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In a day in which the penny dropped on racism in South Africa with the Penny Sparrow “monkey” scandal gripping…
The “sharing economy” now enables to us to access all manner of things we might need through connecting with others…
Embattled KwaZulu-Natal realtor Penny Sparrow, at the centre of a race-row that has gripped the country, has said that she…
Mobile network Vodacom has not revealed what caused an error that led to several of its customers being double debited…
Standard Bank is planning to institute disciplinary action against economist Chris Hart over comments he made on his Twitter page, which were…
The KwaZulu-Natal estate agent at the centre of a Twitter race row has gone to ground, as her former employer…
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has asked the Federal High Court in Lagos to dismiss a suit filed by MTN against the…
Vodacom customers who had their accounts debited twice will be refunded by Monday, according to the cellphone company. By Thulani Gqirana,…
On December 21, the company SpaceX made history by successfully launching a rocket and returning it to a safe landing…
BMW Group at the CES 2016 in Las Vegas to presents the principle of the contactless touchscreen with AirTouch.
New Year’s resolutions are set with the best of intentions. But they notoriously fail to translate into lasting behavioural changes.
The boards of Cell C and 3C Telecommunications have approved the recapitalisation of the country’s third largest mobile phone operator, Cell C and making Blue Label Telecoms a strategic equity partner
Hollywood has broken two very different records this holiday season. Star Wars: The Force Awakens has become the first movie to reach US $1 billion in gross sales in just 12 days. Star Wars opens in China in January and so it will likely push its sales to even more astronomical levels.
The fantasy drama Game of Thrones once again topped the list of the most pirated and illegally downloaded TV show of the year for the 4th year in a row.
The Catholic Church in South Africa called on government on Tuesday to suspend its nuclear procurement plans and hold a referendum on the issue as a matter of urgency.
The scene described in Nancy Jo Sales’s huge Tinder report published in Vanity Fair magazine featured groups of twenty-something friends and colleagues in a Manhattan bar relaxing after work. But rather than socialising with each other they were engrossed in the more private world of their mobile phones, seeking something completely personal: a sexual partner (albeit not necessarily just for sex).
Over 70% of South Africans may be selling their unwanted Christmas gifts for a quick buck in January, according to…
South African online classified websites were this week overflowing with post-Christmas offers to sell various goods. It was however unclear if they were unwanted gifts or attempts to make up for festive season overspending.
Michael J. I. Brown, Monash University; Alice Gorman, Flinders University; Bryan Gaensler, University of Toronto; Duncan Galloway, Monash University; Geraint…
The Department of Energy (DoE) officially confirmed on Saturday that Cabinet has authorised the department to issue a request for…
The mystery surrounding the recently published government Gazette on nuclear energy, which contains a 2013 stamp signed by former Energy…
Despite fears that the smartphone market is tanking, a research firm believes that the consumer market will show healthy growth as shoppers spend cash on tech during the holiday season
Nigerian authorities will wait for the outcome of a court challenge filed by Africa’s largest mobile phone operator MTN before deciding…
In a first for a national sporting federation in South Africa, Cricket South Africa (CSA) and Uber have signed an agreement that will see fans being able to make use of the Uber service to and from Proteas home matches for the upcoming international season.
Three new Chinese smartphone manufacturers are actively targeting South Africans with the proposal that you can have a decent device without breaking the bank.