South Africa

Cape Town firefighters battle blaze on Table Mountain, Lion’s Head

Update: 9pm, Sun 15 March: Residents in Nettleton Road, Clifton have now been ordered to evacuate, the City of Cape Town announced. Update Table…

Load shedding to halt at 11pm, restart at Stage 2 tomorrow morning

Eskom will halt load shedding tonight, and resume in the morning, the utility announced on Friday. This comes after Stage 4 load shedding was…

In 2019, we forgot braai stands and plasma TVs in the back of Ubers

2019 wasn’t what we’d call a good year, but we really feel for you if you lost your braai stand in an Uber. That’s…

Update: South Africa now has 17 cases of COVID-19, first local transmission

Update: Government has now stated that the Free State local transmission case actually tested negative for COVID-19. It has therefore revised the total number…

WHO officially declares the new coronavirus outbreak a pandemic

The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Wednesday officially upgraded the COVID-19 covonavirus outbreak to a pandemic. A pandemic describes a global-scale health emergency. An…

South Africa now has 13 confirmed cases of COVID-19 coronavirus, first in W Cape

According to an update by the South African Government on Tuesday, six more people have tested positive for COVID-19 coronavirus in South Africa, bringing…

Here’s how to follow South Africa’s repatriation flight to Wuhan

A flight will leave tonight for Wuhan, China as South Africa begins its repatriation of citizens affected by the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak. The flight,…

Go to bed, South Africa: President Ramaphosa to announce his cabinet ‘later this week’

Were you preparing for President Cyril Ramaphosa to announce his cabinet in the early hours of the morning… you know, like our former President?…

We’re paying 10% more for vegetables in South Africa compared to 2018

According to Statistics South Africa, your nice winter veggie stew is going to cost a lot more in 2019 than last year. But it…

Livestream: watch South Africa swear in new MPs, president in Parliament

If you’re wondering why Cape Town’s traffic is horrid today, the first sitting of the National Assembly is currently in session, and the sixth…

Twitter ‘thanks’ outgoing premier Helen Zille for her work in the Western Cape

Helen Zille will this week step down as the premier of the Western Cape, as the new provincial and national legislatures are sworn in….

Saray Khumalo becomes first black African woman to conquer Mount Everest

South African Saray Khumalo on Thursday became the first black African woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest, the highest point in the…

A porn block may be implemented in South Africa in the future

A renewed call to block porn in South Africa has been made in a report by the South African Law Reform Commission. The independent…

BLF, ANC and EFF most popular parties on Google after 2019 elections

Google search trends have revealed what South Africans have been querying 48 hours since the 2019 election results were announced by the IEC. Along…

The designer of South Africa’s flag, Fred Brownell, has died

The designer of South Africa’s democratic-era flag, Fred Brownell, has died age 79. Arts & Culture minister Nathi Mthethwa broke the news on Sunday…

2019 South Africa election results: 100% counted, ANC 57.5%, DA 20.7%, EFF 10.7%

Looking for election results? You’ve come to the right place. We’ll be updating this piece as the IEC tallies up the vote throughout the…

Update: EFF remains a hot topic on Election Day, Google reveals

Update, 5pm: South Africans have gone from wondering where their voting stations are, to the results of the 2019 Elections. They’re jumping the gun…

South Africa’s trying its best to crash Fly Safair’s servers

South African budget airline Fly Safair today flipped the switch on its near-annual R5 flight sale. The company’s letting 45 000 tickets go for…

#IWantToVoteBut: South Africans reveal why they’re not voting this Election Day

South Africans took to Twitter on Monday to explain why they have decided not to vote on Election Day using the hashtag #IWantToVoteBut. Some…

Google reveals South Africa’s mindset before 2019 elections

It’s election week, South Africa. Do you know who you’re crossing on your ballot? Well, if you don’t, you still have a few days…

Brace yourselves, voters thumbs are about to take over social media

You’ve dodged Endgame spoilers (Frodo does it), still dodging Game of Thrones spoilers (Rose lives, Jack doesn’t), and survived incessant campaigning from political parties….

Steve Hofmeyr sacrifices his weekend sport for DStv decoder revenge

Steve Hofmeyr’s not going to be able to watch sport for a while. The Afrikaans singer this week took to Facebook with a video…

If Twitter follows were votes, who would win South Africa’s 2019 Elections?

While we’re only voting next week, the race to the 2019 polls began as early as 2014 for some parties. Social media has been…

Why digital entertainment platforms are evolving faster than ever

Samsung Celebrated for Transformative Tech by Consumer Technology Association

GPT 5.2 lands in the API and could reshape how SA builds with AI

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