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Bolt Food launches in Cape Town, debuts tuk-tuk rides in Sandton

Bolt’s been pretty busy in 2020. The company earlier this month launched Business Delivery to help smaller companies ferry goods to customers. Today, it…

Mr D Food will now deliver prescription meds from MediRite during lockdown

Mr D Food will now deliver prescriptions and medication from Checkers’ MediRite pharmacies to users stuck at home during the COVID-19 lockdown, the companies…

You can now order groceries, pharmacy essentials in SA from Uber Eats

Uber Eats on Monday announced that it will now delivery groceries to households across South Africa during the lockdown. “Traditional supermarket delivery services have…

Bolt launches Business Delivery in South Africa during COVID-19 lockdown

Ride-hailing company Bolt has launched its Business Delivery service to help smaller firms fulfil orders during the COVID-19 lockdown. The service will operate between…

Eskom sees huge power demand drop as SA’s COVID-19 lockdown deepens

The 21-day lockdown is placing many a company and individual in a tight spot financially, but for Eskom it seems that the power utility…

Zweli Mkhize confirms South Africa’s first COVID-19 death

Update: The NICD on Friday confirmed that the second suspected COVID-19 victim tested negative for the disease. Only one COVID-19 related death has been…

Eskom: no load shedding expected during the COVID-19 lockdown

Eskom on Wednesday announced it does not expect to implement any load shedding during the COVID-19 lockdown. The utility confirmed in a tweet that…

Soon you will be able to order Uber Eats from your Uber app

TechCrunch on Wednesday revealed that Uber is working on integrating a web version of Uber Eats into its main ride app. This means that…

Western Cape mountains could see the first snow of the winter this week

Wondering why it’s so cold today, Cape Town? Well, we could be in for some snow on Wednesday. A duo of cold fronts brushed…

SAWS issues a heavy rain weather watch for Cape Town, surrounds for Tuesday

Cape Town and surrounding areas may be in for a wet Tuesday, according to the South African Weather Service. The organisation issued a “weather…

The ambitious Stratolaunch project could be facing an early demise

Less than two months ago, Stratolaunch took to the skies in its first complete test flight. Now, Reuters is reporting that the ambitious project,…

Uber Eats launches in Soweto, and introduces bicycle deliveries

Uber Eats just added a tenth city to its South African operations. As of Thursday this week, Uber Eats is available in Soweto. The…

Uber South Africa will permanently ban riders for consistent bad behaviour

Earlier this week, Uber’s US operations issued a statement explaining that riders will be banned from the service should their rating drop too low….

SAAO’s Sutherland telescope plays key role in discovering horribly-hot ‘forbidden’ planet

A South African Astronomical Observatory (SAAO) telescope in Sutherland, Northern Cape has confirmed the existence of what sounds like the worst place you could…

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…

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…

Canadian town takes up the ‘Cape Town Challenge’ to reduce water usage

A small town in Canada is taking up the “Cape Town Challenge” inspired by the latter’s recent struggle with water. According to a report…

Cape Town sees 80mm of rain in places after first winter cold front

After last night’s cold front which brought wet and windy weather to Cape Town, the South African Weather Service (SAWS) has issued an update…

Cape Town, surrounding mountains brace for ‘heavy’ rain, possible snowfall

Looks like Cape Town’s first heavy rain of the winter months has arrived. On Saturday, the South African Weather Service on Twitter issued a…

Bargaining ride-hailing service InDriver now available in Johannesburg

InDriver, the Russian-born ride-sharing service, is now available in Johannesburg. The service, which lets riders bargain for the price of their rides with various…

You can request ‘quiet’ drivers through a new Uber Black feature

Uber on Wednesday revealed new features for its premium customers in the US including a “Quiet Mode” that aims to reduce chattiness during rides….

Uber’s testing a new ‘seamless’ PIN code pickup system for airports

Uber is revising how its service functions at airports, kicking off a trial in Portland this week. The city’s airport in Oregon, US will…

TCL South Africa Unveils 2025 Mini LED TV Range with Wide Viewing Angles

RIP Skype Microsoft Pulls the Plug on a Digital Pioneer

SITA pushes back as Home Affairs eyes IT exit

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French No-Code Pioneer Tinkso Secures Strategic Investment from SA Entrepreneur Henk Pretorius

IBM Think 2025: Enterprise Gen AI Moves Beyond the Hype

Acer Unleashes Beastly New Predator BiFrost and Nitro GPUs with AMD Radeon RX 9000 Series

Philips Evnia Drops Jaw-Dropping QD OLED Monitors: 240Hz, Ambiglow, and All the Good Stuff

Microsoft launches new Surface devices in new AI era

Slate Truck is an outrageously sensible pickup

Red Bull wings for Lucid – not Tesla

Gravity is a true driver’s EV SUV