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Twitter remembers Zim music icon Oliver Mtukudzi

Zimbabwean jazz musician Oliver Mtukudzi has passed away at the age of 66 after battling with diabetes. Mtukudzi rose to fame in the 1970s…

Daytime temperatures push 50°C in Australia

It may be freezing cold across North America right now, strangely temperate in Cape Town for January, but Australia this week is burning up….

Brexit takes a break on UK Twitter after Prince Philip survives car crash

Husband of Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Philip, was on Thursday evening involved in a car accident, according to reports by the BBC. The prince…

Zimbabwe’s ISP Econet confirms government ordered internet shutdown

Zimbabwe’s largest internet services provider Econet on Wednesday confirmed that it had halted users’ internet access on government orders. This comes after protests erupted…

These are South Africa’s Marvel-inspired Super Rugby jerseys

For many youngsters, their sporting icons are super heroes in their impressionable eyes. But it seems that the 2019 South African Super Rugby roster…

#ShutdownZimbabwe: internet access disrupted amid protests

According to multiple reports, internet access across Zimbabwe has been disrupted amid ongoing protests that erupted after Saturday’s record fuel price hike. Last weekend,…

South Africa is the world’s fifth most Instagrammable country

South Africa is the world’s fifth most Instagrammable country according to travel publication Big Seven Travel. Ranking 192 countries based on hashtags, geolocations, reader…

Snapchat mulls IPO, with huge valuation – report

Snap, the parent company of Snapchat, is reportedly considering plans to issue an IPO. According to the Wall Street Journal, citing “people familiar with…

Yahoo built a program to sift through user emails – report

Ailing internet firm Yahoo apparently built a program last year which sifts through all incoming emails on its service. Yahoo complied with a US…

My Vodacom app now supports Mastercard’s Masterpass

South African telecoms giant Vodacom has announced that its customers can now “buy airtime, data bundles and SMS bundles through the My Vodacom mobile…

Weekend News in Tweets: Colombia votes no, South Africa defeats Australia

News moves at the speed of social media in today’s world, and that’s especially the case on the weekend. Take a look at the…

Tinder for sperm? London Sperm Bank has an app now

There have been a slew of “Tinder for X” type services around, but now it’s time for sperm banks to jump on the bandwagon. And…

Lenovo lays off a ton of Motorola staff – report

Lenovo has reportedly laid off “hundreds of employees” working at Motorola, apparently leaving less than 50% of the workforce remaining. One source told Droid-Life that over…

Weekend News in Tweets: Brad Binder, Temba Bavuma make SA history

News moves at the speed of social media in today’s world, and that’s especially the case on the weekend. Take a look at the…

Takealot wins big at PriceCheck Tech & Ecommerce Awards

The 2016 PriceCheck Tech & Ecommerce Awards concluded last night with Takealot.com snagging the overall win. The PriceCheck awards celebrate businesses doing innovative things…

Yahoo hack: is this the biggest in history?

Internet icon Yahoo! has revealed what might just be the biggest hack in recent history. The company confirmed that a hack, which took place in…

#datamustfall: Afrihost Mobile offers R1/250MB promotion

In the wake of the #datamustfall social media campaigns, MVNO Afrihost Mobile has stepped up to the plate with a promotion. The network has…

Most popular products on PriceCheck from 2006-2016 [infographic]

Popular price comparison/ecommerce website has been around for quite a long time, starting out way back in 2006. Now, the company has issued a…

Telkom Mobile revises uncapped LTE throttling policy

Telkom Mobile has announced a revised fair usage policy (FUP) for uncapped LTE users, following negative publicity on social media. Users who had allegedly fallen…

#FeesMustFall: University students react to Nzimande’s statement

Update #4, 18 September, 3.27pm: In the wake of the student protests on South Africa’s various university campuses, UCT’s Faculty of Health Science has…

Rebuttal: Yuppiechef responds to trademark dispute with Yuppie Gadgets

South African ecommerce store Yuppiechef has commented on its trademark battle with Yuppie Gadgets, another SA online establishment. Memeburn reached out to Yuppiechef for…

Yuppie Gadgets speaks out over Yuppiechef trademark dispute

After years of dispute, local online store Yuppie Gadgets, has won two legal cases against fellow ecommerce store Yuppiechef. The ongoing battle between the two companies came…

Weekend News in Tweets: blast rocks New York, South Africa remembers Mandoza

News moves at the speed of social media in today’s world, and that’s especially the case on the weekend. Take a look at the…

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

Simbi Wabote’s 10-Year Roadmap: How Nigeria Achieved 54% Local Content Growth

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

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

Omoda C5 X review

TDK enhances IMUs for extreme temps

Data centres and defence are reviving diesel

News

Twitter remembers Zim music icon Oliver Mtukudzi

Daytime temperatures push 50°C in Australia

Brexit takes a break on UK Twitter after Prince Philip survives car crash

Zimbabwe’s ISP Econet confirms government ordered internet shutdown

These are South Africa’s Marvel-inspired Super Rugby jerseys

#ShutdownZimbabwe: internet access disrupted amid protests

South Africa is the world’s fifth most Instagrammable country

Snapchat mulls IPO, with huge valuation – report

Yahoo built a program to sift through user emails – report

My Vodacom app now supports Mastercard’s Masterpass

Weekend News in Tweets: Colombia votes no, South Africa defeats Australia

Tinder for sperm? London Sperm Bank has an app now

Lenovo lays off a ton of Motorola staff – report

Weekend News in Tweets: Brad Binder, Temba Bavuma make SA history

Takealot wins big at PriceCheck Tech & Ecommerce Awards

Yahoo hack: is this the biggest in history?

#datamustfall: Afrihost Mobile offers R1/250MB promotion

Most popular products on PriceCheck from 2006-2016 [infographic]

Telkom Mobile revises uncapped LTE throttling policy

#FeesMustFall: University students react to Nzimande’s statement

Rebuttal: Yuppiechef responds to trademark dispute with Yuppie Gadgets

Yuppie Gadgets speaks out over Yuppiechef trademark dispute

Weekend News in Tweets: blast rocks New York, South Africa remembers Mandoza

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