With the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region having substantial untapped potential of plentiful solar resources, a number of renewable energy projects in the region are now attracting an increasing number of investors, particularly from oil producing states.

Ookla's Net Index results, reported in Beeld newspaper, have revealed that among all the broadband areas in South Africa, Randfontein is the fastest broadband area; followed by Bryanston, Midrand and Randburg.

In a Thursday disclosure which evidently underscores the popularity of Google's YouTube video-sharing website, South Africa YouTube partnership manager Jared Molko revealed that, in 2012, the number of YouTube viewers in South Africa increased 80 percent; with uploads having witnessed a growth of 30 percent.

Reporting a highly impressive operational performance on Wednesday, NTH South Africa revealed that it has witnessed a 15.4 percent increase in the number of its total subscribers; with the notable growth chiefly resulting from a 15 percent increase - to 20.9 million - in pre-paid subscriber figures.

According to the latest statistics released by market research firm International Data Corporation (IDC), the year-on-year growth rate posted by the tablet market in Middle East and Africa (MEA) in 2012 surpassed expectations; with the total tablet shipments for the fourth quarter touching a total of 1.36 million units.

According to a recently released World Bank report, Africa holds approximately 50 percent of the world's total uncultivated land, including land which is suitable for cultivation of food crops.

On March 4, Internet search biggie Google honoured late African singer and prominent civil rights activist Miriam Makeba with a special Google Doodle to commemorate her 81st birthday.

According to an IPS report, citing the information shared by the South African Black Business Council's Secretary Sandile Zungu, the BRICS group - comprising Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa - will likely make a decisive advance, in the near future, in the direction of setting up a development bank that will give the group real substance and credibility.