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Samsung Group vice chairman Jay Y. Lee arrested

Samsung Group’s vice chairman and de facto head Jay Y. Lee has been arrested, following charges relating to “bribery, embezzlement and perjury” were laid…

Dineo’s dangerous siblings: 4 other cyclones that hit South Africa this century

Tropical cyclones are fairly common in the Indian Ocean, but they rarely venture anywhere near South Africa’s shores. Most of the time, the country…

Tropical Cyclone Dineo in pictures: devastation captured on Twitter, Instagram

UPDATE: 17 Feb, 1.17pm: The Middle Letaba Dam in Limpopo is reportedly 102% full. Community members have been alerted. #Dineo Water and sanitation department says…

Julius Malema criticises South Africa’s Twitter activists

At an EFF press conference this afternoon, party leader Julius Malema denounced the actions of South Africans who see Twitter as the highest form…

Donald Trump to call Jacob Zuma today? Here’s what Twitter thinks

Donald Trump just can’t stay out of world news. Jacob Zuma just can’t stay out of South African news. A match made in heaven?…

Watch: Twitter captures ugly Sundowns, Pirates fracas

We’ve seen some violent scenes in South Africa this weekend largely thanks to the State of the Nation fracas on Thursday night. But when…

#SONA2017: Govt plans to drop data costs for South Africa’s youth

Amidst a bevy of chaos, President Jacob Zuma eventually got his State of the Nation Address across to the seated members of Parliament and…

Apple to add security alerts for iCloud users, says Tim Cook

After the nude celebrity photographs leak Apple CEO Tim Cook, denied Apple’s part in the mess and placed the blame solely on users. Cook…

Can you fight climate change with hacking? 3K+ people want to find out

People around the globe are doing all sorts of things to combat climate change, from making changes to their own lives to lobbying their…

Google wants to take South Africa’s schoolkids on a virtual field trip

Think back to your school days for a moment. We bet you loved field trips right? They were a chance to get out of…

Takealot claims responsibility for death of SA’s shopping trolleys

In a stunt that it’s labelled a public confession, South African ecommerce store Takealot is claiming responsibility for the alleged death of shopping trolleys…

Gumtree officially SA’s biggest site, by a long shot

Online classifieds website Gumtree is currently South Afica’s most popular online destination, according to Effective Measure. Based on unique views this August, the online…

Nal’ibali reading campaign joins Mxit to improve SA’s literacy with new app

The Nal’ibali reading campaign has joined forces with South African based social networking platform Mxit to launch an app aimed at better distributing children’s…

YouTube debuts Fan Funding so we can tip our favourite video channels

There are people making a living via their YouTube channels. Well, a lot more than a living actually. Twenty-four-year-old Felix Kjellberg, for instance, is…

Want to get your hands on Google Glass? Download, download, download

If you’re in South Africa, you’ve got a couple of options when it comes to getting your hands on Google Glass: you could order…

Get a drone’s-eye view of Apple’s up-and-coming Spaceship campus

Recent footage shot using a drone and a GoPro, shows us a 360 bird’s eye view of Apple’s new campus, aptly referred to as…

Celebs get hacked, nude pics spread across the web

A slew of of private photographs, including some nudes, allegedly belonging to female celebrities have spread across the web and Twitter following an apparent…

Flipagram, the photo story app, is now available on Microsoft’s Lumia devices

Flipagram, the photo-cum-video story app, has today been launched for Lumia devices. The app, previously available on iOS and Android only, allows users to…

Calling all young designers: Facebook wants you for its first Africa hackathon

Facebook is really gearing up its activities in Africa. The social network will host its first Creative Shop Hackathon in Africa as part of…

With Twitter Analytics, everyone can now see how their tweets perform

Twitter is opening up Twitter analytics to everyone, yes everyone. First announced by Twitter engineer, Ian Chan, everyone can now start accessing the social…

Facebook making ads easier for emerging markets with bandwidth targeting

Facebook is kicking things up a gear with its ad targeting capabilities. The social network announced today that is rolling out bandwidth targeting globally….

5 examples of Hyperlapse turning everyday moments into smooth exciting time lapses

Photo-editing company Instagram, has just launched a new app called Hyperlapse. This is the second standalone app released by the Facebook-owned mobile photo company…

Snapchat’s latest investment round means it’s now worth $10bn

Hey, remember when we all thought Snapchat was completely mad for turning down Facebook’s US$3-billion buyout offer? Yeah, that’s starting to seem a lot…

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