Disney+, the streaming service from The Walt Disney Company, launches today Wednesday, May 18, 2022 in South Africa. Standard pricing at launch is confirmed at R119 per month, or R1190 for an annual subscription.
The ownership of Twitter throws Elon Musk deep into conversations about the inordinate power of tech billionaires in the modern world, in manufacturing public consent.
As demand for top tech talent booms worldwide, AltSchool, which describes itself as a premier online academy, is attracting wannabee software engineers and coding mavens not only from across the continent but also from beyond Africa's shores.
From consoles to smartphones, Africa’s growing, tech-savvy population is driving significant growth in the multi-million dollar gaming industry as increased adoption of digital currencies and blockchain technology takes African gaming to the next level.
When Thérèse Kirongozi's brother died in a pedestrian accident, she noticed the number of road fatalities involving pedestrians - particularly amongst school-going children - was particularly high in her country. So she decided to "be the change". Her giant robots have become a feature of her city's streets and are credited with reducing road accidents across the country. Now she wants to install them far and wide.
Six countries in Africa are being targeted by a tech investor as the most likely to tap into multi-billion dollar blockchain markets to fix challenges in key sectors like finance, agriculture and health.
"The treatment of African consumers by the western countries, especially by the United States companies is mind-boggling. There are an extraordinary amount of services that are cut off from African global citizens without any rationale behind it at all", says Oduor Jagero.
So what are your own reactions to technology? Do you feel excited or downright horrified at the possibility of owning a humanoid Tesla bot that could run your errands for you?
The City of Kigali has partnered with Guraride — Africa’s first public bike-share system in Kigali Rwanda ¬— as part of a campaign to promote non-motorized transport, as a resource-efficient, environmentally-friendly, healthy and safe alternative for the people of Rwanda.
