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South Africa’s petrol price jumps 22c per litre in December

Happy December! Or well, it was until the change to South Africa’s petrol price was confirmed on Tuesday, weighing on consumer’s pockets like a…

Clicks ClubCard members can now earn points for filling up at Engen

Engen and Clicks are partnering to bring new rewards opportunities to Clicks ClubCard members. Clicks ClubCard users will now be able to earn loyalty…

China to ban the publishing of fake news and deepfakes online

A report by Reuters on Saturday revealed that China is planning to end the spread of fake news by completing banning the content online….

Record Black Friday for the US sees $7.4bn in sales, buoyed by mobile

Unsurprisingly, Black Friday 2019 was the biggest ever edition of the hallowed shopping day, racking up $7.4-billion in sales alone in the United States….

Mbalula to visit Cape Town Station after train fire disrupts service, destroys trains

Cape Town’s Metrorail network was brought to a standstill this morning, after a train fire gutted several carriages at Cape Town Station. The fire,…

Checkers’ Sixty60 grocery delivery service debuts in Cape Town, Sandton

Checkers on Monday, and just in time for Black Friday, announced its on-demand grocery delivery service that promises to deliver within an hour. It’s…

Another tornado reported near Ulundi, SAWS issues more severe storm warnings

KwaZulu-Natal is fast becoming the tornado capital of South Africa, after the second tornado of the weekend was reported in Ulundi on Saturday. Images…

Dam levels drop 0.9% as Cape Town struggles to save water

Good news, Cape Town. Well, sort of. While last week’s dam report saw a dire dam level loss of 1.4%, this week’s decrease is…

Strava’s heatmap inadvertently reveals the world’s military secrets

If you happen to be a soldier stationed at one of the world’s military bases, secret operation centres or covert patrols, you may want…

Reiger Park NSFW video trends: news you missed this weekend (29 January 2018)

The final weekend of January has come and gone. Here’s the big news you may have missed this weekend. The big stories of the…

Forecasting flames: SAWS slams Zille, talks rainfall probability in Cape Town

The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has just issued one of the most entertaining and fact-heavy press releases you’ll likely read this year. Issued…

3 apps to download before #DayZero strikes

Remember when Eskom’s load shedding was the worst of our worries? While working electronics were as rare in 2015 as a full dam is…

Cape Town dams: Day Zero now 80 days away as dam levels fall 1.4%

If you aren’t yet preparing for Cape Town’s impending water scarcity disaster, right now may be a good time to begin. This at least…

#DayZero: 89 days to disaster: news you missed this weekend (22 January 2018)

The world has robbed us of another weekend. How kind of it. And how kind of us too to fill you in on the…

Cape Town’s Day Zero ‘now very likely’, Level 6B water restrictions incoming

“We have reached the point of no return,” writes the City of Cape Town in what could be its bleakest statement about the city’s…

Donald Trump unveils his 2017 Fake News Awards winners

The GOP website just couldn’t keep up with the traffic its latest blog post demanded today. US President Donald Trump’s “highly anticipated” list of…

Cape Town’s ‘green’ map reveals water usage per household

The City of Cape Town has this week made spying on friends, family or even neighbours’ water usage habits even easier. Previously, one would…

Cape Town dams: Theewaterskloof Dam less than 16% full

After last week’s notable decline, the City of Cape Town has this week recorded yet another decrease to the dam levels across the Western…

H&M, #ANC106 & Hawaii: news you missed this weekend (15 January 2018)

Oh weekend, you’re always gone too soon. While you were lazing on a Cape Town beach, or sipping some cold brew at a Braamfontein…

World stands up for Haiti, Africa after Trump’s ‘shithole’ comment

Update: US President Donald Trump has taken to Twitter to respond to reports that he referred to Africa, Haiti and El Salvador as “shitholes”….

Cape Town dams: Day Zero is now just 14 weeks away

The City of Cape Town released its first dam report for 2018 on 1 January, but you’d be hard pressed to find any new…

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