R29 data promo from AlwaysOn

AlwaysOn WiFi is giving South Africans the opportunity to save on data costs while still being connected this festive season. From today until the end of January 2015, anyone can sign up for 10Gb of data per month for R29 per month.

MTN the top African brand

MTN the top African brand

MTN is Africa’s top brand, with a value of more than $5,4-billion – the only African brand valued at more than $1-billion. This is according to a survey of Africa’s most valuable and admired brands carried out by African Media Agency (AMA)/African Business magazine in...

Who are the most influential Africans?

This year’s list of the most influential Africans is dominated by women, including Obiageli Ezekwesili who used her voice to speak up for those who could not with the #BringbackOurGirls campaign; and Lupita Nyong’o, who an Oscar for her role in the critically acclaimed 12 Years a Slave.

Notebooks grow at the expense of tablets

The global notebook PC market grew 10% year-over-year, to reach 49,4-million units. Global shipments of tablet PCs, by comparison, fell by 8%. Notebook PC growth was primarily driven by the developed regions of North America and Western Europe, which increased...

Access a basic human right, say users

At least 88% of Internet users in South Africa, compared with 83% globally, believe affordable access to the Internet should be a basic human right. This is according to the CIGI-Ipsos Global Survey on Internet Security and Trust, commissioned by the Centre for...

Video calling about to take off

Video calling is growing into a key mainstream activity on smartphones, with high adoption rates in some markets, according to a survey by Gartner. The survey surveyed more than 6 500 US and German consumers about their technology usage and attitudes in order to gain a better picture of how devices are used for work and leisure.