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Cape Town dam levels back above 50% after weekend’s winter storm

This past weekend’s rainfall has brought a huge relief to residents and reservoirs in what has been another dry start to Cape Town’s winter….

Ethiopia’s been without internet for more than 48 hours

Over the weekend, a report from NetBlocks revealed that Ethiopia’s internet was shut show across country after its army leader was shot dead amid…

#SONA2019 according to Twitter: a speech of dreams

The second State of the Nation Address of 2019 took place on Thursday evening in Cape Town, and with it came an influx of…

Huawei’s recruiting developers for its AppGallery through an email campaign

Well, now that Huawei’s future looks like a Google-less one, the company’s now asking developers to publish apps to its own app store. Dubbed…

Proteas take on West Indies today (if it isn’t completely rained out)

It’s been a rough first week for the Proteas at the Cricket World Cup 2019, and it’s not about to get any easier. After…

Facebook will stop preinstalling its apps on Huawei devices

A report by Reuters on Friday revealed that Facebook has suspended pre-installation of its mobile apps on Huawei devices. This means that Huawei phones…

Tito Mboweni’s latest late night culinary journey involved a tin of Lucky Star

Finance minister Tito Mboweni on Thursday evening was once again cooking with Twitter open as he live-tweeted his latest culinary adventure. Kicking off a…

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…

South Africa’s economy sees the worst quarterly drop in a decade

The South African economy just had its worst quarter in more than ten years, according to Statistics South Africa. The stats body on Tuesday…

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…

Huawei applies pressure to end lawsuit against US government’s trade ban

In a trade war that has been decidedly one sided until now, Huawei is finally applying more pressure on the US government. In a…

Tito Mboweni, South Africa’s ‘minister of cooking’, is live-tweeting a beef stew tutorial

He may spend all day balancing books, but Tito Mboweni seemingly also knows how to balance those flavours. The minister of finance, unofficial minister…

Just 10.4% of South African households have direct access to the internet

Just 64.7% of South African households have at least one member that can internet from any device, anywhere, according to Statistics South Africa. The…

David Mabuza cat memes flood Twitter ahead of his swearing in as MP

South Africa’s former deputy president David “The Cat” Mabuza will be sworn in as an MP later today, this after he postponed taking his…

Go to bed, South Africa: President Ramaphosa to announce his cabinet ‘later this week’

Were you preparing for President Cyril Ramaphosa to announce his cabinet in the early hours of the morning… you know, like our former President?…

The Chinese are dropping their iPhones for Huaweis

Looks like the shunning of Huawei by the US is finally impacting US companies in China. According to a report by the South China…

UK chip overlord ARM reportedly terminates relationship with Huawei

Huawei was today dealt a possible death blow in the trade war against the US. UK-based Japan-owned chip designer ARM has reportedly told its…

We’re paying 10% more for vegetables in South Africa compared to 2018

According to Statistics South Africa, your nice winter veggie stew is going to cost a lot more in 2019 than last year. But it…

Livestream: watch South Africa swear in new MPs, president in Parliament

If you’re wondering why Cape Town’s traffic is horrid today, the first sitting of the National Assembly is currently in session, and the sixth…

US gives Huawei a 90 day breather to buy hardware, update software

The US government will give Chinese tech giant Huawei a breather, after it was placed on a trade ban late last week, and stripped…

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…

Huawei to continue ‘security updates’ globally after Google pulls Android support

In light on Sunday’s report on Google’s withdrawal of support for Huawei regarding Android updates and Google services, the Chinese tech giant has finally…

Boeing’s parking its grounded 737 MAX planes in car parks

Cape Town dam levels back above 50% after weekend’s winter storm

Ethiopia’s been without internet for more than 48 hours

African VC funds in for a bonanza, with Germany’s €1bn Africa fund

Ozow nets follow-on funding from Kalon Venture Partners for Series-A round

Village Capital Africa Agriculture applications close this Friday

Harry Potter: Wizards Unite pales in comparison to Pokemon Go at launch

Harry Potter: Wizards Unite is now ready to play in South Africa

Keep the kids busy these holidays with the new Huawei Mediapad M5 lite [Sponsored]

Audi’s new cars in Germany will count you down, pace you to green lights

Two Ford Focus trim levels also found to have lock issues

South Africa’s govt ministers really love German cars and big Toyotas report reveals

News

Cape Town dam levels back above 50% after weekend’s winter storm

Ethiopia’s been without internet for more than 48 hours

#SONA2019 according to Twitter: a speech of dreams

Huawei’s recruiting developers for its AppGallery through an email campaign

Proteas take on West Indies today (if it isn’t completely rained out)

Facebook will stop preinstalling its apps on Huawei devices

Tito Mboweni’s latest late night culinary journey involved a tin of Lucky Star

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

South Africa’s economy sees the worst quarterly drop in a decade

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

Huawei applies pressure to end lawsuit against US government’s trade ban

Tito Mboweni, South Africa’s ‘minister of cooking’, is live-tweeting a beef stew tutorial

Just 10.4% of South African households have direct access to the internet

David Mabuza cat memes flood Twitter ahead of his swearing in as MP

Go to bed, South Africa: President Ramaphosa to announce his cabinet ‘later this week’

The Chinese are dropping their iPhones for Huaweis

UK chip overlord ARM reportedly terminates relationship with Huawei

We’re paying 10% more for vegetables in South Africa compared to 2018

Livestream: watch South Africa swear in new MPs, president in Parliament

US gives Huawei a 90 day breather to buy hardware, update software

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

Huawei to continue ‘security updates’ globally after Google pulls Android support

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