By Charles Murito, Regional Director, Government Affairs and Public Policy, Sub-Saharan Africa, Google FULL STORY >

Fifteen startups have graduated from the inaugural Google for Startups Accelerator: South Africa programme, an initiative designed to help early-stage ventures leverage technology to address significant challenges across Africa. FULL STORY >

Google’s plan to change the way online advertising is delivered in its Chrome web browser will not happen by the end of the year as intended. This is a setback for ongoing efforts to enhance consumer privacy on the... FULL STORY >

By Duncan Lennox, VP & GM of Ads Privacy and Safety at Google FULL STORY >

In a month that brought us a cabinet reshuffle, protests, a Hollywood-style prison break and the deaths of two high profile musicians, South Africans looking to make sense of the world, turned to Google to find out more. Google Search... FULL STORY >

Google announces choices for Google for Startups Accelerator Africa: Women Founders Cohort FULL STORY >

Google has announced its intent to establish a new Google Cloud region in South Africa, a first in Africa. FULL STORY >

A significant development for Africa and its connected future quietly took place at the end of last week in Cape Town, as Openserve and Google celebrated the landing of the Equiano, subsea internet cable in South Africa. FULL STORY >

Cardholders of FirstRand Bank, Discovery Bank, Investec, Standard Bank, ABSA and Nedbank will be able to add their cards to Google Wallet. FULL STORY >

Google has announced new initiatives to support small retail businesses in Africa as part of a month-long commemoration of International Micro, Small, and Medium-sized Businesses Day in June. FULL STORY >

Participants hail from seven countries, with three startups hailing from South Africa. FULL STORY >

Google announces initiatives to support African women entrepreneurs, including $1m Google.org philanthropic commitment and Hustle Academy cohort FULL STORY >

The selected innovation projects will be eligible to receive up to $150,000 each in funding. FULL STORY >

Google has announced expansion of its two-step verification (2SV) process for log-ins to enhance account security. FULL STORY >

Google Cloud and Comair have teamed up to bring digital transformation to the sky and accelerate the aviation group’s digital transformation. FULL STORY >