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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…

Twitter ‘read before retweet’ prompt shows promising results

Twitter will continue rolling out a new feature that asks users to read articles before retweeting, following successful tests earlier this year. In a…

Daytime temperatures push 50°C in Australia

It may be freezing cold across North America right now, strangely temperate in Cape Town for January, but Australia this week is burning up….

Brexit takes a break on UK Twitter after Prince Philip survives car crash

Husband of Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Philip, was on Thursday evening involved in a car accident, according to reports by the BBC. The prince…

Zimbabwe’s ISP Econet confirms government ordered internet shutdown

Zimbabwe’s largest internet services provider Econet on Wednesday confirmed that it had halted users’ internet access on government orders. This comes after protests erupted…

These are South Africa’s Marvel-inspired Super Rugby jerseys

For many youngsters, their sporting icons are super heroes in their impressionable eyes. But it seems that the 2019 South African Super Rugby roster…

#ShutdownZimbabwe: internet access disrupted amid protests

According to multiple reports, internet access across Zimbabwe has been disrupted amid ongoing protests that erupted after Saturday’s record fuel price hike. Last weekend,…

South Africa is the world’s fifth most Instagrammable country

South Africa is the world’s fifth most Instagrammable country according to travel publication Big Seven Travel. Ranking 192 countries based on hashtags, geolocations, reader…

Trump serves McDonald’s at the White House amid government shutdown

The US government shutdown continues into its 25th day, but that seemingly hasn’t impacted the White House’s dinner plans too badly. On Monday, President…

Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters tops US Google Search after Tebow engagement

On Thursday former NFL player Tim Tebow announced his engagement to South Africa’s former Miss Universe Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters. Tebow broke the news on Instagram…

Explore Data Science Academy launches course for high-school learners

The Explore Data Science Academy has announced that it will offer a new programme specifically for high school learners in 2019. The Cape Town-based…

2018 in review: the biggest stories of the year

This year has gone by in one indistinguishable blur. If you can’t quite remember what happened in the past 12 months, enjoy a quick…

Twitter just loves Hlaudi Motsoeneng’s African Content Movement

It’s pretty fashionable to launch your own political party in South Africa nowadays. The latest public figure to do just that is former SABC…

Cape Town’s December dam levels decline, but there are positives

As of 10 December 2018, Cape Town’s dams are 69.5% full, declining by 0.9% over the previous week. This may seem like a substantial…

Update: Shooting in Strasbourg shocks Twitter worldwide

Update, 9am, Wed 12 Dec: According to Reuters, at least three people have been killed, with 12 people wounded. The 29-year-old suspect was reportedly…

Donald Trump’s really owning this ‘smocking gun’ misspelling

US President Donald Trump on Monday posted a tweet that has people flipping through dictionaries and thesauri once again. Continuing his tirade against the…

Cape Town and surrounds enjoyed a wet week in December

It might be December, but parts of the Western Cape had a particularly wet week according to rainfall figures released by the South African…

South Africa’s out of recession after GDP grows by 2.2%

South Africa is out of recession after the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 2.2% in the third quarter of the year. The…

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