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 launches portal to explore South Africa virtually
Google and South African Tourism have partnered to launch an online exhibition that allows visitors to explore South Africa virtually. ‘South Africa: An Explorer’s…
Twitter plans to add groups and ‘Super Follow’ subscription
Twitter has announced plans to introduce communities and follower subscription features to the platform, similar to Facebook Groups and Patreon. The company made the…
Google searches for how to pronounce Gqeberha surge as Port Elizabeth gets new name
As South Africans saw the news that Port Elizabeth has a new name, local Google searches for how to pronounce Gqeberha surged. Minister of…
MTN now offers insurance for your SIM card
MTN has announced a new Cyber SIM policy that offers insurance for your SIM card, including covering SIM swaps and stolen data. According to…
More affordable Uber: UberNam rebrands to UberGo
Uber has announced that its more affordable trip option UberNam will now be known as UberGo. The name change took effect from 22 February,…
‘Loyiso Gola: Unlearning’ becomes Netflix’s first solo African Original stand up special
Netflix has announced that Loyiso Gola will be the first African to have a full solo hour-long Original special on the streaming platform with…
City of Cape Town hopes to introduce Remote Working Visa
As part of its Digital Nomad initiative, the City of Cape Town plans to engage national government over the introduction of a ‘Remote Working…
SA app will let car owners rent out their vehicles
A new app set to launch at the end of February will let private vehicle owners rent out their car for daily or monthly…
SA Parliament to invite Facebook for committee meeting
Following a statement by Democratic Alliance MP Phumzile van Damme, Parliament’s Committee of Communications and Digital Technologies has agreed to invite Facebook for a…
Temptation Island South Africa to land on Showmax in 2021
Showmax has announced that it will be bringing Temptation Island South Africa to audiences in the first half of 2021. The international reality show…
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