Amazon | e-commerce | Internet | Temu
Temu makes big VAT and import duty change in South Africa
Temu has taken a leaf from Amazon’s book in a bid to streamline its online shopping experience for South African customers.
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Afrihost | Internet | MWEB | MyBroadband Insights | supersonic | Vox
South Africa’s top ISP — Afrihost beats MWEB, Webafrica, and Vox
The latest MyBroadband Insights research report shows that Afrihost was the top-rated ISP in South Africa, followed by MWEB, Webafrica, and Vox.
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Warning to people who use WhatsApp and Instagram in South Africa
Meta Platforms appears to be reversing course on its commitment to end-to-end encryption, potentially affecting millions of South Africans who rely on its apps.
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Warning about clever trick Temu uses in South Africa that is banned in Switzerland
MyBroadband tested on of Temu’s big online promotions and found it to be nothing but a contrived scheme designed to trick customers into making a purchase.
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Alan Kirton | Internet | MWEB | WebAfrica
Mweb under fire
Mweb and Webafrica customers continue to report difficulty getting support weeks after a large-scale email migration caused widespread disruptions.
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South Africa’s richest city rolling out smart poles with free Wi-Fi
Johannesburg is rolling out smart poles with high-speed free public Wi-Fi, CCTV surveillance, and an emergency panic button system.
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Internet | IT Services | National Gambling Board (NGB) | National Treasury | Online Gambling | Remote Gambling Server (RGS)
Online gambling legal showdown looms in South Africa
The National Gambling Board’s notice directing provincial regulators to prohibit Remote Gambling Servers raises constitutional concerns, a gambling law expert has warned.
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Afrihost and Axxess dominate Webafrica and Mweb
PressPulse’s latest media sentiment report showed that Afrihost and Axxess have a big lead over their main competitors, Webafrica and Mweb.
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Arthur Goldstuck | Internet | The Hitchhiker's Guide to AI | The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Internet | World Wide Worx
The science-fiction author who helped shape South Africa’s digital economy
Arthur Goldstuck is renowned author, journalist, tech speaker, and the founder and CEO of World Wide Worx.
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DownDetector | elon musk | Internet | Twitter | Twitter outage | X
Twitter hit by outage
According to Downdetector reports, the issues at X, formerly Twitter, began at around 15:00 on Monday, 16 February 2026.