As a fourth-generation clan chief of a village in rural Cameroon, Gaston Donnat Bappa’s daily life is steeped in tradition.The 200 residents of the village have little if any access to electric power, phones, TV or radio – but the IT engineer, consultant and specialist has been immersed in the world of technology
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Nearly 7m South Africans tap into Facebook on a daily basis, new research by Ipsos shows. Of the 6,7m daily active users in South Africa, 6,2m use the social network website from their mobile phones. This research, which was commissioned by Facebook, shows there are 1mm monthly active users in South Africa
It’s back to the usual rhythm this week as Brett Haggard, Adam Oxford and Andy Hadfield gather to discuss Apple’s announcements, the world’s first Afrikaans social network and 3D printed limbs. Topics discussed on detail include iOS 8, Google’s new designer Glass, Toeter, Tizen on
MTN South Africa is replacing its chief marketing officer, Brian Gouldie, who has been appointed at CEO of one of the operating companies within the group. MTN isn’t saying yet which country Gouldie will lead. In the 10 months he has led the marketing team at MTN South Africa
South African consumers’ satisfaction with mobile network service providers has remained unchanged in the past year, although their happiness with…
The quality of mathematics and science education in South Africa is the worst in the world, according to the 2014 World Economic Forum Global Information Technology Report. In addition, the overall perceived quality of South Africa’s education system has also plummeted from
Brett Haggard is joined by Dave Greenway and Charlie Fripp this week for a discussion on all things mobile and tech … and why the bandwidth is faster on the moon than in South Africa. More specifically, the topics under discussion comprise the LG G3, the state of smartphones
Brett Haggard and Arthur Goldstuck talk about their trip to China to visit Lenovo, what the future holds for the technology market, and what went on from a tech news perspective in South Africa (and the world) over the past week. The show goes something
The whispers that started weeks ago were wrong, as they so often are: presidential spokesperson Mac Maharaj will not be the minister for propaganda after all. But what President Jacob Zuma did announce on Sunday still has all the makings of a ministry for information, replete with overtones of spin and advocacy, but headed by the relatively unknown
Brett Haggard inaugurates Michelle Atagana into the exclusive club of ZA Tech Show guests all the way from Los Angeles where they’re attending Intel’s International Science and Engineering Fair. Apart from some of the cool projects they managed to get a look at, they discuss