In a significant policy shift, Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and Whatsapp, has announced the termination of its third-party fact-checking program in…
Irma, Harvey and Google: analysing the hurricanes’ search impact
Tropical weather is seemingly all social media users in the western hemisphere can talk about this week. With three named storms currently swirling in…
LIVE: webcams document Hurricane Irma’s driving rain, intense wind
When Katrina struck southern United States back in 2005, the social media age only just started gaining momentum. Facebook was two years old, Twitter…
Video: Hurricane Hunters fly through Irma as storm tops 290km/h
Hurricane Irma remains a Category 5 storm swirling away in the Atlantic Ocean, but that hasn’t stopped the Hurricane Hunters from flying through it….
[Updating] In tweets: Irma, Jose and Katia now all Atlantic hurricanes
We just saw the last of Hurricane Harvey, a storm that broke US mainland rainfall records, finally dissipate over the northeastern portion of the…
Elon Musk: WW3 will be caused by AI, not North Korea’s nukes
Tesla and SpaceX founder Elon Musk isn’t shy when suggesting that robots and artificial intelligence (AI) will lead to humanity’s demise. But according to…
Bell Pottinger ousted from PR body but South Africa isn’t happy just yet
UK-based public relations and marketing agency Bell Pottinger has been expelled from an industry trade body after its business with the Gupta-owned Oakbay Capital…
Johannesburg’s western suburbs prepare for 33-hour water cut
Johannesburg’s western suburbs will tomorrow get a taste of Cape Town’s possible future, when the taps run dry for up to 33 hours. The…
Cape Town, here’s what Level 5 water restrictions means for you
“Level 5” water restrictions are now officially in effect, the City of Cape Town confirmed Sunday. The latest measure is in a bid to…
Uber South Africa now verifies cash riders using Facebook
Two big changes have arrived on the Uber South Africa app this week, and you might’ve already noticed them. First and foremost, there’s a…
Tshwane school gets ‘skinny pants’ to trend on Twitter after protest
There have been an awful many incidents regarding dress codes and codes of conduct at Gauteng schools this year, but the latest doesn’t concern…
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