South Africa

#ZumaQandA: DA walks out of Parliament after verbal scuffle

South Africa may have expected a relatively smooth question and answer session between President Jacob Zuma and the rest of Parliament today, after the…

#PanayiotouTrial: SA awaits justice for Jayde Panayiotou

Update 4.40pm: Christopher Panayiotou has been found guilty of murder. His accomplice Sinethemba Nemembe was found guilty of murder and robbery with aggravating circumstances. Zolani Sibeko was…

UCT scientists find ‘first for Africa’ dinosaur footprints in Lesotho

A team that included scientists from the University of Cape Town has discovered a new set of footprint fossils that suggests a large carnivorous…

EFF kicked out of Parliament (again), politicians react to Gigaba’s speech

On Wednesday Minister of Finance Malusi Gigaba delivered his first mid-term budget report to Parliament. But while it should be a relatively smooth process,…

Watch: #UCTShutdown protestors trigger fire extinguishers, disrupt exams

It has been a tumultuous week for the University of Cape Town (UCT). Although a wave of #FeesMustFall protests have swept through South Africa’s…

Video: Bristol man flies balloon-powered camping chair above Joburg

We know that some on planet Earth believe that Pixar’s Up is a simply brilliant movie. We’re not about to challenge that sentiment, but…

#CrimeStats: South Africa’s year of crime outlined in tweets

The South African Police Service has today unveiled the results of its 2016/17 crime statistics report in Cape Town, and the numbers are anything…

Snaply: Taking the ‘exclusivity out’ of eCommerce site building

As society moves more into the online sphere, the need to do practically everything online grows. eCommerce sites are growing bigger and adding more…

Africa is the fastest growing Facebook continent

Africa may not have the numbers of Facebook users that more developed continents do, but the continent is rising fast. According to Facebook-analysis site,…

Comparative pricing study: How do you like them Apples?

Admission to the cult of Mac doesn’t come cheap, and if you’re a South African Apple product owner, you’ve paid more for that right…

South Africa’s top magazines according to Facebook

Last week, I was interested to read a post by MediaSlut that listed the top South African magazine brands in terms of Twitter followers….

The definitive Twitter guide to the Cricket World Cup

Slowly, the eyes of the sporting world are turning to the sub-continent, where India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka will be jointly hosting the 2011…

Watch these proposed laws! They will affect your startup

The younger your company, the easier it can be to adapt to new laws. It’s a fact that the business environment makes a huge…

President Zuma gathers Twitter ideas for State of the Nation address

Governments around the world are embracing social media as a way of communicating with their citizens. The role of social media in political campaigning…

The next great mobile wave, Bric by Bric

Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa — collectively known as the BRICs countries — represent the next great wave for both mobile telecommunications…

SA goes crazy for Zef, Bieber and Malema: Google Zeitgeist

Pop sensations, both local and international, dominated South Africa’s Google search in 2010. From Justin Bieber to Locnville, Jack Parow to Nicki Manaj, local…

How do SA’s stand-up comics use Facebook?

Our first look at the biggest local Facebook pages created such a stir we decided to dig deeper into the different ways South Africans…

Wikipedia wants South Africans to contribute

Despite being one of the most visited sites in South Africa, only a fraction of Wikipedia readers contribute to the open encyclopedia by creating…

5 tips for getting the most out of your Facebook ad campaign

Facebook have made their advertising platform exceptionally easy to use. All you need is 135 characters of text (around 35 words), an image and…

New data confirms mobile web use booming in Africa

A slew of new data released by the web-browser company Opera has confirmed the general perception that mobile web browsing is being adopted at…

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