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Instagram sets new limits on accounts of younger users

Instagram has announced that it will set accounts of under-16 users to private by default, one of several measures it’s introducing to protect young…

British streaming service BritBox comes to SA: launch date & price

BBC and ITV have lifted the lid on the details around the launch of British streaming service BritBox in South Africa, including the launch…

Sanlam launches Savings Jar app for kids

Sanlam has launched Sanlam Savings Jar, a smartphone app that offers financial education to kids and teaches them how to save money from a…

SA payments platform Yoco raises $83m in funding

South African payments platform Yoco has announced that its Series C round of funding has raised $83 million — or R1.2 billion — for…

Zoho Invoice available to SMEs for free to help companies rebuild

Internet tech company Zoho has made its Invoice solution available for free to support Small to Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) to help them rebuild in…

Top startup web events in SA this week [27/07/2021]

This week’s startup events are a mix: from a discussion hosted by Yoco to encourage small business collaboration, to an accelerator virtual demo day….

Microsoft Flight Simulator comes to Xbox Series X and S, Game Pass

Microsoft Flight Simulator has launched on Xbox Series S and X consoles, and Xbox Game Pass nearly a year after the game first launched on…

HMD Global announces three new Nokia phones: Here’s what to know

HMD Global has announced three new additions to its phones portfolio: the rugged Nokia XR20 smartphone, the affordable Nokia C30, and the refreshed Nokia…

Curro Durbanville and Krugersdorp teams win Minecraft tournament

Two teams of learners from Curro schools in Durbanville and Krugersdorp have won the first-ever Curro Cup Minecraft tournament. The Curro Wolves from Curro…

VW Golf 8 GTI arrives: Here is the price for South Africa

Originally designed during a time of crisis at Volkwagen, the Golf GTI has become a celebrated family performance car. It is rightly classified as…

JAC brings N55 electric truck to South Africa

JAC Motors has announced its N55 Electric Vehicle (EV) is now available to order in South Africa two years after its international launch. The…

Converting and driving a bulletproof bakkie

Emergency begets innovation and South Africa is, by nature, a specialist in armoured vehicles. SVI engineering has been making transport safe for two decades…