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Full-tuition scholarships for UCT Online High School now available

Sanlam has announced that it will offer full-tuition scholarships to 100 promising learners at the recently-launched UCT Online High School. Aimed at disadvantaged learners,…

Eskom changes loadshedding plans for week: What to know [Updated]

27 October update: In another change to the loadshedding schedule for the week, Eskom has increased to Stage 4 power cuts. Stage 4 will…

City of Joburg relaunches Library Services eLearning website

The City of Johannesburg’s Libraries and Information Services has re-introduced an eLearning website that offers free access to learning content. The website is available…

Shoprite customers can now use their Xtra Savings cards for transactions

The Shoprite Group has announced Money Market Account holders can now use their Xtra Savings cards to make transactions. Shoppers that have a Money…

MTN launches free online school: What to know about it

MTN has announced the launch of the MTN Online School, a free online portal with learning resources and lessons, as well as additional tools…

YouTube announces three South Africans in Black Voices Music Class of 2022

YouTube has announced the list of artists, including three from South Africa, who will participate in its Black Voices Music Class of 2022. The…

Cape Union Mart to host virtual screenings for BANFF film festival

Cape Union Mart is set to host the BANFF Centre Mountain Film Festival this year with two screenings of short films from around the…

Facebook and Reuters launch free online course for journalists

The Facebook Journalism Project and Reuters have launched a free online programme called the Reuters Digital Journalism Course. The course is available to journalists…

Loadshedding extended to Sunday, 6 June

Following five days of loadshedding, Eskom has announced that power cuts will be extended through the weekend. At the same time, the power utility…

Twitter Blue subscription: What to know about Twitter’s new paid version

Twitter has officially announced the rollout of a subscription option for the popular social media site, called Twitter Blue. Rumours have been swirling around…

Vodacom spends R100m to connect rural areas in KZN

Vodacom has spent close to R100 million over three financial periods building 84 new base stations for previously unconnected areas in KwaZulu-Natal. The network…

WhatsApp introduces new updates for Business accounts

WhatsApp has announced several new updates to its Business account system to let businesses set up quicker and interact better with their customers. The…

Spur launches first drive-thru restaurant

Spur has opened its first drive-thru restaurant in Pretoria, a first for the food franchise that aims to allow customers order and collect food…

Stage 2 loadshedding to continue until Friday

Following two days of loadshedding, Eskom has announced that rolling blackouts will continue until Friday, 4 June. The national power utility made the announcement…

Trace Academia: Free online vocational training platform launched in South Africa

French entertainment giant Trace has launched a free educational platform called Trace Academia to train unemployed youth in South Africa. The platform was announced…

Eskom announces another day of loadshedding

Eskom announced a second day of Stage 2 loadshedding on Tuesday morning, set to take place from 4pm. The power utility said that the…

Eskom announces Stage 2 loadshedding

Eskom has announced Stage 2 loadshedding will take place from Monday, 31 May until Tuesday morning, with the chance of more blackouts throughout this…

PnP Mobile offers paperless RICA

Pick n Pay has announced PnP Mobile customers can now RICA their SIM cards without having to supply physical documents such as their ID…

Zapper partners with Yoyo to offer easier payment

Payment platform Zapper has partnered with SaaS provider Yoyo to offer a single QR payment code for businesses that gives customers more flexibility. The integration means that there…

Cape Town pilot online market goes live

The Cape Town Online Market is now live, with over 110 informal traders, vendors, and crafters showcasing their products. The online market, which went…

You can now earn Smart Shopper points on the Bottles app

Pick n Pay has announced that Smart Shopper loyalty programme customers can now earn points on the Bottles app. The Bottles same-day grocery delivery…

MTN partners with Ozow to let you buy airtime with an EFT on WhatsApp

MTN has partnered with financial services company Ozow to offer airtime purchases on WhatsApp using an EFT payment method. The network provider announced the…

Amazon to buy movie studio MGM for $8.45 billion

Amazon has announced it has signed an agreement to acquire Metro Goldwyn Mayer (MGM) for $8.45 billion, one of its biggest company purchases to…

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