Africa Tech Festival showcases how tech and strategy are transforming Africa’s diverse industries, from telecoms and financial services to healthcare and retail
Poorer South Africans will not be able to upgrade to smartphone devices without state assistance
Investment is being driven by a youthful population and high demand for connectivity
New mid-band spectrum additions need to complement low- and high-band spectrum and they must be universally available.
A powerful machine packed into a 1.44kg, compact exterior with several nifty features essential for today’s business laptop
Serame Taukobong says, if done right, the auction of new broadband spectrum will help level the playing field
Disinformation — turbocharged by social media algorithms — buries lies and propaganda in ‘facts’.
But the South African Revenue Service doesn’t yet have the skills and multiple users to adopt it
The new mobile licence conditions, which insist networks provide educational content for free, will start to bridge the digital divide
As China and the West battle it out for control of Africa’s physical and virtual digital infrastructure, the continent needs to assert its own voice
Several African governments have published plans to establish smart cities, including Cairo, Johannesburg, Kigali and Nairobi. They require the most advanced technologies available
Conspiracy theorists abuse emotive topics to suck the air out of legitimate debate and further their own sinister agendas
Paddy Harper finds his ANC councillor has led him, but much like Donald Trump, it was down a garden path
The South African law does not make it mandatory for citizens to be vaccinated, and the same will apply for Covid-19 immunisation. But experts say people still have the responsibility not to act recklessly — and they should follow Covid-19 health protocols
More people have died in South Africa from Covid-19 than have been murdered. This hasn’t stopped a misinformation pandemic from trying to misrepresent that reality
There has been intense debate in Europe about whether or not to exclude Huawei from supplying equipment for 5G mobile networks