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…
Vodacom launches ‘video data bundles’ for Showmax and DStv Now
Vodacom has today announced a new set of data bundles for video streaming addicts. Dubbed Video Data Bundles, the company is hoping the deals…
Conor McGregor vs Floyd Mayweather: who wins the social media bout?
There’s a big fight happening this weekend between two men who really, really want to punch each other. MMA poster boy Conor McGregor will…
Sandstorm hits Johannesburg as South Africans dust off their memes
There’s a sandstorm currently sweeping across Johannesburg, and no, we’re not talking about that sandstorm. Around 2pm, residents in Johannesburg’s city centre noticed the…
City of Cape Town wants users to turn their taps down low
A stopcock, desalination or groundwater extraction plant, is coming to a suburb or household near you, according to the City of Cape Town. While…
Stats SA: over 30.4m South Africans live below poverty line
Statistics South Africa is today publishing its second poverty trends report, shedding light on the country’s wealth brackets. It’s also posting snippets of the…
Update: Vodacom’s nightmare data fiasco fuels social media fire
Update: Vodacom South Africa has issued the following update to media Tuesday afternoon: Vodacom confirms that it has reimbursed customers affected by last night’s…
‘Joke of the century’: South Africa responds to ANN7, The New Age sale
Gupta-owned Oakbay has announced the sale of its two media companies — ANN7 and The New Age — for R450-million. Purchasing the duo is…
Miss the old Google News? This website could be the answer
Judging by this article’s comments section, people are really, really not warming to Google News’s redesign. But don’t ditch the service just yet. There…
VAST, Showmax lets you download shows at the mall for free
Showmax users can now download and stream content for free through one of 83 VAST WiFi hotspots across South Africa, the company today announced….
Violent viral videos spark social media storm around Kempton Park school
Another school in South Africa has this week gone viral on social media for all the wrong reasons. Norkem Park High School, located in…
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