The service is becoming an increasingly common way to set up meetings, send urgent messages or bounce off ideas
How has our digital communication affected our relationship to the concept of seeing each other’s humanity?
Uganda’s Parliament voted to implement a new social media tax, limiting access to apps such as WhatsApp, Facebook and Twitter
Authorities keep close tabs on Twitter, Facebook and Whatsapp
Two young innovators are bringing information about taxis and kasi businesses to your phone
Co-founder Jan Koum put the word out that he is leaving Facebook, which bought the smartphone messaging service four years ago for $19-billion
The former vice-captain, who was likely heavily involved in #SandPaperGate, has distanced himself from the Australian cricket team
The great end-of-year homecoming is not as simple as ‘I’m back, folks!’
Teachers and parents must watch for signs of cyberbullying and help children to deal with it
We vehemently avoid new friendships but, if given a chance, sometimes the odds are pleasantly defied
Chinese authorities have allegedly disrupted WhatsApp use in the country, adding this app to a list of foreign media that is already blocked
Eusebius McKaiser questions how friendship protects abusers.
Pictures of a section of the paper were sent to a pupil from Giyani High School last Sunday, a day before the maths paper two exam was to be written.
Zimbabweans are defiant and undeterred by rising data prices which they believe are in retaliation by the Zim government to social media activism.
Skype and WhatsApp are putting pressure on telecoms the world over and governments are being forced to consider regulating such over-the-top services.
By trying to bully services like WhatsApp and Skype, MTN and Vodacom are unlevelling the online playing field.
Free messaging operators like Whatsapp should be forced to pay towards cellphone infrastructure, says MTN’s boss, who is calling for an Icasa probe.
Facebook, the parent company of WhatsApp has announced a Send button that allows users to send their Facebook statuses and news to WhatsApp users.
The encryption genie is out of its bottle to give people back their privacy, but this is frightening world governments, writes Alistair Fairweather.
Technology and the immediacy it brings has made the world a better place. But with it comes the responsibility not to miss out on each other.
Why would Facebook want another messaging app, and one that is so publicly and vehemently against all forms of advertising?