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Hackers use zero-day exploit in new Windows and Internet Explorer builds

Kaspersky discovered and intercepted a chain attack by hackers that used two unknown vulnerabilities in new builds of Windows 10 and Internet Explorer 11….

Google rolls out more home schooling and online teaching tools

Google has rounded up over 50 new products and enhancements as part of its The Anywhere School online teaching event, highlighting tools that teachers,…

Microsoft launches hackathon to fight domestic violence in South Africa

Microsoft has announced that it’s partnering with non-profits to launch a hackathon that will aim to build solutions for women and children facing domestic…

Google launches new tool to map COVID-19 data

Google has announced the launch of a new tool to help visualise COVID-19 data in global and regional maps — making it easier to…

SARS warns of scams targeting eFiling users

With South Africa’s tax season underway and SARS’ auto-assessments being sent out, the tax revenue service has warned of scams targeting eFiling users. SARS…

South Africa among first countries to lose Google Play Music

Google has announced the phase-out plan for Google Play Music — with South Africa being one of the first countries that to lose access…

South Africa’s petrol price breaks through R17 per litre

You’re about to pay a lot more for fuel, South Africa. From midnight on Tuesday, 93 ULP and 95 LRP will see price increases…

Viral video: Indonesia island hit by tsunami after strong earthquake

Indonesia has a storied and frightening history with tsunamis, and on Friday, it was given a stark reminder. A 7.7-magnitude earthquake which struck off…

A train at Cape Town Station is on fire (once again)

A train at Cape Town Station is reportedly on fire, according to a number of eyewitness reports. Twitter users on Friday afternoon uploaded pictures…

SA government asks Twitter users to stop sharing videos of Dros rape

The South African government has asked citizens to not share a video of the alleged rape of a little girl in a Dros in…

More than a million people now use UberEats in South Africa

UberEats is this week celebrating its second year of operation in South Africa, and with it provided a slew of factoids on our eating…

Julian Assange resigns as WikiLeaks editor because he can’t do his job

Julian Assange has stepped down as editor of WikiLeaks… mainly because he can’t actually connect to the internet. The Australian has been “held incommunicado”…

An intense ‘medicane’ is posing a threat to southern Europe

After Florence and Mangkhut, do you need any more proof that the weather is all sorts of crazy this year? If you answered yes,…

Everyone’s wondering what happened to the ANC’s website

If you’ve been wondering what happened to the ANC’s official website, well, it’s down. You can check for yourself here, but any attempts to…

Dros Silverton bombarded by negative reviews after child rape

Dros’ online reputation has been shattered this week after a seven-year-old girl was raped by a 20-year-old man in a Dros Silverton outlet. The…

South Africa fumes online after girl was raped in Dros restaurant toilet

South Africa’s Dros restaurant chain has come under fire on social media this week after it confirmed a seven-year-old girl was raped in a…

Super Typhoon Trami is even scarier than Florence from space

Planet Earth has seen its fair share of horrifying storms these past few weeks. With Florence ravaging the US east coast earlier this month,…

Five of Cape Town’s six largest dams are more than 90% full

According to the City of Cape Town’s latest dam report published on Tuesday, the city’s supply reservoirs are now a combined 74% full. That’s…

Cyril Ramaphosa’s stimulus package gets social media talking

Remember the early days of President Cyril Ramaphosa rise to power? He was loved across South Africa, and especially on social media. But that…

The Berg River Dam is now more than 100% full

Cape Town’s third largest and youngest dam, the Berg River Dam, is the first of the city’s large dams to hit the 100% mark….

The Clanwilliam Dam becomes an unlikely social media star

The Clanwilliam Dam, north of Cape Town, is an unlikely social media star this week, after the reservoir’s sluice gates were opened and dramatic…

Private cannabis use is now legal in South Africa (and Twitter is loving it)

On Tuesday, the Constitutional Court decriminalized the private use of cannabis in South Africa. The ruling comes a year after the Western Cape High…

Absa’s AI Clone of Fifi Peters Pushes Banking Into a Bold New Future

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

Cape Town Creatives Can Now Work for Free at Africa’s First Creative-Tech Hub

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

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