In a move which will draw attention to the potential of unused frequencies in the broadcast TV spectrum, Internet search giant Google has recently announced the release of a six-month trial program which will provide wireless broadband to South African schools by tapping the `white spaces.'

The massive, glitzy Broadway production which Samsung staged when it announced its latest handset in the Galaxy line - the Galaxy S4 smartphone - led to a controversy of sorts over the company's supposedly sexist product releases.

The City of Mozart is proudly represented by the combined musicianship of pianist Alexander Preda and cellist Yvonne Timoianu, a recent report has uncovered.

On Wednesday, a memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed by Angola and South Africa in Luanda, to reinforce the cooperation between the two countries and to increase national research and development (R&D) capacity, mobility of research, and advancement of human as well as technological resources.

Over the last few years, bigwig tech companies - including the likes of Microsoft, Google, Intel, IBM, and Hewlett-Packard (HP) - have expanded to Africa, noting that the key reason behind the move is the massive growth opportunities in the continent.

A late Friday-released UN report said that, by the year 2020, the BRICS countries - Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa - will be more than the aggregate GDP of the US, Canada and other European countries.

Last week, South Africa unveiled a mobile clinic - a health and dental clinic powered by solar energy - and announced that the mobile clinic facility will soon be available for the residents of sub-Saharan Africa.

At the 2013 Samsung Africa Forum in Cape Town, Samsung Electronics unveiled new products and services which formed its latest smart offerings for a smarter Africa.