South Africa’s online dating scene is shifting in 2026 as users move away from endless swiping toward niche apps focused on values, safety, and real connection.
Gazuma: A new option for mobile gamers
SkillPod Media, a recent finalist in the Excellence in the Management of Systems category of the Technology Top 100 (TT100) awards, claims to have…
18 questions with Shuttleworth Foundation’s Steve Song
As the Telecommunications Fellow at the Shuttleworth Foundation, Steve Song is passionate about exploring ways of driving down the cost of communications infrastructure in…
Jamiix: The Cape Flats startup that’s going global
Jamiix, a brand new social-media aggregator that was developed on Cape Town’s notoriously under-resourced and impoverished Cape Flats is launching internationally with grand ambitions…
Mobile apps far outpace mobile browsing, reveals study
When it comes to internet useage via mobile devices, applications far outpace browsing, even though both types of activity are available on almost two-thirds…
Comrades Marathon gets a social media boost
The world’s oldest and largest ultra-marathon, the Comrades, is getting social media-savvy in the form of an official Twitter stream that will be live…
Yahoo CEO tells TechCrunch God to F— Off
In this rather funny clip, Techcrunch founder Michael Arrington is brought down to earth in dramatic fashion by the straight-talking and rather foul-mouthed Yahoo!…
Local radio station launches feel good social network
When Angela Fletcher discovered that the costs of her son Ethan’s medical treatment were becoming unbearable, she turned to a local radio station’s newly-created…
New player enters SA online recruitment market
A new South African online-recruitment portal, “developed out of frustration with existing recruitment methods”, claims to have developed creative solutions for the difficult task…
YouTube South Africa launches
YouTube, the site where anyone with a video camera and an Internet connection can share their life, art and voice with the world, announced…
‘Best of the mobile web’ launches for SA users
Durban-based mobile media company, Thumbtribe, has officially launched a directory of what it considers to be the top local mobile sites, called “Best of…
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