South Africa

You can soon watch live sport on YouTube in South Africa [Update: not just yet]

Update: On Thursday, Google has issued an updated statement on YouTube and SuperSport, and the future of live sport on its platform. Read the…

Johannesburg shops more often but Cape Town shops harder, report reveals

Cape Town shoppers spend more money than Johannesburg shoppers during each shopping spree, despite the latter visiting shops more often, a new report revealed….

Makhura: Gauteng to become a ‘hub of Fourth Industrial Revolution’ skills

Cape Town’s days of leading South Africa’s tech innovation push may be numbered, that’s if Gauteng premier David Makhura’s ambitious plans are to be…

Tech Relief collects unused tech for underprivileged youth in South Africa

Tech Relief, an initiative that aims to help underprivileged youth gain technological learning tools, has launched in South Africa. The programme, led by SA…

SAA will fly newly-leased Airbus A350s on its New York-Johannesburg route

Rumours have been swirling around the internet about SAA’s fleet renewal programme, but on Sunday the carrier confirmed that it has acquired new Airbus…

Google’s Equiano subsea cable will connect Cape Town to Lisbon by 2021

Google on Friday announced its plans to sink a subsea fibre optic internet cable between Europe and Africa. Dubbed Equiano, after a Nigerian writer…

Avengers: Endgame will be re-released in South Africa on 12 July

Not content with second place on the most lucrative movie in history list, Disney and Marvel are re-releasing Avengers: Endgame worldwide and in South…

#BusStrike: slew of commuters left stranded across South Africa

If you logged in to Twitter or Facebook this morning, you probably would’ve noticed the hashtag #BusStrike trending across South Africa. Employees of the…

Zapiro’s controversial South Africa ‘rape’ cartoon debated on Twitter

Cartoonist Jonathan Shapiro, better known professionally as Zapiro, has long been known for his unadulterated take on South African current affairs. But social media…

#ZumaMustGoChallenge: South Africa’s newest dance mocks protesting grannies

South Africa has a rich history of struggle songs, with the likes of Siyaya, iYoh Solomon and Senzeni Na uniting protesters for decades. So when…

#SouthAfricaIn3Words: one complex country, one complex hashtag

South Africa. Another large, populous country in southern Africa that harbours a wealth of promise, but hasn’t yet lived up to it this century….

#HandsOffZuma vs #ZilleMustGo: a hashtag war is brewing on Twitter

Social media users might seem to travel altogether in fast-flowing streams and strong currents, but that’s rarely ever the case. While there are more…

15 South African politicians worth following on Twitter [Digital All-Stars]

Digital All Stars is a series of articles which aims to celebrate the best of South African digital. The articles, which will appear on…

#ZumaMarch: 30+ pictures of today’s anti-Zuma protests across South Africa

Social media is abuzz with hashtags and images from the marches across South Africa today. Johannesburg, Cape Town, the Tshwane metro and Durban are…

Updating: Everything you need to know about South Africa’s #AntiZumaMarches

Today is a big day for South Africa. Whether you support the protests against President Jacob Zuma or not, many across the country will…

Facebook outgrows JHB office as African userbase tops 170m

Facebook South Africa has outgrown its original Johannesburg office and has expanded to a new location, the company announced Wednesday. “Facebook has moved its…

Friday’s proposed #NationalShutdown gains traction on social media

The past few days in South Africa have been tumultuous to say the least. We haven’t seen protests or mass mobilisation from the public (at…

South Africa’s box office: Ghost in the Shell loses to Smurfs

Ghost in the Shell was unable to overcome a backfiring promo campaign this weekend, and was beat out of the top spot by none other than Smurfs:…

South Africa govt: social media messages ‘sent to disturb the economy’

Since South Africa’s landmark cabinet reshuffle last week Friday, chatter on the country’s online social spheres has been laden with disappointment, minimal support and…

High five: Weed is semi-legal, Twitter celebrates

Today the Western Cape High Court ruled that it is unconstitutional to ban the cultivation, possession and use of marijuana in adults’ private homes,…

Weekly Round Up #101: Top SA edtech startups, Telefunken TV scandal & more

Hadlee Simons plays host to a full team today as he is joined by Andy Walker, Graham van der Made and Matthew Alexander to…

Pravin Gordhan has been fired, and South Africa’s not amused

Pravin Gordhan is no longer the finance minister of South Africa. After a late night meeting with the ANC’s top five in Pretoria, President…

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