Multichoice Nigeria has announced that it will give DStv and GOtv customers massive discounts – of up to 44 per cent and 74 per cent respectively – in a bid to ease the impact of the ongoing socio-economic crisis in…
Facebook has rolled out its Messenger Kids app to 70 new countries, saying it can help children deal with the challenges of distance learning and isolation during the COVID-19 lockdowns. Aimed at children under 13, the app will be adding…
As the country enters into its fourth week of lockdown, South African consumers have embraced the concept of online shopping – not only for themselves but also to assist the many families who are in desperate need of financial relief…
More than 300-million people used Zoom’s video conferencing software on 21 April, a 50% jump from the 200-million daily users at the beginning of the month, says Zoom CEO Eric Yuan during a webinar on Wednesday. “Clearly, the Zoom platform…
Twitter has announced that updates to its COVID-19 policy will remove tweets that “incite people to action and cause widespread panic, social unrest or large-scale disorder” in response to recent vandalisation of critical 5G infrastructure. An official tweet from the…
A few days after South Africa began its nationwide lockdown, the health minister, Dr. Zweli Mkhize tweeted a warning to the citizens of the republic to beware of fake news. He would go on to say that during this time…
Amazon Web Services (AWS) officially launched its Cape Town region today, 22 April 2020. According to Amazon, an AWS Region in Africa could enable businesses and government organisations, including those focused on fighting the effects of COVID-19, to build cloud…
The most influential video game of the decade is getting its Android release on the Google Play Store. The battle royale game was just published on the store for the first time as a direct download from developer Epic Games,…
The Global mobile Suppliers Association (GSA) has reported that the number of commercially available 5G devices had increased by 41% in the last month, with 95 different 5G devices now commercially available out of more than 280 announced devices. [Tweet…
Africa focused payment startup PalmPay has waived transfer fees in Nigeria and is offering direct payouts to customers who have contracted COVID-19 in the country, according to Tech Crunch. Launched in 2019, and backed by Chinese mobile-phone manufacturer Transsion, PalmPay…