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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…

Pick n Pay to introduce a pensioners’ shopping hour on Wednesdays

Pick n Pay will give pensioners an additional shopping hour every Wednesday, the company announced on Tuesday. Beginning on 18 March, the initiative ensures…

Cape Town firefighters battle blaze on Table Mountain, Lion’s Head

Update: 9pm, Sun 15 March: Residents in Nettleton Road, Clifton have now been ordered to evacuate, the City of Cape Town announced. Update Table…

South Africa now has 7 confirmed cases of COVID-19 coronavirus

South Africa’s department of health on Monday confirmed that another four people have tested positive for coronavirus bringing the total number of confirmed cases…

South Africa reports its first case of COVID-19 coronavirus

It’s official. South Africa has just logged its first COVID-19 coronavirus case in Kwazulu-Natal. In a statement on Thursday, the ministry of health confirmed…

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…

Cape Town’s dams slowly fill to 24% after May’s rainfall

At the end of the fifth month of 2018, Cape Town finally has some positive water-related news. As of 28 May 2018, total dam…

211 000 Cape Town households use less than 6000L per month

Although Cape Town is set to enjoy one of the wettest weeks of the year thus far, the city’s still in the middle of…

Africa Check’s Promise Tracker reveals how little your government has done

Governments, like potential Bumble matches, will say anything to get you to swipe right on that election ballot paper. And often, those promises made…

FNB launches eWallet eXtra mobile bank accounts in South Africa

First National Bank has today announced eWallet eXtra, a digital bank account that can be opened from a mobile device for unbanked South Africans….

Cape Town dam levels drop below 21% for the first time in 2018

Sure, those Day Zero plans may have been shelved in the “2019’s going to totally suck” folder but it doesn’t mean Cape Town’s completely…

3 wounded, shooter kills herself after YouTube HQ shootout

Three people were wounded on Tuesday after a shooting broke out at YouTube’s California headquarters. The shooter later committed suicide. According to a statement,…

Zando’s apps, mobile site traffic is now zero-rated on Vodacom

African fashion retailer Zando’s apps and mobile site is now zero-rated on Vodacom’s networks, the company announced on Wednesday. The agreement means that prepaid…

Cape Town dam report: surface storage dips below 200 000 ML

Cape Town has just reached another notable #DayZero milestone: total surface storage within its six largest dams has now dipped below the 200 000…

Floods, Facebook and Floyd: what was hot in South Africa this past week

Social media was last week awash by the #GautengFloods, according to analytics firm ROI Africa’s latest report. According to stats siphoned from the web…

Opera Mini Brings Free AI to South Africa, Tackling Data Costs and Boosting Digital Inclusion

HONOR X7c: Does This Budget Beast Deliver on Battery and That 108MP Camera?

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Kazang Brings Card Payments to Spaza Shops, Driving Fintech-Fuelled Financial Inclusion

Flutterwave Launches Accelerate Workshop to Upskill Young Africans in Tech

SA Business Confidence: Fintech Lula Sounds Alarm on SME Reality

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

Gravity is a true driver’s EV SUV

L2 charging and the power of dwell time

Tires and tariffs