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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…

Mark Zuckerberg pours bucket of ice over his head, challenges Bill Gates

All in the name of a good cause, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has just poured a bucket of ice over his head. Zuckerberg was…

Why Facebook wants to hack your phone and how to avoid it

Facebook wants to hack your phone and take over your life. Not really, but that’s what people have been fearing recently since the Big…

Reddit needs you to help teachers and classrooms in need

Reddit is more than just a place that users go to share articles and discuss politics and Kim Kardashian. The Reddit community can be…

Twitter pauses to remember Robin Williams

Legendary actor, comedian and entertainer Robin Williams has died age 63. The star of films like Mrs Doubtfire and Aladdin, Williams was found dead…

Microsoft wants you to creep celebs with its new iPhone app

Whether you like it or not, celebrities are a big thing. People love knowing popular personalities’ every move. To leverage this very creepy human…

Are thermal cameras the key to halting Africa’s Ebola spread?

Ebola is a hot topic in Africa and the world. Since being detected in March this year, the incurable virus has been confirmed in…

Beyond memes: BuzzFeed gets $50-million from Andresseen Horowitz

Venture capital firm Andresseen Horowitz has just announced a US$50-million investment in hugely popular media tech company BuzzFeed, tallying up its total valuation at…

Yahoo’s end-to-end encryption tool will combat email snooping

Yahoo is now the second major tech influencer to actively support email privacy. At Black Hat USA, the multifaceted tech giant recently announced to…

Ebola Facts site sees massive traffic spike as epidemic spreads

Without a doubt, ebola is currently the globes most pressing health issue. Since the outbreak’s inception in February, over 900 deaths have been reported….

Want to use a monkey selfie? Wikimedia says credit the damn monkey

Say you’re in a place where there a load of monkeys. Now suppose that one of those monkeys pilfers your camera (or smartphone) and…

The numbers behind the humble Potato Salad Kickstarter campaign

So the guy who recently raised a massive US$55 492 via crowdfunding pledges on Kickstarter did so by wanting to make enough money to…

This man’s tweets capture the drama of the Qatar Airways terrorist scare

A Qatar Airways flight has landed at Manchester Airport in England after being escorted in by RAF fighter pilots after the pilot reported seeing…

Google, Pep Stores retailer partnering to develop ‘Africa-friendly’ Android

According to recent reports, Google and South African low-cost retailer, Pep Stores, are in talks to build an Android version that would better fit…

3D SpongeBob SquarePants is either super bizarre or pure blasphemy

When a pirate attacks Bikini Bottom, SpongeBob SquarePants (with his trusty starfish, squirrel and crab companions) goes on a mission to the world where…

Internet.org gives millions of Zambians free Facebook, Google on their phones

It’s made headlines with its seemingly crazy unconventional project to bring internet access to the developing world with drones and lasers, but now it…

IDEO’s Tom Kelley, Ogilvy UK’s Rory Sutherland to headline Digital Edge Live

Digital Edge Live, the annual digital marketing conference organised by Native VML, has lined up a couple of heavyweight headline speakers for its 2014…

South African Fintech MyBento Puts Local Female-Led Tech On The Global Map

OPPO’s Reno15 Series Signals a Maturing Premium Mid-Tier Smartphone Market in South Africa

The Weirdest CES 2026 Tech People Might Actually Use In South Africa

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

OPPO Reno15 Series Brings Flagship-Level Hardware Logic to the Mid-Tier in South Africa

HONOR’s customer first strategy is reshaping South Africa’s smartphone market

GTA 6 Is Officially Coming in 2026: The New Date, the Delays and the South African Reality Check

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