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CodeSpace launches free coding courses for teens

CodeSpace Academy, a Cape Town-based tech educational institution, has announced that it will be offering free coding courses for learners from Grades 7-12 during…

Joburg braces for severe storm: What precautions to take

Residents of Johannesburg are bracing for a severe storm following a warning by the city’s Disaster Management Centre. The thunderstorm is expected to land…

Facebook says goodbye to FarmVille

Finnish developer Zynga is closing down one of its most popular web games, FarmVille, after 11 years on Facebook. Facebook announced back in July…

Free online coding and web development platform launches for SA learners

Non-profit organisation Code for Change has launched a free coding and front-end web development training platform for high school learners in South Africa as…

South Africa gets spotlight in upcoming Netflix Original for festive season

Netflix has announced a new African Original series coming to the streaming platform: a South African festive season miniseries starring local talent. The series,…

Cause of Cape Town earthquakes unknown – where to follow updates online

The South African Council for Geoscience has said that the small earthquakes in Cape Town do not appear to be related to the offshore…

Update: Babes Wodumo has reportedly opened a case against Mampintsha

According to a report by News24, Babes Wodumo has opened a case of assault against her boyfriend Mampintsha. This comes after a video posted…

Lion’s Head’s safety comes under fire on social media, SANParks responds

The darling of Cape Town’s skyline Lion’s Head recently reopened to the public after a lengthy rehabilitation period. Initially, this six-week rest period beginning…

Eskom: ‘low risk’ of load shedding for Monday evening

There is a “low risk of rotational load shedding” for Monday 4 March, power utility Eskom announced around midday. In a tweet, the company…

Video of Babes Wodumo beaten live on Instagram goes viral on Twitter

Update: Babes Wodumo has reportedly laid charges against Mampintsha for the incident that was captured live on Instagram. A live Instagram video from South…

France’s planned internet giant tax could rake in €500m annually

France is planning to tax the globe’s internet giants, a move that could bring an additional €500-million (around R8-billion) to the country per year….

Johannesburg, West Rand gently rocked by Friday morning tremor

Johannesburg was rocking this morning, and it’s not because we’re in a brand new month. Just before 7am on Friday morning, Gauteng residents were…

Eskom: ‘national grid remains constrained’ but no signs of load shedding yet

Update, Fri 1 Mar, 11am: Still no signs of load shedding from Eskom. Spokesperson Khulu Phasiwe on Friday morning noted that the “national grid…

10 big stories from February 2019 worth reading again

It’s come an gone in the blink of an eye, almost as if it’s the shortest month of the year. (Get it?). February, for…

#JusticeForThoriso: South Africa outraged by Thoriso Themane murder

On Saturday, Polokwane man Thoriso Themane was allegedly attacked and beaten to death by five high school learners. Two videos of the attack has…

How the people of South Africa reacted to Tito Mboweni’s Budget speech

Finance Minister Tito Mboweni has laid down South Africa’s budget for the next financial year. Besides his literary references to works such as the…

Twitter speculates about the Budget Speech

South Africa’s 2019 budget speech is going down at 2pm, and the people of Twitter have already got #budget2019 trending on Twitter in anticipation….

5 Twitter accounts to follow before the 2019 Budget Speech

Will we be paying more tax this year? Will the sugar tax remain? Will Eskom and SAA continue to be economic leeches on the…

So far, so good: Eskom keeps load shedding away on Friday

For the first time since Sunday, South Africa’s power utility Eskom has not switched off the lights. A load shedding free Friday morning comes…

Ajay Gupta is no longer on South Africa’s most wanted fugitives list

Don’t be surprised to see Ajay Gupta lazing on a Cape Town beach in the future. The controversial businessmen and one of the brothers…

Eskom implements Stage 4 load shedding

If the announcement on Sunday that load shedding was set to ruin South Africans’ lives once again for the next few months didn’t annoy…

South African Shoppers Tempted With Free Tablets As Windows 10 Deadline Nears

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Female tech founders in South Africa can win up to R1.9 million to scale their innovations

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REdimension Capital closes R250m property tech and sustainability fund

Why the ‘Ego Tax’ is Costing Your Business

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Microsoft launches new Surface devices in new AI era

Omoda C5 X review

TDK enhances IMUs for extreme temps

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