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Clickatell launches Chat 2 Pay mobile payment service

Technology company Clickatell has launched Chat 2 Pay, a mobile service that lets businesses accept payments from customers via SMS or WhatsApp. The service…

SANParks launches reality TV show, Away for Repair

South African National Parks (SANParks) has announced the launch of a new 13-week reality TV series called Away for Repair. The show aims to…

FlexClub to offer motorcycle subscriptions for delivery drivers

Vehicle finance service FlexClub has partnered with the local distributor of Bajaj Auto to offer motorcycle subscriptions to drivers and businesses. The partnership aims…

Avo by Nedbank launches digital vehicle mall

Avo by Nedbank has announced that it has launched a digital vehicle mall, which provides an end-to-end digital car shopping experience for customers. The…

You can now buy Pick n Pay Clothing on Zando

Pick n Pay has announced it has partnered with online fashion retailer Zando to offer the their clothing ranges on the e-commerce platform. The…

Vodacom switches on 5G network in Kimberley

Vodacom Central Region has announced it has switched on its 5G mobile network in Kimberley in the Northern Cape province. Users with 5G-enabled devices…

SARS MobiApp currently unavailable for Android users

The South African Revenue Service has announced that the SARS MobiApp is currently unavailable for Android users. The tax service made the announcement on…

Study shows fewer South Africans keen on working abroad

Less South Africans are interested in leaving the country for work purposes as a result of the pandemic and rise of remote working. That…

Airbnb launches ‘Jozibucks’ cashback vouchers to aid Joburg tourism

Airbnb has launched a new campaign that includes ‘Jozibucks’ cashback vouchers to help local businesses in Johannesburg. Announced on 8 March, the campaign offers…

Twitter brings Clubhouse-competing Spaces beta to Android

Twitter has announced its new social audio feature Spaces has now entered beta for Android users, bringing its Clubhouse competitor to a new audience….

Standard Bank trends as customers’ transactions deducted twice

Standard Bank trended on social media as angry customers noticed their card transactions being deducted twice from their accounts. The issue emerged on Wednesday…

Cape Town wants residents to complete online survey about baboons

The City of Cape Town is asking residents in neighbourhoods affected by baboons to complete an online questionnaire related to the animals. The survey…

Eskom announces Stage 3 loadshedding

Eskom has announced that Stage 3 loadshedding will take place from 1pm on Wednesday, 10 February. Loadshedding will last until 6am on 11 February,…

AstraZeneca trends as South Africa switches up vaccine strategy

The hashtag #AstraZeneca trended on Twitter in South Africa on Monday following the announcement that the country would be switching up its vaccine strategy….

Three days of loadshedding announced for South Africa

Eskom has announced Stage 2 loadshedding through the weekend, with power outages starting at 12pm on Friday, 5 February. The power utility made the…

Online vaccine registration portal for South Africa launches

Government has announced the launch of the Electronic Vaccine Data System (EVDS), which will act as a “complete vaccination health information system” for South…

First batch of COVID-19 vaccines arrive in South Africa today

The first batch of the much-anticipated Oxford University-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine for South Africa arrives in the country today, 1 February. The shipment will arrive…

SARS extends eFiling deadline for taxpayers

The South African Revenue Service (SARS) has extended the eFiling deadline for provisional taxpayers by just over two weeks, the tax service announced. This…

Eskom announces Stage 2 loadshedding for next few days

Eskom has announced that Stage 2 loadshedding will take place from Thursday, 14 January until Sunday, 17 January. Loadshedding will start at 12pm on…

Cape Town dam levels decrease nearly 2% in one week

After experiencing full dams in October, Cape Town has seen a steady decrease in dam levels over the past few weeks — with the…

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Koop’s AI Housekeeper: Could This Be the Solution to SA’s Startup Compliance Headache?

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Honor Magic V3, a Guinness world record attempt

Lucid CEO becomes strategic advisor

Golf 8.5 update with lots of Life

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