South Africa

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…

SASSA warns South Africans of new grocery voucher scam

A new scam parading as an official voucher programme from SASSA is making the rounds, according to the agency. “SASSA would like to warn…

Malusi Gigaba’s spokesperson: sex tape was leaked by ‘an opposition leader’

Malusi Gigaba’s spokesperson Vuyo Mkhize has confirmed that the sex tape which sent social media into a frenzy on Sunday was “leaked by an…

Malusi Gigaba is caught in South Africa’s latest sex tape fiasco

South Africa’s minister of home affairs Malusi Gigaba is at the centre of the internet’s and the country’s latest sex tape scandal, the politician…

Vodacom results show big data growth, 6.6m smartphones in SA

The mobile networks don’t have things as easy as they once did, particularly in emerging market countries like South Africa. As fixed line internet…

Praekelt Foundation, Wikimedia team up to bring free Wikipedia to Kenya

How often do you reach into your pocket for your smartphone and use Wikipedia to settle an argument? Whether you’re using mobile data or…

Books arrive on South African Play Store

If you live in South Africa, you’ve probably become fairly used to getting the latest tech products and services a little later than most…

Shazam for TV arrives in SA with J&B campaign up first

If you spend a reasonable amount of time on app stores, you’ve probably at least heard of Shazam. Maybe you’ve even used its smartphone…

Check out this completely insane piece of Kreepy Krauly branded content

In South Africa, the name Kreepy Krauly is part of the national vernacular. It’s become a catch-all phrase for any brand of automated pool…

Media 24’s MyEdit news aggregation app goes live

MyEdit, the personalised aggregation app from Media 24, is officially live for Apple and Android. The app, which is free to download, reportedly tailors…

The age of Facebook recruitment is here and you need to get involved

Facebook’s growing focus on recruitment will usher in a new era in online talent search as companies can now get access to more than…

VoIP is the future for the world’s telcos, but it won’t be an easy one

I recently wrote about operators saving a packet on toll charges by using IP technology at the core, while failing to pass the benefit…

Loeries strip MetropolitanRepublic of all awards after Grand Prix withdrawal

The Loeries, South Africa’s biggest advertising and marketing awards showpiece, has stripped MetropolitanRepublic of all its 2013 awards after it found that the campaign…

Motorola’s getting tough on crime in South Africa: here’s how

Violent crime is on the rise in South Africa, and Motorola is developing new technologies to help combat it. The LA Times reports South…

Fancy some Jack Daniel’s merch? You can now get it on Facebook

Even if you’ve never touched a drop of whiskey in your life, chances are you at least know what Jack Daniel’s is, thanks to…

Massive malware breach sees SA banks lose tens of millions of Rands

South Africa’s banks have reportedly lost tens of millions of Rands after a piece of Malware known as Dexter infected point of sale (POS)…

FNB, Paperight come out tops in SA innovation index

Want to see real examples of innovative South African companies? Then take a look at First National Bank (FNB) and publishing startup Paperight. The…

Mxit users might be outnumbered by FB counterparts, but are still fiercely loyal

Mxit may not be the mobile social networking powerhouse it once was, but its users are still fiercely loyal. That’s according to analysis of…

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