Society & Culture
Here’s What Your Social Media Updates Reveals About Your Personality
Updating pictures and several posts regularly on various social media platforms has become the latest trend for today’s generation of our society. They don’t have a life beyond that, For instance, they wake-up with a morning selfie and their...
Business
South Africa Ranked 9th Most Digitally Mature Country in the World
According to the latest Dell Technologies Digital Transformation (DT) Index, South Africa is the 9th Most Digitally Mature Country in the World.
Despite the relentless pace of disruption, the latest Dell Technologies Digital Transformation (DT) Index Global Results shows worldwide...
Health
Spending Too Much Time On Social Media Increases Depression and Loneliness, Study Finds
Spending too much time on “social media” sites like Facebook, Instagram etc is making people more than just miserable. It may also be making them depressed.
The link between the two has been talked about for years, but a causal...
Africa Ranking
South Africa Ranked Top Country for Cryptocurrency Ownership
South Africa has been ranked as the top country for ownership of cryptocurrency, according to a global survey by social media management company Hootsuite and global agency Wearesocial.
The survey found that 10.7 percent of internet users in the country...
Africa Ranking
The 15 Countries in Africa With The Fastest Internet Speeds
South Africa has the fastest mobile Internet download speed as of February 2019, the latest data from the Ookla's Speedtest Global Index showed.
The Ookla's Speedtest index, which compares Internet speed data from around the world on a monthly basis,...
Technology
Nigeria Ranked 107th Globally In Mobile Internet Speed, 10th in Africa
Nigeria ranked 107th in mobile Internet download speed as of February 2019, down two places from its 105th position in January, the latest data from the Ookla's Speedtest Global Index showed.
The country's ranking for fixed broadband speed also dropped...
Society & Culture
Kenya’s Britam Tower Named Best Skyscraper in Africa
Kenya's Britam Tower has been named the top skyscraper in Africa in the global architecture awards announced in Germany recently.
The skyscraper also featured in the world's top 10 buildings, becoming the only skyscraper in Africa to feature among the...
People & Politics
Here’s What Facebook is Doing to Protect Elections in Africa
With a number of upcoming elections across Africa, Facebook decided to share an update on their work to reduce the spread of misinformation, protect election integrity and support civic engagement across the continent.
Below are the detailed steps it (Facebook)...
Technology
Tackling Fake News: Facebook Names Dubawa As Fact-Checking Partner
Following the recent launch of its Third-Party Fact-Checking Programme to help assess the accuracy of news and reduce the spread of misinformation, Facebook has partnered with Nigerian fact-checking website, Dubawa.
Dubawa is a national platform which provides factual information to...
Society & Culture
Report: South Africans Spend More Time On the Internet Than Americans
South Africans internet users spend a third more time online than Americans - and almost double than Germans, a new report found.
Social media marketing platform Hootsuite’s Global State of Digital in a report published recently found that the typical...
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Arthur St. Clair: The Black Minister Lynched for Presiding Over a Mixed-Race Marriage in 1877
Arthur W. St. Clair was an African-American leader whose life was tragically cut short in 1877. His crime? Presiding...
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