South Africa

Western Cape promoted as filming destination at international festival

The Western Cape tourism agency Wesgro is on a mission to show off the province as a global filming destination. The agency’s Film and…

Car subscription marketplace FlexClub launches in Cape Town

Car subscription marketplace FlexClub has officially launched in Cape Town, providing an alternative to traditional car loans and rentals. Through FlexClub, customers can rent…

Uber to help with free trips for SA teachers getting vaccinations

Uber will offer rides to a million teachers around the world to receive their vaccinations, including teachers in South Africa. The e-hailing service has…

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…

Q&A: SA director Jaco Bouwer on ecological horror in new film ‘Gaia’

Mother Nature can be terrifying when she wants to be, as she is depicted in the new South Africa film, Gaia. The new local…

City of Cape Town launches Ombudsman SMS service

The City of Cape Town Ombudsman Office has launched a new SMS service for residents of the municipality. Residents can now either send an…

EskomSePush app temporarily suspended from Google Play Store

Loadshedding app EskomSePush was temporarily suspended from the Google Play Store this week. Herman Maritz, co-creator of the app, shared the news of the…

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…

Mobile malware attacks decreased in South Africa in 2019 – report

Mobile malware attacks decreased in South Africa in 2019 when compared to 2018, according to a new report by Kaspersky. The security firm noted…

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…

South Africa’s favourite pancake topping is not syrup, Nutella or cream

Ahead of Pancake Tuesday, Uber Eats on Monday revealed what toppings are most ordered by South African eaters on its platform. The results were…

No load shedding on Monday after units return to service

Monday will be free of load shedding according to Eskom, after the utility returned four generating plants to working order on Sunday. In a…

#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…

No load shedding on Tuesday but system remains ‘vulnerable’

After a weekend that temporarily included Stage 3 load shedding, Eskom announced on Monday evening that no power cuts is expected on Tuesday. The…

Here are the best memes to come out of SONA 2020

South Africa’s State of the Nation Address took place on Thursday evening and, amongst all the drama, Twitter was a frenzy of reactions, opinions…

SAWS warning: More heavy rain, possible flooding in Gauteng today

After a weekend of torrential rain across much of South Africa, areas around Johannesburg are in for some more wet weather and possible flooding…

Stage 1 load shedding on Monday, Eskom to pause on Sunday night

Eskom announced some good news on Sunday evening. The power utility will at 9pm halt load shedding, but will implement Stage 1 load shedding…

Stage 2 load shedding to continue on Saturday, highly likely on Sunday too

Stage 2 Load shedding will continue through Saturday, likely Sunday and possibly next week too, Eskom announced on Friday night. #POWERALERT 2Date: 7 February…

Telkom Mobile is down across South Africa due to a ‘network issue’

Update, Friday 7 February, 9pm: Telkom has reportedly fixed the network issues that plagued Telkom Mobile for much of Friday. Telkom has resolved the…

Eskom lost 1360 MW on Thursday, guarantees load shedding on Friday

Well, unless we live in Oppositeville, things are definitely getting worse for Eskom this week. The power utility on Thursday evening confirmed that Stage…

South African Airways drops 11 domestic and international routes from its service

Big news for South African Airways (SAA) today. The embattled airline will drop all but one domestic route from its service roster in a…

Prepare for load shedding today and all weekend, Eskom warns

For those hoping that load shedding would come to an end at 6am Thursday, we have some bad news for you. Eskom in a…

The Future of Forex Brokers in South Africa – Consolidation, Regulation, or Exit?

Kimi K2.5 Enters the Global AI Race Against ChatGPT 5.2 and Its Rivals

Is 2026 The Crypto Tipping Point For African Merchants?

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