5+ day, 5+ hour ago   (205+ words) ERMELO – A local businessman lost R3 000 after a scammer impersonating Gert Sibande District Mayor Walter Mngomezulu contacted him via WhatsApp. When the businessman explained that his sponsorship funds had been exhausted for the financial year, the person claiming to be the…...

6+ day, 58+ min ago   (256+ words) PREPAID electricity customers across eThekwini are still unable to purchase tokens through banking applications, retail outlets and third-party mobile vending platforms as the City works to restore its external vending system. The eThekwini Municipality’s Electricity and Energy Directorate said the…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (190+ words) Stealing cellphones and carrying out fraudulent SIM swaps remain an ongoing problem in Krugersdorp, with criminals leveraging accessible smart devices to target victims. According to the acting station commander of the Krugersdorp Police Station, Colonel Jacques van den Berg, cellphone…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (288+ words) The Minister of Higher Education and Training, Buti Manamela, has given hope to about 25 promising beneficiaries of the Wholesale and Retail Sector Education and Training Authority’s (W&RSETA) Cellphone Repairs Programme and the Small, Medium and Micro Enterprise (SMME) Development…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (124+ words) Gert Sibande District Municipality has issued an urgent security warning after suspicious phishing emails were sent from email addresses belonging to two employees, Jabu Magagula and Skhumbuzo Manana. The emails, carrying the subject lines “FOLLOW UP” and “URGENT” respectively, have…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (350+ words) Xiaomi is gearing up to bring its latest smartphone to SA, with the REDMI 17 set to officially launch on September 7 2026. Built for consumers who want technology that keeps up with their lifestyle, the device combines a massive 7,500mAh battery, an expansive…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (434+ words) Weltevreden Park residents raised electricity-related concerns directly with City Power representatives when the utility brought its mobile office to Weltevreden Park Square on August 25. The activation formed part of City Power’s Ward-by-Ward Service Delivery Programme, which the utility said is…...

2+ week, 2+ hour ago   (397+ words) Most parents surveyed by school fintech platform Karri want tighter controls on cellphones at school and believe children should be at least 16 before accessing social media. The 2026 Karri Parent Survey received responses from 2 780 parents across South Africa between March and…...

2+ week, 18+ hour ago   (447+ words) IN an era of instant messages, notifications and artificial intelligence, one Durban woman is deliberately slowing things down to as little as 26 weeks. Zainab Mitha of uMhlanga is the founder of FlourTales, a snail mail club designed to get children…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (1031+ words) Zelda la Grange, the former private secretary to the late President Nelson Mandela, shared how a sophisticated scam cost her R6 000 after callers posing as Vodacom employees convinced her she had won an iPhone, grocery vouchers and R30 000 in cash. La Grange,…...