News

AWS switches on its first African data centres in Cape Town

Amazon on Wednesday announced the opening of its first Amazon Web Services (AWS) data centres in Cape Town. It’s also the first AWS data…

Apple rolls out its services to more countries in Africa

Apple’s key services, including Apple Music, is heading to a slew of additional African countries on Tuesday. Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the…

Ndabeni-Abrahams disciplined after viral lunch photo catches President’s eye

President Ramaphosa has placed Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams on special leave after she contravened lockdown regulations. The President summoned the…

Zweli Mkhize confirms South Africa’s first COVID-19 death

Update: The NICD on Friday confirmed that the second suspected COVID-19 victim tested negative for the disease. Only one COVID-19 related death has been…

South Africa’s on lockdown, but praise rings out to Cyril Ramaphosa

South Africa will be placed on lockdown from midnight on Thursday 26 March, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced in an address on Monday evening. Ramaphosa…

Cape Town closes all beaches across the city amid COVID-19 pandemic

The City of Cape Town will close all beaches in the Mother City from Tuesday 24 March to discourage people from gathering amid the…

There are now 150 confirmed COVID-19 coronavirus cases in South Africa

The first confirmed COVID-19 coronavirus case in South Africa was identified on 5 March. Just over a week later, more than 20 people since…

Cape Town sees rain, floods and snow in one crazy weekend of weather

You asked for rain, Cape Town. And you’ve finally received it in bucket loads. Just as June drew to a close, a strong cold…

How to find jobs on Twitter in South Africa

Few things are more labourious and tense in life than looking for a job. For those without, it’s even more stressful. But fret not,…

Cape Town’s dams are now 42.7% full

Cape Town’s dam storage is up once again, but by a smaller margin. Last week, dam levels stood at 38.1%. This week, the City…

#Argentina falls 3-0 to Croatia, becomes the laughing stock of Twitter

It’s not everyday that Argentina gets slapped 3-0 in the World Cup group stages. Even though the South American giants faced an equally strong…

Intel’s CEO Brian Krzanich has resigned

Intel CEO Brian Krzanich has resigned from the California chip maker after he breached company protocol by engaging in a relationship with a fellow…

40.3%: that’s how full Cape Town’s dams are right now

Watching Cape Town’s dams fill from the water’s edge may be as boring as watching paint dry, but to see the numbers slowly increase…

Akon’s building a Senegalese ‘Smart City’ with his cryptocurrency ‘Akoin’

There’s a new cryptocurrency soon to be launched, but it won’t be taking its name from any memes or computer jargon. Instead, it’ll be…

Superbalist and Spree announce merger

Big news in South Africa’s online retail space: two of South Africa’s clothing and lifestyle juggernauts, Spree and Superbalist, are merging into a single…

In graphs: Cape Town’s dam storage jumps by 28% in just 8 weeks

At the end of April, the water situation in Cape Town was dire. Dams were nearly empty. In fact, the Department of Water and…

WATCH: dramatic video of Cape Town cash-in-transit heist emerges

Cash-in-transit heists are no longer a Gauteng phenomenon judging by a dramatic morning on Cape Town’s Flats. On Monday around 9pm along the city’s…

Aussies struggle to watch World Cup after Optus’s streaming goofs

While loadshedding has caused many South Africans to miss World Cup games this year, Australian fans aren’t having it much better. Australia’s World Cup…

Hi again loadshedding: Eskom’s really unfunny meme is back in South Africa

Four years ago, the World Cup was disrupted by loadshedding as Eskom struggled to maintain juice in its electricity grid. Last night, as the…

Cape Town’s dams are now healthier than they were in June 2016

There’s some more good news this week for thirsty Cape Town. As of 11 June 2018, the city’s total dam storage levels stood at…

South Africa sees 12.4% growth in smartphones sales in Q1 2018

South Africans might be pinching their pockets in other sectors of their financial lives (not to mention the upcoming petrol price hike), but they’re…

Week of rain leaves Cape Town’s dams just shy of 30% mark

How quickly things can change, Cape Town. According to the City’s latest dam report, Cape Town’s six largest dams’ total storage now stands at…

Upcoming petrol price hike sends South Africans into mild Twitter panic

From midnight on Wednesday 6 June 2018, the price of a litre of petrol will jump by 82 cents. This will push the total…

Lenovo at MWC 2025: AI-Powered Laptops, Sustainable Concepts, and a Glimpse into the Future

Smart Tech: Turning the Tide on South Africa’s Water Crisis

Celebrating Innovation: Redmi Note 14 Post-Launch Event in South Africa

Verto Launches Global Business Award to Fuel African Startup Expansion

GITEX Africa: Shaping the Future of Tech and Positioning Africa as a Global Powerhous

Gozem Secures $30M Series B to Fuel Super App Expansion Across Francophone Africa

Microsoft launches new Surface devices in new AI era

Honor Magic V3 launches, four things to know

Honor Magic V3, a Guinness world record attempt

Lucid CEO becomes strategic advisor

Golf 8.5 update with lots of Life

Tariffs trump US new car affordability needs