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Fake car scam hits Telkom customers
2+ hour, 14+ min ago (287+ words) South Africans are being urged to stay alert after a new scam began circulating in which criminals pretend to represent Telkom and falsely tell people they've won a car. The scheme centres around claims linked to the company's recent Summer…...
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1+ week, 1+ day ago (10+ words) Smash and grab warning raised at Epping Avenue junction'capetownetc. com...
City issues warning after Whats App scam
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (339+ words) The City of Cape Town has issued a warning to customers after fraudsters attempted to scam a resident by posing as officials linked to the city's electricity services. According to the municipality, its Energy and Finance Directorates were alerted to…...
Icasa introduces sweeping changes for unused mobile data rollovers
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (385+ words) Set to take effect in early 2027, these amendments mark a pivotal shift in how mobile data, voice, and SMS bundles will function. Central to the new regulations is the comprehensive rewriting of regulation 8 A, extending Icasa's consumer-protection measures uniformly across…...
Whats App users warned as casual chats gain legal weight
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (243+ words) According to Daily Investor, Ann-Suhet Marx, director and head of litigation at VDM Incorporated, said Whats App threads now sit at the centre of many legal disputes, from neighbourhood rows to workplace conflicts and business fallouts. "From neighbourhood disputes to…...
Century City tops SA mobile speed rankings
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (394+ words) Century City in Cape Town has emerged as South Africa's fastest neighbourhood for mobile data, according to the latest research released by My Broadband Insights, offering a snapshot of how mobile connectivity performed across the country at the end of…...
Google rolls out option to change Gmail address
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (146+ words) Google sets clear limits. An account can only generate a new @gmail. com address up to three times and must wait 12 months before creating another new Gmail address. Some Chrome OS settings may require a backup before switching. (9to5 Google) The…...
Tik Tok blocks under-16s as Australia enforces new social media law
4+ mon, 4+ day ago (418+ words) As Australia's sweeping new age-restriction law for social media goes live on 10 December, reshaping how young people in the country can interact with platforms like Tik Tok, Instagram and You Tube. The move, which has been described as the first…...
Major web disruptions hit Cloudflare users
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (230+ words) A wave of global website failures rippled across the internet this afternoon as Cloudflare, one of the world's most widely used web infrastructure services, confirmed it was facing a technical outage affecting users worldwide, including South Africa. Platforms such as…...
Vodacom partners with Elon Musk's Starlink to expand high-speed internet
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (230+ words) This collaboration aims to deliver high-speed, low-latency broadband internet services to businesses across the continent, a venture that promises to bridge the digital divide and unveil new avenues for economic advancement, education, and innovation. Vodacom, which is primarily owned by…...