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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,…

Instagram’s ‘new’ feature lets users follow hashtags like people

In some cases — consider breaking news as an example — it makes more sense to follow a hashtag with its wide stream of…

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…

Twitter to roll out polls to everyone

Twitter on Wednesday announced that it would be rolling out the ability to create polls to all its users. The new feature allows people…

Facebook announces TechPrep, an initiative to address diversity in tech

Facebook has announced an initiative called TechPrep, an online computer science and programming resource hub. TechPrep is aimed at underrepresented people and their parents…

Facebook launches Instant Articles to everyone on iPhone, coming to Android later in the year

Earlier this year Facebook announced Instant Articles, it’s publishing play, but things have been fairly quiet since. On Tuesday however the company has announced…

GPT 5.2 lands in the API and could reshape how SA builds with AI

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

HONOR’s customer first strategy is reshaping South Africa’s smartphone market

GTA 6 Is Officially Coming in 2026: The New Date, the Delays and the South African Reality Check

The Gaming Gear South Africans Are Actually Buying This December

Omoda C5 X review

TDK enhances IMUs for extreme temps

Data centres and defence are reviving diesel

Social

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

Instagram’s ‘new’ feature lets users follow hashtags like people

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

Twitter to roll out polls to everyone

Facebook announces TechPrep, an initiative to address diversity in tech

Facebook launches Instant Articles to everyone on iPhone, coming to Android later in the year

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