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Digital access alone not enough to unlock SA’s connectivity potential: Minister Malatsi

Technology

Digital access alone not enough to unlock SA’s connectivity potential: Minister Malatsi

14 May 2026

SMS + RCS + WhatsApp

Digital

SMS + RCS + WhatsApp

Issued by Celerity.chat 12 May 2026

4th Industrial Revolution

How African countries rank on AI competitiveness in 2026

19 Dec 2025

Agriculture

Kenya’s farmers have lots of digital tools to help boost productivity – how they can be made more effective

E Njuguna, J Mburu, R Birner and T Daum 21 Jan 2025

Advertising

MTN’s ambitious ad launch promises personalised marketing in Africa

14 Oct 2024

Vodacom launches R250 cloud-based phone, but no WhatsApp

Hardware

Vodacom launches R250 cloud-based phone, but no WhatsApp

Lindsey Schutters 18 Sep 2024

HMD launching a Barbie phone that doesn't advance women's rights is very 2024.

Mobile & Apps

HMD launches retro Barbie flip phone, but forgets women empowerment

Lindsey Schutters 28 Aug 2024

Source: Supplied. Mike Bryer, chief executive officer at Zapper (formerly head of digital platforms at Standard Bank group.)

Financial Services

Why QR codes are leading the charge

Mike Bryer 26 Jun 2024

Selecting the right POS solution makes all the difference

Technology

Selecting the right POS solution makes all the difference

Peter Ludi 23 Apr 2024

Praveen Govender is chief sales and marketing officer at DFA, a subsidiary of Maziv

Telecoms & Networks

#Sona2024 response: SA must unleash telco potential for economic growth

Praveen Govender 18 Feb 2024

Source: Supplied. Bradwin Roper, chief financial services officer at MTN South Africa.

Financial Services

MTN, Jumo partner for Qwikloan

6 Feb 2024

Source: Supplied.

Fintech

Payfast's inaugural 2023 report unveils SA's digital payment landscape

16 Nov 2023

Marketing

HMD Global names Lars Silberbauer as its chief marketing officer

28 Sep 2022

How leveraging technology can help African farmers weather climate change

Agri Tech

How leveraging technology can help African farmers weather climate change

5 Apr 2022

Branding

Will Cell C ever dominate as a brand?

Bogosi Motshegwa 18 May 2021

Mobile & Apps

Chinese smartphone brand Tecno Mobile topples Samsung in Africa

21 Apr 2021

#BizTrends2021: Franchising post-Covid - 5 trends to watch

Trends

#BizTrends2021: Franchising post-Covid - 5 trends to watch

Morne Cronje 8 Jan 2021

Device penetration rises in South Africa as digital becomes the new normal

FMCG

Device penetration rises in South Africa as digital becomes the new normal

Issued by NielsenIQ 3 Nov 2020

The rise of digital banking

IoT

The rise of digital banking

John Lombela 4 Aug 2020

SA's healthy appetite for chatbots continues

4th Industrial Revolution

SA's healthy appetite for chatbots continues

5 May 2020

Design

Six accolades for Nokia at the iF Design Awards

14 Feb 2020

What SA's FMCG space can learn from Kenya

FMCG

What SA's FMCG space can learn from Kenya

Andrew Dawson 25 Nov 2019

Hyperconnectivity and financial inclusion: Hype vs reality in Africa

Mobile & Apps

Hyperconnectivity and financial inclusion: Hype vs reality in Africa

Murray Gardiner, Issued by Bluecode Africa 27 Sep 2019

Laduma! Techsys Digital and Tafel Lager create a WhatsApp win for soccer fans

Digital

Laduma! Techsys Digital and Tafel Lager create a WhatsApp win for soccer fans

Issued by Techsys Digital 21 Aug 2019

Image credit: Metrorail Western Cape.

Media

Cape Town's Metrorail trains to shutter free SMS alert service from August

Andy Walker 1 Aug 2019

6 pivotal moments in mobile marketing

Mobile

6 pivotal moments in mobile marketing

Greg Chen 2 Jul 2019

Kobus du Plooy, CEO of Celbux

Fintech

Mobile wallets still have a way to go

6 Mar 2019

Orange launches new smart feature phones

Mobile & Apps

Orange launches new smart feature phones

27 Feb 2019

Transactional sector is about to be transformed

Banking

Transactional sector is about to be transformed

7 Feb 2019

South African smartphone unit sales rise 16% in Q3 2018 as consumer tech market shows resilience

Research

South African smartphone unit sales rise 16% in Q3 2018 as consumer tech market shows resilience

Issued by NielsenIQ 22 Nov 2018

Think the world's connected? Think again. A slide from BRCK's AfricaCom 2020 session.

Fairness First

#FairnessFirst: How Africa's digital divide is being diminished, one innovation at a time

Leigh Andrews 19 Nov 2018

What to expect at AfricaCom 2018

ICT

What to expect at AfricaCom 2018

13 Nov 2018

Africa's smartphone shipments increased 9.8%

IoT

Africa's smartphone shipments increased 9.8%

26 Sep 2018

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Research

African research dominated by mobile, social media

Danette Breitenbach 6 Sep 2018

David Noel-Lardin, vice president for digital payment at Gemalto CISMEA.

Cybersecurity

Security - key to Africa's mobile fintech revolution

David Noel-Lardin 27 Aug 2018

Will any of these old lovelies make the list? (Hint: yes) (Credit: Violin/Depositphotos)

Mobile & Apps

5 "dumb" phones that are much better than the smartphones we have today

James Holloway 23 Jul 2018

Mobile

Forcing customers to use your app is brand vanity

Pieter de Villiers 29 May 2018

Nokia makes a comeback in South Africa with new phones

Hardware

Nokia makes a comeback in South Africa with new phones

Ilse van den Berg 24 Apr 2018

Why SafeBoda, SafeMotos don't fear Uber or Taxify

Logistics & Transport

Why SafeBoda, SafeMotos don't fear Uber or Taxify

Tom Jackson 13 Apr 2018

Sagren Pather, Standard Bank’s executive head: digital, direct marketing and marketing analytics.

Mobile

MMA SA shares key insights into the impact of mobile on business

29 Mar 2018

Africa's smartphone market expected to reverse declines

Hardware

Africa's smartphone market expected to reverse declines

14 Mar 2018

Jade Amic - Native VML’s creative group head and chair of the Bookmarks 2018's ‘innovative engineers’ jury panel.

IAB Bookmarks Awards

#Bookmarks2018: Digital jury jabber with... Jade Amic

Leigh Andrews 30 Jan 2018

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Mobile

Start thinking in a 'mobile first' mindset

Graham Du Plessis 27 Dec 2017