Yasmine Jacobs

Journalist

Major fire devastates Philippi, Gift of the Givers and authorities respond

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A destructive fire ravaged parts of Philippi earlier on Sunday morning, displacing hundreds of residents and causing extensive damage to informal structures.

These are the road closures across the city for the much-anticipated Cape Town carnival

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To accommodate the carnival procession and ensure the safety of participants and spectators alike, several road closures will be implemented throughout the weekend. ...

Department of Water and Sanitation calls for vigilance, as collective dam levels in WC hit 65. 84%

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According to the latest data from DWS Western Cape, the collective state of dams in the region, measuring the combined levels of all reservoirs, currently stood ...

Massive outage strikes MetroFibre network across SA. These are the provinces affected

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Fibre network operator MetroFibre was hit by a widespread network outage, disrupting services for numerous fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) customers in at least four provinces ...

WhatsApp rolls out new updates for Mac, Android, and iOS Apps

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In its ongoing efforts to enhance user experience, communication platform WhatsApp has released a series of updates across various platforms, introducing new features ...

What could happen if your data is exposed in the latest cyber breach and what to do about it

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Approximately 26 billion records have been leaked in what has been dubbed the ‘Mother of all Breaches’.

Cape Town faces various load shedding stages as Eskom settles on Stage 4 nationally

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While those who fall in an Eskom-supplied area will be on Stage 4 load shedding, those within the jurisdiction of the City of Cape Town will move between Stage 2, ...

Israel destroying Palestinian health care – Dr Mads Gilbert

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Dr Mads Gilbert, who is currently visiting South Africa shares his experiences as Israel continues to launch attacks on Gaza.

Escape load shedding woes: Affordable solar power solutions on the rise in South Africa

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As load shedding shows no sign of stopping and electricity prices continue to rise, South Africans are on the look out for affordable solar power solutions.

Petition for Minister Bheki Cele's removal gains traction as crime plagues Western and Eastern Cape

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The petition goes on to accuse Cele of ‘weakening SAPS and Crime intelligence’ and accused him several times of being ‘involved in criminal activities’.

Who wants to be a millionaire? AfricaIgnite to host a leg of Start-Up World Cup 2023 where the prize is a million US dollars ...

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To seize this opportunity, early-stage African start-ups and scale-ups with seed funding of up to $15 million must submit their applications by October 15.

WATCH: 5 TikTok life hacks you never knew you needed – we have been using the microwave wrong our whole lives

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We might have been using the microwave wrong our whole lives. This is according to a viral TikTok video, showing the ’right’ way to reheat food in a microwave.

Facebook launches avatars in Africa - Here is how to make your own

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Popular social network Facebook has been abuzz with avatars after it launched its Avatar feature across the African continent.

How to save data on your smartphone

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While some data plans are unlimited, many are restricted to a certain amount so saving data definitely comes in handy.

Vodacom joins forces with Alipay to create super app for SA consumers, businesses

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Vodacom Financial Services has joined forces with AliPay to bring a host of inclusive mobile solutions to South African consumers and merchants.

How to set up and use a VPN

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Gone are the days when virtual private network (VPN) were used only by the suspicious members of society. VPNs are the simplest (and best) ways to protect your privacy ...

Loadshedding and WiFi: How to keep the internet on when the power goes off

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Those with a fixed-line connection are too familiar with WiFi dropping when loadshedding strikes. However, there is a way to keep your WiFi on during loadshedding. ...

Doomscrolling: What it is and how to stop

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'Doomscrolling' is a new term used online to describe the act of seeking out and reading bad news.

Google's Stadia Controller now works wirelessly with Android phones - how to set it up

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Earlier this year, Google rolled out the ability to connect wirelessly via the Chrome browser. Now users can now do it with any supported Android device as well. ...

Samsung may join Apple in not including phone charger in box

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Now, it seems that Android will follow suit as reports suggest that Samsung could follow Apple in killing the in-box phone charger.

Facebook Messenger and WhatsApp to get cross-chat feature: What this means and how it works

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Facebook eventually plans to integrate WhatsApp into Facebook?s other apps - and there is evidence of this in the latest version of Facebook Messenger.

How yoga and meditation help competitive gamers be on their A-game

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IOL Tech chatted to Goliath Gaming's Brendon Hill on how he helps the team get their game on through yoga, reflection and meditation.

Google Covid-19 tracker explained: How it works and what it means for user privacy

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The efforts of the tech giants are live on Android phones and iPhones. This is to find these settings on your phone - and what they actually do.

Sony offers hackers 'bounties' of up to R860K to find bugs in PS4

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Sony is inviting security research community, gamers, and anyone else to test the security of PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Network.

WhatsApp new update to bring animated stickers to users

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Popular messaging service WhatsApp will be adding animated stickers in the new update, which are slowly rolling out to users that have downloaded beta releases of ...