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Soweto shutdown trends on Twitter as residents demand free electricity

Amidst South Africa’s current electricity crisis, residents of Soweto on Tuesday took the streets to protest against power cuts and billing problems in the…

#DeKlerkMustFall: South Africans debate SONA, the EFF and apartheid

SONA 2020 might be over already, but South Africans are still weighing in on the events that interrupted Parliament last week when the EFF…

Helen Zille is closing her account on ‘hate-filled’ Twitter

Helen Zille is saying goodbye to Twitter. Well, kind of. The former mayor of Cape Town, Premier of the Western Cape and leader of…

‘Hunting sick notes?’ Jacob Zuma’s latest tweet is definitely a weird one

Former president Jacob Zuma was supposed to appear in court this month in a trial regarding Arms Deal-era corruption, but his lawyers claim he’s…

Kobe Bryant dies in helicopter crash: ‘heartbroken’ Twitter pays tribute

US basketball legend Kobe Bryant died in a helicopter crash along with his daughter and several others in Calabasas, California on Sunday evening. Following…

New Coronavirus outbreak: follow these Twitter accounts for live updates

Fresh, detailed and accurate information is difficult to come by, especially during virus outbreaks. The current Coronavirus outbreak (currently called 2019-nCoV) is no exception….

‘Africa loves’ Donald Trump according to Patrice Motsepe

“Africa loves you,” exclaimed businessman Patrice Motsepe, as he shook the hand of US President Donald Trump in Davos on Thursday. At a panel…

US government set to place more restrictions on Huawei in 2020

The US Government will intensify its trade ban against Chinese tech giant Huawei, this according to US commerce secretary Wilbur Ross. Speaking to Bloomberg…

Cyril Ramaphosa: South Africa and Eskom will avoid a ‘dark Christmas’

No load shedding will occur between 17 December 2019 and 13 January 2020. This is according to President Cyril Ramaphosa. Speaking to media in…

Eskom implements Stage 2 load shedding until 11pm Wednesday

Well, there’s some good news today. If you’ve been avoiding Twitter and news outlets for the past 24 hours, we’d understand. But Eskom today…

SAWS issues further heavy rain, flood warnings for Gauteng on Tuesday

After nearly three days of persistent warnings and watches, the South African Weather Service (SAWS) on Tuesday delivered more bad news to those in…

South Africa’s revised ministerial handbook now allows R700k cars, R60k phone bills

On Monday, the government of South Africa agreed to an amended ministerial handbook which cuts unnecessary expenditure by those in cabinet and other public…

Table Mountain Cableway tourists were ‘stuck’ up top amid load shedding

If you’re heading up the famous Table Mountain Cableway when load shedding is in the air, you may want to pack a pair of…

Eskom’s crisis escalates: Stage 6 load shedding will strike South Africa tonight

Update, 10pm Monday 9 December: Eskom “unreservedly apologised” on Monday evening for implementing Stage 6 load shedding. It announced that from 10pm, Stage 4…

Flooding reported across Gauteng and Mpumalanga as the rain continues to fall

Update, 10am, Tuesday 10 December: The South African Weather Service on Tuesday issued further warnings and watches for potential flooding across Gauteng, Mpumalanga and…

Unavailable capacity: Charting Eskom’s load shedding week from hell

Before the current bout of load shedding, Memeburn’s last article about the Eskom crisis was published in mid-November. Back then, I thought it would…

Stage 4 load shedding to start at 10am, continue all day on Monday

Update, 9.30am, Monday 9 December: It seems that Stage 2 load shedding is just not enough to prevent a total collapse of the power…

SAWS: Tropical Cyclone Belna will not directly impact South Africa

Tropical Cyclone Belna — a fierce storm currently bearing down on Madagascar — will not affect South Africa, the SA Weather Service (SAWS) said…

Cape Town ranked the 46th ‘most festive city’ in the world in 2019

Oh the weather outside is frightful, but it’s not snowing in the south-western tip of Africa. The wind’s howling and four seasons are constantly…

Stage 4 load shedding declared as Eskom’s power struggles deepen

Well, this all escalated very quickly. Stage 4 load shedding will be implemented by Eskom from 2pm on Friday and will last until 6am…

Herman Mashaba: ‘I believe in South Africa and South Africans’

It’s been a bit of a rough week for South Africa. With SAA ailing, Eskom crumbling, and mayors falling, it’s a week that have…

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…

Find the load shedding 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 online wastes…

Uber rolls out a new PIN code verification safety feature for riders

Netflix gets a country-based top 10 chart for hyping its hottest content

Soweto shutdown trends on Twitter as residents demand free electricity

Kenyan ecommerce startup Sokowatch raises $14m

SA incubator Injini names six edtech startups selected for fourth cohort

Namibia to get its own business angel investors network

Some Xbox One users can now eject discs using their controller

Huawei Mate Xs is a buff foldable phone offering for a steep price

Sony steps up its mid-range game with the Xperia 10 II

The Hyundai i30 N is the company’s fastest car yet

VW T-Cross 1.0 TSI Highline road impressions: the Polo crosses over

Tesla is now the world’s second most valuable car company

News

Soweto shutdown trends on Twitter as residents demand free electricity

#DeKlerkMustFall: South Africans debate SONA, the EFF and apartheid

Helen Zille is closing her account on ‘hate-filled’ Twitter

‘Hunting sick notes?’ Jacob Zuma’s latest tweet is definitely a weird one

Kobe Bryant dies in helicopter crash: ‘heartbroken’ Twitter pays tribute

New Coronavirus outbreak: follow these Twitter accounts for live updates

‘Africa loves’ Donald Trump according to Patrice Motsepe

US government set to place more restrictions on Huawei in 2020

Cyril Ramaphosa: South Africa and Eskom will avoid a ‘dark Christmas’

Eskom implements Stage 2 load shedding until 11pm Wednesday

SAWS issues further heavy rain, flood warnings for Gauteng on Tuesday

South Africa’s revised ministerial handbook now allows R700k cars, R60k phone bills

Table Mountain Cableway tourists were ‘stuck’ up top amid load shedding

Eskom’s crisis escalates: Stage 6 load shedding will strike South Africa tonight

Flooding reported across Gauteng and Mpumalanga as the rain continues to fall

Unavailable capacity: Charting Eskom’s load shedding week from hell

Stage 4 load shedding to start at 10am, continue all day on Monday

SAWS: Tropical Cyclone Belna will not directly impact South Africa

Cape Town ranked the 46th ‘most festive city’ in the world in 2019

Stage 4 load shedding declared as Eskom’s power struggles deepen

Herman Mashaba: ‘I believe in South Africa and South Africans’

Load shedding update: Eskom dramas will continue this weekend

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

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