Johnny Clegg, one of South Africa’s most influential musicians of the late 1980s, has died. The news broke on Tuesday, however Clegg has been…
South Africans can’t find jobs, turn to memes on Twitter instead
Introducing the bleakest trending hashtag we’ve seen in South Africa for a good while. #ToGetAJobInSA began trending across the country’s Twitter timelines on Monday…
Twitter is rolling out a new ‘easier to navigate’ desktop redesign
Twitter on Monday announced that it is rolling out a web redesign aimed at making the desktop platform faster, “more fun” and “easier to…
Are these SA’s 10 biggest disclosed VC deals so far in 2019?
Close to half-a-billion rand in venture capital (VC) investments have gone to SA tech startups so far this year, reveal new figures compiled by…
UK government to host workshops for SA startups as part of Prosperity Games
The UK’s Department for International Trade (DIT) and the UK-SA Tech Hub is looking for innovative SA startups to take-part in a two-day event…
SA finals of Southern Africa Startup Awards to be held at SA Innovation Summit
The SA Innovation Summit has announced that it will host the SA finals of the Southern Africa Startup Awards (SASAwards) at its summit in Cape Town…
Samsung Galaxy Note 10’s Exynos 9825 benchmarks look promising
South Africa receives the Exynos versions of Samsung’s flagship smartphones, usually the slower variants compared to the Snapdragon-powered phones offered in the States. But,…
Hottest tech to buy in South Africa this week (15-20 July)
Shopping for technology is an even bigger nightmare than clothes. But unlike clothing, finding the correct stick of RAM isn’t a question of it…
Apex Legends will match cheaters with other cheaters in their own lobbies
Apex Legends developer Respawn is proposing a rather novel anti-cheating system, lumping cheaters with other cheaters in the same match. In a Reddit post,…
Audi’s new cars in Germany will count you down, pace you to green lights
Sit up, everyone. It’s time to learn a new tech acronym: V2I, or vehicle-to-infrastructure Audi on Tuesday announced that its V2I-powered traffic light networking…
Two Ford Focus trim levels also found to have lock issues
The Fiesta and EcoSport have well-documented issues with security, but now Ford has identified a new car in its range with a similar problem….
South Africa’s govt ministers really love German cars and big Toyotas report reveals
According to a new report by IOL, it seems the ministers in government — effectively the cogs of administration of South Africa — are…
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