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Superbalist and Spree announce merger

Big news in South Africa’s online retail space: two of South Africa’s clothing and lifestyle juggernauts, Spree and Superbalist, are merging into a single…

In graphs: Cape Town’s dam storage jumps by 28% in just 8 weeks

At the end of April, the water situation in Cape Town was dire. Dams were nearly empty. In fact, the Department of Water and…

WATCH: dramatic video of Cape Town cash-in-transit heist emerges

Cash-in-transit heists are no longer a Gauteng phenomenon judging by a dramatic morning on Cape Town’s Flats. On Monday around 9pm along the city’s…

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…

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…

Twitter to roll out polls to everyone

Twitter on Wednesday announced that it would be rolling out the ability to create polls to all its users. The new feature allows people…

Facebook announces TechPrep, an initiative to address diversity in tech

Facebook has announced an initiative called TechPrep, an online computer science and programming resource hub. TechPrep is aimed at underrepresented people and their parents…

Here’s how searches around SA’s student protests have spiked

Over the past few days, student protests rocking South African university campuses have dominated headlines. The protests, which kicked off at the University of…

Art meets VR in new Joburg exhibition

A new exhibition is set to give South Africans a taste of how virtual reality could turn the perception of art upside down. Called…

Facebook launches Instant Articles to everyone on iPhone, coming to Android later in the year

Earlier this year Facebook announced Instant Articles, it’s publishing play, but things have been fairly quiet since. On Tuesday however the company has announced…

Here’s how the #FeesMustFall conversation has taken off on Twitter

Over the past few days, universities across South Africa have been rocked by protests against fee increases, registration fees, and the outsourcing of university…

South Africa’s top iPhoneographers announced for 2015

South Africa’s 2015 iPhoneography competition came to a close at the Southern Sun The Cullinan in Cape Town on Thursday night, revealing the country’s…

Instagrammer Skye Grove dismissed from Cape Town Partnership job

Skye Grove, the prominent South African Instagrammer at the centre of an online plagiarism furore, has been dismissed from her position at Cape Town…

Dell confirms record EMC acquisition

Computing giant Dell has just announced what looks set to be the biggest acquisition in tech history. The Texas-based company on Monday confirmed that…

You can now buy flights direct from News24

You may no longer be able to spew racist vitriol from the comments section, but you can now buy flights from News24. The feature,…

GovTech conference to reward public service innovation

GovTechSA, the government technology conference put together by the State Information Technology Agency (SITA), has announced that entries are open for the ICT Public…

Negging, peacocking, and bedroom eyes: pick-up artists peddle product at rAge 2015

South African gaming and electronics expo rAge has made some curious decisions regarding its portrayal of a family-friendly environment. After redesigning their mascot and receiving…

Facebook to test Like-replacement Reaction emoji feature

Facebook has always been that one space where people can tune in and stroke each other’s egos. Whether that be photos from your trip…

How eSIM and Dual SIM Can Save You Money in South Africa

Tapping Into Africa’s 230-Million AI Jobs Opportunity

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

Acer Unleashes Beastly New Predator BiFrost and Nitro GPUs with AMD Radeon RX 9000 Series

Philips Evnia Drops Jaw-Dropping QD OLED Monitors: 240Hz, Ambiglow, and All the Good Stuff

Omoda C5 X review

TDK enhances IMUs for extreme temps

Data centres and defence are reviving diesel