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Explaining Feenix: the Standard Bank-backed solution to #FeesMustFall

There’s been a lot said about #FeesMustFall — at least in terms of the hashtag and the social movement it propelled. But in its…

Cape Town dams 23% full, CoCT ponders ‘reverse osmosis, desalination’ plants

The good news continues this week, Cape Town. Dam levels have increased for the second week in a row, signalling the start of winter……

#SocialMediaBlackOut: South Africa, here’s everything you need to know

If you were scrolling through your Twitter timeline Monday, you might’ve noticed the hashtag #SocialMediaBlackOut out the corner of your eye. Don’t worry though….

#TaxiStrike: Johannesburg, Pretoria traffic disrupted by striking taxi operators

If you’re in Johannesburg, Pretoria or surrounds today, you might want to stay at home. Or at the very least, avoid major highways. Santaco…

Donald Trump’s birthday on Twitter is surreal hell

If you were interested in reading the US President’s statements on a shooting involving US Congressmen yesterday, chances are you went to Twitter first….

Cape Town dam levels rise after storm, but nowhere near enough

Great news, Cape Town. Your major dam levels have finally seen an increase week-over-week, albeit a tiny one. After Wednesday’s punchy cold front and…

Samsung reveals poor earnings, bets on the Internet of Things

Samsung has released its Q4 earnings results, revealing a rather big drop in profit. That said, it’s not all that doom and gloom. The…

Amazon’s very busy 2014: more than five-billion items shipped

Amazon has revealed record figures for 2014. The ecommerce colossus shipped about five billion items in 2014, with more than 40% of those products…

Intel unveils aggressive plans to increase diversity and inclusion in tech with $300M initiative

Intel CEO Brian Krzanich has unveiled a US$300 million diversity initiative aimed at making his company diverse from top to bottom. It is no…

Kickstarter’s 2014 score card shows a total of $529 million pledged by 3.3 million backers

Crowdfunding platform Kickstarter has released its 2014 breakdown, which shows a total of US$529 million was pledged by 3.3-million backers. Some 22 253 projects…

2016 will bring an Assassin’s Creed movie

Assassin’s Creed, one of the world’s most successful gaming franchises, is set to get its own film in 2016. Produced by 20th Century Fox,…

Netflix seems to be clamping down on overseas VPN users

Using Netflix outside of its predetermined borders? Well, that might start to change very soon. If recent reports are anything to go by, the…

Mark Zuckerberg has started a book club and his first book choice is pretty much sold out

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg crowdsourced his New Year’s resolution on the social network and the post solicited plenty of suggestions. Someone suggested that he…

Xiaomi reportedly raises $1-billion in funding, company valued at $45-billion

Xiaomi, the world’s third-biggest smartphone maker, has reportedly raised US$1-billion, according to Wall Street Journal. A Xiaomi spokesperson declined to comment. Though the Xiaomi…

Google’s big push for 2015? Surveillance reform

It’s something that everyone who works in the tech space will be thinking about. What will Google be expending its energy on in 2015….

Sony Pictures cancels ‘The Interview’ release following hacker threats

Following threats by Guardians of Peace, the group that hacked Sony Pictures, the entertainment studio has now decided to cancel The Interview. The company…

Twitter and Foursquare are partnering to improve location in tweets

Twitter and Foursquare are planning to partner together in 2015 to power location in tweets. In fact, the geo-location feature could be introduced as…

Apple halts online sales in Russia over ruble fluctuations

Apple has halted online sales on all off its products in Russia due to fluctuations in that country’s currency. This is one of the…

James Bond’s ‘Spectre’ movie plot notes leaked by hacker group

Following the cyber attacks on Sony Pictures Entertainment in November where five unreleased movies along with sensitive documents were made public, the drafts of…

These are 2014’s most popular apps, games and movies on Google Play

If you have Candy Crush along with Duolingo, Facebook and MyFitnessPal on your phone, you’re probably one of the most average Android users of…

Weekly Roundup #9: Ralph Baer, Dragons’ Den prodigy, Instagram, Volvo’s hybrid and Art of the brick

In our ninth edition of Weekly Roundup the Burn Media squad chats about all things startup prodigies, sexy hybrid vehicles and all so many…

LG’s New 100-Inch QNED TV Is a Game-Changer for Home Entertainment in South Africa

ASUS Taps Into South Africa’s AI Obsession With Smarter Devices

HONOR 400 and 400 Pro Redefine AI Smartphone Innovation for South African Users

SA SMBs are AI-Ready – ASUS Report Shows Local Businesses Are Already Seeing Real ROI

Ocellics Reinvents Fund Factsheets with Automation-Driven Platform for Investment Managers

AWIEF 2025 Awards Nominations Now Open

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

Microsoft launches new Surface devices in new AI era

TDK enhances IMUs for extreme temps

Data centres and defence are reviving diesel

The most recognisable tactical pickup truck evolves