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Bringing Wi-Fi to Africa

Bringing Wi-Fi to Africa

Riaan Graham 20 Jun 2017

Search for best Ghanaian startups begins

Search for best Ghanaian startups begins

20 Jun 2017

4G subscriptions continue to grow in Africa

4G subscriptions continue to grow in Africa

20 Jun 2017

10 nominees for Innovation Prize for Africa 2017

10 nominees for Innovation Prize for Africa 2017

19 Jun 2017

Call for African startups to join PitchDrive tech hub tour

Call for African startups to join PitchDrive tech hub tour

5 Jun 2017

ICT, internet can transform education in Africa

ICT, internet can transform education in Africa

12 May 2017

Internet shutdown lifted in Cameroon

Internet shutdown lifted in Cameroon

24 Apr 2017

Lagos, Nigeria. ©leonardo viti via

Lagos is Africa's most valuable startup ecosystem

Tom Jackson 20 Apr 2017

Professor Mark Graham, 4th UNI Africa Conference in Dakar, Senegal. Credit: UNI Africa.

Africa's digital workers challenged by ‘Gig Economy'

29 Mar 2017

New mobile telephone network solution for rural Rwanda

New mobile telephone network solution for rural Rwanda

1 Mar 2017

Facebook heads to Nigeria for a social call

Facebook heads to Nigeria for a social call

1 Mar 2017

The transformational power of cloud in Africa

The transformational power of cloud in Africa

Brett Parker 25 Oct 2016

Internet.org awards African innovation

Internet.org awards African innovation

3 Oct 2016

Exciting future for continent that accesses the power of Internet of Things

Exciting future for continent that accesses the power of Internet of Things

Brett Parker 16 Aug 2016

From an idea to an app - how not to fail

From an idea to an app - how not to fail

Vikrant Singh 14 Jul 2016

Africa Code Week aims to spread digital literacy

Africa Code Week aims to spread digital literacy

12 May 2016

Huawei cultivates ICT talents across Africa

Huawei cultivates ICT talents across Africa

29 Jan 2016

'Apping' SA's awesome SMEs

Leigh Andrews 11 Dec 2015

Huawei focused on building a better connected Africa

Huawei focused on building a better connected Africa

8 Dec 2015

Praekelt Foundation partners with Facebook to support social change

Praekelt Foundation partners with Facebook to support social change

18 Nov 2015

Why it's worthwile to invest in Electronic Prepaid Distribution

Why it's worthwile to invest in Electronic Prepaid Distribution

Philip Stander 3 Nov 2015

Facebook's Internet.org free basic services are bringing African people online

Facebook's Internet.org free basic services are bringing African people online

28 Jul 2015

The mobile revolution in Africa

The mobile revolution in Africa

17 Apr 2015

SKA African partner countries meet in Pretoria

SKA African partner countries meet in Pretoria

26 Mar 2015

[AfricaCom 2014] FB's mission: to get Africa online

[AfricaCom 2014] FB's mission: to get Africa online

Sindy Peters 13 Nov 2014

Ethiopia's Communications Minister Redwan Hussein maintains the detention of Zone9 members is legal and is not an attempt to silence the government's critics. Image:

Ethiopian lawyer trying to get bloggers freed

18 Jul 2014

Social media is an important tool for terrorist organisation says Gabriel Weimann of Haifa University. Image:

Social media is a key for terror groups

15 May 2014

Free broadcast text message could save lives in Africa each year. Floods in South Africa killed at least 32 people in March. Image: Vanessa O'Neale Crous

Text messages may save lives in flood-prone Africa

26 Mar 2014

MTN's Pieter Verkade. Image: LinkjedIn

Data centres‚ cloud services key to MTN Business's growth plan

Thabiso Mochiko 17 Mar 2014

Altech's Craig Venter says further opportunities will be explored in East Africa with Liquid even though Altech has disposed of its shares in the company. Image: Altech

Altech to sell its non-core stake in Liquid for US$55m

16 Jan 2014

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10 nominees for Innovation Prize for Africa 2017

10 nominees for Innovation Prize for Africa 2017

19 Jun 2017

Call for African startups to join PitchDrive tech hub tour

Call for African startups to join PitchDrive tech hub tour

5 Jun 2017

ICT, internet can transform education in Africa

ICT, internet can transform education in Africa

12 May 2017

Internet shutdown lifted in Cameroon

Internet shutdown lifted in Cameroon

24 Apr 2017

Lagos, Nigeria. ©leonardo viti via

Lagos is Africa's most valuable startup ecosystem

Tom Jackson 20 Apr 2017

Professor Mark Graham, 4th UNI Africa Conference in Dakar, Senegal. Credit: UNI Africa.

Africa's digital workers challenged by ‘Gig Economy'

29 Mar 2017

New mobile telephone network solution for rural Rwanda

New mobile telephone network solution for rural Rwanda

1 Mar 2017

Facebook heads to Nigeria for a social call

Facebook heads to Nigeria for a social call

1 Mar 2017

The transformational power of cloud in Africa

The transformational power of cloud in Africa

Brett Parker 25 Oct 2016

Internet.org awards African innovation

Internet.org awards African innovation

3 Oct 2016

Exciting future for continent that accesses the power of Internet of Things

Exciting future for continent that accesses the power of Internet of Things

Brett Parker 16 Aug 2016

From an idea to an app - how not to fail

From an idea to an app - how not to fail

Vikrant Singh 14 Jul 2016

Africa Code Week aims to spread digital literacy

Africa Code Week aims to spread digital literacy

12 May 2016

Huawei cultivates ICT talents across Africa

Huawei cultivates ICT talents across Africa

29 Jan 2016

'Apping' SA's awesome SMEs

Leigh Andrews 11 Dec 2015

Huawei focused on building a better connected Africa

Huawei focused on building a better connected Africa

8 Dec 2015

Praekelt Foundation partners with Facebook to support social change

Praekelt Foundation partners with Facebook to support social change

18 Nov 2015

Why it's worthwile to invest in Electronic Prepaid Distribution

Why it's worthwile to invest in Electronic Prepaid Distribution

Philip Stander 3 Nov 2015

Facebook's Internet.org free basic services are bringing African people online

Facebook's Internet.org free basic services are bringing African people online

28 Jul 2015

The mobile revolution in Africa

The mobile revolution in Africa

17 Apr 2015

SKA African partner countries meet in Pretoria

SKA African partner countries meet in Pretoria

26 Mar 2015

[AfricaCom 2014] FB's mission: to get Africa online

[AfricaCom 2014] FB's mission: to get Africa online

Sindy Peters 13 Nov 2014

Ethiopia's Communications Minister Redwan Hussein maintains the detention of Zone9 members is legal and is not an attempt to silence the government's critics. Image:

Ethiopian lawyer trying to get bloggers freed

18 Jul 2014

Social media is an important tool for terrorist organisation says Gabriel Weimann of Haifa University. Image:

Social media is a key for terror groups

15 May 2014

Free broadcast text message could save lives in Africa each year. Floods in South Africa killed at least 32 people in March. Image: Vanessa O'Neale Crous

Text messages may save lives in flood-prone Africa

26 Mar 2014

MTN's Pieter Verkade. Image: LinkjedIn

Data centres‚ cloud services key to MTN Business's growth plan

Thabiso Mochiko 17 Mar 2014

Altech's Craig Venter says further opportunities will be explored in East Africa with Liquid even though Altech has disposed of its shares in the company. Image: Altech

Altech to sell its non-core stake in Liquid for US$55m

16 Jan 2014

Allied Bank's chief executive Stephen Gwasira has confirmed that limits of US$50 a day have been imposed because of the shortage of cash in Zimbabwe. Image: Linked-In

Zimbabwe customers storm bank after it runs out of cash

18 Dec 2013

Broadband still unaffordable for millions

Broadband still unaffordable for millions

11 Dec 2013

Mobile internet key in Africa

Mobile internet key in Africa

Danette Breitenbach 29 Nov 2013

FNB's eWallet shows strong growth in Africa

FNB's eWallet shows strong growth in Africa

Bekezela Phakathi 28 Oct 2013

SA launches radio to broadcast foreign policy

SA launches radio to broadcast foreign policy

18 Oct 2013

Thales keeps an eye on safety

Thales keeps an eye on safety

19 Aug 2013

MTN's earnings up 22% to 654c

MTN's earnings up 22% to 654c

14 Aug 2013

Vodacom's quarterly revenue of R17,5bn

Vodacom's quarterly revenue of R17,5bn

18 Jul 2013

Datatec forecast remains unchanged

Datatec forecast remains unchanged

17 Jul 2013

Vodacom Business wants to grow fast

Vodacom Business wants to grow fast

5 Jul 2013

E-commerce poised to support Africa's massive consumer boom

E-commerce poised to support Africa's massive consumer boom

Thabiso Mochiko 4 Jul 2013

President Jacob Zuma (Image: GCIS)

Africa to fund rapid response forces

20 Jun 2013

197m people paying MTN for services

197m people paying MTN for services

29 May 2013