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Johannesburg’s OR Tambo Int’l airport evacuated [update]

Johannesburg’s OR Tambo International Airport was on Monday evacuated after an unattended bag was found in the terminal building. According to eyewitness reports on…

[Update] Vodacom users ‘can’t make calls’ in Johannesburg due to network issue

Update: The issue that affected a large number of Vodacom users across Johannesburg has been resolved, the company tweeted. We have resolved the issue…

MTN data services down across South Africa

MTN’s data services are down for scores of users across South Africa’s major cities after an “unsuccessful” network upgrade. “MTN undertook an upgrade on…

Viral video: Johannesburg Metro police officer attacked in Hillbrow

A video of a group of people attacking a Johannesburg Metro Police (JMPD) officer has gone viral on both Twitter and Facebook. The video…

Uber’s wildly odd ad will resonate with Capetonians stuck in traffic daily

Uber’s first advertisement highlighting the plight of commuters in southeast Asia may just trigger a nerve for those stuck in traffic in Cape Town…

Couple robbed in Ster-Kinekor theatre

A couple claims they were robbed of their cellphones and other belongings in a Rosebank Ster-Kinekor theatre this weekend. In a Facebook post that…

Johannesburg highways disrupted by metered taxi protest, Uber cars torched

Traffic along Gauteng’s R24 route was brought to a standstill this morning, after metered taxi drivers parked their cars on the road in protest….

Twitter is extra chill tonight as cold front freezes South Africa

It’s not every day that actual weather jargon trends on South Africa’s social media networks, but this is seemingly no ordinary week. Talk of…

[Update] Mduduzi Manana: minister called ‘trash’ after assault video goes viral

Update #2, 3.20pm: The Presidency is the latest governmental department to issue a statement on Nduduzi Manana. “President Jacob Zuma has learned with great…

10 more SA photographers doing beautiful things on Instagram [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…

Kempton Park school sparks new #racism debate over ‘inappropriate hair’

In August 2016, we reported on an incident at Pretoria Girls High in which staff instructed a number of girls to straighten their hair….

#SecretBallot: SA’s ConCourt ruling becomes a worldwide Twitter trend

Yesterday might’ve been the darkest, longest night of the year for South Africans, but today is surely one of the brightest. Chief Justice Mogoeng…

#TaxiStrike: Johannesburg, Pretoria traffic disrupted by striking taxi operators

If you’re in Johannesburg, Pretoria or surrounds today, you might want to stay at home. Or at the very least, avoid major highways. Santaco…

UberEATS doughnut promo in Cape Town, Joburg causes mild Twitter frenzy

Today marks National Doughnut Day in the United States, but the likes of Uber South Africa also see cause for celebration. Across the Atlantic,…

Airbnb adds R2.4bn to SA economy in 2016, hosts 400 000 visitors

Airbnb has this week published its annual economic report, which sheds some light on the home sharing platform’s economic impact on various global economies….

Homo naledi might’ve roamed Earth alongside us, new findings suggest

Homo naledi, an extinct species of homonim, was woken from her long slumber in September 2015, but a breakthrough at the same Cradle Of…

[Update] Uber passengers ‘threatened’ at Centurion Gautrain station

Update, 11.40am: In light of the incidents in Sandton and Centurion and a request for comment, Uber South Africa explains that it is “engaging…

Update: Braamfontein’s BraamPark office block burnt to a crisp

Update, 3.04pm SAST: The Braamfontein office block blaze is now largely “under control”, authorities note. The latest images from the BraamPark site also suggests…

#BusStrike: slew of commuters left stranded across South Africa

If you logged in to Twitter or Facebook this morning, you probably would’ve noticed the hashtag #BusStrike trending across South Africa. Employees of the…

#ZumaMarch: 30+ pictures of today’s anti-Zuma protests across South Africa

Social media is abuzz with hashtags and images from the marches across South Africa today. Johannesburg, Cape Town, the Tshwane metro and Durban are…

Facebook outgrows JHB office as African userbase tops 170m

Facebook South Africa has outgrown its original Johannesburg office and has expanded to a new location, the company announced Wednesday. “Facebook has moved its…

Johannesburg rattled by Klerksdorp and Botswana earthquakes

Update, 9.34pm SAST: How mighty was that Botswana quake? It seems that even those along Durban’s northern and southern coastlines felt tremors tonight. Durban…

You can now back up your Android phone from the Google One app

South African food delivery industry growing faster than international average [Sponsored]

Fun things to do on Friday the 13th [Sponsored]

Top startup events in South Africa, Africa you should know about this week [15/9/2019]

Khula, Bonang.ai to pitch at AfricArena Summit after winning Jozi, Cape Town events

These are the nine Rwandan startups pitching today at Seedstars Kigali

‘Headliner: NoviNews’ (Nintendo Switch) review: fake it until you make it

Android 10: when will your smartphone get the update?

Fujifilm announces X-A7 mirrorless camera, launching October

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

All new Toyotas will come with in-car WiFi and telemetry from September

Audi’s new cars in Germany will count you down, pace you to green lights