politics

Flaccid truth to Malusi Gigaba viral sex tape

Every story deserves an ending and a story that involves blackmail and extortion should in most cases produce results despite any challenges. Flaccid truth’s…

Trump rages at Twitter after social network fact-checks tweet

Twitter on Tuesday fact-checked tweets made by US President Donald Trump regarding mail-in ballots. In the tweets, Trump dismisses the idea that in-mail ballots…

What SA’s politicians loved and loathed about the 2020 Budget Speech

The 2020 Budget Speech has been delivered, with steep hikes to sin tax, fuel levies and more investment into state-owned enterprises. But what did…

‘Caronavirus’? Donald Trump misspells coronavirus then claims it’s just media hype

Donald Trump is well known for inventing words, but his latest creation is a little more serious. In a tweet on Wednesday challenging his…

Watch Tito Mboweni’s 2020 Budget Speech live from Parliament here

At 2pm today, finance minister Tito Mboweni will give what could be his most important Budget Speech ever for South Africa. While many South…

Here’s what South Africans are saying ahead of today’s Budget Speech

While South African Minister of Finance Tito Mboweni is set to deliver this year’s Budget Speech later this afternoon, citizens are already airing their…

Soweto shutdown trends on Twitter as residents demand free electricity

Amidst South Africa’s current electricity crisis, residents of Soweto on Tuesday took the streets to protest against power cuts and billing problems in the…

#DeKlerkMustFall: South Africans debate SONA, the EFF and apartheid

SONA 2020 might be over already, but South Africans are still weighing in on the events that interrupted Parliament last week when the EFF…

Helen Zille is closing her account on ‘hate-filled’ Twitter

Helen Zille is saying goodbye to Twitter. Well, kind of. The former mayor of Cape Town, Premier of the Western Cape and leader of…

‘Hunting sick notes?’ Jacob Zuma’s latest tweet is definitely a weird one

Former president Jacob Zuma was supposed to appear in court this month in a trial regarding Arms Deal-era corruption, but his lawyers claim he’s…

South Africa’s celebs have plenty to say about Eskom and load shedding

South Africa’s celebrities and politicians are weighing in on the country’s current load shedding crisis, which on Monday night fell to Stage 6 power…

South Africa’s revised ministerial handbook now allows R700k cars, R60k phone bills

On Monday, the government of South Africa agreed to an amended ministerial handbook which cuts unnecessary expenditure by those in cabinet and other public…

Herman Mashaba: ‘I believe in South Africa and South Africans’

It’s been a bit of a rough week for South Africa. With SAA ailing, Eskom crumbling, and mayors falling, it’s a week that have…

Google bans political advertising just before the UK general election

Following Twitter’s recent ban on political advertising, Google on Wednesday announced updates to its own policies surrounding the matter. According to the updates, Google…

US govt could soon allow companies to trade with Huawei again

The US government could soon allow US companies to sell components to Huawei, according to an interview by Bloomberg with US commerce secretary Wilbur…

Twitter is banning political adversiting across its platform

Twitter on Wednesday announced that it will no longer allow political advertising on its platform. Announcing the ban in a Twitter thread, the company’s…

DA drama drags on as Mmusi Maimane departs the the party entirely

Mmusi Maimane yesterday announced that he would step down as the leader of the DA, but he didn’t state that he’d be leaving the…

Mmusi Maimane resigns: SA politicians have their say on Twitter

Update: Mmusi Maimane has since resigned from the DA entirely. Read the full story here. Mmusi Maimane on Wednesday announced his resignation as leader…

Mmusi Maimane resigns as the leader of the Democratic Alliance

Update: Mmusi Maimane has since resigned from the DA entirely. Read the full story here. Mmusi Maimane has resigned as the leader of South…

South African Twitter believes load shedding is #ClearlyBetterThanZille

It’s been a bad week for Eskom, but even South Africa’s ailing power utility had to take a back seat to the DA’s recent…

Update: Looks like Helen Zille and Julius Malema won’t be meeting for tea

Earlier this week, former Western Cape Premier Helen Zille invited EFF leader Julius Malema to be a part of her podcast, Tea With Helen….

LG’s New 100-Inch QNED TV Is a Game-Changer for Home Entertainment in South Africa

ASUS Taps Into South Africa’s AI Obsession With Smarter Devices

HONOR 400 and 400 Pro Redefine AI Smartphone Innovation for South African Users

SA SMBs are AI-Ready – ASUS Report Shows Local Businesses Are Already Seeing Real ROI

Ocellics Reinvents Fund Factsheets with Automation-Driven Platform for Investment Managers

AWIEF 2025 Awards Nominations Now Open

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

TDK enhances IMUs for extreme temps

Data centres and defence are reviving diesel

The most recognisable tactical pickup truck evolves