South Africa

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…

Cape Town’s direct flight to the US takes a big step towards reality

United Airlines is now making tickets available for its first flights to and from Cape Town International Aiport and New York/New Jersey’s Newark Liberty…

SA Weather Service issues update on ex-Tropical Cyclone Kenneth

Cyclone Kenneth on Thursday night made landfall in the Mozambique province of Cabo Delgado, striking the coastline with wind speeds of 220km/h. Now known…

Anthony Mackie heading to South Africa in September for Comic Con Africa 2019

Anthony Mackie, better known as The Falcon in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and Papa Doc in 8 Mile, is heading to Comic Con Africa…

Fake news in South Africa: 5 websites you should definitely avoid

Whether it’s to simply hoodwink people or to generate ad revenue, fake news websites have received mainstream attention in recent months. Now, we’ve already…

Uber riders can now ‘Compliment’ drivers for memorable journeys

Uber is constantly adding new content to its apps for both drivers and drivers, but this time its the former that’s getting some much…

Uber by the numbers in South Africa, Kenya & Nigeria

Uber tracks you all the time, so it knows a lot about you. It knows when you’re sleeping, it knows when you’re awake. It…

Drone racing could be South Africa’s next big sport

Drone racing might be South Africa’s latest national sport, that’s at least if Drone Racing Africa has anything to say about it. DRA is…

POPI: here’s how the Act affects businesses and consumers

The appointment of an Industry Regulator with a view to rolling out the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPI) accelerates the timeframe within which…

Google Search shows how much SA cares about ‘Donald Trump’

Google News Labs’ US Elections hub is about as interesting as the elections itself. Graphing its slew of data garnered from daily search habits,…

Here’s how South Africans use Facebook during the holidays

It’s becoming more and more difficult to ignore Facebook‘s influence on our daily lives. With around 1.7-billion active users globally, the social network would…

Saxonwold Shebeen: South Africa’s hilarious new meme

Forget the med- and edtech industries. You know what’s a real disruptive force on the internet at the moment? Shebeens. Specifically, shebeens in Saxonwold….

Groupon South Africa is dead: here’s what will happen to your orders

Back in September 2015, Memeburn reported that ecommerce platform Groupon began shedding global offices in an effort to “make the business more efficient”. And…

Weekly Round Up Podcast #84: State Capture, Titanfall 2 & more

Welcome to Weekly Round Up, our podcast discussing the latest tech trends, innovation, and news from the last few days. This week, Hadlee Simons…

State Capture Report: SA politicians, parties react on Twitter

The rather lengthy and eagerly anticipated State Capture Report has finally been made available for all to view. So what were some of the…

Update: State Capture Report is now live on Scribd

Update: Although it’s not yet live on the Public Protector’s website, you can access the State Capture report (officially named the State of Capture…

South Africa’s Quirk rebrands as Mirum

One of South Africa‘s largest digital agencies, WPP-owned Quirk, has today announced that it is rebranding to Mirum. The move comes after the company…

Shaun Abrahams drops Pravin charges: here’s Twitter’s reaction

The great South African soap opera continued this week, thanks to the NPA and Pravin Gordhan‘s ongoing battle. In the latest episode, NPA chief…

Weekend News: Sundowns are champions, Cameroon mourns

News moves at the speed of social media in today’s world, and that’s especially the case on the weekend. Take a look at the…

Apple App Store prices drop in South Africa

Great news, Apple users. The Cupertino company has announced that App Store pricing will be adjusted for those in South Africa and New Zealand….

MTN Expands Black Friday Into Black FriYAY With Bigger Deals and Added Value Across SA

PlayStation 2 Still the King: 25 Years Later It Remains the Best-Selling Console of All Time

Vox Kiwi Wireless Promises Fibre-Like Speeds Without the Wait

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

South Africa’s Black Friday Spend Is Set to Break Records Again and Ecentric’s Dashboard Shows It in Real Time

Sony’s ULT POWER SOUND Range Lands in South Africa With a Bass-Heavy Lineup Built for Local Music Lovers

Monster Brings the Heat to rAge 2025 with Free Cans, Hot Laps and Call of Duty Finals

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