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Search trends suggest SA is turning to ‘homemade alcohol’ during lockdown

South Africans are focusing on learning during the lockdown, with some perhaps considering impromptu careers in craft brewing and homemade alcohol. As lockdown enters…

Mr D Food will now deliver perscription meds from MediRite during lockdown

Mr D Food will now deliver prescriptions and medication from Checkers’ MediRite pharmacies to users stuck at home during the COVID-19 lockdown, the companies…

Ndabeni-Abrahams disciplined after viral lunch photo catches President’s eye

President Ramaphosa has placed Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams on special leave after she contravened lockdown regulations. The President summoned the…

Enygma Ventures invests R8.25m in SA online preschool Play Sense

SA startup Play Sense has secured R8.25-million from US venture capital (VC) fund Enygma Ventures to enable it to grow its online in-home pre-school offering….

Want to know where to invest during a recession?

Financial markets have experienced the fastest ever crash over the past few weeks. Even during the 2000’s dotcom bust and the 2008 Great Financial…

Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [09/04/2020]

Ghanaian healthtech mPharma plans to equip and re-purpose private labs into Covid-19 testing centres. The startups is one of many on the continent that…

LG teases its new smartphone design inspired by the ‘natural world’

LG on Thursday teased a new design language for its “upcoming smartphone” likely to be the next G series device. If you were expecting…

Huawei P40 Lite: South African pricing and availability revealed

Hot on the heels of the Huawei P40 and P40 Pro launches, local pricing and availability info has now been revealed for the P40…

This is the PlayStation 5’s startling new DualSense controller

A console controller is a weirdly personal tech item. Some get used to designs they’ve used for years, while others want to see innovation…

BMW’s latest 2 Series Gran Coupe is now available in South Africa

For those fans of the Bavarian automotive brand who desire a sloping roofline coupe silhouette, but have a requirement for four doors, the 2…

Toyota’s new Corolla blends sharper style with upgraded features

Toyota has introduced its 12th-generation Corolla to the local market. Although the sedan segment might not nearly be as popular as it was in…

The Suzuki S-Presso is now South Africa’s cheapest passenger car

South African first time car buyers are seeking value as never before. As pressure on the Rand and economy force motorists to take a…

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The People Formerly Known as the Audience

Read this good summary by Jay Rosen on his Press Think blog about how the media is changing and how patterns of media consumption…

Changing media's battlefield

Ok play is over. Need to do some business here. Conference is tomorrow where I’ll be chatting about online journalism vs traditional journalism. This…

Citizen journalism, let's keep our heads shall we?

Did this interview with Herman Manson of Media Toolbox a popular media newsletter. Here are the questions:

To what extent is the M&G planning to make use of citizen/participatory journalism?
What are people writing about on your blogging service and how does this influence the content of your website and the paper edition?
Do you think participatory journalism will grow beyond community newspapers (for which it does seem perfect) to national news organisations locally? Internationally the BBC recently announced a move to integrate more citizen generated content into its services.

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Web 2.0 a Poo Sandwich?

net savvy Web 2.0 a Poo Sandwich? Some say “Web 2.0” is just the latest meaningless buzzword in a long list of internet hyperbole….

What’s a Wiki?

net savvy What’s a Wiki? It means “quick” or “informal” in Hawaiian. Matthew Buckland explains the latest form of web-based “open content”, which has…

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