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Cell C data bundles: price drop announced

Cell C has announced a price drop for its 30-day data bundles, as well as a few new bundles for its customers. Bundles range…

#AlcoholHasFallen: South Africans react to renewed alcohol ban

Following the announcement from President Cyril Ramaphosa on Sunday night, South Africans have reacted to the renewed and immediate ban on alcohol with #AlcoholHasFallen….

Load shedding: Eskom announces Stage 2 amid cold front

Eskom announced on Friday morning that it will implement load shedding, amid an extensive cold front in South Africa. The power utility made the…

Gauteng becomes SA’s COVID-19 epicentre, #GautengGoesToLevel9 trends

The hashtag #GautengGoesToLevel9 became Twitter’s top trend on Friday morning as the province became South Africa’s epicentre of the coronavirus pandemic. Up until now,…

Track SA’s ‘massive cold front’ with this tool

If you want to see more than a Google weather report for South Africa’s incoming cold front, you can track detailed aspects of the…

Showmax Pro brings sports live-streaming – but not to SA (yet)

Showmax has announced the launch of Showmax Pro, which will let users stream certain live sport events from SuperSport — but the service isn’t…

South Africans respond as Takealot lists a coffin on sale

Takealot caught the attention of South Africans overnight as users noticed that the e-commerce platform now lists a coffin on sale. While we’re used…

Cape Town’s Theewaterskloof Dam breaks the 40% full mark

After a few weeks of rapid increases, Cape Town’s dam levels have seemingly plateaued. This week the City of Cape Town’s latest report saw…

Elon Musk calls Thai cave rescuer ‘pedo guy’ on Twitter

Elon Musk labelled a British caver who helped orchestrate the extraction of the Thai football team from a cave system a “pedo”. The Tesla…

Twitter: ‘Africa’s going to the final’ after France beats Belgium

“It’s like Africa going to the final” is a disposition many Twitter users across the continent harbour after last night’s semi-final. France beat Belgium…

The United States still thinks Mexico’s in the World Cup

The United States isn’t the world’s foremost footballing nation — unless you’re talking about their variant using a rugby ball and “end zones”. But…

DStv Now usage spikes as World Cup reaches fever pitch

South Africans love sport, don’t they? And now that the World Cup is entering its pivotal semi-final stage, more users than ever are tuning…

Cape Town dam levels have more than doubled in a year

If you’ve turned your head to the sky this past week, you may have noticed something: it hasn’t rained. At all. Since 2 July…

Global Citizen Festival: Beyonce, Jay-Z heading to South Africa in December

This is not a drill: the Carters are heading to South Africa in December. Beyonce and Jay-Z will both perform at the Mandela 100…

President Cyril Ramaphosa dragged by SA Twitter as cost of living rises

The honeymoon period is officially over, South Africa. Earlier this year, the country rejoiced when President Cyril Ramaphosa was sworn in, replacing Jacob Zuma….

Maradona calls England penalty win ‘monumental theft’, Twitter digs the irony

You don’t slander an England penalty shootout win and not face the consequences. This is what former Argentine legend Diego Maradona discovered this week….

Big news: Cape Town’s dam levels smash through the 50% mark

We’ve done it, Cape Town. The city’s dam storage levels have breached the 50% full mark after the weekend’s cold front swept through the…

Japan left a ‘thank you’ note after heartbreaking Belgium defeat

Sport is cruel, and football even more so. But even though Japan lost to Belgium last night in a thrilling 3-2 comeback for the…

After the storm, Cape Town’s dam levels are now at 48.3%

Update: As of 3 July, Cape Town’s dam levels are now at 50.3%. Read the full story here. The storm clouds have cleared above…

Algoa FM ditches WhatsApp for Telegram in ‘first for SA’

Radio stations across South Africa usually request audience interaction through SMS, calls, or more recently WhatsApp. But an Eastern Cape radio station has ditched…

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,…

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