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Here’s how to follow South Africa’s No Confidence Day online

It’s a big day for South Africa (and not just because it’s a public holiday tomorrow). It’s No Confidence Day, as some political parties…

Cape Town dams now at 29%, water usage remains ‘far too high’

It’s been a good week for Cape Town’s water crisis. First, the City debuted its new water calculator to help consumers better understand their…

Baleka Mbete declares secret ballot: the Twitter before and after

South Africa’s Speaker of the House Baleka Mbete has announced that tomorrow’s vote of no confidence in President Jacob Zuma will be held under…

SA election simulator game: you ANC’n nothing yet

We’ve seen quite a few politically orientated games come out over the years, such as Democracy and Realpolitiks, but what about a local take…

[Update] Mduduzi Manana: minister called ‘trash’ after assault video goes viral

Update #2, 3.20pm: The Presidency is the latest governmental department to issue a statement on Nduduzi Manana. “President Jacob Zuma has learned with great…

Cape Town: calculate your daily water usage here

How much water do you consume daily? Considering that the City of Cape Town wants its citizens to use less than 87 litres per…

LG’s annual financial report reveals $475 million profit

LG Electronics has posted its of 2014 financial results and they look a lot better than they have for a while. The South Korean…

Exploding Kittens is now the largest Kickstarter campaign ever

There’s one thing no one can deny: the internet loves its cats more than anything out there. With more than 100 000 backers having…

Google Indoor Maps now in SA

South African Google Maps can now get directions for select indoor locations. The indoor areas that have been selected to be mapped by Google’s…

Apple’s latest quarter was the biggest in world history

Apple has just reported its results for the first quarter of 2015 and they’re the biggest in history. Not just Apple’s history though: the…

Taylor Swift shakes off hackers on her Twitter and Instagram account

Taylor Swift’s Twitter and Instagram accounts were broken into yesterday. The songster’s Twitter account was the first to go, with the hacker tweeting out…

Twitter rolls out new features, including group direct messages and mobile video experience

Twitter today announced that it would be rolling out a couple of interesting new features . The new features rolled out by Twitter are…

Pirated Oscar-nominated movies increasingly available in HD: here’s why

I have a friend who attempts an Oscars movie marathon every year, from the moment nominees are announced. In the days leading up to…

Africa gets its first commercial TV white space offering

Ghana has become the first country in Africa to have a commercial TV white space offering. The offering, which is a joint venture between…

Twitter enables multiple language tweet translation

Twitter has introduced tweet translation with Bing Translator. The feature enables users to read tweets that is in another language. Twitter joins Google Translate,…

Uber and Zomato tie-up to simplify booking taxis to restaurants, even during load shedding

South Africans are lucky enough to be some of the first experiencing a new partnership between Zomato and Uber. The partnership benefits both the restaurant…

Ship Your Enemies Glitter site sells to anonymous buyer for $85 000

Two weeks ago, the founder of the site that offered customers the service of sending their enemies glitter asked users stop buying his product….

Uber goes on the offensive, claims it will create 15 000 jobs in South Africa

It seems popular e-hailing company Uber is playing the carrot against the stick, betting on its role as a job creator to ward off…

App Annie December 2014 data shows rise in security and selfie apps

App Annie, the intelligence company and analyst firm, has released data on what apps people downloaded in December 2014. Interestingly, apps in two categories…

Netflix prepares for global expansion [Update: it’s coming to South Africa]

The joys associated with streaming Arrested Development or House of Cards at the same time as the rest of the world, will soon be within your reach….

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