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Source: © 123rf Platforms such as Instagram, Facebook and TikTok have become crucial components of the digital advertising landscape

Digital

SA's digital ad revenue hits new all-time high with almost 40% share of overall advertising market

Paula Hulley 24 Oct 2024

(Image supplied) The 2024 IAB South Africa Internet Advertising Revenue Report, also known as the Online AdSpend Report, has confirmed the significant expansion of online advertising as forecasted in last year’s report

Digital

IAB Online AdSpend Report: SA's digital ad revenue soars to R17.7bn

27 Sep 2024

Internet Girl - the latest Apple Music’s Up Next artist to be spotlighted in SA

Music

Internet Girl - the latest Apple Music’s Up Next artist to be spotlighted in SA

19 Jun 2024

Undersea cables connecting East Africa to the internet have experienced multiple incidents in 2024.

Telecoms & Networks

East Africa internet disrupted by another major undersea cable cut

Lindsey Schutters 12 May 2024

Urgent: Shape the future of South African digital marketing

Research

Urgent: Shape the future of South African digital marketing

Issued by IAB South Africa 30 Apr 2024

Loyiso Twala, chief creative cfficer, McCann Joburg. Source: Supplied

Advertising

The future of advertising: People power and gender diversity

Loyiso Twala 7 Mar 2024

Be part of this year's IAB South Africa Internet Advertising Revenue Report

Digital

Be part of this year's IAB South Africa Internet Advertising Revenue Report

Issued by IAB South Africa 1 Mar 2024

Source: © 123rf the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) South Africa’s annual Internet Advertising Revenue Report has been released

Digital

IAB SA/PwC SA Online AdSpend Report: Digital sees sustainable growth, social becomes a key contributor

14 Sep 2023

Google Africa Internet Academy to focus on AI for Africa

Digital

Google Africa Internet Academy to focus on AI for Africa

7 Sep 2023

Intra-Africa route growth. Source: Supplied

Telecoms & Networks

Growing telecom infrastructure in Africa is a huge opportunity

25 Jul 2023

Advertising

IAB SA calls for industry to participate in Online AdSpend Report

27 Mar 2023

Source: Reuters/Gonzalo Fuentes

Internet

Microsoft Africa internet plan moves forward with fibre deal

Jeffrey Dastin 2 Mar 2023

Source: © Jonas Von Werne The music sector is recovering, driven by live events

Marketing & Media

SA advertising rebounds in 2021

Danette Breitenbach 13 Oct 2022

Restricting digital media is a gamble for African leaders

Digital

Restricting digital media is a gamble for African leaders

Jeffrey Conroy-Krutz 3 May 2021

Google launches new scholarships for aspiring African developers - here's how to apply

Development

Google launches new scholarships for aspiring African developers - here's how to apply

29 Apr 2021

Lessons from doing business 2020 style. Is it still relevant?

SMEs

Lessons from doing business 2020 style. Is it still relevant?

Burt Rodrigues 4 Mar 2021

Kenya's internet balloons could help to bridge the digital divide

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

Kenya's internet balloons could help to bridge the digital divide

Nixon Muganda 20 Jul 2020

Media

Controls to manage fake news in Africa are affecting freedom of expression

Ashwanee Budoo 18 May 2020

Image source: PwC global entertainment and media outlook.

Research

#PwCOutlook: E&M gets personal

Danette Breitenbach 15 Nov 2019

Image source: Gallo/Getty.

Digital

Africa's digital agenda is all about growth and jobs

21 Oct 2019

Ethiopians read newspapers in Addis Ababa on June 24. Following what the government refers to as a failed attempted coup, access to the internet was cut and journalists were arrested. Credit: CPJ/Reuters/Tiksa Negeri.

Media Freedom

In era of reform, Ethiopia still reverts to old tactics to censor press

Muthoki Mumo 10 Jul 2019

Image source: Gallo/Getty.

Media

First Africa Media Index published on Africa's media markets

24 May 2019

Magdi Amin, investment partner, Omidyar Network

Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology

Protecting the identity of Africans in a common digital market

Magdi Amin 26 Apr 2019

Behind the smoke and mirrors of SA's internet

Internet

Behind the smoke and mirrors of SA's internet

Grant Parker 9 Apr 2019

4 reasons why identity verification matters for African mobile operators

Mobile & Apps

4 reasons why identity verification matters for African mobile operators

Sherry Zameer 31 Jul 2018

This is how photonics are helping to bridge the digital divide

Internet

This is how photonics are helping to bridge the digital divide

5 Jun 2018

New data protection guidelines for Africa launched

Data & Analytics

New data protection guidelines for Africa launched

10 May 2018

If the future in Africa is mobile, identity verification is paramount

Mobile & Apps

If the future in Africa is mobile, identity verification is paramount

Sherry Zameer 25 Apr 2018

Broadband connectivity to expand throughout West Africa

Telecoms & Networks

Broadband connectivity to expand throughout West Africa

13 Apr 2018

Facebook partners for a safer internet in Africa

Social Media

Facebook partners for a safer internet in Africa

6 Feb 2018

Dr Dawie de Wet

Internet

What's needed for large-scale satellite networks is not only technology

Dawie de Wet 29 Jan 2018

How Africa can benefit more from the internet economy

Digital

How Africa can benefit more from the internet economy

27 Nov 2017

#AfricaCom: Day two highlights

AfricaCom

#AfricaCom: Day two highlights

9 Nov 2017

The economic impact of internet disruptions in sub-Saharan Africa

Internet

The economic impact of internet disruptions in sub-Saharan Africa

6 Oct 2017

Uproar over internet shutdowns

Digital

Uproar over internet shutdowns

Tonderayi Mukeredzi 26 Sep 2017

Forum on Internet Freedom in Africa kicks off this week

Internet

Forum on Internet Freedom in Africa kicks off this week

26 Sep 2017

Jochai Ben-Avie, senior global policy manager at Mozilla.

Internet

Barriers to internet access in Africa revealed

2 Aug 2017

Jumia receives global accolade

Internet

Jumia receives global accolade

6 Jul 2017

Nine e-commerce platforms taking Africa by storm

E-commerce

Nine e-commerce platforms taking Africa by storm

Fundisiwe Maseko 4 Jul 2017

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Internet

IoT the top priority in driving digital transformation

28 Jun 2017

.africa records 981 registrations during sunrise phase

Internet

.africa records 981 registrations during sunrise phase

21 Jun 2017

First guidelines for Africa internet infrastructure

Internet

First guidelines for Africa internet infrastructure

31 May 2017

The three requirements for .Africa domain registrars

Internet

The three requirements for .Africa domain registrars

17 May 2017

ICT, internet can transform education in Africa

Internet

ICT, internet can transform education in Africa

12 May 2017

Opera injects $100 million in African digital economy

Internet

Opera injects $100 million in African digital economy

11 May 2017

New partner program in Africa from Kaspersky

Cybersecurity

New partner program in Africa from Kaspersky

2 May 2017

MTN SA, Huawei launch the first LTE LAA network in Africa

Network

MTN SA, Huawei launch the first LTE LAA network in Africa

25 Apr 2017

Internet shutdown lifted in Cameroon

Internet

Internet shutdown lifted in Cameroon

24 Apr 2017

African governments that shut down the internet could lose it

Internet

African governments that shut down the internet could lose it

John Walubengo 19 Apr 2017