African musicians are increasingly turning to memory cards from mobile phones to distribute music.
On Jul 19, 2013 by Curt Hopkins
FHM's South African edition suspended the pair for violating company social media policies.
On Jul 17, 2013 by Kris Holt
The investigators at Reflets.info have also uncovered information about former President Nicolas Sarkozy's interests in the surveillance game.
On Jul 17, 2013 by Curt Hopkins
A new startup called Kipochi brings Bitcoin transfers to the hugely popular mobile payment service M-Pesa.
On Jul 8, 2013 by Curt Hopkins
Lines for the Cape Town Burger King branch were reportedly 40 to 50 people deep. But the real commotion happened online.
On May 31, 2013 by Gaby Dunn
Hidden behind the largest DDoS attack in history and the latest Qassam hack of a major financial institution lies the failure of a number of the undersea cables that carry so much of the world’s Internet traffic.
On Mar 29, 2013 by Curt Hopkins
One-year-old organization VC4Africa has so far raised over $1 million in direct investment for early-stage startups on the continent.
On Mar 22, 2013 by Curt Hopkins
Comedian Tracy Clayton acknowledges the unsung heroes of African-American history.
On Feb 19, 2013 by Chase Hoffberger
Kenyans are reexamining the power of political choice and the country is acting as a laboratory for how technology can help ease and balance transitions of power in demanding times.
On Feb 13, 2013 by Curt Hopkins
If you're going to steal a tablet, you should probably make sure it's not uploading photos of you to Facebook.
On Jan 14, 2013 by Jordan Valinsky
This hilarious spoof of African aid efforts also makes some serious points about the perils of stereotyping an entire continent.
On Nov 20, 2012 by Curt Hopkins
I just bribed the cops, isn't that awesome! Did I mention I want to be a lawyer?
On May 23, 2012 by Kris Holt
After an unflattering Twitter exchange, models Jessica Leandra Dos Santos and Tshidi Thamana did what they do best—smile for the cameras.
On May 11, 2012 by Kris Holt
South African model Jessica Leandra Dos Santos not only tweeted a derogatory term, she inadvertenly caused it to trend on Twitter.
On May 4, 2012 by Kris Holt
Sometimes Twitter really isn't the best way to communicate.
On Apr 19, 2012 by Fruzsina Eördögh
