South Africa

Airbnb Luxe for super wealthy holiday makers launches in Cape Town

Airbnb primarily caters for middle-to-upper income travellers, but what about super rich Instagram influencers who can’t wait to travel but can’t be bothered to…

#SONA2019 according to Twitter: a speech of dreams

The second State of the Nation Address of 2019 took place on Thursday evening in Cape Town, and with it came an influx of…

Proteas take on West Indies today (if it isn’t completely rained out)

It’s been a rough first week for the Proteas at the Cricket World Cup 2019, and it’s not about to get any easier. After…

PewDiePie spends 11 minutes roasting Jacob Zuma and his difficulty with numbers

We’re used to Trevor Noah poking fun at South Africa’s politicians and especially Jacob Zuma, but now Sweden’s Felix “PewDiePie” Kjellberg has taken up…

Tito Mboweni’s latest late night culinary journey involved a tin of Lucky Star

Finance minister Tito Mboweni on Thursday evening was once again cooking with Twitter open as he live-tweeted his latest culinary adventure. Kicking off a…

SMS is still the best way to reach South Africans, but you need the web to engage them

It’s a commonly accepted truth that South Africa is a mobile-first country. The numbers bear that out too. As of 2019, there are an…

South Africa wants the Proteas home early after a third Cricket World Cup loss

If you think South Africa’s serious about its politics, wait until you see it react to its national sports teams underperforming. Case in point:…

#UncleKathy: South Africa pays tribute to struggle giant Ahmed Kathrada

Ahmed Kathrada, known as one of Nelson Mandela’s closest allies and a defiant anti-apartheid activist, has died aged 87. The news broke on Twitter…

Cape Town wants you to work from home (or take a bus) to reduce congestion

The City of Cape Town would much prefer you working from home, or thinking twice about those nine-to-five slogs. This after the City revealed…

‘South Africa’s dumbest criminals’ go viral, social media gets racist

Three Johannesburg men found viral fame when they attempted to break into a house while the homeowner stood filming them. The men are oblivious…

Ster-Kinekor website leaked millions of users’ private data

Ster-Kinekor’s old website allowed anyone with know-how to retrieve the profile details of every user on the site. This information included phone numbers, addresses and…

Durban’s North Beach promenade lashed by huge-little waves

Visitors to Durban’s North Beach today likely got wet whether they wanted to or not. The usually-busy beachfront was this afternoon lashed by huge…

Kalushi movie review: an unapologetic tale of South Africa’s past and present

If Invictus is a film on one side of the political spectrum, Kalushi: The Story of Solomon Mahlangu sits firmly on the other. Uncompromising…

15+ everyday South Africans doing beautiful things on Instagram [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…

Twitter talks security after OR Tambo International heist

Johannesburg’s OR Tambo International Airport was last night the scene of an estimated US$15-million heist. According to airport operator ACSA, the “armed robbery” took…

#Xenophobia: what Twitter can tell us

South Africa has been hit anew with a spate of xenophobic attacks, and it is clear that until something substantial is done, foreigners will…

Pretoria’s #TruckProtest disrupts city’s traffic (and not in a good way)

Update, 11.38am: Truck drivers in Pretoria engaged in the strike have seemingly left their trucks, and have boarded taxis and bakkies on their way…

#BlackCoffeeftYoza: Twitter user scores collab with Black Coffee

Yesterday was Yoza Mnyanda’s crown birthday and she decided to shoot her shot. Mnyanda — a recent University of Cape Town film grad and…

Taking to the tweets: South Africa’s relationship with protests and Twitter

Just recently EFF leader Julius Malema criticised South Africa’s Twitter activists for thinking the platform was enough to effect change. But South Africans are…

North West floods in pictures: Facebook, Twitter captures sodden destruction

Well South Africa, Cyclone Dineo wasn’t the weather system we should’ve been worried about. Although the tropical cyclone passed well north of Gauteng and…

UP reimagines Pravin Gordhan’s Budget Speech as an adorable LEGO movie

It’s not easy to make something like the formulaic Budget Speech (however important it is) interesting for the average consumer. Sorry Pravin Gordhan. Mention…

Budget Speech 2017: Google Trends highlights South Africa’s concerns

Google is an integral part of the internet and, well, searching for information on the internet. So when you apply the search giant’s extensive…

Watch the 2017 Budget Speech livestream right here

Okay, so it’s not as flair-filled as the State of the Nation Address, nor does it carry the sheer social media clout. But the…

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