South Africa

#WhatsAppDown: WhatsApp suffers its first global service issues of 2020

For the first time this year, WhatsApp is reportedly down for a number of users worldwide according to reports on social media. Service status…

Can’t connect to Twitter in SA? Thank the broken undersea cables for that

If you’re in South Africa and struggling to load Twitter today, don’t worry you’re not alone. Due to undersea fibre cable breaks off the…

Breaks in undersea cables slows South Africa’s internet to a crawl

A number of internet service providers (ISPs) across South Africa are currently experiencing intermittent access to international sites. Afrihost, Axxess and WebAfrica all confirmed…

No load shedding on Tuesday despite threat of flooded coal

There’s some good Eskom news today. The power utility ensured South Africans that Tuesday will be the third day in a row without load…

Eskom: an improving grid means no load shedding forecast for Monday

Eskom on Sunday confirmed that no load shedding will take place overnight or on Monday. “Eskom has managed to avoid load shedding over the…

New WhatsApp scam fools you into sending cash to ‘friends’

A new WhatsApp scam is spreading across South Africa this week, tricking people into sending money to friends’ numbers that have been compromised. The…

Eskom: Stage 2 load shedding to continue through to Friday

Overnight load shedding implemented by Eskom on Wednesday evening through to Thursday morning has been extended. Stage 2 Load shedding will now be in…

Patricia de Lille announces GOOD, South Africa brings the puns

Prepare for puns, people. Former Cape Town mayor and DA member Patricia de Lille this weekend announced the name of her new political party,…

EFF lays into DA’s John Steenhuisen for lacking post-matric qualification

Twitter’s all for education this morning after it was revealed that DA chief whip John Steenhuisen doesn’t have a post-matric qualification. The news broke…

#CabinetReshuffle: Ramaphosa recycles two ministers, merges two ministries

A cabinet reshuffle during the day? I know right. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, albeit a little late, announced his newly spring-cleaned cabinet to…

Memeburn’s top tips and tricks for winning those Black Friday specials

Black Friday is a game. Imagine that you’re Mario, the sites offering specials are Princess Peach, and everything between you and the checkout is…

Black Friday: these are Cell C, MTN, Telkom and Vodacom’s data specials

Looking for more data this Black Friday? We take a look at what South Africa’s big four networks — Cell C, MTN, Telkom, and…

Pick n Pay Smart Shoppers can now gain points for petrol at BP

Pick n Pay Smart Shopper card owners can now swipe their plastic at BP service stations to earn points on their fuel spend. The…

More people have access to cellphones in South Africa than toilets

Happy World Toilet Day. Yes, it’s a real thing. Officially penned on the calendar by the United Nations on the 19 November, the day…

Malusi Gigaba quits South Africa’s government and Twitter

Malusi Gigaba has resigned as a member of South Africa’s cabinet. The news broke on Tuesday evening by the South African Government’s official Twitter…

3 Android load shedding apps for South Africa

Load shedding was a buzzword, albeit a much maligned one, during the early years of this decade. But according to every South Africa’s favourite…

Western Cape gov: hacked, stolen NSC biology exams is ‘fake news’

The Western Cape provincial government on Monday quelled rumours that a NSC paper was stolen through a hack of the province’s education department website….

Malusi Gigaba taunts Ndlozi with his little finger in Parliament

Apparently, middle fingers just won’t do as insults in South Africa’s Parliament anymore. On Tuesday, during President Cyril Ramaphosa’s Q&A session, everyone’s favourite subject…

South Africans just can’t stop listening to Drake on Spotify

Summer’s slowly slinking over the horizon, and the tunes will soon be bumping along beaches into the early hours of the morning. But tunes…

Video: Rassie Erasmus makes a mockery of ‘that’ England tackle

Tackles are a pretty important element of any rugby match, and if you get it wrong, you could injure your opponent pretty badly. This…

George fire: Southern Cape city faces huge veldfire disaster

As of Monday afternoon, a large swathe of the mountains surrounding the Southern Cape city of George is engulfed in flames. The blaze, which…

Mpumalanga is not a good place to take a deep breath, Greenpeace reveals

Mpumalanga is known as a beautiful, green province in South Africa that contains part of the world renowned Kruger National Park and Blyde River…

Hisense Bets On Gaming And Hybrid Work With A New Monitor Push In South Africa

ClawDBot: The AI That’s Quietly Taking Over South African WhatsApp

Crypto Enters 2026 With New Momentum And A Very Different Mood

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

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TDK enhances IMUs for extreme temps

Data centres and defence are reviving diesel