South Africa

Watch: Fox News, Donald Trump weigh in on South Africa’s land expropriation

US President Donald Trump this morning turned his eye towards South Africa after a Fox News segment, anchored by Tucker Carlson, dipped its toes…

Too soon, South Africa? #AdamCatzavelos challenge is already a meme

Adam Catzavelos, the South African whose racial slur-loaded video found its way onto Twitter, is already a meme. In said viral video which appeared…

South Africa furious after Adam Catzavelos uses k-word in racist viral video

A man by the name of Adam Catzavelos is receiving heated criticism from South African political parties, citizens and social media users after he…

9 simple ways to reduce mobile data usage on your phone

Despite our best efforts, our protestations through the #DataMustFall movement, and government’s promise to cheapen the cost of data, those megabytes remain as expensive…

UCT chooses not to suspend lecturer after #MenAreTrash Facebook post

UCT on Wednesday announced that it will not suspend a chemical engineering lecturer who published a “deeply disturbing” post to Facebook earlier this week….

Learn more about South Africa with these Instagram accounts

Instagram isn’t just about posting pictures of your lunch, or selfies with you and the pug. Like all social networks, it can actually be…

[Update] Cape Town #taxistrike may affect MyCiTi, Golden Arrow on Tuesday

Update: The taxi strike affecting Cape Town and surrounds was suspended late on Monday. Cape Town’s MyCiTi and Golden Arrow bus services may not…

FHM rape joke writers officially axed

FHM South Africa has officially dismissed Maxim Barashenkov and Montle Moorosi, the two writers who sparked social media outrage after posting corrective and date…

Shuttleworth loses exchange control case, gains a few points along the way

Mark Shuttleworth has lost his bid to have the South African Reserve Bank pay back some R250-million (US$24.5-million) that he says he had to…

12 ways to nail that digital advertising award

The very first time I attended the Loeries (South Africa’s largest advertising awards) at Sun City back in 2000, I danced with Lowe Bull…

Viral alert: impala evades cheetahs, jumps into Toyota

Videos of wild animals doing extraordinary things around humans have a tendency to blow up online. Just look at how many views Battle at…

Measurement Lab, Google want to help Africans measure their internet quality

There are loads of people who are concerned about how much internet access Africa has. In trying to address that concern it’s also easy…

Internet properties bump Naspers profit up 23%

Emerging markets media and internet giant Naspers saw its profit jump 23% on the back of seriously strong internet sales. The Cape Town-based company…

Pistorius investigators ask Apple for help

Murder accused paralympian Oscar Pistorius has forgotten the four digit code to his iPhone, forcing police to seek help from Apple reports the Mail…

University apologises after Mandela obituary appears on website

The University of the Witwatersrand (Wits), one of South Africa’s foremost institutions of higher learning, has apologized for an obituary to former president Nelson…

Innovation, health and wisdom in the digital age: why Cannes isn’t crap

While eating duck breast with strawberries on a bed of bulgur wheat laced with raspberry jus I decided yesterday that Cannes is not crap….

#YouKnowYoureSouthAfricanWhen: can hashtags shape a nation’s story?

People love to laugh at themselves, especially at times when the country they live in seems at odds with itself. You just have to…

7 things you need to know about South Africa’s new data protection laws

South Africa is now putting the finishing touches on its first comprehensive data protection laws, aligned closely with those currently under debate in Europe….

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