The February 2013 bail hearing of Paralympian Oscar Pistorius was a defining moment for Twitter in South Africa. The event marked the biggest-ever spike in Twitter traffic in the country as users
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Anything seemed possible at E3 this past week as the gaming industry gathered to showcase new games and technologies in Los Angeles. Events that seemed inconceivable just two weeks ago
The race is on to get billions of people connected to the Internet via a global network of satellites. Europe’s Airbus announced this week that it is to design and build up to 900 satellites for the privately owned OneWeb, which includes Richard Branson as a
Twitter’s misfortunes have pivoted once again with the announcement of the resignation of CEO Dick Costolo. This move seemed to catch even some close to Costolo by surprise with Twitter co-founder Biz Stone rubbishing the idea that he would
In the fog of confusion caused by the chaos at Eskom, we lose sight of where the ANC government has done really well in the area of power generation, said investment director Rob Spanjaard. He
Since the last time we were together inside his prison lodgings at the Ecuadorian embassy in London, a few things have changed. Julian Assange has grown a beard, looks more pallid and pauses when I ask after his general health. His legal team are
Disruptive technologies are nothing new. From the development of steam power in the early 1800s to today’s digitally enriched world, the impact of technology on the employment landscape has been
Apple has finally launched its own music streaming service at its Worldwide Developers’ Conference in San Francisco. The move should not come as a surprise. Last year, Apple bought the audio products company Beats by Dr Dre for US$3bn with the
South Africa has become one of the leading destinations for renewable energy investment, with an estimated R193bn already committed. But there are question marks over how successful the programme has been in balancing the demands of financial
The recent unveiling by Tesla founder Elon Musk of the low-cost Powerwall storage battery is the latest in a series of exciting advances in battery technologies for electric cars and domestic electricity generation. We have also seen