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Cape Town’s temporary desalination plants will be online by ‘February 2018’

After yesterday’s rains across the metropole, Cape Town mayor Patricia de Lille briefed media, and Twitter, on updates regarding its water resilience scheme. The…

‘All Yahoo user accounts’ were affected by 2013 hack

When Yahoo announced that a billion users were affected by its 2013 hack, the internet weathered a collective cold sweat. But the story isn’t…

Lifetime Oscar Pistorius movie ‘horrifies’ Steenkamp family and South Africa

A trailer for the upcoming Lifetime film Oscar Pistorius: Blade Runner Killer has been released, and it seems neither the Steenkamps nor the Pistorius family were aware…

Cape Town dam levels: September sees below average rainfall

The City of Cape Town today published its latest dam storage report, but it makes for bleak reading. Although no massive drops have been…

Russian propaganda ads reached 10m US Facebook users

Facebook has revealed that 10-million US users were shown Russian propaganda ads that may have interfered with the 2016 US election — and that…

Update: Las Vegas shooting captured in dramatic Twitter, Facebook videos

Update: 1.30pm SAST: US President Donald Trump has issued a statement on Twitter following the Las Vegas shooting. “My warmest condolences and sympathies to…

#Elphinstone: Mumbai railway stampede kills 22, Twitter users question govt

At least 22 people have died after a rush hour stampede at Mumbai’s Elphinstone Road train station. The incident occurred as commuters traversed a…

Samsung’s net income plunges as smartphone competition heats up

Samsung released its first quarter results and, in spite of the launch of its flagships, the Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge, it is not…

Facebook drives video ad strategy by targeting desktop users with games

As you might know, video on Facebook is massive. With over four billion native videos on the platform every day, the company says that…

LG G4 launches with leather back, curved 5.5-inch screen

LG hasn’t done much to quell the stream of leaks spilling from the internet in the weeks leading up to the LG G4 launch,…

Apple earnings report: iPhones destroy iPads, China pays off

Tim Cook announced Apple’s quarterly earnings yesterday, highlighting a couple of significant trends which can help us better understand where The Big Red is…

Twitter goes into hashtag, promoted Tweet overdrive to aid Nepal earthquake relief

Individuals and organisations alike have rushed to the aid of Nepal, where an earthquake over the weekend has killed more than 4 000 people…

The internet and the earthquake: how the web reacted to Nepal’s killer shock

The earthquake which struck Nepal over the weekend measured 7.8 on the Richter scale and the devastation it wrought has been immense. More than…

6 trends that will help accelerate Nigeria’s tech revolution #MWA2015

On Day One of Mobile West Africa in Lagos, Nigeria, a panel of five experts predicted what they believe are the next things that…

BBC World Service, Connected studio look to SA for new ways of distributing audio content

The BBC’s World Service, together with the BBC’s digital innovations team — BBC Connected Studio, today kicked off its Development Studio event in Cape…

Facebook’s Internet.org is coming to Nigeria #MWA2015

Facebook on Wednesday announced plans to launch Internet.org app next month in Nigeria. The Internet.org app encourages telecoms to provide free and affordable access…

Me&you mobile is South Africa’s first lean ecommerce mobile network

If you’ve been taking the Gautrain in Jozi recently or followed the #BeUnordinary hashtag, you’d have come across these orange banners with the winking…

Google brings Street View, interactive tours to Robben Island

Robben Island is one of the most important locations in South African history. It’s loomed large in the country’s political consciousness since the earliest…

Why Africa’s mobile games should become powerful marketing tools #MWA2015

Even though the opportunities for them are quite vast and numerous, mobile game companies in most parts of Africa are still trying to crack…

Google now lets you download your entire web search history

Google is letting users to download their entire search history. Though this is virtual data, imagine it tangible, every last thing you have ever…

Twitter now allows users to send direct messages to anyone

Twitter has announced new changes to its direct message features. Users can now, unlike before, send direct messages to other users even when they…

Memeburn goes behind Gyft’s big Bitcoin ecosystem plan

Bitcoin has no intrinsic value. Unlike platinum which has an industrial use case for, say, the automotive industry, there are none that exists for…

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

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