Although “lazy girl jobs” may sound like a criticism, they are actually a cultural movement that questions traditional work values. Popularised on social media platforms such as TikTok, the phrase relates to…
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Norma Mngoma compares ex Gigaba to Diddy in shock tell-all
Norma Mngoma has compared her ex-husband, Malusi Gigaba, to disgraced US rapper Diddy over his use of baby oil in the bedroom. She’s also detailed his alleged love of porn, mistresses, and…
Interesting trend in online gambling in South Africa
Revenues from online gambling have surged in South Africa in recent years, with the turnover from betting exceeding that of casinos by a substantial margin. Although Internet gambling platforms cannot obtain national…
Legislative overhaul on the cards for South Africa’s ICT sector
Communications minister Solly Malatsi. Image c/o DCDT The department of communications & digital technologies will host a policy colloquium soon to solicit inputs ahead of a planned overhaul of South Africa’s ICT…
Africa’s Internet registry faces liquidation – MyBroadband
IP broker Cloud Innovation has instituted liquidation proceedings against the African Network Information Centre (Afrinic) on Thursday, 10 July, with notice of the action placed in Mauritian newspapers. In a statement issued…
Trump tariffs could wreck South Africa’s vehicle manufacturing industry
Naamsa CEO Mikel Mabasa South African motoring industry lobby body Naamsa has warned that US President Donald Trump’s plan to impose unilateral 30% tariffs on South Africa from 1 August could decimate…
Truth about Temu local warehouse launch in South Africa
While Temu has been promoting the launch of what it terms “local warehouse” in South Africa, it does not actually operate its own distribution centres. The direct-from-China online marketplace said it does…
Meta to build Manhattan-scale, multi-gigawatt data centres
Yves Herman/Reuters Mark Zuckerberg said on Monday that Meta Platforms would spend hundreds of billions of dollars to build several massive AI data centres for “superintelligence”, intensifying his pursuit of a technology…
Temu local warehouse tested in South Africa
MyBroadband tested ordering from Temu sellers who offer “local warehouse” products and was impressed with the quick service, with the parcel arriving within two days. Temu recently launched local warehouse support in…
South Africa’s telcos battle to monetise 5G as 4G suffices for most
The relative stability of the power grid, following the worst year of load shedding on record in 2023, has given South African mobile operators more financial room to up their investments into…