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Uber to offer ride discounts on Election Day: How to claim yours

Uber has announced it will offer discounts on rides to and from voting stations on 1 November to assist users on Election Day. This…

DiDi to offer discounts to voters on Election Day: How to claim yours

E-hailing app DiDi has announced it will offer first-time riders up to 50% off Election Day trips on 1 November. The offer will be…

FNB offers 40% discounts on local flights booked on banking app

FNB has announced its customers can get discounts of up to 40% when they book local flights via eBucks Travel on the bank’s app….

Pothole Patrol app launched in Johannesburg

The City of Johannesburg, in collaboration with Discovery Insure and Dialdirect Insurance, has launched a new Pothole Patrol app and WhatsApp bot for residents…

How to get your digital COVID-19 vaccine certificate

The South African COVID-19 Vaccine Certificate System is now live with citizens able to access and download their digital certificates. Health Minister Dr Joe…

South Africa vaccine certificate website is still being tested – Health Department

The Department of Health has clarified it is still testing its COVID-19 vaccine certificate website for South Africa, leading up to its official launch….

FlySafair launches FlyMore Club subscription programme

Lost-cost airline FlySafair has launched the FlyMore Club, a subscription programme that lets travellers fly regularly at fixed prices. The airline said the club…

Flying SAA or Mango today? You might want to pack some snacks

How much do you love your airline food? You connoisseurs out there may have to bring your own lunchboxes on Monday, as employees from…

Uber Works is a new app that connects job seekers with employers

Uber on Wednesday announced the launch of a new app that gives job seekers and employers a platform to connect. Called Uber Works, the…

Uber may soon let riders record audio for safety during their trips

Uber may soon let riders record audio during their trip if they’re feeling unsafe. Spotted by Jane Manchun Wong, the feature is an addition…

Elon Musk’s Starship will carry 100 people ‘to the Moon, Mars, and beyond’

At a SpaceX event this past weekend, CEO Elon Musk revealed new details surrounding the company’s upcoming space transportation vehicle Starship, along with a…

The internet (nearly) shames Tropical Storm Karen into submission using memes

Congratulations are perhaps in order, internet. It seems that, for what may be the first time, you’ve managed to shame a potentially devastating storm…

Facebook reveals Oculus Link, Hand Tracking updates for Oculus Quest

Facebook on Wednesday revealed a number of new updates coming to Oculus and the Oculus Quest VR headset. Quest, which first launched last September,…

Uber Eats Cravings Report: South Africans want chakalaka pizzas

Uber Eats last week revealed its Cravings Report detailing what South Africans love, and hate, when it comes to ordering in. The report breaks…

You might also like…: a look at personalised digital experiences

One of the key focus areas for digital practitioners at the moment is creating hyper-relevant, personalised experiences for users. Doing so not only makes…

Uber Black’s rider preferences feature now live in South Africa

Grabbing an Uber Black? The company on Wednesday announced that you can now tailor your trip to suit your needs through rider preferences. The…

SAWS: Cape Town can expect a wet, windy Thursday thanks to cold front

We may be heading into spring, but it seems that winter just can’t let go of Cape Town just yet. The South African Weather…

Using algorithms and machine learning for smarter decision-making

Machine learning has become an increasingly popular topic, both in the public consciousness and for businesses wanting to streamline their processes. The line between…

Videos: Hurricane Dorian causes massive damage in the Bahamas

Hurricane Dorian hit the Bahamas on Monday, wreaking havoc on the island and its people with wind gusts of over 320 km/h, heavy rain…

GIFs of Hurricane Dorian show the fearsome ferocity of a Cat 5 storm

When we first wrote about Hurricane Dorian late last week, the cyclonic storm was packing Category 1-strength winds and bearing down on Puerto Rico….

Face to face with facial recognition: the basics, the uses, the myths

The internet loves buzz words: AI, machine learning, biotechnology, natural language processing, neural networks, gene editing, robotic process automation, and collective intelligence with few…

Hurricane Dorian hits Puerto Rico, could strike Florida as a major storm

Hurricane Dorian, the fourth named storm of the 2019 Atlantic hurricane season, is bearing down on Puerto Rico tonight, and could lash Florida by…

Google Maps will help you catch public transport with ridesharing, cycling options

Google Maps will now help users get to their public transport stations by suggesting ridesharing and cycling options available on the route, Google announced on…

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