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Starting up your online business

Film Festival
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The South African Film Festival returns: What you need to know

emerging trends
Technology

Emerging Trends: Five trends that could change our lives online

Starting up your online business
My Business

Starting up your online business

Film Festival
Entertainment

The South African Film Festival returns: What you need to know

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Offbeat

Wordle tips: What is the best word to guess first?

By Tom Head18-01-2022 12:12

If you’ve been sucked in by the Wordle craze, you’re probably looking for any advantage you can get in the daily word puzzle…

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News

Motorist alert: Online drivers licence system is coming to Mzansi

By Siseko Gwegwe18-11-2021 14:30

Long overdue hey? It began in Gauteng this year, now the new online drivers licence system is ready to get rolled out across South Africa.

Grade 8 2022 online admissions applications
News

2022 online admissions: Phase 1 deadline looms for Grade 8 applications

By Andrea Chothia26-08-2021 15:07

Parents and guardians that are looking to make online applications for Grade 8 are running out of time. The 2022 online admissions deadline is fast-approaching.

Crate Challenge
Offbeat

Crate Challenge craze hits SA: The higher they climb, the harder they fall [watch]

By Storm Simpson25-08-2021 11:36

The viral Crate Challenge spread from the US to SA. This YouTuber put R500 on the line. How much would tempt you to take the risk?

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lockdownlife

How good interior design can bring relief to a work-from-home reality

By Erene Roux20-08-2021 13:00

Changing a few interior features could be the key to thriving both professionally and personally in your work-from-home reality.

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No more sex: OnlyFans to ban ‘explicit content’ from October

By Storm Simpson20-08-2021 11:37

OnlyFans will ban sexually explicit content from 1 October. Nudity will still be allowed as long as it complies with an acceptable use policy.

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News

Emergency shutdown: 2022 online school admissions site closed, here’s why

By Andrea Chothia17-08-2021 11:18

The 2022 online admissions website will be down according to the Gauteng Education Department. Here’s why and when it should be back up and running.

Grade 8 2022 online admissions applications
News

Grade 8 admissions: More than 100 000 online applications in FOUR days

By Andrea Chothia13-08-2021 14:50

There have already been more than 100 000 Grade 8 applications. Parents and guardians, here are the dates you need to be aware of.

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Offbeat

Spend R14k on a wedding gift for this couple and you’re getting the lobster, anything less than R3k gets you the chicken

By Storm Simpson17-07-2021 19:19

This controversial RSVP promised to serve guests meals based on how much they spent on their wedding gift.

Additional rules for online pu
lockdownlife

Additional rules for online purchases and deliveries in SA released

By Erene Roux09-07-2021 08:42

Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams recently published additional rules for couriers and deliveries under South Africa’s adjusted level 4 lockdown.

Plan B: National Arts Festival
Art and Artists

Plan B: National Arts Festival reimagined once more

By Erene Roux05-07-2021 15:59

Time for Plan B! The 2021 National Arts Festival is set to move into an online space for the second time this coming July.

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News

Internet Breakdown: Amazon, New York times hit by outage

By Lyse Comins08-06-2021 18:55

Large swathes of the internet ‘broke’ this week affecting sites like Amazon, The New York Times and even the UK Government’s website.

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Offbeat

DRIED Chicken: Woman gets deep-fried towel instead of the chicken she ordered [watch]

By Storm Simpson07-06-2021 22:48

Alique Perez took to Facebook to complain after her order contained a deep-fried towel instead of chicken. The post went viral and led to Jollibee shutting down the offending shop for three days.

COVID-19 vaccine reaction
Health and Fitness

Govt warns against buying ‘dangerous’ COVID-19 vaccines online after bust

By Erene Roux05-03-2021 19:13

Interpol issued a global alert in December warning countries against crime networks targeting COVID-19 vaccines, both physically and online.

You can now audition for ‘Idol
Lifestyle

You can now audition for ‘Idols SA’ season 17 online

By Erene Roux27-01-2021 11:54

No queues and no standing in line: Online auditions for ‘Idols SA’ season 17 will kick off this January. Find out more over here:

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Lifestyle

Here are the top 10 South African TikTok creators of 2021 [videos]

By Cheryl Kahla21-01-2021 18:39

Ten bright South African stars to follow on TikTok this year:

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Fashion and Beauty

Local fashion e-tailer discusses popular items purchased online in 2020

By Erene Roux14-01-2021 20:57

Talk about retail therapy: Here are some of the most popular items purchased online in South Africa in 2020.

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Lifestyle

Local musicians to perform in Children Hospital’s free online benefit concert

By Erene Roux09-12-2020 19:57

The Children’s Hospital Trust is hosting a free online benefit concert featuring some of the best local music and comedy acts.

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Motoring

Online licence renewal booking a problem? Here are our top tips

By Ebrahim Essa16-11-2020 18:17

Are you struggling to get an online licence renewal booking? We’ve got you covered.

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Health and Fitness

The best YouTube channels for yoga at home

By Meshalini Govender11-11-2020 15:33

Take your yoga practice to the next level with a little online help.

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Online

Here’s why you should not use social media logins

By Thenjiwe Kubheka08-11-2020 16:15

The social login login feature is when a website uses an existing social media platform to allow visitors and users to login.

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Technology

This little-known tech change makes video streaming cheaper

By The Conversation20-08-2020 13:36

Data – and video specifically – is now part of humanity’s collective nervous system.

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Lifestyle

Chris Forrest and Pete Goffe-Wood re-create a night out with online show

By Erene Roux06-07-2020 11:12

Chris Forrest and Pete Goffe-Wood are set to deliver their fist online show with ‘Don’t Burn Your Sausage’.

Zoom
Technology

Zoom plans to launch new blocking feature based on geographical location

By Ebrahim Essa28-06-2020 19:30

The new feature will allow Zoom to block users based on their location.

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Lifestyle

Lockdown: How to start an online book club

By Bronwyn Marcus27-06-2020 12:00

An online book club is a great way to stay in touch with your friends over lockdown.

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