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One feature WhatsApp needs

App messaging giant WhatsApp has taken on social messaging to a whole new level. Users, can not only send and receive text messages, but…

How to keep things confidential with these simple Google tricks

Imagine a world where someone needed a password to unlock an email you sent them. A world where reading an email you sent them…

Checkers Sixty60 app not working? You’re not alone

Checkers Sixty60 app users took to social media on Sunday, 14 August, to find out why their app wasn’t working — only to see…

Disney Plus expected price hikes

Disney+ (plus) streaming service subscribers in South Africa should brace themselves for a possible price hike in the coming months. Walt Disney, has announced…

Costs to repair your new Samsung Galaxy Z duo

Samsung has released what it describes as the next generation of foldable smartphones, the Galaxy Z Flip 4 and the Galaxy Z Fold 4,…

Reddford House trio wins global robotics competition

Three Reddford House Blue Hills learners in the Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (Stem) space scooped this year’s global-Inspired Builds Global Robotics competition in…

The Nothing phone (1) review: iPhone contender or not?

Heading straight into the unknown requires boldness and the courage to be met by uncertainty. This requires a certain level of guts and former…

South African company eMoyo launches tech into space with NASA

South African company eMoyo partnered with NASA to launch an innovative technology product space, for use on the International Space Station. The product was…

Everyshop, SA’s new e-commerce platform officially launched

South Africa has a new e-commerce player in the form of Everyshop. After a month of testing, the store officially launched on 1 April. A…

How to check if your phone number was in the Facebook data leak

The latest data incident from Facebook in April saw over 500 million users affected around the globe, with details such as phone numbers, email…

42% of South Africans pay ransomware demands – study

A new study conducted by Kaspersky shows that 42% of South Africans hit with ransomware paid up to get their data back. Ransomware is…

The Louvre will now let you explore it digitally

Art lovers no longer have to travel to Paris to visit the Louvre as it has uploaded a vast part of its collection online….

1 in 5 South Africans give apps access to webcams, microphones – survey

One in five South Africans give apps access to their microphones and webcams. That is the finding of a study conducted by cybersecurity company…

Ever Given and Suez Canal crisis become 2021’s latest meme fodder

Because it’s 2021, there’s a massive nautical traffic jam in the Suez Canal caused by one of the world’s largest cargo ships, the Ever…

PayGas: Pay-as-you-go gas solution launches in Soweto

PayGas, a technology solution that enables pay-as-you-go gas payments, has opened its first station in Soweto. The launch of the station took place on…

OneDayOnly sells apartment in less than 3 hours

South African e-commerce website OneDayOnly sold a Cape Town apartment three hours after it was listed. The micro-apartment, located in The Tokyo development in…

NFT for digital artwork sells for $69 million

A Non-Fungible Token (NFT) for a digital artwork has sold for $69 million, one of the latest high-value sales in this cryptocurrency trend. The…

Study shows fewer South Africans keen on working abroad

Less South Africans are interested in leaving the country for work purposes as a result of the pandemic and rise of remote working. That…

SA company Trigger launches emergency safety and security app

Local security company Trigger has launched a new safety app that offers on-demand emergency services from a variety of companies. The Trigger SA app…

Google searches for how to pronounce Gqeberha surge as Port Elizabeth gets new name

As South Africans saw the news that Port Elizabeth has a new name, local Google searches for how to pronounce Gqeberha surged. Minister of…

City of Cape Town hopes to introduce Remote Working Visa

As part of its Digital Nomad initiative, the City of Cape Town plans to engage national government over the introduction of a ‘Remote Working…

What South Africans are Googling ahead of Valentine’s Day

Google has released the top trending questions searched by South Africans in the lead-up to Valentine’s Day. Most questions centre around the history of…

South Africa takes part in mixed reality and holographic surgeries event

South Africa is taking part in an innovative global event that sees 15 surgeons from 13 different countries integrate mixed reality headsets into their…

TCL South Africa Unveils 2025 Mini LED TV Range with Wide Viewing Angles

RIP Skype Microsoft Pulls the Plug on a Digital Pioneer

SITA pushes back as Home Affairs eyes IT exit

EmpowaEntrepreneurs 2025 Targets Africa’s High-Growth Founders and Investors

French No-Code Pioneer Tinkso Secures Strategic Investment from SA Entrepreneur Henk Pretorius

IBM Think 2025: Enterprise Gen AI Moves Beyond the Hype

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

Slate Truck is an outrageously sensible pickup

Red Bull wings for Lucid – not Tesla

Gravity is a true driver’s EV SUV