So, Amazon has finally launched Prime in South Africa. For R59/month, or R399/year, shoppers get free delivery, video and gaming. It’s aggressive pricing. But what stands out more is how long it took to get here. Amazon has been selling to South Africans for two years – and serving them, through other businesses, for far…
Published On 19 May 202619 May 2026 Victor Wembanyama outduelled Shai Gilgeous-Alexander to lead the San Antonio Spurs to an epic 122-115 double-overtime triumph over the Oklahoma City Thunder in game one of the NBA Western Conference finals. Wembanyama scored 41 points and pulled down 24 rebounds in the thrilling game on Monday. He forced…
South African National Parks (SANParks) chairperson Beryl Ferguson says Africa’s Travel Indaba is more than a marketplace – it remains a melting pot for initiatives that expand the horizons of the tourism industry. Africa’s Travel Indaba 2026 started on Tuesday and ends on Thursday, and is being held under the theme: “Unlimited Africa: Growing Africa’s…
The world’s most popular daily word puzzle is making the leap from smartphone screens to the silver screen. NBC has officially greenlit a primetime game show based on Wordle, produced in collaboration with The New York Times, Universal Television Alternative Studio, and Jimmy Fallon’s production company, Electric Hot Dog. Read: Bandwidth Blog & Smile 90.4FM…
FinMaster creators Elijah Djan and Danei Rall A Pretoria-founded financial education start-up, Fintr, has found that its tabletop game is drawing more customer attention than its digital learning platform – and the game is now stocked nationwide at Exclusive Books, with a US retailer also carrying the title. FinMaster’s trajectory has surprised even Fintr’s founders….
Microsoft has slashed the price of Xbox Game Pass in South Africa and globally, less than six months after imposing the steepest price increases in the subscription service’s history. The climbdown is the first major strategic move under new Xbox chief Asha Sharma, and it comes alongside a significant rollback of one of Game Pass’s…
The Iran war has upended the process of transferring the archipelago’s sovereignty from the UK to Mauritius. The Chagos Archipelago has been in the spotlight recently due to its relevance in the United States (US)-Israel-Iran conflict. The attention centres on the joint US-United Kingdom (UK) military base on the archipelago’s largest island, Diego Garcia, and…
Game on! Why a fast, reliable fibre internet connection is key to the success of SAʼs gaming landscape. In 2024, South Africaʼs gaming industry was valued at over R3 billion. While mobile gaming accounts for the majority of this revenue, more South Africans are turning to gaming as a form of social entertainment, and also…
French media group Canal+ will on Wednesday publish its full-year 2025 financial results – the first annual numbers to include subsidiary MultiChoice Group since the London-listed company completed its acquisition of Africa’s largest pay-television operator. The results, which cover the year ended 31 December 2025, will be closely watched in South Africa, where the future…
WHO is testing an innovative way to improve outbreak detection, notification and response through an interactive ‘7-1-7 Strategy Game’. The 7-1-7 target calls for detecting a suspected outbreak within seven days, notifying public health authorities within one day, and mounting an effective response within seven days. Achieving these benchmarks requires coordinated action across surveillance, laboratories,…
