733At 16, she won the Google Science Fair; at 22, she launched her AI company; and at 25, she made it onto the Forbes list. South African Kiara Nirghin has been making…
Unpacking ‘lazy girl jobs’ and why it’s not what it sounds like
549 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…
Norma Mngoma compares ex Gigaba to Diddy in shock tell-all
609 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,…
Interesting trend in online gambling in South Africa
543 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…
Legislative overhaul on the cards for South Africa’s ICT sector
570 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…
Africa’s Internet registry faces liquidation – MyBroadband
702 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…
Trump tariffs could wreck South Africa’s vehicle manufacturing industry
621 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…
Truth about Temu local warehouse launch in South Africa
735 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…
Meta to build Manhattan-scale, multi-gigawatt data centres
605 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…
Temu local warehouse tested in South Africa
766 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…