Since then a number of fiber-to-the-home operators started being more prolific in South Africa, enabling more consumers to have broadband at home.”The potential for Africa is huge. “Things in South Africa started to change around three-to-five years ago,” reflects Brasg. “Consider that in South Africa there are approximately 14 million TV households but 53 million smartphones. User-generated content – content created by people rather than brands – like TikTok have become popular overnight. In the last three months, it launched its time-based entertainment platform, Monsooq, in South Africa and Nigeria.

Source: The North Africa Journal April 06, 2021 12:22 UTC