an important and positive impact on developing countries where they are…

by Basebone Is it a phone? Is it a tablet? Actually, it’s both. It’s a folding phone – and it’s…

by Byron Clatterbuck Any good business decision-maker knows that change is inevitable and rather than fighting the unavoidable, one should…

by Basebone Everywhere you go on the web, an army of companies are tracking you. Now the browser companies are…

by Andrew Schmulow South Africa’s regulatory regime for the financial services sector is going through major changes. The question is…