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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…

SAWS confirms a tornado struck Utrecht, KwaZulu-Natal on Friday night

Another tornado on Friday struck the KwaZulu-Natal town of Utrecht, the South African Weather Service (SAWS) confirmed. In two statements posted to Twitter, the…

SAWS explains why the Bapsfontein ‘tornadoes’ were just ‘gustnadoes’

The South African Weather Service (SAWS) on Thursday issued an educational media release describing the differences between tornadoes and “gustnadoes” which were observed in…

Old Mutual ‘regrets the distress’ caused by dead body funeral claim incident

Following Wednesday’s outcry over a viral video of a family dragging a body to an Old Mutual office in KwaZulu-Natal for proof of death,…

These are the popular apps on Huawei’s AppGallery in South Africa

Huawei, at its Developer Day in Cape Town on Thursday, revealed more about its budding ecosystem, growth in South Africa, and its AppGallery. The…

Miss South Africa crowned Miss Universe, SA split

Miss South Africa Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters was crowned Miss Universe Sunday night, beating out runners-up from Colombia and Jamaica. The 22-year-old from the Western Cape…

Oscar Pistorius sentenced to 13 years in jail, SA responds

Judge Willie Seriti announced today that a unanimous judgment by the Supreme Court of Appeal will see Oscar Pistorius’ six year jail sentence replaced with 13…

Takealot struggles minutes into Black Friday

Takealot buckled under the pressure of Black Friday just minutes after midnight — and by 8.30am, the site was still turning shoppers away. At…

Uber covered up major 2016 data breach, paid hefty ransom

E-hailing company Uber hushed up a data breach that affected 57-million drivers and riders’ personal information for over a year, CEO Dara Khosrowshahi has disclosed. The company paid a…

Cape Town water report: usage spikes, dam levels drop & aquifer project begins

Dam levels or both major and minor reservoirs across Cape Town have once again taken a hit, this according to the City’s latest water…

#IdolsSA winner Paxton Fielies also wins Cape Town’s, Twitter’s heart

17-year-old Paxton Fielies on Sunday won the 13th season of popular South African talent competition Idols at Carnival City, Johannesburg. Competing against fellow hopeful,…

South Africa responds to Charles Manson’s death on Twitter

Charles Manson, one of the US’s most notorious murderers in living memory, died of natural causes on Sunday at the age of 83 —…

150k Russian Twitter accounts targeted Brexit referendum

More than 150 000 Twitter accounts — previously only tweeting about the conflict in Ukraine — turned their focus to Brexit in the days…

#ZimbabweCoup: follow the developing ‘bloodless transition’ on Twitter

#Zimbabwe, #ZimbabweCoup and “Mugabe” were all trending topics on Twitter across the world this morning. And there’s no real surprise as to why. The…

The five-minute story of Zimbabwe’s ‘bloodless transition’

There are two words you’re going to hear a lot today: Zimbabwe, and coup. According to numerous reports, Zimbabwe is now under the control…

When will Cape Town run out of water? This tool imagines the scenarios

For the second week running, Cape Town’s dam levels have fallen sharply. As summer draws nearer, the City continues to plead with residents to…

Cape Town’s dam storage drops again to 36.8%

Every one of Cape Town’s largest dams, bar one, lost storage capacity over the past week, this according to the City of Cape Town’s…

Here’s what Twitter’s saying about the #FeesCommission report

The long-awaited Fees Commission Report has finally be released — albeit over 30-minutes later than advertised — and Twitter has responded in earnest. After…

SA Presidency’s website crashes prior to Fees Commission Report release

The official account of the Presidency of South Africa posted a tweet at 11.51am Monday stating that it will today at 12pm release the…

Beaufort West’s Gamka Dam hits 0%

Beaufort West, the largest town in the Western Cape’s arid Karoo region, has officially run out of dam water. This according to the Western…

Maziv’s Fibre Push Brings Rural South Africa Closer to True High-Speed Internet

Innovate47 Launches Global Food & Agri Accelerator to Back Climate-Smart Startups

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Records Tumble In Best Year Yet For South Africa’s Hedge Fund Industry

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