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Russia to ban Facebook if it doesn’t comply with data storage laws

Russian communications regulator Roskomnadzor will check to see if Facebook is abiding by a Russian data storage law — and the result may lead to the company…

Truecaller reveals the top spam callers in South Africa

Spam calls are part of daily life for most with a cell phone in South Africa, but which industry is most responsible for making…

Cape Town smoke-filled skies caused by Sir Lowry’s Pass fire

Update, 5.17pm: Sir Lowry’s Pass has been reopened to traffic closed once again. Cape Town – N2 Route: #SirLowrysPass (Update): ROAD CLOSED again over…

#TexasShooting: Latest US mass shooting reignites debate online

A shooting in a rural Texas church Sunday left 26 dead, and reignited debates around gun control in the US. Among the dead were…

#ZumaQandA: DA walks out of Parliament after verbal scuffle

South Africa may have expected a relatively smooth question and answer session between President Jacob Zuma and the rest of Parliament today, after the…

#PanayiotouTrial: SA awaits justice for Jayde Panayiotou

Update 4.40pm: Christopher Panayiotou has been found guilty of murder. His accomplice Sinethemba Nemembe was found guilty of murder and robbery with aggravating circumstances. Zolani Sibeko was…

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…

Put your phone on a data diet with Opera Max, cuts up to 50% usage

Student life is a tough one. Life is expensive and income is practically non-existent because you’re a student. Ironically it usually comes at a…

Popular tech site ReCode bought by Vox Media conglomerate

The media landscape has been in flux for quite a while now, with digital eating into print publishers’ business models and more global audiences…

Global online video ads seeing double digits, to grow over $13b this year

The moving pictures on the newspapers in Harry Potter make it all seem so magical, but they’re not much different from the animations on…

Only 3.2bn people are using the internet, a new study reveals

There is some fascinating data that has just been published by the International Telecommunication Union that sheds light on the past 15 years about…

Live video streaming for everyone as Periscope finally comes to Android

It has taken two months for Periscope to arrive on Android but it is finally here. The Twitter-owned live video streaming app has had…

Apple design guru Jony Ive gets promoted to chief of design

Sir Jonathan Paul Ive, the man credited with having most of the design of all Apple products at the palm of his hand, has…

AI smartens up as robot learns through trial and error

Over the past few years, robotics and artificial intelligence (AI) have come a long way. The technology has evolved from soccer-playing spiders to bipedal…

Factory resetting your Android won’t erase all your data, study finds

Apparently reseting your Android phone to its default factory is not safe. A study from Cambridge University found out that people could still recover…

OpenAI’s new offline AI model could reshape Africa’s app market in 2026

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

GTA 6 Is Officially Coming in 2026: The New Date, the Delays and the South African Reality Check

The Gaming Gear South Africans Are Actually Buying This December

Acer brings RTX 50 Series gaming laptops to South Africa with next gen AI performance

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