In a move to address the growing need for programming skills, Facebook launches its TechPrep website initiative to teach willing learners. FULL STORY >

Facebook is now used by a quarter of all South Africans, while Instagram has seen the fastest growth of any social network in South Africa over the past year. FULL STORY >

Described as a way to "get all the photos of yourself trapped on your friend's smartphone," Facebook's moments allows users to collate images from their friends' devices. FULL STORY >

Facebook is celebrating the one-year anniversary of the introduction of the Internet.org app http://www.internet.org by hosting a Developer Day at iHub http://www.ihub.co.ke in Nairobi, Kenya on Monday,... FULL STORY >

As a new component integrated into its Messenger app, reports say Facebook is testing out a new digital assistant, Moneypenny, with a view to compete with Chinese rival services. FULL STORY >

With the impending sale of Nokia's Here Maps service on the horizon, Facebook has already begun integrating the service into the mobile version of its site. FULL STORY >

As Facebook aims to amp up the level of offerings for its Messenger service, the social media company just announced the rollout of free video calling to rival that of Skype. FULL STORY >

For Canon, putting time and effort into its social media presence is already reaping benefits, with its Facebook and Twitter accounts garnering a rapid and constant increase in followers. FULL STORY >

Facebook has purchased Oculus Rift for $2 billion, with plans to make affordable VR a global reality. It seems Mark Zuckerberg still has some cash floating around after the WhatsApp deal. FULL STORY >

In arguably this year’s most eye-raising acquisition to date, Facebook has acquired popular messaging service WhatsApp for a cool $19 billion (R190 billion). FULL STORY >

Researchers at Princeton University believe that Facebook is heading the same way as Myspace, going so far to declare that in 2017 the social network will only have 20% of its peak user base left. FULL STORY >

Click farming is become a big problem, with companies creating and using fake accounts to increase Facebook likes, view YouTube videos, or re-tweet their clients’ every word. FULL STORY >

Facebook has released its Global Government Requests Report, showing to what extent governments around the world are interested in certain individuals’ profiles. FULL STORY >

Those who bought the latest BlackBerry Z10 will be happy to learn that updated versions of Facebook and Twitter have been released for BlackBerry 10. FULL STORY >

Facebook introduces Graph Search, which allows users to make new connections via graphs. FULL STORY >