South Africa’s spam call problem is not stabilising – it is accelerating. Truecaller identified over 14 billion spam calls in South Africa in the first five months of the year – a 23% year-on-year increase. Spam messages reached almost 3.2 billion in the same period. South Africans blocked 5.9 billion spam calls from January to
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In a world where we are increasingly living in the digital space, it is imperative to teach young people how to safely and responsibly manage their digital lives – and that starts at home. Children’s online safety has not kept pace with how digital households operate. Parents are advised to manage screen time, monitor apps
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The iPhone 17e is now available for pre-order from iStore, South Africa’s only Apple Premium Partner – giving customers a more affordable way to experience iPhone. Customers can purchase the iPhone 17e from R14 599, or from only R7 099 when trading in their current iPhone through iStore’s trade-in programme. With market-leading trade-in offers, flexible
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Screen time has become one of the most pressing concerns for children’s brain development and mental health in the digital age. This article urges families to act decisively to protect children’s brain development, emotional wellbeing and essential human skills in an era dominated by social media, artificial intelligence and persuasive technology. It highlights two major
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A defining story of 2026 will be the introduction of next-generation Wi-Fi technologies: systems that go beyond speed, promising seamless connectivity, smarter homes and constant access to the digital world. But as we celebrate faster connections, we must ask a far more important question: Are we making our children safer, or more exposed? As we
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Varsity has a way of throwing everything at you at once. Early lectures, late nights, packed timetables, WhatsApp groups that never sleep, and a soundtrack of taxis, chatter and construction that never quite switches off. It’s exciting, sure. But it’s also loud, busy and a little relentless. That’s why the tech you rely on every
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South Africans know real-life wear and tear, from hectic commutes and busy weekends on the move to sudden weather swings that catch your mid-scroll. It’s why Mzansi has learnt the hard way how to navigate unpredictability: from long days out to quick switches between indoors and bright sunlight, without missing a beat. It’s then no
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With over 13 million sold globally, the HONOR X9c proved it was a clear success. Clearly building on this momentum, the HONOR X9d will arrive with the same unbreakable spirit, a bigger battery and smarter tools – built on what Mzansi asked for. The local success of HONOR X9c was anticipated. It showed up as
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Still think texting while driving is a minor offence? Think again. Transport Minister Barbara Creecy is enforcing the legal ban on the use of ‘hand-held communication devices’ while driving and, in fact, 16,925 motorists were fined for doing so in the 2024/25 festive season. This hard-line stance is a knee-jerk reaction to the fact that driving while
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According to a recent Kaspersky survey, 91% of parents surveyed in South Africa and 89% of parents surveyed in the Middle East, Turkiye and Africa (META) region use gadgets to entertain and occupy their children while travelling or to gain some free time for themselves. Moreover, half (50%) of children in South Africa and over
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