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WhatsApp Status has landed in South Africa [Photos]

True to co-founder Jan Koum’s words, WhatsApp Status has landed on Friday (24 February), delivering Snapchat Stories-style functionality to the messaging platform. So what…

Taking to the tweets: South Africa’s relationship with protests and Twitter

Just recently EFF leader Julius Malema criticised South Africa’s Twitter activists for thinking the platform was enough to effect change. But South Africans are…

Instagram update adds user gallery uploads

Instagram users can now upload multiple images within a single gallery, the company announced Wednesday. “With this update, you no longer have to choose…

Budget Speech 2017: South Africa protests on the streets & Twitter

Today, South Africa’s minister of finance Pravin Gordhan will deliver his annual Budget Speech to the nation. Although proceedings officially get underway at 2pm…

Rain in Johannesburg, drought in Cape Town: SA’s weather according to social media

As boring as it might seem, the weather has been a massive talking point for South Africans in 2017. And no, it’s not because…

WhatsApp Status: will it be a Snapchat clone?

Who knew that WhatsApp originally started out as a way to leave status messages, so others knew what you were up to? Well, it…

#AskThePublicProtector: South Africans troll Busisiwe Mkhwebane on Twitter

The South African government should know by now: Twitter does not take anything seriously. So when it created #AskThePublicProtector, it should have come as no…

Facebook Messenger joins the free phonecall brigade

If you’re a Facebook Messenger fan, then you’ll probably be relieved to find out that the social network hasn’t stopped work on the app…

The reason Facebook won’t roll out its swanky new News Feed? Netbooks

Redesigns are something Facebook doesn’t take lightly. With more than a billion users, there is mass revolt every time the design team moves as…

Yes, Facebook’s killing your page… now grow up and stop moaning about it

This may be something of an unpopular opinion, but I honestly don’t understand why everyone’s up in arms over Facebook’s decision to be what…

Mark Zuckerberg: drones are better at internet connectivity than balloons

When Facebook officially announced that it would be using high altitude drones as part of its bid to bring internet access to parts of…

This brand ‘broke up’ with Facebook and Facebook doesn’t really care

If you’ve been anywhere near the internet recently, you’ll have seen them — the posts alleging Facebook is pushing brands’ updates down in their…

Facebook’s going to use drones and lasers to bring the world online. Serious.

We thought Google’s Project Loon sounded like an equal mix of ambitious and crazy, but now Facebook’s joined the game too. CEO Mark Zuckerberg…

Twitter set to up mobile game downloads with its new ad product

Twitter is reportedly on the verge of launching a new mobile ad product aimed specifically at app makers. According to Bloomberg, the product will…

Facebook’s Oculus buyout has resulted in some brilliant memes: here are our favourites

Ah the internet… always making jokes and finding the humour in every billion dollar acquisition. While Kickstarter backers of the Oculus Rift are losing…

Twitter now lets you stick multiple photos in a tweet and tag people

Yeah, a picture’s worth a thousand words… but sometimes you need more than one snapshot to get your point across. With Twitter’s latest update,…

So, who is following the world’s biggest companies on Twitter?

Sometimes, on slow days, you’ll be forgiven for thinking that your brand’s Twitter followers are either only active once a year or composed of…

Here are the winners and losers in Facebook’s $2bn Oculus VR deal

Right now the guys behind the Oculus Rift virtual reality gaming headset are probably at the tail-end of an epic celebration. Think about it,…

Turkey’s over-the-top attempt to block Twitter is more strategic than you think

Following the blocking of Twitter in Turkey, startups and tech giants including Twitter found alternative ways for Turks to access the social network —…

Trump Wants To Sue Trevor Noah, The Grammys Got Messy, And X Is Absolutely Eating It Up

What South Africans Need To Know About The New Face Of Banking Fraud

What A $500 Million Trump-Linked Crypto Deal Signals For Web3 In 2026

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

OPPO Reno15 Series Lands In South Africa With Big Cameras And Bigger Battery Ambitions

OPPO Reno15 Series Brings Flagship-Level Hardware Logic to the Mid-Tier in South Africa

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

Omoda C5 X review

TDK enhances IMUs for extreme temps

Data centres and defence are reviving diesel

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WhatsApp Status has landed in South Africa [Photos]

Taking to the tweets: South Africa’s relationship with protests and Twitter

Instagram update adds user gallery uploads

Budget Speech 2017: South Africa protests on the streets & Twitter

WhatsApp Status: will it be a Snapchat clone?

#AskThePublicProtector: South Africans troll Busisiwe Mkhwebane on Twitter

Facebook Messenger joins the free phonecall brigade

The reason Facebook won’t roll out its swanky new News Feed? Netbooks

Yes, Facebook’s killing your page… now grow up and stop moaning about it

Mark Zuckerberg: drones are better at internet connectivity than balloons

This brand ‘broke up’ with Facebook and Facebook doesn’t really care

Facebook’s going to use drones and lasers to bring the world online. Serious.

Twitter set to up mobile game downloads with its new ad product

Facebook’s Oculus buyout has resulted in some brilliant memes: here are our favourites

Twitter now lets you stick multiple photos in a tweet and tag people

So, who is following the world’s biggest companies on Twitter?

Here are the winners and losers in Facebook’s $2bn Oculus VR deal

Turkey’s over-the-top attempt to block Twitter is more strategic than you think

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