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…
Google Maps now highlights restaurants’ popular dishes rated by users
Trying out a new restaurant but have no idea what to order? Google Maps will now highlight a restaurant’s most popular dishes enjoyed, photographed…
Rain changes its name to ‘Go Proteas’ for the Cricket World Cup
Don’t be alarmed, Rain users. The South African national cricket team didn’t just buy the data-only network. Instead, Rain has changed its network name…
You can’t save contacts’ profile pics on WhatsApp’s latest iOS beta
If you’re using WhatsApp on an Apple device there are a few interesting if not flat-out inconvenient changes coming to the app. As spotted…
Cape Town’s Atlantis to get medical cannabis plant after City releases land
A few months ago, the City of Cape Town was issuing some pretty dire press releases regarding the impending Day Zero water crisis. Now…
T-Series becomes the first YouTube channel to hit 100m subscribers
T-Series is the first YouTube channel to crack 100-million subscribers. The milestone was hit on Wednesday, with congratulations from YouTube itself coming a day…
A low rider rating could now get you banned from Uber
How’s your Uber rating? Although it’s largely been a superficial vanity number until now, that’s about to change. The company on Wednesday announced it…
Google Maps’ speed limit, speed trap warnings now live in South Africa
You’d previously have to download Waze if you wanted traffic notifications and speed camera warnings in realtime. But now, you’ll be able to access…
Flipboard changes all user passwords after ‘security incident’ exposes account info
If you’re a Flipboard user, you should probably log in today and change your password. The popular news aggregation service this week “identified unauthorised…
Huawei applies pressure to end lawsuit against US government’s trade ban
In a trade war that has been decidedly one sided until now, Huawei is finally applying more pressure on the US government. In a…
Another Metrorail train was on fire at Cape Town Station
Another train fire was reported at Cape Town Station on Tuesday night. According to pictures and videos published to social media, a column of…
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