South Africa

#Recession: South Africa’s politicians blast the ANC after GDP shrinks

There’s some bad news today, South Africa. The nation has fallen into a technical recession after its latest gross domestic product (GDP) figures were…

The Western Cape’s spring flowers are a blooming hit on Instagram

Happy unofficial spring, South Africa. The season only scientifically begins on 23 September, when the length of day and night are more or less…

Chill South Africa, #Listeriosis is trending for all the right reasons this time

As a South African, seeing the word “listeriosis” trending on Twitter is a signal of both bad news and terribly boring sandwiches devoid of…

Nando’s latest ad throws shade at South Africa’s brand campaigns

If you thought Netflix nailing DStv was harsh, or Cell C mocking Rain’s LTE service was crude, you’re going to love Nando’s shade at…

Nelson Mandela Bay’s dams are just 18% full

Cape Town may be recovering from the drought that plagued it for all of 2017, but other areas across South Africa haven’t been so…

Beware: ‘WhatsApp Africa’ isn’t giving away free data on Twitter

You may want to think twice about posting your mobile number to Twitter, even if it’s to “WhatsApp Africa”. A tweet posted on Monday…

Watch: Sutherland looks like Siberia in this frigid YouTube video

You’d be forgiven for thinking that the sleepy Northern Cape town of Sutherland is not in South Africa. This weekend the usually frigid settlement…

Check out the man behind Obama’s online campaign live in South Africa

It’s no secret that US president Barack Obama’s campaigns have used online and social media pretty damn well. And now South Africa will have…

Twitter suspends Archbishop Tutu’s account for ‘aggressive following’

Twitter has suspended the official account of Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu, apparently for aggressive following. The 82-year-old Nobel Peace Prize laureate only joined Twitter…

Rape Crisis launches Mxit portal to provide information, access to justice

This could be important. Rape Crisis, an NGO that aims to empower rape survivors and support them in finding justice, has launched a Mxit…

Exclusive: storm set to erupt between SA ecommerce players, banks

A major storm looks set to rock the South African online scene as some of the country’s largest ecommerce players square up against its…

Could MOOCs help democratise education in emerging markets?

There is no doubt that information is the power of a progressive society. Access to knowledge is the first step in a society’s journey…

Mxit: now with live South African soccer games

This is pretty cool. Anyone using the mobile social network Mxit can now get real-time information on games from South Africa’s Premier Soccer League…

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…

South Africa’s Top Gamers Crowned at MTN SHIFT Gaming Grand Finals

BYD’s Super Plug-In SUV Leading South Africa’s Green Shift

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

Acer Unleashes Beastly New Predator BiFrost and Nitro GPUs with AMD Radeon RX 9000 Series

Philips Evnia Drops Jaw-Dropping QD OLED Monitors: 240Hz, Ambiglow, and All the Good Stuff

Omoda C5 X review

TDK enhances IMUs for extreme temps

Data centres and defence are reviving diesel