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UCT chooses not to suspend lecturer after #MenAreTrash Facebook post

UCT on Wednesday announced that it will not suspend a chemical engineering lecturer who published a “deeply disturbing” post to Facebook earlier this week….

UCT lecturer’s ‘disgusting’ Facebook post slams women for #MenAreTrash

UCT is again coming under fire on social media after a lecturer took to Facebook to criticise women for the #MenAreTrash movement, and confessing…

Cape Town dam levels now just below 60%

Recent rains has brought a much needed mid-winter refill to much of Cape Town’s outlying dams. According to the City of Cape Town’s latest…

In graphs: we chart Cape Town’s rainfall in May, June and July 2018

May has come, and July has gone. And just like that, winter is nearly over in Cape Town. In a few months’ time, it’ll…

[Update] Cape Town #taxistrike may affect MyCiTi, Golden Arrow on Tuesday

Update: The taxi strike affecting Cape Town and surrounds was suspended late on Monday. Cape Town’s MyCiTi and Golden Arrow bus services may not…

6 gut-wrenching videos of the Lombok earthquake aftermath

At least 91 people have died after a series of earthquakes struck the small island of Lombok, Indonesia late on Sunday. USGS recorded at…

Western Cape taxi strike adds to Cape Town’s public transport woes

Today Capetonians woke to rain, gridlocked highways, late trains, buses on fire, and a taxi strike. Yes, yet another taxi strike began in the…

Red & Yellow increases bursary numbers to aid ad industry transformation

Advertising school Red & Yellow has announced an increased number of bursaries for its full and part time programmes in Marketing and Advertising in…

Smirnoff tries to lure people to app with free Uber rides

Smirnoff on Tuesday announced a partnership with Uber which will allow people to use the ride-hailing service for free. The free rides come as…

Social media racism, Netflix, Star Wars: 5 Memeburn articles you loved this week

In a week where South African social media users seemed determined to vent forth racially charged spew, there appeared to be precious little for…

Webfluential hit by phishing scam, users targeted with fake mail

Online influencer platform Webfluential has been hit by a phishing attack, which saw scam emails sent out to multiple influencers. The scam email, which…

Netflix arrives in SA: should you make the switch from the US version?

On Wednesday evening South African internet users were greeted with news that they, along with people around 130 other countries, would be able to…

Pinterest just hired its first-ever Head of Diversity

Pinterest has hired its first ever Head of Diversity, Candice Morgan. The appointment, reported by the Wall Street Journal, is symbolic, as diversity has…

Netflix officially live in SA at $7.99 a month

South African internet users can now access Netflix without having to resort to the semi-legal methods they’ve used to date. The world’s biggest video-on-demand…

Prominent tech ed Duncan McLeod caught up in racist social media row, charges laid [Update]

Crimen injuria charges laid against tech journalist over social media racism saga involving Chris Hart, Penny Sparrow McLeod had defended Hart’s tweets on the…

Estate agent calls black people ‘monkeys’ in racist Facebook post

Penny Sparrow, a white estate agent, has raised the ire of South African social media with a Facebook post comparing black people to monkeys….

Elon Musk’s Tesla Motors to set up office in South Africa

Major US automotive and energy storage company Tesla Motors plans to set up shop in South Africa, the birthplace of its CEO Elon Musk….

‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’: what the world thinks so far

Geeks around the world have been anticipating this day with a mix of fear and trepidation ever since Disney announced its acquisition of Lucas…

ShowMax introduces download functionality for offline viewing

This is interesting. Naspers-owned video streaming service ShowMax has updated its Android app to include downloads for offline viewing. It’s a potentially important move,…

IAB UK CEO, Vinny Lingham to headline IAB SA Digital Summit

IAB SA has announced South African-born Silicon Valley entrepreneur and investor Vinny Lingham and Guy Phillipson, the CEO of IAB UK, as the headline…

Alibaba buys Hong Kong’s SCMP, may be a blow to editorial independence

Chinese internet giant Alibaba has acquired SCMP, the Hong Kong-based media house behind 103-year-old newspaper the South China Morning Post. While Alibaba has pledged…

#ZumaMustFall: South Africans voice concern, frustration after Nene axing

Twitter is filled with tweets voicing people’s concern and frustration over South Africa’s future. This comes after the surprise announcement by President Jacob Zuma…

Smart cities will use 1.6b connected things by 2016

According to Gartner, smart cities will use 1.6 billion connected things by the year 2016. This is an increase of 39% from 2015. By…

Opera Mini Helps South Africans Stay on Top of Every Game

High End Devices Unlock Superior Mobile Experiences in South Africa

South Africa Sees 77% Surge in Demand for AI Skills

Innovate47 Launches Global Food & Agri Accelerator to Back Climate-Smart Startups

Simbi Wabote’s 10-Year Roadmap: How Nigeria Achieved 54% Local Content Growth

Records Tumble In Best Year Yet For South Africa’s Hedge Fund Industry

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TDK enhances IMUs for extreme temps

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