F5.5G Leap-forward Development of Broadband in Africa The Africa Broadband Forum 2024 (BBAF 2024) was successfully held in Cape Town, South Africa recently, under…
#WhatsAppDown: WhatsApp suffers its first global service issues of 2020
For the first time this year, WhatsApp is reportedly down for a number of users worldwide according to reports on social media. Service status…
Can’t connect to Twitter in SA? Thank the broken undersea cables for that
If you’re in South Africa and struggling to load Twitter today, don’t worry you’re not alone. Due to undersea fibre cable breaks off the…
Facebook scraps plans to shove ads into WhatsApp
Facebook will no longer be included in WhatsApp according to a new report by the Wall Street Journal (paywalled). Initial plans detailed by The…
Breaks in undersea cables slows South Africa’s internet to a crawl
A number of internet service providers (ISPs) across South Africa are currently experiencing intermittent access to international sites. Afrihost, Axxess and WebAfrica all confirmed…
How many of 2019’s biggest mobile apps do you still use?
App analytics firm Sensor Tower on Tuesday unveiled its definitive list of the apps that got thumbs smashing download buttons in 2019. Grabbing info…
Windows 7 is now unsupported: here’s what you should know
More than a decade after its launch, Microsoft is finally ending support for Windows 7 today. And it’s a big deal. PCs running the…
No load shedding on Tuesday despite threat of flooded coal
There’s some good Eskom news today. The power utility ensured South Africans that Tuesday will be the third day in a row without load…
Eskom: an improving grid means no load shedding forecast for Monday
Eskom on Sunday confirmed that no load shedding will take place overnight or on Monday. “Eskom has managed to avoid load shedding over the…
New WhatsApp scam fools you into sending cash to ‘friends’
A new WhatsApp scam is spreading across South Africa this week, tricking people into sending money to friends’ numbers that have been compromised. The…
Eskom: Stage 2 load shedding to continue through to Friday
Overnight load shedding implemented by Eskom on Wednesday evening through to Thursday morning has been extended. Stage 2 Load shedding will now be in…
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