It is a really interesting time, with technology developing at a quick rate in Africa. Next, we need to develop the skills of people in Africa to adapt with tech, and that’s what SA’s ministry of communications has set out to do.
Black Friday is imminent, and although many local stores have started cutting prices, many people are holding out for some big-ticket tech deals. Toby Shapshak details some tips and tricks for getting through the craziest shopping day of the year.
When one talks about young Africans using smartphones, the dominant narrative is that these gadgets serve mostly as platforms for connection so that users can communicate and share greetings and information via text and images.
They’ve come a long way since forcing you to squint at crappy scans on a PC screen – Stuff reveals how to get started with comic apps and sites, and how to find a bargain.
The year is about to bite the dust, but that doesn’t mean we’re about to stop feeding you wonderful new…
Mobile services have had an important and positive impact on developing countries where they are the main means of connecting to the internet. However, mobile services have capacity constraints. They use limited radio frequency spectrum, which means that mobile data typically has usage limits. They also have high prices per unit (per gigabyte), which results in lower use per connection.
The Tesla Cybertruck isn’t bulletproof Last week Elon Musk unveiled the wildly dystopian-future bakkie called the Cybertruck. And sometimes these big unveils don't always go to plan. The Tesla CEO took the stage in Los Angeles last week to show off the company's first electric bakkie, but it didn’t exactly go to plan. As Musk
I was in Cape Town when news of the SAA strike broke. Luckily, I was a day ahead of it and I was flying a different airline back home to Joburg.
There are more than a few new startups in South Africa that are shaking up the status quo. Two of…
It might have lines taken from a 2000-era video game (probably this one — which is still amazing, just by the way) but that’s just going to make a certain type of person want it even more. But look under the skin of Elon Musk’s new Cybertruck and you’ll find plenty (more) to like about it.