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Wikipedia celebrates 20th birthday

Wikipedia celebrates its 20th birthday in January, another milestone for the world’s largest free online encyclopedia. The Wikimedia Foundation announced that the encyclopedia officially…

Media24 announces plans for major print closures and layoffs

Media24 has announced plans to close five magazines and several newspapers, as well as additional restructuring that will affect over 500 staff members. The…

The startling numbers behind Africa’s Wikipedia knowledge gaps

Wikipedia is one of the internet’s most trafficked websites. We’ve likely all visited it at least once, and spent countless nights travelling through informational…

Cape Town to host Wikipedia’s ‘Wikimania’ conference in July

Wikipedia is hosting its annual conference in Cape Town in July. Announced by the non-profit today, Wikipedia’s Wikimania conference will be heading to the…

Africa Check’s Promise Tracker reveals how little your government has done

Governments, like potential Bumble matches, will say anything to get you to swipe right on that election ballot paper. And often, those promises made…

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…

Fake news catches Helen Zille, Cyril Ramaphosa off guard

During the 2016 US presidential election, “fake news” was a hot topic. Articles about Hillary Clinton declaring Sharia law permeated the web, as did…

SA election simulator game: you ANC’n nothing yet

We’ve seen quite a few politically orientated games come out over the years, such as Democracy and Realpolitiks, but what about a local take…

Track Cape Town’s storm in realtime with these 3 free resources

You might’ve heard passing reports about Cape Town’s inclement weather forecast today. These reports suggest that the oncoming cold front will be one of…

Android O is killing Google’s blob emoji (and replacing that adorable kitty)

Google might’ve announced a slew of updates to its products yesterday, but its most important development was mostly swept under the rug. The company’s…

WordPress debuts new TV ads in limited trial run

Content publishing platform WordPress has this week debuted its first television advertisements. This is the first push in the company’s larger marketing budget for…

15 classic Star Wars GIFs to use this #MayTheFourth

We know the pressure you’re under today. While mashing away at your keyboard trying to get those reports and submissions prepared, you’re also trying…

SoundCloud now features Spotify-like personal, curated playlists

SoundCloud has long been known as a portal for recording artists to upload their tracks, and listeners to indulge in them gratis. But it’s…

Why PewDiePie doesn’t care about free speech [Opinion]

Felix Kjellberg, better known as PewDiePie, has made it his mission to fight The Wall Street Journal (WSJ). The Swedish YouTuber is consistently posting…

This website live streams animal shelters, helps you donate too

When you’re caught up in your daily life, it can be hard to find time to give back to your community. Things like grocery…

WorldStarHipHop founder Lee O’Denat dies at 43

The WorldStarHipHop website grew from a place for music to a viral video phenomenon in the mid 2000s. In fact, its influence is still…

CIA goes public with huge online declassified database

Everyone’s favourite intelligence agency, the CIA, has today made 50 years’ worth of its research archive available online. This includes the late batch of…

After Trump win, internet to get Canadian mirror (kind of)

The US election has forced tech companies and other entities to look closely at their operations, owing to the imminent Trump administration coming into power….

Digital publishing and the world’s largest education company

As an arm of a 172-year- old publishing company, Pearson Education has experienced the digital revolution first-hand. Many saw the seismic shift toward digital…

Reddit’s Joel Meek on challenges facing digital publishing

Joel Meek has been VP of Operations at Reddit for over a year. In his role, Joel oversees Reddit’s Community, Trust and Safety, Finance, Media…

Publishing power: blasting the tech barrier to innovative ideas and content

Enterprise organisations still caught in the dark ages of taking days, even weeks to publish simple content changes need to look hard at their…

TasteMonster uses AI to recommend movies and series you’ll like

Often, the biggest issue with binge-watching series or movie sequels is finding content you’ll actually enjoy. That’s the problem local service TasteMonster is trying…

Huffington Post, Media24 team up for HuffPost SA

A South African edition of the Huffington Post will be coming later this year, courtesy of a deal between the publisher and Media24. HuffPost…

Cape Town Tourism guide goes digital

Phase Two of COVID-19 vaccine rollout in South Africa to start on 17 May

Working from home qualifies a financial claim from SARS

How to shift to a purpose-driven business [Opinion]

Kenyan fintech tech startup secures funding to regionally expand

Genesis Noir review: Cry me a celestial river

Lil Nas X launches hellfire twerking game (NSFW)

New contract deals for Nintendo Switch announced

Toyota finally gives the 86 more power

Road test: The Isuzu D-Max 3.0 X-Rider

RS6 and S8 power-up Audi presence in South Africa