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Load shedding update: Eskom dramas will continue this weekend

Update: 7.30am, Friday 6 December: Eskom has announced that Stage 2 load shedding will continue for another 21 hours, beginning at 9am Friday ending…

Load shedding: Find the schedule for your city or municipality in South Africa

Finding your load shedding schedule for your specific city, town or municipality can be a torrid task online, and searching for them wastes valuable…

Eskom announces Stage 2 load shedding returns to South Africa tonight

Happy December! After the fuel price increased this week and the drama that is SAA, prepare for some more good news. Eskom on Thursday…

What will South Africans eat more of in 2020? Uber Eats places its bets

Following the release of South Africa’s “Cravings Report” back in September, Uber Eats on Wednesday announced its FoodCast predictions for 2020. Based on the…

South Africa’s petrol price jumps 22c per litre in December

Happy December! Or well, it was until the change to South Africa’s petrol price was confirmed on Tuesday, weighing on consumer’s pockets like a…

Clicks ClubCard members can now earn points for filling up at Engen

Engen and Clicks are partnering to bring new rewards opportunities to Clicks ClubCard members. Clicks ClubCard users will now be able to earn loyalty…

China to ban the publishing of fake news and deepfakes online

A report by Reuters on Saturday revealed that China is planning to end the spread of fake news by completing banning the content online….

#Uber: South Africans take to Twitter to support attacked Sandton drivers

Three cars were torched in Sandton Thursday evening in a suspected protest between metered taxi drivers and Uber. According to provincial spokesperson Captain Mavela Masondo, preliminary…

NASA’s SDO captures huge solar flares in gorgeous GIF

Human beings might be under siege thanks to the current tropical weather on Earth, but in space, the Sun’s atmosphere is seemingly more active…

Elon Musk: WW3 will be caused by AI, not North Korea’s nukes

Tesla and SpaceX founder Elon Musk isn’t shy when suggesting that robots and artificial intelligence (AI) will lead to humanity’s demise. But according to…

Hubble delivers hints of water in Earth-like TRAPPIST-1 system

Earlier this year, NASA announced the discovery of seven Earth-sized planets orbiting an ultra-cool dwarf star, called TRAPPIST-1. The find meant that TRAPPIST-1 was among…

Uber South Africa now verifies cash riders using Facebook

Two big changes have arrived on the Uber South Africa app this week, and you might’ve already noticed them. First and foremost, there’s a…

Cassini takes deepest dip into Saturn before crashing

NASA’s Cassini space probe is less than a month away from crashing into Saturn as part of its Grand Finale, but this week will…

What should we expect from successor to stealthy F-22 fighter?

The F-22 fighter jet is one of the most ambitious military aircraft ever built, packing a stealthy airframe and cutting-edge software and hardware. But…

Solar Eclipse 2017: America’s doggos prepare on Instagram

In a few minutes, the Earth’s Moon will begin its rude obstruction of the Sun, covering much of the central United States in darkness…

Uber now lets you message your driver through in-app chat

Uber has just solved another small but niggling problem with its service. The transportation company has announced a new chat system, that allows drivers…

Uber SA drivers can now choose to accept your cash trip or not

Paying for an Uber is usually a seamless affair involving a credit card and electronic fairies transporting cash around the ether. But what if…

A partial lunar eclipse will be visible from South Africa tonight

Great news, lunar lovers in South Africa. According to the South African Weather Service (SAWS), much of the country will tonight experience a partial…

‘Hot Jupiter’: You probably wouldn’t want to stay on WASP-121b

Human beings have long been searching for an alternative, habitable planet to fly to when they inevitably destroy their current home. But the exoplanet…

SA government to include e-hailing services in act says Maswanganyi

The South African government is considering an amendment to the National Land Transport Act that will accommodate e-hailing services like Uber, Taxify and Zebra, according…

Disney uses AI to predict viewers’ expressions, but it isn’t foolproof

Disney Research used neural networks to model audience’s reactions to its movies, and said it was able to provide data superior to “conventional methods”….

SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy set for November, but will it even leave launchpad?

The Falcon Heavy is SpaceX‘s next big rocket, but it’s been a long time coming. It was set to be launched late last year,…

Mayor: Cape Town to source 20% of energy from renewables by 2020

Cape Town mayor Patricia de Lille today took to Twitter in an hour-long update regarding key issues affecting the City of Cape Town, including…

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