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Africa Tech Festival 2024 saw some pushback against the traditional beliefs around affordable connectivity.

How our leaders are solving Africa's smartphone struggle #AfricaTechFestivalLindsey Schutters

YouTube is already the dominant steaming content platform, and it doesn't plan on slowing down.

YouTube is coming for the TV room #AfricaTechFestival

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Angela Wamola, head of GSMA for sub-Saharan Africa presents the latest GSMA report.

GSMA report spotlights Africa’s ‘billion strong digital divide’

By Lindsey Schutters 12 Nov 2024

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NFTs and Web 3.0 to shape Africa's future in 2022

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Cape Town-based gaming startup Carry1st raises $20m from Google and A16z

Cape Town-based gaming startup Carry1st raises $20m from Google and A16z

20 Jan 2022

Source: Wunderman Thompson

Wunderman Thompson reveals The Future 100: 2022

19 Jan 2022

Oracle opens its first African data centre in Johannesburg

Oracle opens its first African data centre in Johannesburg

19 Jan 2022

3 trends that will dominate African mobile apps in 2022

3 trends that will dominate African mobile apps in 2022

18 Jan 2022

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Global e-commerce payment transactions to surpass $7.5tn by 2026

17 Jan 2022

Marko Salic, CEO, Argility Technology Group. Source: Supplied

Smollan buys Argility Technology Group from Capital Eye Investments

12 Jan 2022

Subscription economy to hit $275bn in 2022: Where's the growth coming from?

11 Jan 2022

#BizTrends2022: 4 predictions for tech's role in Africa

#BizTrends2022: 4 predictions for tech's role in Africa

Cathy Smith 11 Jan 2022

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AI shop assistants: Get ready for a world where you can't tell humans and chatbots apart

Shweta Singh 7 Jan 2022

#BizTrends2022: 5 mobile trends we're watching in 2022

#BizTrends2022: 5 mobile trends we're watching in 2022

Nick Durrant 5 Jan 2022

#BizTrends2022: Africa's business revolution powered by technology

#BizTrends2022: Africa's business revolution powered by technology

Mathew Weiss 5 Jan 2022

Source: © monsit jangariyawong

AI: technology to help the creative process

29 Dec 2021

SweepSouth buys Egyptian startup Filkhedma

SweepSouth buys Egyptian startup Filkhedma

20 Dec 2021

Nigeria moves a step closer to rolling out its landmark Startup Bill

Nigeria moves a step closer to rolling out its landmark Startup Bill

17 Dec 2021

#FestiveTogether: Joining in wishing you all a blessed festive season

#FestiveTogether: Joining in wishing you all a blessed festive season

Bizcommunity.com 15 Dec 2021

Virtual sneakers produced by RTFKT. Source: RTFKT

Nike buys NFT fashion and collectibles startup RTFKT

14 Dec 2021

Source: © rawpixel

TikTok hits one billion users

9 Dec 2021

Meta, Africa No Filter partner to boost VR content creators in Africa

Meta, Africa No Filter partner to boost VR content creators in Africa

6 Dec 2021

Google delays return to office in Africa, Europe, Middle East

Google delays return to office in Africa, Europe, Middle East

3 Dec 2021

Data centre volume growth set to brighten Africa's future

Data centre volume growth set to brighten Africa's future

Jonathan Duncan 30 Nov 2021

Defining what's ethical in artificial intelligence needs input from Africans

Defining what's ethical in artificial intelligence needs input from Africans

Mary Carman, Benjamin Rosman 29 Nov 2021

Burkina Faso restricts social media

Burkina Faso restricts social media

23 Nov 2021

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#CEM21: Managing customer needs - Humans vs tech or human and tech?

Danette Breitenbach 19 Nov 2021

Winners of the 2021 Africa Tech Festival Awards announced

Winners of the 2021 Africa Tech Festival Awards announced

15 Nov 2021

IoT innovation helping to mould Africa's stores of the future

IoT innovation helping to mould Africa's stores of the future

10 Nov 2021

The rise of fake e-commerce sites around Black Friday - and how to spot them

5 Nov 2021

Applications open for Google for Startups Accelerator Africa

Applications open for Google for Startups Accelerator Africa

4 Nov 2021

Source: © vystekphotographie

Telehealth app bridges gap in healthcare in Africa

4 Nov 2021

Source: © Dmitry Kalinovsky

Medtech sector key to SA's economic recovery

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NFTs and Web 3.0 to shape Africa's future in 2022

NFTs and Web 3.0 to shape Africa's future in 2022

Lee Naik 21 Jan 2022

Cape Town-based gaming startup Carry1st raises $20m from Google and A16z

Cape Town-based gaming startup Carry1st raises $20m from Google and A16z

20 Jan 2022

Source: Wunderman Thompson

Wunderman Thompson reveals The Future 100: 2022

19 Jan 2022

Oracle opens its first African data centre in Johannesburg

Oracle opens its first African data centre in Johannesburg

19 Jan 2022

3 trends that will dominate African mobile apps in 2022

3 trends that will dominate African mobile apps in 2022

18 Jan 2022

Source: ©Ivan Kruk via

Global e-commerce payment transactions to surpass $7.5tn by 2026

17 Jan 2022

Marko Salic, CEO, Argility Technology Group. Source: Supplied

Smollan buys Argility Technology Group from Capital Eye Investments

12 Jan 2022

Subscription economy to hit $275bn in 2022: Where's the growth coming from?

11 Jan 2022

#BizTrends2022: 4 predictions for tech's role in Africa

#BizTrends2022: 4 predictions for tech's role in Africa

Cathy Smith 11 Jan 2022

Source: Sergey Soldatov -

AI shop assistants: Get ready for a world where you can't tell humans and chatbots apart

Shweta Singh 7 Jan 2022

#BizTrends2022: 5 mobile trends we're watching in 2022

#BizTrends2022: 5 mobile trends we're watching in 2022

Nick Durrant 5 Jan 2022

#BizTrends2022: Africa's business revolution powered by technology

#BizTrends2022: Africa's business revolution powered by technology

Mathew Weiss 5 Jan 2022

Source: © monsit jangariyawong

AI: technology to help the creative process

29 Dec 2021

SweepSouth buys Egyptian startup Filkhedma

SweepSouth buys Egyptian startup Filkhedma

20 Dec 2021

Nigeria moves a step closer to rolling out its landmark Startup Bill

Nigeria moves a step closer to rolling out its landmark Startup Bill

17 Dec 2021

#FestiveTogether: Joining in wishing you all a blessed festive season

#FestiveTogether: Joining in wishing you all a blessed festive season

Bizcommunity.com 15 Dec 2021

Virtual sneakers produced by RTFKT. Source: RTFKT

Nike buys NFT fashion and collectibles startup RTFKT

14 Dec 2021

Source: © rawpixel

TikTok hits one billion users

9 Dec 2021

Meta, Africa No Filter partner to boost VR content creators in Africa

Meta, Africa No Filter partner to boost VR content creators in Africa

6 Dec 2021

Google delays return to office in Africa, Europe, Middle East

Google delays return to office in Africa, Europe, Middle East

3 Dec 2021

Data centre volume growth set to brighten Africa's future

Data centre volume growth set to brighten Africa's future

Jonathan Duncan 30 Nov 2021

Defining what's ethical in artificial intelligence needs input from Africans

Defining what's ethical in artificial intelligence needs input from Africans

Mary Carman, Benjamin Rosman 29 Nov 2021

Burkina Faso restricts social media

Burkina Faso restricts social media

23 Nov 2021

Source: ©Andriy Popov -

#CEM21: Managing customer needs - Humans vs tech or human and tech?

Danette Breitenbach 19 Nov 2021

Winners of the 2021 Africa Tech Festival Awards announced

Winners of the 2021 Africa Tech Festival Awards announced

15 Nov 2021

IoT innovation helping to mould Africa's stores of the future

IoT innovation helping to mould Africa's stores of the future

10 Nov 2021

The rise of fake e-commerce sites around Black Friday - and how to spot them

5 Nov 2021

Applications open for Google for Startups Accelerator Africa

Applications open for Google for Startups Accelerator Africa

4 Nov 2021

Source: © vystekphotographie

Telehealth app bridges gap in healthcare in Africa

4 Nov 2021

Source: © Dmitry Kalinovsky

Medtech sector key to SA's economic recovery

2 Nov 2021

Source: ©supplied. Marko Reis, regional manager, Infobip East Africa

Moving insurance from detect & repair to predict & prevent

Marko Reis 25 Oct 2021

Get ready for the invasion of smart building technologies following Covid-19

Get ready for the invasion of smart building technologies following Covid-19

Patrick Lecomte 19 Oct 2021

Source: ©Sergey Skripnikov

Vodacom's superapp Vodapay launches with exclusive deals

19 Oct 2021

Sendbox raises $1.8m to digitise deliveries for African SMEs

Sendbox raises $1.8m to digitise deliveries for African SMEs

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'It's our stuff': Consumers wage right-to-repair revolution

Carey L. Biron and Umberto Bacchi 19 Oct 2021

Smart TV voice assistant transactions to hit nearly $500m in 2023

14 Oct 2021

Construction on Africa's largest data centre commences in Gauteng

Construction on Africa's largest data centre commences in Gauteng

13 Oct 2021

#EcomAfrica: Building a digital brand experience for winning customers

Danette Breitenbach 13 Oct 2021

Music streamers turn to telcos to make Africa pay

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#EcomAfrica: How to build a successful e-commerce business

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