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Hout Bay fires: ravaged Imizamo Yethu photographed on Instagram, Twitter

It seems that Cape Town has been hot, dry, and on fire for much of the summer. The latest blaze however has inconvenienced more…

Durban’s North Beach promenade lashed by huge-little waves

Visitors to Durban’s North Beach today likely got wet whether they wanted to or not. The usually-busy beachfront was this afternoon lashed by huge…

Cape Town Cycle Tour cancelled as dangerous gales wreak havoc

The Cape Town Cycle Tour, the world’s largest timed event, has been cancelled “due to extreme weather conditions”. It’s an unprecedented move in a…

#HelpFindDurbanBaby: baby Siwaphiwe found as SAPS arrest her mother

Update #2, 12 March, 12.50pm: Baby Siwaphiwe has been found at Marianhill toll plaza in the early hours of Sunday morning, Police tweeted. The…

Johannesburg’s anti-Uber #TaxiStrike according to Twitter

Update: We’ve received the following comment from Uber South Africa regarding the #TaxiStrike: Our technology is open and pro-choice and we are keen to…

Cape Town, think your water is bad? Onoway, Canada wants a word

Cape Town’s suffering from a bit of a water crisis at present. With less than 32% capacity remaining in our dams, the city has…

Cyclone Enawo in pictures: Madagascar laced by strongest storm in a decade [update]

Update, 9 March, 10.24am SAST: More images are surfacing on social media from Madagascar in the wake of Cyclone Enawo’s landfall. According to reports,…

This Humans Of New York troll is the best parody yet [video]

Actor Tyler Fischer recently trolled Brandon Stanton of Humans of New York and it is hilarious. Brendon Stanton, the man behind the Humans of…

Why is The Huffington Post stealing content from Reddit users?

A picture is worth a thousand words but when it gets used without photographer credit, as The Huffington Post has come to find out,…

Watch a drone video of the world’s largest march on climate change

Over 300 000 suspected marchers turned up for the People’s Climate March in New York City recently. Some notables included UN Secretary General Ban-Ki…

From Messi to the DA: these are YouTube’s most popular ads in SA [video]

As much as we may be annoyed with pre-roll ads on YouTube, there are some out there that do their job, very well. Take…

5 significant innovations our smart homes will create by 2022

From entertainment systems and washing machines in our homes to transport technologies and environmental control outside of them, connected devices open up a world…

Alibaba officially registers biggest ever US IPO

Alibaba has raised US$21.8-billion ahead of its stock market debut, meaning that it is responsible for the largest IPO in US history. According to…

Tim Cook aggressively reiterates Apple’s commitment to user privacy and security

Tim Cook, CEO of Apple, does not sleep. At night he is haunted by naked photos of celebrities. He has not admitted to this,…

Governments take note: SAP public sector innovation roadshow hits Johannesburg

Governments (at least South Africa’s) is perhaps the last place anyone would expect to find an ounce of innovation, but SAP Africa, the enterprise…

SEACOM opens NAPAfrica Remote Peering service on its backbone

SEACOM, an African service provider and cable operator, has today introduced a NAPAfrica Remote Peering service that will allow NAPAfrica memebers to connect with…

SecurEnvoy’s ‘One Swipe’ method generates unique QR code for offline authentication

First, nude pictures were leaked and published on the internet and then almost five million Gmail passwords were leaked. It is no secret that…

WikiLeaks reveals Nigeria and SA’s huge spend on ‘weaponised surveillance malware’

WikiLeaks is at it again. This time round, the controversial non-profit went on record saying that German surveillance company, FinFisher, is responsible for selling…

In China, they now have designated sidewalks for people on their phones

China has over half a billion smartphone users. It’s then almost no surprise then that in the City of Chongqing, a new sidewalk has…

Oju launches on Mxit, lets you say ‘I love you’ in an African way

Oju, Africa’s first black emoticons, have launched on mobile instant messaging platform Mxit. The news comes just a couple of months after its introduction…

From rice to burgers: MMA Smarties Awards revealed in SA

In an attempt to highlight some of the country’s top mobile marketing campaigns, South Africa’s MMA Smarties Awards recently took place, with the final…

Google’s latest big purchase? A smart spoon maker

Google just made a purchase that looks set to further bolster its capabilities in the Internet of Things and healthcare spaces. This time though,…

Times Media Group’s Vidi brings video-on-demand to South Africa

Call it the Netflix of South Africa, but Times Media Group’s Vidi video-on-demand service goes live today and hopes win over those who can’t…

OPPO South Africa Enters New Growth Phase with Jace Chen as CEO

Understanding Forex Market Liquidity in South Africa

South Africa’s Top Gamers Crowned at MTN SHIFT Gaming Grand Finals

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

Omoda C5 X review

TDK enhances IMUs for extreme temps

Data centres and defence are reviving diesel