The South African division of Estonian ride-hailing giant Bolt has officially announced the launch of an electric vehicle (EV) category for the local market. The rollout follows a strategic partnership with ride-sharing platform YugoRide, which aims to deploy a fleet of 500 EVs in Cape Town by December 2025, with a broader expansion to Johannesburg…
South African audiences and global viewers have gained access to a new free-to-view streaming platform, Afree TV, dedicated to showcasing African entertainment at scale. Powered by signal distributor Sentech’s Freevision Play over-the-top (OTT) architecture, the service aims to unify regional broadcasters and content owners into a single continental collaboration designed to take African stories to…
The Global Social Squad ignites a diverse and talented group of 73 Mary Kay Independent Beauty Consultants with representation across 15 markets in four regions: North America, Asia Pacific, Latin America, and Europe. These digital leaders create engaging, high-quality content, participate in global campaign activations, and share practical social media strategies with their communities and…
Entire residential buildings were demolished in Ukraine’s capital as Russia launched a “massive and virtually nonstop” aerial barrage on Kyiv and other major cities over the last two nights, according to Ukrainian officials. They said more than 1,500 drones and over 50 missiles were launched in the last two days. At least 12 people were…
The United Nations on Monday launched a major expansion of its Nairobi headquarters, with Secretary-General António Guterres and Kenyan President William Ruto marking what officials described as a significant milestone for the Organization’s presence in Africa. The ceremony included the inauguration of new office buildings and the groundbreaking of a new conference facility at the…
The leader of the Iranian-backed Hezbollah has reiterated the group’s rejection of an ongoing ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon that was brokered by the U.S. “There is no ceasefire in Lebanon, but rather continuous Israeli-American aggression,” declared Secretary General Sheikh Naim Qassem in a written statement Monday, vowing that Hezbollah would “remain patient and continue…
The report exposes a pervasive crisis of Technology-Facilitated Gender-Based Violence (TFGBV). MISA has officially launched the sixth edition of the Southern Africa Press Freedom Report 2026, a comprehensive assessment of 11 countries that reveals a critical inflection point for the region’s media landscape. While constitutional guarantees of press freedom remain formally intact, the everyday reality…
The 2026 ROG Zephyrus Duo represents a return to ASUS’s more experimental design roots, featuring a massive hardware overhaul that moves away from the smaller secondary displays found in previous iterations. This new model is the world’s first 16-inch dual-screen gaming laptop, utilizing two full-sized 3K HDR OLED touchscreens that offer a combined 21 inches…
Valve is set to release its latest hardware entry, the Steam Controller, on Monday, May 4. Priced at $99 in the United States, the gamepad is designed to integrate seamlessly with the Steam ecosystem, offering compatibility across PCs, Macs, mobile devices, and the Steam Deck via the Steam Link app. Read: ASUS launches the dual-screen…
The collaboration between UJ and the Melville Koppies Management Committee enhances heritage education through immersive AR storytelling tools. The University of Johannesburg (UJ), in collaboration with the Melville Koppies Management Committee, is preparing to launch an augmented reality (AR) heritage project at the Melville Koppies Nature Reserve and Heritage Site. According to a statement, the…
