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TikTok awards R860k in cash grants to South African creators

TikTok has announced its first class of Rising Voice grant recipients in South Africa, with the 20 creators receiving cash grants amounting to R860…

YouTube Music awards R100 000 in grants to South African organisations

YouTube Music and the Black Stripe Foundation have announced four South African community organisations will receive R100 000 in grants through the Triple M…

SA cult murders featured in first Showmax true crime series Devilsdorp

Showmax’s first Original true-crime docu-series, titled Devilsdorp, will look at a series of cult murders that took place in South Africa between 2012 and…

Information Regulator to take over PAIA functions

South Africa’s Information Regulator has announced it will be taking over the mandate functions of the Promotion of Access to Information Act (PAIA). The…

Facebook rolls out rules for political ads in SA

Facebook has expanded its rules around transparency for electoral and political ads to South Africa and Zambia, in light of both countries’ upcoming elections….

SARS to close offices for in-person tax filing until August

SARS has announced it will close its offices for physical visits in light of the COVID-19 third wave, advising clients to instead use its…

Windows 11 announced: What to know about the new OS

Microsoft unveiled the next generation of its Windows operating system, announcing what’s coming with Windows 11. The announcement event took place on 24 June,…

Microsoft launches hackathon to fight domestic violence in South Africa

Microsoft has announced that it’s partnering with non-profits to launch a hackathon that will aim to build solutions for women and children facing domestic…

Google launches new tool to map COVID-19 data

Google has announced the launch of a new tool to help visualise COVID-19 data in global and regional maps — making it easier to…

SARS warns of scams targeting eFiling users

With South Africa’s tax season underway and SARS’ auto-assessments being sent out, the tax revenue service has warned of scams targeting eFiling users. SARS…

South Africa among first countries to lose Google Play Music

Google has announced the phase-out plan for Google Play Music — with South Africa being one of the first countries that to lose access…

Sell or be banned, Trump tells TikTok – and give the US government a cut

US President Donald Trump has moved from wanting to ban TikTok to approving a potential sale to Microsoft — stating that the US government…

Google shows off .new domain shortcuts for web services

After introducing its .new domain extension last year, Google has showcased the different apps and services that you can access with the .new shortcut….

Facebook ad boycott ends, but organisers say this was just the start

The advertising boycott of Facebook, which saw over 1000 companies join the movement, stopped at the end of July. However, the organisers warn that…

Double data announced for Vodacom Just4U customers

Mobile provider Vodacom has announced that it will double the data on selected bundles for customers buying on the Just4You platform. The company said…

US tech antitrust hearing: Roundup of the biggest tech company reveals

In a historic antitrust hearing, tech company CEOs testified before US Congress about anti-competitive behaviour. The hearing lasted over five hours on 29 July,…

Couriers delayed and orders surging: How lockdown has affected online shopping in SA

The coronavirus pandemic and subsequent lockdowns have posed a major challenge to businesses. But one sector has seen a major surge: online shopping. With…

South African leaders selected for Facebook programme

Facebook’s Community Accelerator has selected 12 sub-Saharan African communities for its programme, with six local pages and groups making it into the initiative. Overall,…

Google provides emergency grants to 25 South African publications

After announcing the global Google News Initiative Journalism Emergency Relief Fund (JERF) earlier this year, Google South Africa has detailed the 25 local publications…

Celebrating Innovation: Redmi Note 14 Post-Launch Event in South Africa

How iGaming is becoming more accessible in South Africa

HP Ditches the 15-Minute Wait: Is This the End of Customer Service Hell?

GITEX Africa: Shaping the Future of Tech and Positioning Africa as a Global Powerhous

Gozem Secures $30M Series B to Fuel Super App Expansion Across Francophone Africa

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

Microsoft launches new Surface devices in new AI era

Honor Magic V3 launches, four things to know

Honor Magic V3, a Guinness world record attempt

Lucid CEO becomes strategic advisor

Golf 8.5 update with lots of Life

Tariffs trump US new car affordability needs