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Almost half of South Africas urban population lives in townships, representing billions of rands in spending power. But marketers still find it challenging to truly understand and reach the township customer...

To tap into the buying power of the approximately 11.6 million people who live, work, shop and play in the 532 townships across the country, brands need to truly understand these shoppers and the retail environment...

To feature a fireside chat and conversations with Industry veterans: Dr. Bosun Tijani, Funke Opeke, Kola Aina, Amal Hassan Wadi and other innovators.

This pivotal gathering, slated for November 8, 2023, will span two enlightening hours plus a networking cocktail.

Before her appointment as Google's West Africa Director,  she served as the company's Country Director for Nigeria.

The Nigerian government has provided about N24.5 million for the provision of free internet broadband in airports, markets and higher institutions of leaning.

Railway PSU RailTel formally launched its paid wi-fi service plans on Thursday which will enable users to access high-speed internet at 4,000 railway stations across the country. RailTel already provides free wi-fi service at more than 5,950 stations in the country, and the facility can be availed by anyone with a smartphone and an active connection after an OTP-based verification. With the launch of these prepaid plans, a passenger can now use up to 30 minutes free wi-fi per day at 1 mbps s...

Free wireless internet sites in underserviced communities gcis vukuzenzele"> By gcis vukuzenzele - 08 February 2021 - 07:00 Think WiFi provides free WiFi hotspots around South Africa. Image: Think WiFi An organisation called Think WiFi realises how important this issue is, and is making the internet freely accessible to thousands of people around the country. Think WiFi was started by Marnus Kruger and his wife Jeanine in 2018. The non-profit organisation has built m...

Alphabet, parent company of Google says its internet connectivity company Loon is not profitable and announced the closure of the firm.

Google’s parent firm, Alphabet, is done exploring the idea of using a fleet of balloons to beam high-speed internet in remote parts of the world. The firm said on Thursday evening that it was winding down Loon, a nine-year-old project and a two-and-a-half-year-old spin-off firm, after failing to find a sustainable business model and partners […]