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New tech, trends, collaborations at Fak’ugesi
The Fak'ugesi Conference was one several events during the 10-day Fak'ugesi: African Digital Innovation Festival. Discussions at the conference included the experiences of and...
South Africa needs to get on the technology trajectory
The opportunities of the digital age could be the engine of growth for South Africa, delegates heard at the Vision 2030 Summit. It needed...
Innovative software tackles climate change and rainwater harvesting in Mozambique
A mobile app, designed by a Mozambican civil engineer, uses real-time climate data to help farmers in the region harvest rainwater more effectively. The...
Small businesses learn how to get consumers’ attention online
Attention was the new currency, said Linah Maigurira, one of the speakers at the National Small Business Chamber Summit. For brands to get customers,...
Safer community saving with locally designed stokvel app
Yethu is a new locally developed app that helps make community stokvel saving safer and easier.
CD Anderson
Yethu, a new mobile app designed to make...
South African hearing app grows its reach
Download the hearZA app and test yourself and two friends' hearing via your smartphone. The innovation is from a South African team and is...
Want to be a citizen Earth scientist? Join GLOBE Observer
Clouds are more than water and a muse. They play an important role in regulating the temperature of the planet. Now NASA's new GLOBE...
What are you doing to commemorate International Mandela Day?
Johannesburg, Thursday 14 July 2016 – Former President Nelson Mandela remains one of the most enduring symbols of the South African nation brand. He...
Six South African entrepreneurs on 2015 Forbes list
Forbes has named its 30 under 30 - its list of the 30 most promising entrepreneurs in Africa
under the age of 30. Six are from South Africa, but all are "entrepreneurs with fresh ideas".
They were nominated by readers, and judges looked at business size, location, struggles and
determination.
South Africa’s Smart Schools showcased on Brand South Africa media tour
Foreign journalists on a week-long tour of the country as guests of Brand South Africa visited Boitumelo High School in Tembisa on Wednesday to find out more about the pilot project in the Gauteng Education Department's tech-savvy Smart Schools programme.