South Africa

4 tweets that explain South Africa’s current weather situation

While Cape Town received a healthy dose of rain on Tuesday and this morning, it isn’t the only weather phenomenon occurring in South Africa…

Grace Mugabe allegedly assaults SA model, Twitter calls for arrest

Update, 4.18pm: Grace Mugabe has reportedly fled to Harare after failing to appear in court. Grace Mugabe’s motorcade has been spotted coming back from the…

South Africa’s box office: Son of Bigfoot strong, but Girls Trip stronger

Girls Trip has held on tight to the top spot it won last week, refusing to kneel to competition like Baby Driver (in second) and newcomer Son of…

Opera: Women in South Africa, Nigeria and Kenya use more data than men

How do women in Africa use the internet? This is what a study conducted by Opera and Worldreader aimed to answer. The study took…

Uber SA drivers can now choose to accept your cash trip or not

Paying for an Uber is usually a seamless affair involving a credit card and electronic fairies transporting cash around the ether. But what if…

Migos is coming to South Africa, and the web can’t wait

US hip-hop trio Migos is making its way to Durban and Joburg this October, and South Africans are excited to say the least. Rain drop,…

Here’s how to follow South Africa’s No Confidence Day online

It’s a big day for South Africa (and not just because it’s a public holiday tomorrow). It’s No Confidence Day, as some political parties…

Cellphone and new media — Promised Land?

There is a common lament among online publishers these days, and it goes something like this: If only the internet was invented by a…

Joe Bloggs ‘Journalism’

Everyone’s heard of Joe Bloggs. A few have heard about Salam Pax. So what do the two have in common? They are both ordinary…

Cocking Up Convergence

Let’s start with the good news. We have a Convergence Bill. It has good intentions. It aims to promote the growth, diversity and the…

Hyperbole no longer

Convergence got a bad rap from the troubled AOL Time Warner merger, but the phenomenon is making steady progress. Matthew Buckland looks at some…

SA’s quiet revolution

Somewhat of a quiet revolution appears to be taking place in South Africa’s media world. Late last year News24 launched their 24-hour interactive news…

Are websites killing newspaper circulations?

Websites are often singled out as one of the main culprits for falling print circulations. Simply put, the argument is why would readers bother…

Mine’s bigger than yours, I think

It’s billed as the most measurable medium in the world, yet ironically, for a long time internet measurement in South Africa has been in…

How GPT 5.2 Will Supercharge South Africa’s Side Hustles and Job Performance in 2026

Why digital entertainment platforms are evolving faster than ever

Samsung Celebrated for Transformative Tech by Consumer Technology Association

Innovate47 Launches Global Food & Agri Accelerator to Back Climate-Smart Startups

Simbi Wabote’s 10-Year Roadmap: How Nigeria Achieved 54% Local Content Growth

Records Tumble In Best Year Yet For South Africa’s Hedge Fund Industry

HONOR’s customer first strategy is reshaping South Africa’s smartphone market

GTA 6 Is Officially Coming in 2026: The New Date, the Delays and the South African Reality Check

The Gaming Gear South Africans Are Actually Buying This December

Omoda C5 X review

TDK enhances IMUs for extreme temps

Data centres and defence are reviving diesel