Nafisa Akabor
Entrepreneur profile: Franck Leya
The Itinerant African Entrepreneur On A Solar Scooter. Tanzania-born Franck Leya, the co-founder and Managing Director of Honest Travel Experience…
Stepping It Up: Accelerating EVs In South Africa
The South African electric vehicle (EV) landscape is set to accelerate in 2022 with a slew of new models. But…
Review: Hobot Legee 7
Automating a household chore is both brilliant and efficient, because you can be productive with something less mundane. We’ve experienced…
Review: Asus ExpertBook B7 Flip
Hybrid working has highlighted the need for a capable machine, no matter what you call an office these days. Certain…
Review: Huawei P50 Pocket
The Huawei P50 Pocket is the first clamshell form factor from the Chinese manufacturer, although not its first attempt at…
Everything you need to know about hybrid electric vehicles
Hybrid vehicles are an increasingly hot topic in the transition towards electric mobility. Toyota is credited as a pioneer of…
I tested the Spar2U delivery app
Spar has launched its grocery delivery service called Spar2U in the northern suburbs of Johannesburg. It will compete directly with…
FNB expands lifestyle solutions
FNB has expanded its lifestyle solutions to customers with new partnerships outside of the banking world. They include deals and…
Review: Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
The Galaxy S22 Ultra is essentially a Galaxy Note reborn. Samsung’s unique phablet with built-in stylus was notably absent from…
Home charger options to keep your EV topped up
It is estimated spend on electric vehicle (EV) charging at home will exceed R241bn globally in 2026, up from R51.2bn…
SA gets its first real-time forex account
We’re rounding up the latest tech news for this month, featuring South Africa’s first real-time foreign currency account, anti-theft luggage,…
Disney+ South Africa launch date and prices
The Disney+ streaming service has been given a South African launch date of 18 May 2022, including 41 other countries….
Launch Drive: Toyota RAV4 Hybrid
The Toyota RAV4 Hybrid has been revised and was launched at a media event in Johannesburg this week. The vehicle…
Quick Drive: VW Golf 8 GTI
The VW Golf 8 GTI came out last year and while I did not attend the launch event, I finally…
Vitality Travel by Discovery Bank
Vitality Travel by Discovery Bank is a new integrated travel booking platform that will go live for all banking customers…
WELCOME
Welcome to Wired to the Web. My name is Nafisa Akabor and I’m a technology journalist covering business and consumer tech for the last 15 years. I’m passionate about start-ups, smartphones, mobile payments, travel tech and electric cars. ✉️ inbox@nafisa.co.za