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Here’s how you could score that Twitter user name you want

In another shift towards streamlining Twitter to become a global town square Twitter will now purge old Twitter account names to make space for…

Win around $10 000 for a pick from your phone, here’s how

Huawei brings back its annual Huawei XMAGE Awards 2023, a platform for smartphone photographic excellence. The competition will celebrate those with witty and creative…

YouTube Music accelerates into podcasting, here’s what you get

YouTube Music in accelerating its edge against popular podcast platforms like Spotify with its latest offering to YouTubeMusic. Now YouTube Music users in the…

Fingers crossed: This week stage 3, 4 load shedding plan, if nothing changes

Eskom plans to keep load shedding between stages 3 and 4 this week, that’s if nothing changes. The power utility escalated load shedding to…

More than 16 hours without power?: Eskom, stage 10 load shedding winter special

Stage 6 load shedding has been implemented until further notice on Friday after Eskom confirmed four of their units were down for repairs. The…

Amazon Bestselling Author NJ Ayuk Outlines an Energy Plan for Africa

Sponsored by Easylink Studio As the world attempts to respond to the recent energy shakeup in a way that accounts for the Russia-Ukraine war,…

How many tech firms appear on the JSE?

Sponsored by Jack Davies Since its founding over 100 years ago, the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) has flown to the forefront of the global…

Eskom warns of load shedding at short notice

Power utility Eskom has warned of another series of blackouts this week. In a statement, Eskom warned the public of constrained generation systems and…

One feature WhatsApp needs

App messaging giant WhatsApp has taken on social messaging to a whole new level. Users, can not only send and receive text messages, but…

WhatsApp hacks you never knew existed

Here are a few WhatsApp hacks you probably didn’t know existed. Bold feature Ever wonder how to bold your text right before you send…

WATCH: sneak peek, new electric Dodge Charger Daytona SRT

British journalist Jeremy Clarkson once publicly said he will never have an electric car, we wonder if this newly revealed Dodge Charger Daytona SRT…

TikTok launches cool AI generator greenscreen

Video sharing app TikTok has rolled out a new in-app-to image AI generator that lets users type in text and generate images that can…

WhatsApp bots train 100k learners, win awards

Teaching in classrooms, the same way it has been done in the past is fast becoming a thing of the past as innovation continues…

Load shedding expected this week

Load shedding is back and will be implemented at 4 pm on Tuesday evening. Eskom issued a statement confirming a shortage of generation capacity….

Why password manager could be your most valuable legacy

Dedicated password managers are ideal for family and business, and you probably don’t have to pay for one. We’ve looked at a number of…

Latest Zoom update on Mac had loophole for hackers

An update for the virtual meeting platform Zoom on MacOS could have allowed a hacker to control a user’s operating system. Zoom attended to…

Rain, MTN tug-of-war over Telkom

South African telecom operator Rain has been instructed to withdraw a statement regarding a proposed merger with Telkom. The Department of Trade and Industry’s…

SANRAL Pothole app has bumpy start

You can now report potholes at the tap of a button with the SANRAL Pothole app designed and launched following Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula’s…

Reddford House trio wins global robotics competition

Three Reddford House Blue Hills learners in the Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (Stem) space scooped this year’s global-Inspired Builds Global Robotics competition in…

Is TikTok the new search engine?

Video sharing platform TikTok is fast becoming the go-to search engine for many of its users. The social media video-sharing app was created to…

The Nothing phone (1) review: iPhone contender or not?

Heading straight into the unknown requires boldness and the courage to be met by uncertainty. This requires a certain level of guts and former…

Minister Fikile Mbalula’s plan to fill potholes in South Africa

A plan to cover potholes around the country is finally underway and Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula spearheading the operation has titled the operation Vala…

South Africa is changing the frequency of COVID-19 case number updates

After two years of providing daily updates on the number of new COVID-19 cases in the country, the Department of Health and National Institute…

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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 Lands In South Africa With Big Cameras And Bigger Battery Ambitions

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

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