South Africa

MTN’s WhatsApp bundle price to jump by R20 [Updated]

In April 2018, MTN launched its new social media bundles aimed specifically at WhatsApp users. Those purchasing the network’s WhatsApp Bundle would be charged…

DStv Now usage spikes as World Cup reaches fever pitch

South Africans love sport, don’t they? And now that the World Cup is entering its pivotal semi-final stage, more users than ever are tuning…

Global Citizen Festival: Beyonce, Jay-Z heading to South Africa in December

This is not a drill: the Carters are heading to South Africa in December. Beyonce and Jay-Z will both perform at the Mandela 100…

President Cyril Ramaphosa dragged by SA Twitter as cost of living rises

The honeymoon period is officially over, South Africa. Earlier this year, the country rejoiced when President Cyril Ramaphosa was sworn in, replacing Jacob Zuma….

KFC South Africa’s hilarious World Cup ad hits 9GAG

Congrats KFC South Africa, you’re now 9GAG famous. The website laced with memes and funny videos posted a clip of KFC South Africa’s pre-World…

Vodacom set to stream 4K Durban July footage live using 5G

Telecommunications network Vodacom will be trialing a 5G 4K video streaming system at the Durban July horseracing event this Saturday. The network is partnering…

#Coldfront trends on Twitter as South Africa freezes

After turning Cape Town into a temporary lake, and the rest of the Western and Eastern Cape into a winter wonderland, the July cold…

Investec pips Absa to the smartphone banking app post

This is interesting. We’ve just received a media invite to the launch of Investec’s smartphone banking app. The fact that the South African-founded banking…

Windows phone is outselling iPhone, but only in a few countries

On Wednesday, Microsoft’s corporate vice president of corporate communications Frank Shaw wrote a blog post detailing some of the Microsoft’s progress across a number…

DStv and MWEB team up to offer movie downloads, free data

Paid digital satellite TV service DStv is teaming up with internet service provider MWEB to give its subscribers 6GB of ADSL data as well…

Samsung to give SA users free Wi-Fi for a year

If you had any doubts as to Samsung’s desire to stay top of the smartphone pile, check this out. The South Korean electronics giant…

Cool new crowdsourced campaign seeks to map out Africa’s best destinations

This looks pretty cool. Today sees the launch of Our Continent — a crowdsourced initiative from Continental Tyre SA — a map of the…

Want to quote R140m for a website? Here’s the right way to do it

This is clever. Anyone reading about the R140-million a South African provincial government spent on its website was probably left wondering how it could…

Meet the government WordPress site that cost R140m to build [Update]

If you were overcharged the last time you needed a website built, check this out: The Free State provincial government in South Africa reportedly…

SA music legend Miriam Makeba gets her own Google doodle

Google today marked what would have been songstress Miriam Makeba’s 81st birthday in the way it does best: with a doodle. Nicknamed Mama Africa,…

Oscar Pistorius gets bail: Twitter reacts

Following an almost week-long hearing, a South African court has granted bail to Olympic and Paralympic athlete Oscar Pistorius, who is charged with the…

6 liveblogs that will keep you up to date with the Oscar Pistorius bail hearing

Look, let’s be honest for a moment. There’s pretty much no hiding from the Oscar Pistorius case. People are going to want to talk…

Oscar Pistorius outstrips Lance Armstrong, Tiger on Google search

Searches for Oscar Pistorius, who stands accused of murdering his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in the early hours of 14 February, have outstripped those for…

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The Comic Chaos of Sassy Smart Homes

Optasia’s $375 Million JSE IPO Could Redefine African AI Fintech

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