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Everything you need to know about Cape Town’s water rationing

While Cape Town’s dam levels are up over last week, water consumption is down, and October rainfall has been promising, the City has announced…

Cape Town dam levels increase, water rationing pays off

Cape Town: there’s some excellent news regarding the city’s current water situation. Not only are levels up this week, but consumption has also decreased…

Videos of little girl robbing women in Cape Town goes viral on Facebook

Two videos of a little girl coerced into stealing items from shoppers’ handbags in Cape Town have gone viral on Facebook. Published on 19…

#Matric2017: SA wishes students well on Twitter

Can you remember the nerves you felt when walking into that exam venue to write your final paper? Twitter does, and has subsequently bestowed…

Donald Trump claims he wouldn’t be president without social media

In a world devoid of Twitter and other social media platforms, would Donald Trump be the president of the United States? Probably not, and…

Got a cheap phone? Google now brings faster search to Africa

Between the AMP project and data-saving features in Chrome, Google is providing a few solid solutions to data and speed constraints. Now, the search…

#CabinetShuffle: axed Blade Nzimande, nuclear deals and President Zuma memes

Oh, but it’s a busy news day in South Africa folks. President Jacob Zuma, on the back of appointing a new board for the…

Uber is testing a cash payment option in Nairobi

Uber has launched a cash payment system in Nairobi, Kenya. Uber has been operating with a credit card-based system, a strategy that made sense…

Twitter bot corrects users referring to Caitlyn Jenner as ‘He’

It’s been a little over a week since Caitlyn Jenner, formerly known as Bruce Jenner, introduced herself to the world, but people don’t seem…

YouTube’s new ‘Music Insights’ tells artist in which city they are most popular

YouTube has introduced a new tool for artists. Called Music insights, its function is to give artists data about where their music is being…

Hisense opens new headquarters in Cape Town, strengthens ties in SA

Chinese device manufacturer Hisense has been leading something of a charge into the South African market of late. Back in 2013, it opened its…

Microsoft acquires Wunderlist for around $200m

Microsoft has acquired Wunderlist, a to-do list app based in Berlin. Under Satya Nadella, Microsoft has not only made more inroads towards being more…

Pinterest introduces ‘buyable pins’, making it possible to make purchases within the app

Pinterest has revealed a new feature that will see users buying things, all within the app without leaving the platform. The feature, ‘buyable pins’,…

Caitlyn Jenner breaks internet, is fastest to 1m Twitter followers

Caitlyn Jenner has broken the record for the fastest person to reach one-million Twitter followers, cementing her status as a trans-gender icon in the…

Google refreshes, reinforces its user privacy and security settings

Google has rolled out two improvements to its privacy and security tools in a bid to give users more flexible options. There’s now a…

Uber updates app for deaf drivers

Uber is at it again – behaving like a company which got way too big way too fast and now needs to cover too…

Online publication Quartz Africa launches in mission to cover the ‘next billion’

Renowned US publisher Quartz launches its second international chapter in Africa today, reiterating a ripple of international interest in the region which is said to…

Controversial Google, Oracle case could put future API usage in jeopardy

Both Google and Oracle are tech giants and their technology is ingrained into our everyday lives. The latter company owns the Java platform, which…

YouTube turns ten, throws itself an epic birthday party [video]

Any other 10-year-old would have their parents organise a birthday party, invite friends, and hire a jumping castle. Not YouTube. On its tenth birthday…

Will crucial partnerships help drive Android Pay’s ecosystem?

Android Pay has officially introduced at Google’s I/O conference in San Fransisco. While the “simple and secure” mobile payment solution has been in the…

Uber reveals plans for awesome new HQ in San Fransisco

Apple and Facebook are not the only two conglomerates boasting massive plans for their headquarters. Popular cab-hailing company Uber is building itself a new…

Accra embraces Microsoft CityNext applications

On 22 May, Microsoft Ghana, the Accra Metropolitan Assembly and the Global Alliance of Mayors and Leaders from Africa and African Descent signed an…

This text message called the ‘Unicode of Death’ will crash your iPhone

The scariest line of characters on the internet right now makes absolutely no sense, but will crash your iPhone nonetheless. Word on the web…

TikTok Tightens the Reins: New Parental Controls and Digital Well-Being Tools Rolled Out

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Injini Accelerates EdTech Revolution in SA with New Mastercard Foundation Fellowship Cohort

Microsoft launches new Surface devices in new AI era

Honor Magic V3 launches, four things to know

Honor Magic V3, a Guinness world record attempt

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