Mobile data usage to ramp up in South Africa in 2012… with provisos
Dearth of South African mobile market statistics is fast becoming a thing of the past, as this post will show with abundant quotation of sources that offer rich insights. All signs are pointing in the...
View ArticleTop 5 African cities on Facebook
I found SocialBakers' ranking of Top 5 African Cities interesting. However, I also found that the ranking was not accurate, and support my argument with stats using the same tool (SocialBkers) and...
View ArticleReview of Facebook’s Top 7 African Countries
The objective of this post is to review Facebook's performance in its top 7 African markets - Egypt, South Africa, Morocco, Nigeria, Algeria, Tunisia and Kenya. This is in light of the recent IPO, and...
View ArticleSocial network market shares in top 7 African markets
Does Africa provide a fertile ground for Facebook's future growth given the current downward trend in market share? Can something be done to induce renewed interest in this social network? All current...
View ArticleDigital Media: Why Mandela will live on forever
Nelson Mandela is a true icon in the hearts of not only South Africans but the hearts of people all over the world. He has inspired billions of people and his name is probably the biggest brand in the...
View ArticleSocial media: One man’s meat is another man’s poison: Part 2
When the idiom ‘One man’s meat is another man’s poison’ was first recorded in 1576, I doubt the author thought that there would ever be something called ‘social media’ 5 centuries later. On Friday the...
View ArticleThe #Internet is the best thing for Africa since bread
idea for this post was conceived in September 2011, the first time Bra Willy visited Kenya and fell hopelessly in love with it because of the can-do spirit of its citizens, as exemplified by strides...
View ArticleNigeria’s large economic size is good for Africa
As part of #AfricaCelebrating series, I am writing this piece to express shock at the negative reaction of some South Africans to the news that Nigeria is now officially the biggest economy in Africa....
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