The South African
The South African
  • Advertise
  • About us
  • Terms, Conditions, Privacy & GDPR
  • Contact us
  • News
    • South Africa
      • Gauteng
        • Pretoria
      • Western Cape
        • George
      • KwaZulu-Natal
      • Eastern Cape
      • North West
      • Limpopo
      • Free State
        • Bloemfontein
      • Mpumalanga
      • Northern Cape
        • Upington
    • Africa
    • World
    • Tech
      • All Tech News
      • Gaming
      • Mobile
    • Property
    • Opinion
    • Weather
    • Traffic Report
    • Municipal Elections 2021
    • Lotto Results
  • Sport
    • Soccer
      • Bafana Bafana
      • Premier Soccer League
      • English Premier League
      • CAF Champions League
      • UEFA Champions League
      • La Liga
      • Soccer World Cup 2022
    • Rugby
      • Springboks
      • Super Rugby
      • Sevens
      • Rugby Championship
      • United Rugby Championship
      • Currie Cup
      • Varsity Cup
      • Rugby World Cup 2023
    • Cricket
      • Proteas
      • Indian Premier League
      • Cricket World Cup 2023
    • Motorsport
    • Tennis
    • Golf
    • Horse Racing
    • Cycling
    • Netball
    • Combat sports
  • Culture
    • Entertainment
    • Art & Artists
    • Soapies
      • Gomora
      • SkeemSaam
      • Scandal
      • House of Zwide
      • Muvhango
      • The Queen
    • Books
    • On this Day
    • Music
    • Nelson Mandela
    • LGBTQIA+
    • Netflix
      • Blood & Water
    • Christian Connect
      • It Is Written
      • Daily Bible Verse
  • Lifestyle
    • Motoring
    • Fashion and Beauty
    • Celeb News
    • Travel
      • All Travel News
      • Travel South Africa
      • Travel International
    • Move To
      • Move to USA
      • Move to New Zealand
      • Move to the UK
      • Move to Canada
      • Move to Australia
      • Move to South Africa
      • SA Expats
    • Food & Drinks
      • Gin
      • Wine
    • Recipes
    • Horoscopes
    • Health & Fitness
    • Parenting & Kids
  • Business & Finance
    • Money Matters
    • Start-ups Africa
    • My Business
  • studentlife
    • Studentlife News
    • Careers
    • Netflix
      • Blood & Water
    • Studentlife Entertainment
    • Studentlife Food
    • Studentlife Health and Fitness
    • Studentlife Lifestyle
    • Studentlife Opinion
    • Studentlife Sport
    • Studentlife Tech
    • Student Jobs
  • Video
  • Win
    • Quiz
    • Competitions
  • News
  • Sport
  • Culture
  • Lifestyle
  • Business & Finance
  • studentlife
  • Video
  • Win
Blak hole revealed at Milkway's centre
technology

Astronomers unveiled first image of black hole at Milky Way’s centre

Takealot, Automated guided vehicles, AGV, shoppers, customers, consumers, Richmond Park, Cape Town, Western Cape, collection time, technological advancement
News

Takealot ’employs’ robot workers with collection time of three minutes

Home Affairs operating hours
News

System offline! Home Affairs to open for extended hours after tech disaster

Blak hole revealed at Milkway's centre
Science

Astronomers unveiled first image of black hole at Milky Way’s centre

Takealot, Automated guided vehicles, AGV, shoppers, customers, consumers, Richmond Park, Cape Town, Western Cape, collection time, technological advancement
News

Takealot ’employs’ robot workers with collection time of three minutes

Home Affairs operating hours
News

System offline! Home Affairs to open for extended hours after tech disaster

WhatsApp
News

Six exciting changes to WhatsApp voice notes, including a draft option

By Storm Simpson31-03-2022 16:11

WhatsApp says seven billion voice messages are sent on its platform on a daily basis. The new features will improve the experience.

Four MAJOR changes for WhatsApp that you need to know about
Technology

Nifty new WhatsApp features rolling out soon

By Storm Simpson12-03-2022 09:59

WhatsApp is planning to make life more difficult for message spammers with a new limit on forwarded messages.

US Mazda drivers stuck listeni
Technology

US Mazda drivers stuck listening to public news radio

By Agence France-Presse10-02-2022 06:50

Mazda drivers in one part of the United States have found themselves stuck listening to public radio after their car’s entertainment system got jammed on one frequency.

The death of China tech worker
News

The death of China tech worker reignites industry overtime debate

By Agence France-Presse09-02-2022 13:08

The sudden death of a young employee at a Chinese internet giant has reignited a debate about the gruelling culture of overtime work in China’s tech industry, with the firm describing his passing as a “wake-up call”.

Grand Theft Auto 6 GTA
Gaming

Grand Theft Auto 6? Rockstar FINALLY confirms new GTA game

By Weekend News Producer05-02-2022 14:24

YES! After YEARS of waiting.
The developers of the Grand Theft Auto (GTA) videogames have finally confirmed that a NEW game is on its way.

Sony hikes annual profit forec
Business

Sony hikes annual profit forecast on film, gaming success despite virus restrictions being eased in many countries.

By Agence France-Presse02-02-2022 09:25

Sony upgraded its full-year net profit forecast on Wednesday, buoyed by the success of its latest Spider-Man movie and strong results in the gaming sector despite the global chip shortage.

Las Vegas
Technology

CES show highlights: Robo-dogs, self-sailing boat, brain tech

By Agence France-Presse08-01-2022 08:21

The CES tech show in Las Vegas closed its 2022 edition on Friday, after pushing ahead with a significantly downsized gathering despite surging Covid cases.

Self-driving race cars zip int
Technology

Self-driving race cars zip into history at CES

By Agence France-Presse08-01-2022 07:55

A race car with nobody at the wheel snaked around another to snatch the lead on an oval track at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas Friday in an unprecedented high-speed match between self-driving vehicles.

Robot tractors may be heading
Technology

Robot tractors may be heading to a farm near you

By Agence France-Presse06-01-2022 15:30

Driverless plows and autonomous tools to weed vegetable plots are the latest innovations ready to help farmers juggling labor shortages, climate change and environmental protection, while trying to feed a growing world population.

warables covid-19 coronavirus
Lifestyle

Body-monitoring tech trend comes with concerns

By Agence France-Presse06-01-2022 09:22

A ring shimmers on display at the Consumer Electronics Show, but this is no mere piece of jewelry – it’s packed with sensors capable of detecting body temperature, respiration and much more.

‘End-of-life’: Old BlackBerrie
World News

‘End-of-life’: Old BlackBerries no longer work from Tuesday

By Agence France-Presse04-01-2022 16:42

Nostalgic for those mobile phones with a physical keyboard? Brace yourself, because as of Tuesday many models of the once-indispensable BlackBerry devices will no longer work.

Apple event hi speed iphone 12
Business & Finance

Apple becomes 1st US company to reach $3 tn valuation

By Agence France-Presse04-01-2022 08:20

Apple became the first US company to hit $3 trillion in market value, briefly reaching the landmark on Monday in the latest demonstration of the tech industry’s pandemic surge.

tech travel trends
Travel

10 Travel tech trends to expect in 2022

By Dorine Reinstein22-12-2021 10:06

The following technology trends are set to transform travel bookings, the traveller journey, as well as productivity in 2022.

‘Cyborg’ artist who ‘hears’ co
Art and Artists

‘Cyborg’ artist who ‘hears’ colour turns to time travel

By Agence France-Presse20-12-2021 11:14

For Neil Harbisson, a self-described “cyborg” artist living near Barcelona, colour is quite literally music to his ears thanks to an antenna he designed to overcome colour blindness.

password cyber hack justice department
Technology

‘Bokkie’ and ‘Liverpool’: SA’s most common passwords revealed – and you might need to change yours

By Storm Simpson22-11-2021 12:24

More than 100 000 South Africans used ‘12346’ as a password for their online accounts. Have a look at the most common passwords used in the country and avoid ending up like Transnet.

Fortnite inaccessible in China
Technology

Fortnite inaccessible in China as developer pulls the plug

By Agence France-Presse15-11-2021 11:52

Its Chinese test version was released in 2018, but “Fortnite” never received the government’s green light to be formally launched

Cape Town festival events
News

Big tech move: Innovation City Cape Town partners with Swedish expertise

By Siseko Gwegwe09-11-2021 13:40

This is a game-changer. Innovation City Cape Town is teaming up with Stockholm, the city that brought Skype and Spotify to the world.

Rhino horn NFT going on auctio
Environment

Rhino horn NFT going on auction in South Africa

By Agence France-Presse08-11-2021 23:15

Black Rock Rhino is home to more than 200 rhinos. The auction, conducted both in-person and online, will raise money for the conservancy

catfishing scams online dating
News

Catfishing scams: This is how much lovelorn South Africans paid online fraudsters in 2020

By Storm Simpson19-10-2021 11:52

Catfishing or romance scams swindled people across the world out of more than R3 billion. South Africa is one of the countries where you are most likely to fall victim to such a scam.

Mxit
Technology

Facebook outage makes it clear that SA needs a new Mxit, says Communications Minister

By Storm Simpson06-10-2021 16:03

Communications Minister Khumbudzo Ntshavheni said SA ‘cannot be dependent on the West for our technological environment.’

facebook
News

Facebook blames ‘faulty configuration change’ for six-hour outage

By Storm Simpson05-10-2021 09:40

Facebook’s engineering team apologised for the six hour outage, which affected Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram and Messenger on Monday.

Slack
Technology

Slack is down! Here’s how to reconnect and get back to work

By Storm Simpson01-10-2021 09:27

Popular business communication platform Slack is down for some users due to connectivity issues. The company said the issue should by fixed by 22:00 on Friday.

FIFA 22 Ratings
Gaming

FIFA 22: How to start playing a week early with a 10-hour free trial

By Storm Simpson21-09-2021 17:05

FIFA 22 officially launches on 1 October but you can start playing the game from Wednesday, 22 September by signing up for EA Play.

Huawei Nova Y60
Technology

Battery life champion: Play all day with the new Huawei nova Y60

By Storm Simpson17-09-2021 10:24

The latest smartphone in Huawei’s nova Series is perfect for young people on the go. The Y60 has a class-leading battery, sharp HD display and a fantastic Triple AI Camera.

WhatsApp
Mobile

WhatsApp working on transcription function for long (or private) voice notes

By Siseko Gwegwe14-09-2021 15:16

Social media giants WhatsApp have something new in the works. It’s the transcription of long voice notes into text – starting with iPhones.

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • ...
  • 6
  • 7
  • >

TheSouthAfrican.com is all about South Africa and the stories that affect South Africans, wherever they are in the world.

We’re independent.
No agenda.
No Bias.

Follow us

IAB South Africa
Press Council

About us

Terms, Conditions, Privacy & GDPR

Contact Us

Our offices are for administrative purposes only, no visitors will be accepted without an appointment.

South Africa – Blue Sky Publications (Pty) Ltd T/A TheSouthAfrican Number: 2005/028472/07. Address: Regus Business Centre 1st Floor, Block B, North Park, Black River Park, 2 Fir Street, Observatory, Cape Town, 7925, South Africa Postal: Blue Sky Publications (Pty) Ltd T/A TheSouthAfrican, PO Box 44354, Claremont, 7735, South Africa

United Kingdom – Blue Sky Publications Ltd – Company Registration Number: 04683692. Address: Riverbank House, 1 Putney Bridge Approach, London, SW6 4TJ

Copyright Blue Sky Publications Ltd. All Rights Reserved.