South Africa

Eskom changes loadshedding plans for week: What to know [Updated]

27 October update: In another change to the loadshedding schedule for the week, Eskom has increased to Stage 4 power cuts. Stage 4 will…

City of Joburg relaunches Library Services eLearning website

The City of Johannesburg’s Libraries and Information Services has re-introduced an eLearning website that offers free access to learning content. The website is available…

Shoprite customers can now use their Xtra Savings cards for transactions

The Shoprite Group has announced Money Market Account holders can now use their Xtra Savings cards to make transactions. Shoppers that have a Money…

FNB virtual cards now work with contactless wallet payment features

FNB has announced its customers can now use their virtual cards on their mobile devices for contactless Tap to Pay and Scan to Pay…

MTN launches free online school: What to know about it

MTN has announced the launch of the MTN Online School, a free online portal with learning resources and lessons, as well as additional tools…

YouTube announces three South Africans in Black Voices Music Class of 2022

YouTube has announced the list of artists, including three from South Africa, who will participate in its Black Voices Music Class of 2022. The…

Cape Union Mart to host virtual screenings for BANFF film festival

Cape Union Mart is set to host the BANFF Centre Mountain Film Festival this year with two screenings of short films from around the…

App markets in Africa and SA show promising growth – report

A report on the mobile app market in Africa and South Africa showed installs increased substantially during the last year, with unique trends due…

YouTube Shorts launches in South Africa: How to use the feature

YouTube Shorts, the YouTube mobile app’s short-form video feature, is arriving in South Africa — meaning that local content creators will be able to…

Unrest in KZN, Gauteng dominates South Africa’s social media

South Africans have taken to social media to document and watch as unrest and looting unfolded in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal following protests over former…

Delivery services, SASSA cash payments suspended due to unrest

Multiple couriers warned customers to expect delays for their packages due to unrest in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal, while SASSA suspended cash pay point deliveries….

South Africa COVID-19 vaccine rollout expanding to 49 to 35 age group: What to know

The Department of Health has announced the South Africa COVID-19 vaccine rollout plan will soon cover the 49 to 35 age group and include…

Pick n Pay increases deliveries and online shopping capacity

Pick n Pay has boosted its capacity for online shopping as demand increases during the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. The retail giant…

YouTube Music awards R100 000 in grants to South African organisations

YouTube Music and the Black Stripe Foundation have announced four South African community organisations will receive R100 000 in grants through the Triple M…

SA cult murders featured in first Showmax true crime series Devilsdorp

Showmax’s first Original true-crime docu-series, titled Devilsdorp, will look at a series of cult murders that took place in South Africa between 2012 and…

Showmax Pro will stream 2021 Olympic Games

Showmax has announced its Pro subscribers will get to watch and enjoy the 2021 Tokyo Olympic Games on the streaming service. The service announced…

Information Regulator to take over PAIA functions

South Africa’s Information Regulator has announced it will be taking over the mandate functions of the Promotion of Access to Information Act (PAIA). The…

Facebook rolls out rules for political ads in SA

Facebook has expanded its rules around transparency for electoral and political ads to South Africa and Zambia, in light of both countries’ upcoming elections….

Netflix officially launches mobile plan in South Africa – price and details

Netflix is officially launching a mobile plan for customers across sub-Saharan Africa, a more affordable option to its existing subscription plans. The streaming service…

Want to get fibre internet? Here’s what you need to know

With more of us working, learning, and staying entertained at home over the past 18 months, it’s never been clearer that being without a…

SARS to close offices for in-person tax filing until August

SARS has announced it will close its offices for physical visits in light of the COVID-19 third wave, advising clients to instead use its…

Africrypt brothers allegedly vanish with billions in Bitcoin

The founders of South African cryptocurrency investment platform Africrypt have disappeared along with $3.6 billion (R51.4 billion) worth of Bitcoin, according to a report….

Young, Famous & African: Netflix reveals cast members

Netflix has announced the cast for the streamer’s upcoming reality series, Young, Famous & African, featuring stars from across the African continent. The list was…

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Vox 100Mbps Fixed Wireless Review: Fast, Reliable Internet That Finally Feels Like Fibre

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

OPPO Reno15 Series Lands In South Africa With Big Cameras And Bigger Battery Ambitions

OPPO Reno15 Series Brings Flagship-Level Hardware Logic to the Mid-Tier in South Africa

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

Omoda C5 X review

TDK enhances IMUs for extreme temps

Data centres and defence are reviving diesel