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Instagram captures weekend snow across Cape Town’s surrounds

Cape Town and surrounds did in fact have an “interesting” weekend of weather, at least according to SAWS. The national weather service issued widespread…

Update: SAWS issues weather warnings for Cape Town this weekend

Update, 11am, 25 August: The South African Weather Service has upgraded the weather watches to warnings in place across a large swathe of the…

Mcebisi Jonas’ State Capture testimony rocks South Africa, Twitter

South Africa’s State Capture Inquiry has today reached something of a peak, at least in terms of sheer drama. Mcebisi Jonas, South Africa’s former…

Twitter’s not buying Adam Catzavelos’ apology to South Africa

For those wondering just how Adam Catzavelos would respond to South Africa’s uproar regarding his racist viral video, you now have your answer. “I…

Watch: Julius Malema gives Donald Trump a sassy new nickname

EFF leader Julius Malema has called US President Donald Trump a “pathological liar” after he called for an investigation into South Africa’s land reforms…

Google searches for South Africa spike after Fox News video, Trump tweet

Google Searches for South Africa has spiked after Fox News ran a segment, anchored by Tucker Carlson, addressing the country’s land expropriation debate. The…

Watch: Fox News, Donald Trump weigh in on South Africa’s land expropriation

US President Donald Trump this morning turned his eye towards South Africa after a Fox News segment, anchored by Tucker Carlson, dipped its toes…

You can now top up AlwaysOn Wi-Fi at Pick n Pay

Wi-Fi service provider AlwaysOn has announced a deal that will allow users to top their accounts by buying vouchers at Pick n Pay. The…

Uber plans to create 75k jobs in India’s Maharashtra state

When Uber entered South Africa, it experienced difficulties with meter taxi associations and the government. With almost each city Uber has launched in, its…

Dynamic line-up of films and workshops at the Cape Town International Animation Festival

The fifth annual Cape Town International Animation Festival kicks off this weekend at the River Club in Observatory, running from 18 to 21 February…

King James, Gloo@Ogilvy, Native VML dominate Bookmarks shortlist

The IAB South Africa has announced its shortlist for the 2016 Bookmarks Awards, to be held on 3 March in Newtown, Johannesburg. Now in…

No Facebook, Elon Musk was not an ‘illegal immigrant’

By now second guessing stuff on the internet should come naturally. A Facebook post — that’s been shared nearly 25 000 times — claims…

India bans Facebook free internet services

The world’s largest democracy has finally taken a stance on free internet services. This comes after the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on…

Reach Trust launches mobile tool to ‘fast-track’, reward learning

The Reach Trust, an NGO which was birthed out of Mxit and holds all of the once might mobile social network’s remaining IP, this…

You can now safely Uber with small kids

If you’re of a certain age, you might only think of Uber as a safe way to get around after a raucous night out,…

Slack releases diversity report, records an increase since last report

In its latest diversity report, Slack, the team collaboration app, reveals stats on its own efforts towards a diverse company structure. The company’s efforts…

Popcorn Time is back, promises to stay up

A couple of years ago, when Popcorn Time exploded onto the scene, it seemed unstoppable. Billed as the “Netflix you always wanted”, the service…

Uber comes of age and gets a new look, logo and branding

The next time you see Uber, you might not recognise it. That is because the company has had a massive aesthetic makeover to rival…

Alphabet (briefly) passes Apple as world’s most valuable company

Something big happened in the past 24 hours. Alphabet, the holding company for Google and a whole load of other companies, passed Apple to…

IDC: people are still buying smartphones in their billions

The rate at which smartphones ship is incredible. And with more and more people joining the list of smartphone owners, the shipment of phones…

Blockchain and Bitcoin Africa Conference 2016 reveals speaker list

The 12 official speakers for Blockchain and Bitcoin Africa Conference 2016 have been announced. The conference will take place on 3-4 March in Sandton,…

iOS users can now download their favourite ShowMax shows

People accessing ShowMax from Android devices have been able to download content for offline viewing since December last year. Now their iOS-using counterparts can…

Uber to improve driver/rider ratings by collecting data using smartphone technology

A large part of the appeal of Uber is that riders and drivers alike can rate the treatment and behaviour of each other. More…

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