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South Africans can’t find jobs, turn to memes on Twitter instead

Introducing the bleakest trending hashtag we’ve seen in South Africa for a good while. #ToGetAJobInSA began trending across the country’s Twitter timelines on Monday…

South Africa mourns the loss of former Bafana Bafana player Marc Batchelor

South Africans on Tuesday took to Twitter to mourn the loss of former Bafana Bafana player Marc Batchelor, who was gunned down outside his…

South Africa can’t wait to see Jacob Zuma at today’s State Capture Inquiry

Former president Jacob Zuma is set to testify at the state capture inquiry on Monday, where he will be interrogated about his conduct during…

Twitter was down worldwide after ‘internal configuration change’ last night

Social media tables turned on Thursday evening when Twitter — not Facebook — went down for a few hours around the world. “We are…

WhatsApp will soon let you edit pictures within the app

WhatsApp is developing a new “Quick Edit” tool for tweaking pictures within chats, WABetaInfo revealed on Thursday. The Quick Edit tool will allow users…

YouTube will require timestamps to verify manual copyright claims

YouTube on Tuesday announced that it will now require timestamps on manual copyright claims to specifically indicate where a video is infringing on copyright….

You can now send and receive 360 degree video and pics in Facebook Messenger

If you’re still using Facebook Messenger, you can now send 360 degree photos and videos — in addition to 720p video — from the…

Instagram breaks third-party apps, services by throttling its API call limit

In what seems to be a knee-jerk reaction to its parent company’s recent leaky-data woes, Instagram has restricted third-party developers from accessing its data…

Too little too late? Facebook tweaks its Privacy Settings, adds ‘Access Your Information’ page

The sleeping social media giant has finally woken up. After offering users lip-service through its nightmarish past two weeks, Facebook is now physically addressing…

Facebook’s ‘local news’ timeline tweak is now live globally

Facebook wants you to forget about its woes just for a moment, and remind everyone that people do in fact still use it. Notably,…

How to download your Facebook data (and why you should)

It’s the F-word you’ve been hearing an awful lot of this week, and its one everyone should be using. Yes, Facebook. Please forgive me…

Facebook ‘clarifies’ creepy call, text logging claims

After the Cambridge Analytica scandal piqued public panic last week, Facebook is again coming under fire for another user data issue. After the above…

Floods, Facebook and Floyd: what was hot in South Africa this past week

Social media was last week awash by the #GautengFloods, according to analytics firm ROI Africa’s latest report. According to stats siphoned from the web…

Instagram kills its auto refreshing timeline, tweaks algorithm

So it seems that you can indeed teach old advertising-laden dogs new tricks. Instagram, after years of users complaining about its algorithmic feed, is…

Telegram is now the ‘6th largest country’ on Earth

WhatsApp rival Telegram now has 200-million monthly active users, the company revealed in a Thursday update. “Within the last 30 days, Telegram was used…

You can ‘live link’ profiles and hashtags in your Instagram bio

Meanwhile on the less acerbic side of the Facebook spectrum, Instagram this week introduces a new feature to users’ bios. “Today, we’re introducing hashtag…

The Cambridge Analytica scandal, Facebook and deleting your account

So people are talking about Facebook a lot this week. You know, that social network that only Baby Boomers seem to use now? It…

YouTube bans videos promoting or selling guns and accessories

YouTube will ban videos that promote guns, gun accessories and educational videos on firearms, the company announced in a relatively silent update. The company…

WhatsApp now lets you set descriptions for chat groups

Have too many WhatsApp groups with arbitrary names? Well now you can add a “group description” to differentiate the one from the other. The…

Acer’s New Nitro AI Gaming Gear Is Here—But Is It Worth It for South Africans?

R19,000 for Bass? Sony Tests South Africa’s Audio Appetite

Tech Stocks Tank – Can SA Survive a Global Meltdown?

SA Business Confidence: Fintech Lula Sounds Alarm on SME Reality

Why MVNOs are gaining ground — and how Huge NXTGN is accelerating the shift

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

Microsoft launches new Surface devices in new AI era

Gravity is a true driver’s EV SUV

L2 charging and the power of dwell time

Tires and tariffs

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South Africans can’t find jobs, turn to memes on Twitter instead

South Africa mourns the loss of former Bafana Bafana player Marc Batchelor

South Africa can’t wait to see Jacob Zuma at today’s State Capture Inquiry

Twitter was down worldwide after ‘internal configuration change’ last night

WhatsApp will soon let you edit pictures within the app

YouTube will require timestamps to verify manual copyright claims

You can now send and receive 360 degree video and pics in Facebook Messenger

Instagram breaks third-party apps, services by throttling its API call limit

Facebook’s ‘local news’ timeline tweak is now live globally

How to download your Facebook data (and why you should)

Facebook ‘clarifies’ creepy call, text logging claims

Instagram kills its auto refreshing timeline, tweaks algorithm

You can ‘live link’ profiles and hashtags in your Instagram bio

The Cambridge Analytica scandal, Facebook and deleting your account

YouTube bans videos promoting or selling guns and accessories

WhatsApp now lets you set descriptions for chat groups

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