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#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…

Facebook Stories and Messenger Day are now the same thing

Messenger Day — the Facebook Messenger version of WhatsApp Status and Instagram Stories — is no more. Instead, the feature has been rehashed and…

‘Writing the Daisies’: UCT’s exam tent has become an impromptu meme

In the midst of student protests, the University of Cape Town (UCT) has confirmed that exams will go ahead as scheduled. But perhaps not…

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…

MTV EMAs 2017: the winners, the reactions, the tweets

Last night, media monster MTV hosted the latest edition of its annual European Music Awards (or EMAs) in London. Although likely forgotten by most,…

Facebook Results: social network crushes Q3 as WhatsApp nears a billion users

Facebook on Wednesday announced its Q3 results and while they were financially impressive — revenue for the quarter was up 45% on the same…

Facebook thinks its AI could do amazing things for blind people

There are plenty of very clever people out there, Elon Musk and Stephen Hawking among them, who think that artificial intelligence could be a…

Adele’s new single hits 1m plays…an hour

Adele’s latest single “Hello” is blowing up. But you probably knew that. It’s everywhere right now, but is showing especially big growth on YouTube….

19 hilarious things people are wearing #forhalloween this year

Whether you see Halloween as “just a bit of fun”, a marketing gimmick indicative of US imperialism, or an ancient tradition, or the beginning…

Heunis: Mxit could have been a ‘major success’ story, but I was burnt out

Mxit founder Herman Heunis on Tuesday took to Twitter to express regret that he “was so burntout[sic]” when he made the decision to sell…

Mxit: how did Alan Knott-Craig Jr’s R500m bet go so badly wrong?

Mxit as we know it is dead. The company announced on Friday that it had shut down its commercial operations and would be transferring…

Facebook revamps notification tab, makes it more Google Now card-ish

Facebook has announced that starting today, Android and iOS users in the US will see an updated Notifications tab. The new notification tab has…

Mxit shuts up shop, donates IP to charity

Mxit on Friday confirmed that it would shutting down its commercial operations to focus on Reach, its charitable arm. CEO Francois Swart is meanwhile…

YouTube launches YouTube Red, an ad free subscription video streaming service

This has been a long time coming. YouTube has unveiled its ad free subscription video streaming service, YouTube Red. The service offers YouTube users…

Huawei’s All-Optical smart-home showcase unleashes a new era of home connectivity in Africa

Broadband Africa Forum 2024

Applications for the 2025 Mastercard Foundation EdTech Fellowship are open

Africa’s AI Revolution: Reclaiming the Digital Narrative

South Africa’s Deskless Workers: A Workforce Under Strain

Microsoft launches new Surface devices in new AI era

Honor Magic V3 launches, four things to know

Honor Magic V3, a Guinness world record attempt

What is Northvolt worth for German car companies?

Jaguar rebranding creative is crazy – good?

German luxury cars require a rethink for China

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

Facebook Stories and Messenger Day are now the same thing

‘Writing the Daisies’: UCT’s exam tent has become an impromptu meme

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

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

MTV EMAs 2017: the winners, the reactions, the tweets

Facebook Results: social network crushes Q3 as WhatsApp nears a billion users

Facebook thinks its AI could do amazing things for blind people

Adele’s new single hits 1m plays…an hour

19 hilarious things people are wearing #forhalloween this year

Heunis: Mxit could have been a ‘major success’ story, but I was burnt out

Mxit: how did Alan Knott-Craig Jr’s R500m bet go so badly wrong?

Facebook revamps notification tab, makes it more Google Now card-ish

Mxit shuts up shop, donates IP to charity

YouTube launches YouTube Red, an ad free subscription video streaming service

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