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…
Update: Another storm is heading towards Cape Town as the city’s dam levels skyrocket
Update #3, Tuesday 30 July, 10am: It was a blustery, rainy night for Cape Town, but judging by the latest satellite image posted by…
It’s ‘confirmed’: WhatsApp will allow one account across multiple devices
What was an exciting rumour just days ago, is now all but “confirmed”. According to reliable WhatsApp feature tracker and blog WABetaInfo, the chat…
Airbnb believes it has a R10bn impact on South Africa’s economy
Airbnb in 2018 believes it had a direct economic impact of nearly R10-billion in South Africa, the company revealed in a release on Monday….
Cape Town dam levels surge nearly 20% in a wonderfully wet July
July was a particularly fruitful month for Cape Town and its surface water storage system. On the eve of yet another strong cold front,…
New WhatsApp scam lures would-be victims with ‘free internet’
A new WhatsApp scam impersonates the social network, and tempts victims with free internet, new research from ESET revealed on Monday. The security firm…
This was the only ‘real’ shot in The Lion King. Did you notice it?
There’s only one “real” shot in the new CGI version of The Lion King. Did you spot it? Well, if you didn’t, film director…
Using one WhatsApp account on multiple devices could become a reality
WABetaInfo, the blog that tends to know more about WhatsApp’s early features than any other, is suggesting that soon users will be able to…
Bring back old Twitter with this Firefox and Chrome addon
I’m probably the only person that actually likes Twitter’s interface change on desktop. But if you’re not weird, and one of the normal folk…
Johannesburg’s City Power has been hit by ‘ransomware virus’
Johannesburg’s power utility City Power has been hit by ransomware, it tweeted on Thursday morning, crippling its website and invoicing system. “City Power has…
Microsoft is planning a hideous new Start Menu for Windows 10
Microsoft’s well known for botching Windows updates, but the latest error takes the cake. According to a slew of users online, the company has…
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