Online journalism

Business Insider South Africa set to launch February 2018

South Africa will soon get its own edition of Business Insider, thanks to a partnership between the latter and Media24. Launched in 2007, Business…

Tornadoes and Katrina: the totally fake news from Cape Town’s storm

If you’re reading this piece, good for you. It means that you’re actively searching for the truth among the steaming pile of manure that…

15+ SA journalists you should follow on Twitter [Digital All Stars]

Digital All Stars is a series of articles which aims to celebrate the best of South African digital. The articles, which will appear on…

Wikipedia’s new crowdfunded newspaper ‘can fix news’

Today, Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales launched Wikitribune — an online crowdfunded newspaper looking to combat “fake news.” According to Wales, media’s move to the internet broke…

Cracked: could this comedy site’s model prevent another ‘Shelley Garland’?

I’ve been reluctant to add my voice to the hailstorm of opinions surrounding the ongoing Huffington Post South Africa ‘Shelley Garland’ saga (you can…

[Updated] Here’s what went down at the Huffington Post SA this weekend

Update, 20 April: The Huffington Post has revealed Marius Roodt, a white man from Johannesburg, as the man behind the blog. Roodt says he was concerned…

Chelsea Manning: WikiLeaks whistleblower to be released in May

US President Barack Obama has commuted military whistleblower and Wikileaks source Chelsea Manning’s prison sentence, marking the most notable commutation of his administration. Manning…

BS Detector: an add-on to detect fake news websites

Fake news websites have enjoyed a surge in popularity thanks to social media, but truly exploded thanks to the US election. But how do…

Fake news in South Africa: 5 websites you should definitely avoid

Whether it’s to simply hoodwink people or to generate ad revenue, fake news websites have received mainstream attention in recent months. Now, we’ve already…

Google now lets you ‘Fact Check’ News articles

Mountain View’s Google has announced that its News portal will now include “Fact Check” tags to “help readers find fact checking in large news…

BREAKING: Daily Maverick gets R12m funding round

The holding company for local online news publication the Daily Maverick has announced the conclusion of a R12-million funding round. The round comes in the…

Update: Gawker.com will shut down next week

Update 2, 18 August 2016, 10.44pm: Univision plans to integrate Gawker’s assets into its own pop culture website platform Fusion, according to a tweet….

Keep up to date with Panama Papers leak through Reddit

Reddit is a pretty incredible source of cat photos, but it can also be used to keep current with some of the world’s biggest…

Panama Papers: 10 things you need to know about the world’s biggest ever leak

The term “Panama Papers” is about to become a major part of the global lexicon. That’s because it represents something very big: the largest…

News24 falls for fake Malema Twitter account

This is awkward. News24, South Africa’s largest online publisher, has quoted a Julius Malema spoof account as coming from the EFF leader himself. The…

Toby Shapshak hands over Stuff Magazine editorship

Toby Shapshak has handed over the editorial reins at Stuff Magazine South Africa some eight years after launching the magazine in South Africa. Taking…

Andrew Trench jumps ship from News24 to Times Media

A little under a year after joining 24.com, Andrew Trench has announced his resignation from the position of managing editor of News24. Originally brought…

impactAFRICA: $500k African data journalism fund launches

Code for Africa on Monday announced the launch of impactAFRICA, a US$500 000 fund aimed at providing grants and technical support for impactful data…

Times Media bolsters digital division with 3 new appointments

Times Media on Thursday announced that it had bolstered its digital division with three appointments at the senior executive level. The new hires see…

Are selfie sticks and smartphones the future of TV newsrooms?

Ask any contemporary journalist what pieces of equipment they couldn’t live without and chances are most will immediately mention their smartphone. With it, they…

4 things we learned about BuzzFeed from CEO Jonah Peretti’s memo to staff

If you’ve spent any time on the Internet during the last few years, it would be almost impossible to avoid the content juggernaut by…

South Africa rejoice: no load shedding scheduled for Sunday, says Eskom

Google Maps now features four new road incident report categories

Google’s Live Caption can officially caption Pixel 4 videos in real time

Here are five SA hardware startups making waves in 2019

Here are the nine startups pitching today at Seedstars Kampala

Nintendo’s ‘Ring Fit Adventure’ hits South Africa for R1299

3 (more) phones under R500 that will run WhatsApp in South Africa

Google’s Stadia controller won’t be totally wireless at launch

What other parts may need to be replaced with my windscreen? [Sponsored]

African car company Mureza to debut Prim8 mini-SUV at Automechanika Johannesburg

2020 Nissan GTR 50th Anniversary edition hits SA, starts at R2.4m