Huawei successfully launched its All-Optical Intelligent home showcase on the sidelines of the Africa Tech Festival in Cape Town. Powered by Huawei’s latest Fiber…
Selfie Kid: Superbowl 52 births February’s first wholesome meme
Many South Africans may not think of American Football as a valid sport (I mean, we have rugby after all), but we most certainly…
Cape Town dams: Day Zero pushed back to May, agriculture suffers
The City of Cape Town has issued its latest “water dashboard” report, and it brings some welcome news to thirsty Capetonians. Dam levels are…
A graphical look at Cape Town’s water crisis: January 2018
Congratulations, you’ve made it through 2018’s first month unscathed. No, that wasn’t me addressing you, but rather Cape Town’s ailing water delivery system. Yes,…
Pictures: the ‘Super Blue Blood Moon’ lights up social media
There’s something mythical about the Moon — that little spherical ball roughly the size of Australia revolving around the Earth more or less once…
Watch out for the latest OTP scam plaguing MTN’s network
If excessive spam calls weren’t enough, South Africans will now need need to guard against a new MTN scam plaguing the network. Using OTPs,…
You can now schedule Instagram posts (but not from the app)
You can now schedule posts to automatically publish on Instagram, even when you’re asleep or far, far away from your device. But there’s a…
NASA loop shows the ever-shrinking Theewaterskloof Dam from space
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration, better known as NASA, has today published a GIF showing the desiccation of Cape Town’s largest dam —…
Social data suggests the 2018 Grammy Awards may have got it wrong
To say not everyone is happy about the winners at the 2018 Grammy Awards would be an understatement. In fact, based on commentary from…
Prepare to see more local news stories on Facebook this year
Earlier this month, Facebook reevaluated its image as a social network rather than a media company, quelling its long-time urge to clog your news…
White House issues tickets for the ‘State of the Uniom’
We’ve all made a spelling error or two in our time, but there are a few occasions when you really, really want to make…
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