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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…

Phase Two of COVID-19 vaccine rollout in South Africa to start on 17 May

Health Minister Zweli Mkhize has said that Phase Two of the COVID-19 vaccine rollout in South Africa will kick off from 17 May. Mkhize…

Cape Town dams are now more than three-quarters full

The largest dams that feed Cape Town this week hold a little bit more water compared to last week, with the combined total extending…

Dale Steyn retires from Test cricket as Twitter rolls back the memories

South African fast bowler Dale Steyn is hanging up his Test-playing boots. The cricketer on Monday announced his retirement from the longest form of…

Chart: Here’s how much rain fell across Cape Town in July 2019

Cape Town endured a frightfully dry winter just a few years ago, but thankfully, Mother Nature is giving the city some much needed relief…

SAWS: Johannesburg, Pretoria are enjoying a much hotter winter than usual

Believe it or not (Cape Town), but this winter in South Africa has been a lot warmer for some parts of the country than…

Petrol price increases on Wednesday, South Africa, but it could be a lot worse

South Africa is set for another financial blow this week, as the national base petrol price will increase on Wednesday. The Central Energy Fund…

Western Cape Gov: Uber, Bolt hijackings on the rise in parts of Cape Town

The Western Cape Government is calling on Uber, Bolt and drivers of other ehailing companies to practice caution when operating in parts of Cape…

Videos of Joburg CBD riots go viral after police and protestors clash

The Joburg CBD was a bit of a mess today after police and street vendors clashed on Thursday. According to eNCA, vendors accused the…

Cape Town’s water tariffs could drop before summer as dam levels rise

Cape Town’s water tariffs could decrease in the coming months, thanks largely to the wet winter and increase in dam levels. This according to…

Cape Town’s Metrorail trains to shutter free SMS alert service from August

Cape Town’s Metrorail train service announced in a communication with commuters on Tuesday that it will soon shutter its free SMS notification service. Users…

South Africa just can’t understand how Eskom lost R20.7bn in a year

You might want to sit down for this one. Eskom on Tuesday added to South Africa’s economic woes and horrid news week, announcing (pdf)…

South Africa’s unemployment rate increases to 29% in Q2 2019

Statistics South Africa on Tuesday gave South Africans yet another reason to feel depressed. The stats body in its quarterly labour report announced that…

Update: Another storm is heading towards Cape Town as the city’s dam levels skyrocket

Update #3, Tuesday 30 July, 10am: It was a blustery, rainy night for Cape Town, but judging by the latest satellite image posted by…

Airbnb believes it has a R10bn impact on South Africa’s economy

Airbnb in 2018 believes it had a direct economic impact of nearly R10-billion in South Africa, the company revealed in a release on Monday….

Cape Town dam levels surge nearly 20% in a wonderfully wet July

July was a particularly fruitful month for Cape Town and its surface water storage system. On the eve of yet another strong cold front,…

Johannesburg’s City Power has been hit by ‘ransomware virus’

Johannesburg’s power utility City Power has been hit by ransomware, it tweeted on Thursday morning, crippling its website and invoicing system. “City Power has…

Pictures: Cold front brings snow to South Africa, and social media

Snow fell on Western Cape mountains after two cold fronts passed through the province on Monday and Tuesday, and South Africans didn’t miss the…

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The Future of Forex Brokers in South Africa – Consolidation, Regulation, or Exit?

Innovate47 Launches Global Food & Agri Accelerator to Back Climate-Smart Startups

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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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