Google today joins the world in marking International Literacy Day (ILD) by upscaling Read Along, a speech-based reading app designed to help primary school children learn to read - anytime, anywhere. FULL STORY >

The selected pool of startups for Google for Startups Accelerator Africa 2020 are from Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Tunisia and Zimbabwe. FULL STORY >

Plus Codes are simple, easy to use digital addresses derived from latitude and longitude coordinates FULL STORY >

Google Cloud today announced it is making Google Meet, Google’s video-conferencing solution, free for everyone, everywhere. FULL STORY >

Google has announced two new resources to help teachers and students stay connected FULL STORY >

In honour of International Women’s Day, Google today announced it is doubling down on its commitment to women in Africa and aims to train 20 000 women this year. FULL STORY >

In recognition of Safer Internet Day today, Google has announced a $1M pan-African Google.org fund. FULL STORY >

Google South Africa today announced that Alistair Mokoena will take up the role of country director. FULL STORY >

Google has announced the results of its 2019 Year in Search, providing a unique insight into the year's major moments and top trends based on searches conducted in South Africa. FULL STORY >

Google this week hosted its first Google Startup Week in Lagos, which saw Google Launchpad Accelerator Africa graduates, from across Africa, pitch for funding from some of Africa & the UK’s top venture... FULL STORY >

After debuting its smartwatch at IFA in September, Puma has now officially launched the device at an event held yesterday on the Empire State Building’s 86th Floor Observatory. FULL STORY >

ESET researchers have discovered a yearlong campaign on Google Play with eight million installs of adware by ESET as Android/AdDisplay.Ashas. The team managed to track down the malware’s developer and discover... FULL STORY >

A few tech juggernaughts – Vodacom, Samsung, Business Doctors, WeAreMonsters, Google and Facebook - are banding together to give local businesses a helping hand up towards greater success. FULL STORY >

CS First aims to introduce students to computer science fundamentals in a collaborative environment. FULL STORY >

Huawei’s Android future is uncertain as Google has acceding to the US government and blocked future deployments of its services on Huawei devices. FULL STORY >