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Big Tech

There is no genocide in South Africa – but there is billionaire disinformation
Thought Leader
/ 5 June 2025

There is no genocide in South Africa – but there is billionaire disinformation

The scene in the Oval Office reflected the apartheid of the excessively wealthy, supported by Big Tech that peddles lies of white genocide, and the poor

By Kopanang Africa Against Xenophobia
Reporters Without Borders wants big techs to give more prominence to trustworthy news content on platforms
National
/ 24 April 2025

Reporters Without Borders wants big techs to give more prominence to trustworthy news content on platforms

The media freedom group said a provisional report by the Competition Commission in February ‘clearly recognises journalism’s value in the content circulating on online platforms’

By Nkateko Joseph Mabasa
The mirage of AI: South Africa’s reality check on the tech ‘utopia’
Thought Leader
/ 31 March 2025

The mirage of AI: South Africa’s reality check on the tech ‘utopia’

Automation, driven by artificial intelligence, threatens jobs for low-skilled and semi-skilled workers and these groups are also subjected to higher interest rates and unfavourable lending conditions

By Thabo Motshweni
Right of reply: A rejoinder to the Zenprop chief executive about Amazon’s HQ
Opinion
/ 14 February 2022

Right of reply: A rejoinder to the Zenprop chief executive about Amazon’s HQ

Zenprop chief executive James Tannenberger, who stands to benefit financially from the River Club development, failed to address the substantive points of our original article

By Michael Kwet and Tshiamo Malatji
The metaverse: colonial fantasies of the wild West
Opinion
/ 8 November 2021

The metaverse: colonial fantasies of the wild West

Whether it becomes reality or just another fad, the metaverse misadventure is another indictment of the capitalist system and American empire

By Michael Kwet
Facebook needs a facelift
Opinion
/ 16 October 2021

Facebook needs a facelift

Steven Hill thinks “digital operating permits” could be the key to reining in tech giants and protecting their users.

By Steven Hill
Could innovation in payments and e-commerce expand intra-African trade?
Thought Leader
/ 10 March 2021

Could innovation in payments and e-commerce expand intra-African trade?

The African Continental Free Trade Area going live heralds exciting times for tech innovation in payments, e-commerce and trade across Africa

By Osahon Akpata
‘Digital colonialism’: Why some countries want to take control of their people’s data
Article
/ 30 September 2019

‘Digital colonialism’: Why some countries want to take control of their people’s data

Can developing countries get rich from data?

By Jacqueline Hicks

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