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Call of Duty: Mobile season 10 also dropped this week.

COD Mobile partners with Carry1st for local in-game purchases

10 Nov 2023

Bob van Dijk steps down as CEO of Naspers and Prosus, Ervin Tu named successor

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ER24 improves response times with what3words

ER24 improves response times with what3words

21 Aug 2019

3 steps towards 'glass boxing' your company with a Biz Press Office

3 steps towards 'glass boxing' your company with a Biz Press Office

Bizcommunity.com 23 Jul 2019

Youth population drives strong mobile subscriber growth

Youth population drives strong mobile subscriber growth

18 Jul 2019

Sudanese protesters are seen with their smartphones in Khartoum on April 21, 2019. CPJ has called on South African telecommunications company MTN Group to end its role in Sudan’s internet shutdowns. Credit: CPJ/AFP/Ozan Kose.

MTN Group urged to end participation in internet shutdowns in Sudan

Justin Shilad 12 Jul 2019

Spotify introduces Spotify Lite in areas with limited bandwidth, phone storage

Spotify introduces Spotify Lite in areas with limited bandwidth, phone storage

9 Jul 2019

Source: connectingafrica ©

Registration opens for AfricaCom 2019

9 Jul 2019

What's on at the 2019 Fak'ugesi Digital Innovation Festival

What's on at the 2019 Fak'ugesi Digital Innovation Festival

2 Jul 2019

Is WhatsApp the new email for SMEs?

Is WhatsApp the new email for SMEs?

28 Jun 2019

Image source: Getty/Gallo

Data costs are preventing African consumers from taking full advantage of the crypto economy

Bronwyn Williams 20 Jun 2019

IBM expands quantum computing program to Africa

IBM expands quantum computing program to Africa

13 Jun 2019

Africa needs effective ICT policies to enhance competitiveness

12 Jun 2019

Mobile app uses AR to locate friends in a crowd

Mobile app uses AR to locate friends in a crowd

10 Jun 2019

Wayne Hull
Photographer: Rikki Hibbert

#IABSummit19: The digital transformation opportunity starts with you

Jessica Tennant 4 Jun 2019

Multilingual broadcast journalist-turned-real estate entrepreneur, Rokelle Sun.

#AfricaMonth: Encouraging female African business leaders from the other side of the world

Leigh Andrews 21 May 2019

#AfricaMonth: Mapping out crucial data at a disaster scene

#AfricaMonth: Mapping out crucial data at a disaster scene

Evan-Lee Courie 20 May 2019

Image source: Gallo/Getty.

All the winners from Digital Lab Africa Pitch

6 May 2019

MEST Africa Summit.

MEST Africa comes to Nairobi

16 Apr 2019

#ECO19: Is your mobile commerce strategy excluding the mass market?

#ECO19: Is your mobile commerce strategy excluding the mass market?

Lauren Hartzenberg 22 Mar 2019

Image source: Gallo/Getty.

Focus shifts to a mobile economy in Africa

Josephine Wawira 19 Mar 2019

Part 1: Will the so-called fourth industrial revolution propel SA forwards?

Part 1: Will the so-called fourth industrial revolution propel SA forwards?

Garth Williams 11 Mar 2019

Growth opportunities for African telecoms operators

Growth opportunities for African telecoms operators

Mariam Abdullahi 27 Feb 2019

Driving value in Africa's e-commerce landscape

Driving value in Africa's e-commerce landscape

Mike Higley 31 Jan 2019

(c) Maksim Kabakou -

Mobile adspend expected to top TV across key markets

24 Jan 2019

10 tech startups to participate in Airbus, GIZ #Africa4Future programme

10 tech startups to participate in Airbus, GIZ #Africa4Future programme

21 Jan 2019

#BizTrends2019: Top mobile trends for the 2019 consumer

#BizTrends2019: Top mobile trends for the 2019 consumer

Lynette Hundermark 17 Jan 2019

#BizTrends2019: Digital, data-driven biometrics

#BizTrends2019: Digital, data-driven biometrics

Pine Pienaar 15 Jan 2019

170 million mobile wallets across Africa

170 million mobile wallets across Africa

14 Dec 2018

5G will become the mainstream ecosystem by 2022

5G will become the mainstream ecosystem by 2022

27 Nov 2018

Africa's first AR experience on Facebook Messenger

Africa's first AR experience on Facebook Messenger

20 Nov 2018

All the 2018 AfricaCom Awards winners

All the 2018 AfricaCom Awards winners

15 Nov 2018

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Youth population drives strong mobile subscriber growth

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Sudanese protesters are seen with their smartphones in Khartoum on April 21, 2019. CPJ has called on South African telecommunications company MTN Group to end its role in Sudan’s internet shutdowns. Credit: CPJ/AFP/Ozan Kose.

MTN Group urged to end participation in internet shutdowns in Sudan

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Spotify introduces Spotify Lite in areas with limited bandwidth, phone storage

Spotify introduces Spotify Lite in areas with limited bandwidth, phone storage

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9 Jul 2019

What's on at the 2019 Fak'ugesi Digital Innovation Festival

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2 Jul 2019

Is WhatsApp the new email for SMEs?

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IBM expands quantum computing program to Africa

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Mobile app uses AR to locate friends in a crowd

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#AfricaMonth: Encouraging female African business leaders from the other side of the world

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#AfricaMonth: Mapping out crucial data at a disaster scene

#AfricaMonth: Mapping out crucial data at a disaster scene

Evan-Lee Courie 20 May 2019

Image source: Gallo/Getty.

All the winners from Digital Lab Africa Pitch

6 May 2019

MEST Africa Summit.

MEST Africa comes to Nairobi

16 Apr 2019

#ECO19: Is your mobile commerce strategy excluding the mass market?

#ECO19: Is your mobile commerce strategy excluding the mass market?

Lauren Hartzenberg 22 Mar 2019

Image source: Gallo/Getty.

Focus shifts to a mobile economy in Africa

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Part 1: Will the so-called fourth industrial revolution propel SA forwards?

Part 1: Will the so-called fourth industrial revolution propel SA forwards?

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Growth opportunities for African telecoms operators

Growth opportunities for African telecoms operators

Mariam Abdullahi 27 Feb 2019

Driving value in Africa's e-commerce landscape

Driving value in Africa's e-commerce landscape

Mike Higley 31 Jan 2019

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Mobile adspend expected to top TV across key markets

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10 tech startups to participate in Airbus, GIZ #Africa4Future programme

10 tech startups to participate in Airbus, GIZ #Africa4Future programme

21 Jan 2019

#BizTrends2019: Top mobile trends for the 2019 consumer

#BizTrends2019: Top mobile trends for the 2019 consumer

Lynette Hundermark 17 Jan 2019

#BizTrends2019: Digital, data-driven biometrics

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Pine Pienaar 15 Jan 2019

170 million mobile wallets across Africa

170 million mobile wallets across Africa

14 Dec 2018

5G will become the mainstream ecosystem by 2022

5G will become the mainstream ecosystem by 2022

27 Nov 2018

Africa's first AR experience on Facebook Messenger

Africa's first AR experience on Facebook Messenger

20 Nov 2018

All the 2018 AfricaCom Awards winners

All the 2018 AfricaCom Awards winners

15 Nov 2018

Mobile app launched to empower Africa's SME sector

Mobile app launched to empower Africa's SME sector

31 Oct 2018

Breaking through digital frontiers to achieve the exceptional

8 Oct 2018

#GartnerSYM: The next phase of digital transformation

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Evan-Lee Courie 17 Sep 2018

Top 10 nominees for Innovation Prize for Africa 2018 announced

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14 Sep 2018

Final call for entries to AppsAfrica Innovation Awards

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The spread of digital connectivity in Africa

3 Sep 2018

Demand for affordable, cross-border payments drives innovation in Africa

Demand for affordable, cross-border payments drives innovation in Africa

3 Sep 2018

Mobile consumer survey reveals intentional change for the industry

Mobile consumer survey reveals intentional change for the industry

23 Aug 2018

Twitter Lite now available in over 45 countries

16 Aug 2018

Video games from Africa go global

Video games from Africa go global

7 Aug 2018