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Aussies struggle to watch World Cup after Optus’s streaming goofs

While loadshedding has caused many South Africans to miss World Cup games this year, Australian fans aren’t having it much better. Australia’s World Cup…

Hi again loadshedding: Eskom’s really unfunny meme is back in South Africa

Four years ago, the World Cup was disrupted by loadshedding as Eskom struggled to maintain juice in its electricity grid. Last night, as the…

Cape Town’s dams are now healthier than they were in June 2016

There’s some more good news this week for thirsty Cape Town. As of 11 June 2018, the city’s total dam storage levels stood at…

South Africa sees 12.4% growth in smartphones sales in Q1 2018

South Africans might be pinching their pockets in other sectors of their financial lives (not to mention the upcoming petrol price hike), but they’re…

Week of rain leaves Cape Town’s dams just shy of 30% mark

How quickly things can change, Cape Town. According to the City’s latest dam report, Cape Town’s six largest dams’ total storage now stands at…

Upcoming petrol price hike sends South Africans into mild Twitter panic

From midnight on Wednesday 6 June 2018, the price of a litre of petrol will jump by 82 cents. This will push the total…

Cape Town’s dams slowly fill to 24% after May’s rainfall

At the end of the fifth month of 2018, Cape Town finally has some positive water-related news. As of 28 May 2018, total dam…

Facebook’s Internet.org, Praekelt Foundation team up to launch Free Basics incubator

Facebook’s Internet.org on Monday announced a partnership with the Praekelt foundation that will see the two launch an incubator for the Free Basics platform….

Zomato now lets you order food online from your favourite restaurants

Restaurant listing service Zomato has introduced online ordering capability to its app and web for its users in South Africa. The online ordering capability…

Uber, Wesbank team up in R200m car-rental deal

Uber South Africa has teamed up with car-financing giant Wesbank in a deal designed to give Uber drivers easier access to cars. The deal,…

FNB app gets mobile vouchers, coupons

FNB on Friday announced a couple of new features on its app which sees the bank getting into the mobile voucher and coupon space….

incuBeta merges with DQ&A in massive R1.5bn deal

incuBeta, the South African-based digital marketing group, on Thursday announced a merger with the Netherlands-based DQ&A in a deal worth more than R1.5-billion. Founded…

Facebook Results: social network crushes Q3 as WhatsApp nears a billion users

Facebook on Wednesday announced its Q3 results and while they were financially impressive — revenue for the quarter was up 45% on the same…

Africa-built digital player goes live on BBC World Service

The BBC World service has announced the launch of a new digital player designed and built by digital innovators from Africa. Called BBC Minute…

Google to launch hundreds of internet-enabled balloons in 2016

Google’s Project Loon never seizes to impress. Though the initiative started testing about two years ago, the US internet giant’s moonshot of sending internet-beaming…

Microsoft to merge calendar app Sunrise with Outlook

Microsoft has finally revealed its plans for Sunrise, the calendar app it acquired in February this year for US$100 million. Microsoft is going to…

Suzelle DIY to rock next Online Tuesday SA event

The creative talent behind one of South Africa’s biggest internet personalities, Suzelle DIY, will be among the digital professionals sharing their insight into what…

Apple Q4 2015 earnings reveal 48.04m iPhones sold in the quarter

Apple has announced its numbers for the quarter that ended on 26 September 2015 and the Cupertino-based tech giant is doing exceptionally well. The…

Uber partners with Eat Out for on-demand gourmet burgers

The latest promo from Uber looks set to be especially popular among foodies. The on-demand private ride service on Tuesday announced that it’s teamed…

Facebook revamps notification tab, makes it more Google Now card-ish

Facebook has announced that starting today, Android and iOS users in the US will see an updated Notifications tab. The new notification tab has…

Sony to buy Toshiba’s image sensor division

Sony is close to purchasing Toshiba’s image sensor division, according to a report by Reuters. The deal is currently in private discussion with the…

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