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City of Cape Town online services to go offline for three days

While online and e-Service portals for government services are a welcome offering during a pandemic (and for general convenience), the City of Cape Town…

Capitec brings shares investment platform EasyEquities to app

Capitec has brought the EasyEquities investing platform to its banking app to help clients invest in shares in South Africa and the USA. The…

TV licences to watch Netflix? What to know about the SABC proposal

Social media was full of reactions to news that Netflix and MultiChoice may be asked to collect TV licence fees for the SABC from…

Here’s the updated list of high-risk countries for South Africa

The Department of Home Affairs has released a revised list of high-risk countries whose residents won’t be allowed to enter the country for short-term…

Pick n Pay buys Bottles app to expand grocery delivery

Pick n Pay has announced that it has purchased the on-demand, online grocery and alcohol app Bottles to expand its services. Bottles originally launched…

Zoom Phone to launch for South Africa next week

Zoom is rolling out its Zoom Phone service in more countries in the next few weeks, with South Africa set to receive access next…

WordPress now allows you to post your blogs as a Twitter thread

WordPress has introduced a new posting feature for Twitter that turns your blog post into “tweetstorms” or Twitter threads. The company announced the feature…

Post-Easter storms cause flooding across eastern South Africa

With the long Easter weekend came a warning from the South African Weather Service, informing citizens that heavy rainfall and storms were expected in…

ANC forgets how to spell ‘together’ in embarrassing PE billboard gaffe

Social media warfare between South Africa’s political parties is hotting up in the wake of the 8 May national elections, each picking on one…

This pre-fire Notre-Dame photo is going viral on Twitter for a wholesome reason

Twitter, the world of all that is good and wholesome needs your help. In Paris, before yesterday’s Notre-Dame Cathedral fire, a Twitter user named…

Paris’ Notre-Dame Cathedral fire brought under control, plans to rebuild already afoot

Update, Tuesday 8am: The fire which ravaged the Notre-Dame Cathedral’s roof since Monday evening has been brought under control. Firefighters have saved the stone…

Eskom warns of potential Stage 1 load shedding for Thursday evening

South Africa’s throttled power utility Eskom issued an alert suggesting that some in the country could be without lights on Thursday evening. Posted to…

Jacob Zuma breaks his silence on Gaddafi’s millions with a tweet and a ‘sigh’

Former South African President Jacob Zuma sounds like he’s having quite a week. A recent Sunday Times report (paywall) revealed that he was allegedly…

Eskom’s employing Day Zero-like tactics to avoid load shedding this winter

Eskom on Monday issued a statement alerting South Africa to possible load shedding this week but that citizens are the key factor in avoiding…

EFF, Land Party throw chairs at one another during violent Hout Bay election debate

The campaign race is heating up for all 48 parties on the voter’s roll ahead of 8 May’s National General Election. But while you’ve…

This ridiculous load shedding stage meme is the brightest thing about Eskom’s crisis

Say what you want about the state of our country, but we South Africans sure know how to make light of the most dire…

Disney buys 21st Century Fox, now owns even more iconic characters

The Walt Disney Company on Wednesday officially closed a $71-billion deal with 21st Century Fox, and now owns the production company. “This is an…

Eskom chooses the worst font to relay serious Stage 5, Stage 6 load shedding statement

Well, it’s not a good time to be using anything other than Arial in your press releases, Eskom. The ailing power utility on Tuesday…

The chilling facts and numbers behind Eskom’s deepening power crisis

Minister of Public Enterprises Pravin Gordhan and Eskom’s head staffers on Tuesday held a joint press conference in Johannesburg detailing the reasons for the…

Netflix announces new interactive show ‘You vs Wild’

Netflix has announced its next interactive show, You vs Wild. According to Variety, the company revealed details of the family-friendly series at a press…

Cyril Ramaphosa’s train campaign highlights the worst of South Africa’s transport system

South Africa’s public rail system is in crisis. Commuters know this, and endure its plethora of problems daily. But one important citizen who experienced…

Enjoy Eskom’s growing load shedding crisis visualised by Google

You’re probably sick to death of hearing about Eskom’s woes and load shedding, the government’s floundering attempts to fix the ailing enterprise, and what…

Facebook removed 1.5 million videos of the Christchurch shooting in 24 hours

The world is still reeling after the terrorist attack that took place in Christchurch, New Zealand last Friday. The mass shooting was live streamed…

LG’s New 100-Inch QNED TV Is a Game-Changer for Home Entertainment in South Africa

ASUS Taps Into South Africa’s AI Obsession With Smarter Devices

HONOR 400 and 400 Pro Redefine AI Smartphone Innovation for South African Users

SA SMBs are AI-Ready – ASUS Report Shows Local Businesses Are Already Seeing Real ROI

Ocellics Reinvents Fund Factsheets with Automation-Driven Platform for Investment Managers

AWIEF 2025 Awards Nominations Now Open

Acer Unleashes Beastly New Predator BiFrost and Nitro GPUs with AMD Radeon RX 9000 Series

Philips Evnia Drops Jaw-Dropping QD OLED Monitors: 240Hz, Ambiglow, and All the Good Stuff

Microsoft launches new Surface devices in new AI era

TDK enhances IMUs for extreme temps

Data centres and defence are reviving diesel

The most recognisable tactical pickup truck evolves