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Online vaccine registration opens for general public in South Africa

The Department of Health has announced that online vaccine registration is opening for the general public in South Africa on Friday. From 4pm on…

Over 14 million South Africans included in Facebook data leak

Over 14 million South Africans had their Facebook data leaked in the recently revealed data incident that hit the social media giant. That was…

Johnson & Johnson vaccine rollout temporary suspended in South Africa

Minister of Health Dr Zweli Mkhize has announced that the health department will temporarily suspend the rollout of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine in…

South Africans show a high preference for fully remote work – study

A recent study called ‘Decoding Global Ways of Working’ has found a strong preference among South Africans for fully remote work, compared to the…

SA documentary My Octopus Teacher scoops up BAFTA for Best Documentary

Local Netflix documentary My Octopus Teacher claimed top honours at this year’s BAFTA film awards. The 74th annual ceremony took place in London on…

Google calendar tracks COVID-19 lockdown hobby trends

Google has created a calendar where users can track what hobbies or activities were trending during lockdown in 2020. Google unveiled the platform on…

Cape Town Tourism guide goes digital

Cape Town Tourism has released a digital version of its popular visitors guide. A useful tool for visiting the Mother City, the guide was…

Mmusi Maimane resigns as the leader of the Democratic Alliance

Update: Mmusi Maimane has since resigned from the DA entirely. Read the full story here. Mmusi Maimane has resigned as the leader of South…

Eskom is still using emergency reserves to avoid risk of load shedding

Don’t look now, South Africa, but we’re now entering the second day in a row without load shedding from Eskom. On Tuesday, everyone’s favourite…

City cautions Cape Town after it exceeds water consumption target

The great Cape Town drought of the decade may largely be a thing of the past, but it’s not something that should be forgotten…

South African Twitter believes load shedding is #ClearlyBetterThanZille

It’s been a bad week for Eskom, but even South Africa’s ailing power utility had to take a back seat to the DA’s recent…

South Africa rejoice: no load shedding scheduled for Sunday, says Eskom

Good news, rugby fans. Eskom will not be load shedding in South Africa on Sunday, the power utility announced late on Saturday. The country…

Stage 2 load shedding continues on Friday after new Medupi struggles

Stage 2 load shedding will continue through much of Friday in South Africa, Eskom announced in an update on Friday after three boilers failed…

Why is the City of Cape Town load shedding in Stage 1?

An abrupt bout of load shedding has hit South Africa hard this week, with Stage 2 cutting power in some areas for up to…

Eskom confirms: Stage 2 load shedding returns on Thursday, Stage 1 for Cape Town

Brace yourselves for another day of load shedding, South Africa, as Eskom intermittently cuts your power for a second day running. The utility tweeted…

SAWS: thunderstorm watch for Johannesburg, Pretoria and surrounds today

We’re used to writing about weather brewing over Cape Town, but now that the cold front season has largely abated, the summer rainfall regions…

Cape Town can munch on a CBD oil doughssant this weekend

The doughssant has long been Cape Town’s exclusive equivalent of the cronut, offered every weekend by local eatery Jason Bakery. Usually these confectioneries include…

Cape Town dams remain above 80%, but water usage spikes

It’s been a while since we’ve written about Cape Town’s dams, but there’s been nothing short of good news for the city and its…

Humans are nearly as swift when typing on smartphones compared to keyboards, study finds

Typing on a smartphone is almost as efficient as typing on a keyboard, a new study on Tuesday revealed. According to the study, which…

Hoax alert: SAWS rubbishes rumours of Ekurhuleni tornado tonight

The South African Weather Service (SAWS) is not happy with social media users spreading hoaxes of severe weather in Gauteng tonight. In a fierce…

Update: Looks like Helen Zille and Julius Malema won’t be meeting for tea

Earlier this week, former Western Cape Premier Helen Zille invited EFF leader Julius Malema to be a part of her podcast, Tea With Helen….

South Africa debates the formalisation of Grade 9 as an exit point for school

News that the Department of Education is planning to turn Grade 9 into an exit point for learners left South Africa furious on Friday….

Lenovo at MWC 2025: AI-Powered Laptops, Sustainable Concepts, and a Glimpse into the Future

Smart Tech: Turning the Tide on South Africa’s Water Crisis

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

Verto Launches Global Business Award to Fuel African Startup Expansion

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

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