March 22, 2022
South Africa: What's Happening In South African News - March 22, 2022
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March 19, 2022
South Africa: Credit Bureau TransUnion Hacked
TransUnion has confirmed that a criminal third-party obtained access to its South African server through misuse of an authorised client's credentials. Read more »
March 16, 2022
South Africa: Competition Watchdog Wants WhatsApp, Facebook's Meta To Pay Up for 'Abuse'
The Competition Commission has referred Meta to a tribunal over alleged abuse of its dominance in the social media industry, TechCrunch reports. Read more »
March 09, 2022
Africa: Fintech Leads in African Startup Investment But Huge Funding Gap Remains
A Briter Bridges report reveals African startup investment trends, as interest in startups across the continent continues to grow, particularly in the financial technology… Read more »
January 11, 2022
Africa: Postal Union Says it Can Help African Nations with E-Commerce
Some people in Africa don't have a mailbox; some don't have a physical address, but they are likely to have a smartphone, and they want to do e-business, so they need the post… Read more »
October 14, 2021
Africa: Vaccine Distrust Pervades Social Media Posts in Six African Nations
A new analysis of online content in six African nations referring to Covid-19 vaccines has revealed that posts reflecting distrust of, or hesitancy over, vaccinations are… Read more »
October 07, 2021
Africa: Internet Boost for Continent as Google Announces U.S.$ 1 Billion Investment
Google has announced plans to invest U.S.$1 billion over five years to support Africa's digital transformation. The tech giant said that the investment will focus on enabling… Read more »
Ethiopia: Facebook's Lack of Content Control Stokes Violence in Ethiopia - U.S. Whistleblower
An American whistleblower who previously worked for the social media giant, Facebook, has alleged that its lack of controls over harmful content is promoting ethnic violence in… Read more »
June 09, 2021
Nigeria: Nigeria's Twitter Ban is Bad for Our Health
In 2017, Nigeria detected its first monkeypox case in 39 years. What most people don't know is that that the first sign of the disease was picked up on Twitter. The data was… Read more »
December 14, 2020
Africa: How The Digital Revolution Can Help Level The Playing Field for African Women in Agriculture
The race to limit the spread of Covid-19 has, through necessity, accelerated many other transformations that were already under way, including the digital revolution in African… Read more »
October 15, 2020
Africa: Stripe Acquisition of Paystack Could Spur More Tech Deals
The fast-growing San Francisco-based payment processing company Stripe is buying Nigeria's Paystack, a leading African fintech firm, in an acquisition that signals growing interest… Read more »
September 08, 2020
Uganda: Govt Sets Registration Deadline for Popular Bloggers, Social Media Users
Bloggers and social media users with a large following are among those that will have to register with the Ugandan Communication Commission for monitoring before October 5, 2020,… Read more »
July 22, 2020
Africa: How Google's Project Loon Can Improve Epidemic Preparedness
Twenty kilometers above the ground, giant balloons are hovering in the sky, providing high-speed internet spanning 50,000 square kilometers across central and western… Read more »
June 30, 2020
Ethiopia: Internet Blackout After Haacaaluu Shot Dead
A blanket shutdown of the Internet in Ethiopia is being reported by Access Now, an organisation defending the digital rights of users at risk around the world. Read more »
June 12, 2020
Africa: 20 Million Use COVID-19 WhatsApp Line - Focus on Health Workers is Next
Months after successfully launching COVID-19 Connect in South Africa and the World Organisation's global HealthAlert on WhatsApp, Praekelt.org is planning to launch a similar… Read more »
April 20, 2020
South Africa: Entrepreneurs Pioneer Rapid COVID-19 Test Kit
A COVID-19 test kit that provides results in a little over an hour has been created by entrepreneurs Daniel Ndima and Dineo Lioma of Cape Bio, reports Tech Financials. The pair are… Read more »
April 08, 2020
Africa: Virtual Learning During COVID-19, Who is Left Behind?
On March 23rd, at the height of concerns of COVID-19 in Kenya, the Kenyan Government directed the closure of schools and recommended online learning through radio, television and… Read more »
March 30, 2020
Africa: Netflix Takes Steps to Handle African User Surge
Clearly the Internet is under pressure with more and more people working and entertaining themselves from home - and now Netflix is taking steps to stop a collapse. Read more »
February 10, 2020
South Africa: Punching Below Its Weight in the Information Economy
Africans from other parts of the continent who visit South Africa for the first time are often impressed with the country's apparently advanced technology and infrastructure. But… Read more »
December 12, 2019
Africa: Why Harnessing Digital Tech For Universal Health Coverage is Essential
Imagine a world where healthcare is less about the treatment of disease and more about health promotion, disease prediction and prevention. We would see innovation in medicine as… Read more »
December 02, 2019
South Africa: Drop Data Prices or Else - Competitions Commission
South Africa's Competition Commission finds that data price is "excessively high" in a market dominated by MTN and Vodacom. Read more »
October 08, 2019
Africa: Tapping into Mobile Phones to Advance Africa's Intelligence on Global Health and Food Security
It is official: With 9.3 billion mobile connections, the number of mobile devices on earth now surpasses the 7.6 billion people population. This creates huge opportunities to… Read more »
October 02, 2019
Guinea: Journalists should not be Charged under the Cyber-Security Law for Press Offenses
In recent years the ranking of Guinea in Reporters Without Borders’ World Press Freedom Index has been declining losing six points since 2017 to rank 107th out of 180… Read more »
August 21, 2019
South Africa: 'Please Call Me' Inventor Wants U.S.$656 Million from Vodacom
The inventor of Vodacom's Please Call Me service, Nkosana Kenneth Makate, has refused a U.S.$3 million (R47 million) settlement offer from the cellular service provider in favour… Read more »
July 25, 2019
Nigeria: Nigerians Can Now Get Google Directions in a Local Accent
We all know Nigerians are proud of their unique accent. Read more »
