Google’s delay in killing third-party cookies: How will this impact you?
By Industry Contributor 17 May 2024Google’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 >
More on Google's Ads Safety Report 2023
By Industry Contributor 27 March 2024By Duncan Lennox, VP & GM of Ads Privacy and Safety at Google FULL STORY >
Search Trends: What kept South Africans curious in March
By Staff Writer 4 April 2023In 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
By Staff Writer 9 March 2023Google announces choices for Google for Startups Accelerator Africa: Women Founders Cohort FULL STORY >
Google Cloud region coming to South Africa, the first in Africa
By Staff Writer 6 October 2022Google has announced its intent to establish a new Google Cloud region in South Africa, a first in Africa. FULL STORY >
Equiano cable landing: Greater internet access - and hope - for Africa
By Ryan Noik 6 September 2022A 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 >
Google Wallet now available in South Africa
By Staff Writer 23 August 2022Cardholders of FirstRand Bank, Discovery Bank, Investec, Standard Bank, ABSA and Nedbank will be able to add their cards to Google Wallet. FULL STORY >
Google celebrates International SMB Month with an ecommerce summit and digital marketing scholarships
By Staff Writer 15 June 2022Google 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 >
15 startups chosen for Google for Startups Accelerator Africa Class 7
By Staff Writer 14 March 2022Participants hail from seven countries, with three startups hailing from South Africa. FULL STORY >
Google.org announces R15.3m grant funding to support African women entrepreneurs
By Staff Writer 8 March 2022Google announces initiatives to support African women entrepreneurs, including $1m Google.org philanthropic commitment and Hustle Academy cohort FULL STORY >
Google News Initiative Innovation Challenge seeks news innovators in Africa
By Staff Writer 25 February 2022The selected innovation projects will be eligible to receive up to $150,000 each in funding. FULL STORY >
Google to expand 2-Step Verification through auto enrollments
By Staff Writer 11 February 2022Google has announced expansion of its two-step verification (2SV) process for log-ins to enhance account security. FULL STORY >
Google, Comair prove that there is silver lining amid the cloud
By Staff Writer 21 January 2022Google Cloud and Comair have teamed up to bring digital transformation to the sky and accelerate the aviation group’s digital transformation. FULL STORY >
How to use Google Maps to make planning your trip easier
By Staff Writer 15 December 2021Here are a few ways you can make use of the navigation platform to change the way you plan and experience travel this December - whether you’re driving, walking, biking or using public transport. FULL STORY >
Google releases South Africa’s 2021 Year in Search
By Staff Writer 8 December 2021A Year in South African Search: Google's Trending Searches of 2021 FULL STORY >
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