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Western Cape Gov: Uber, Bolt hijackings on the rise in parts of Cape Town

The Western Cape Government is calling on Uber, Bolt and drivers of other ehailing companies to practice caution when operating in parts of Cape…

Videos of Joburg CBD riots go viral after police and protestors clash

The Joburg CBD was a bit of a mess today after police and street vendors clashed on Thursday. According to eNCA, vendors accused the…

Cape Town’s water tariffs could drop before summer as dam levels rise

Cape Town’s water tariffs could decrease in the coming months, thanks largely to the wet winter and increase in dam levels. This according to…

Cape Town’s Metrorail trains to shutter free SMS alert service from August

Cape Town’s Metrorail train service announced in a communication with commuters on Tuesday that it will soon shutter its free SMS notification service. Users…

South Africa just can’t understand how Eskom lost R20.7bn in a year

You might want to sit down for this one. Eskom on Tuesday added to South Africa’s economic woes and horrid news week, announcing (pdf)…

South Africa’s unemployment rate increases to 29% in Q2 2019

Statistics South Africa on Tuesday gave South Africans yet another reason to feel depressed. The stats body in its quarterly labour report announced that…

Update: Another storm is heading towards Cape Town as the city’s dam levels skyrocket

Update #3, Tuesday 30 July, 10am: It was a blustery, rainy night for Cape Town, but judging by the latest satellite image posted by…

South African woman pushed down stairs by Airbnb host

South African artist Zanele Muholi has shared a video to social media of a Dutch Airbnb host shoving her friend, Sibahle Nkumbi, down a…

#LionEscape: four more lions escape Kruger National Park

The lions of the Kruger National Park are seemingly fed up with roaming the fenced expanse. Following May 2017’s edition of feline prison break,…

#G20: Here’s what the web thought of the global summit

The G20 (or Group of Twenty) is an annual forum for the governments of 20 major economies to discuss policy issues around international financial stability….

Reinvented toothbrush crushes Kickstarter crowdfunding goal

In 1498, the bristle toothbrush was invented by the Chinese. Back then, the bristles were hog’s hair and the handles bone or bamboo. It…

Antarctica’s about to give the world one of its biggest ever icebergs

Ships sailing near northern Antarctica may soon have to navigate around one of the largest icebergs ever recorded, according to the European Space Agency…

Cape Town Cash Crusaders held hostage, Twitter provides commentary

A Cape Town Cash Crusaders was held hostage Wednesday afternoon, resulting in a Hollywood-esque standoff that had Twitter enraptured. “Strand Street” was trending in…

Dear Cape Town, dam levels are rising but you’re still using too much water

The City of Cape Town believes that the city’s residents are still using far too much water. This even after the more stringent Level…

US laptop ban lifted for Turkish, Etihad and Emirates Airlines flights

For frequent fliers darting between the United States and Dubai or Istanbul, there’s some good news regarding that particular laptop ban. The laptop-in-cabin ban…

MWEB, WebAfrica hop on LTE-Advanced bandwagon

A few months ago, we saw Rain (formerly known as WBS) launch its own LTE-Advanced network, delivering faster speeds and better ping. Now, MWEB…

Call for nominations: Digital All Stars’ top cryptocurrency personalities

Here at Burn Media, we regularly feature the best South African people and companies as part of our Digital All Stars series. Now, for…

South Africa’s politicians react to Secret Ballot ruling with subtweets

The Secret Ballot (or #SecretBallot) ruling has come and gone but the reaction from politicians are only now filtering through social media. To clarify,…

#SecretBallot: SA’s ConCourt ruling becomes a worldwide Twitter trend

Yesterday might’ve been the darkest, longest night of the year for South Africans, but today is surely one of the brightest. Chief Justice Mogoeng…

Explaining Feenix: the Standard Bank-backed solution to #FeesMustFall

There’s been a lot said about #FeesMustFall — at least in terms of the hashtag and the social movement it propelled. But in its…

LG’s New 100-Inch QNED TV Is a Game-Changer for Home Entertainment in South Africa

ASUS Taps Into South Africa’s AI Obsession With Smarter Devices

HONOR 400 and 400 Pro Redefine AI Smartphone Innovation for South African Users

SA SMBs are AI-Ready – ASUS Report Shows Local Businesses Are Already Seeing Real ROI

Ocellics Reinvents Fund Factsheets with Automation-Driven Platform for Investment Managers

AWIEF 2025 Awards Nominations Now Open

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

TDK enhances IMUs for extreme temps

Data centres and defence are reviving diesel

The most recognisable tactical pickup truck evolves