Only seven days into the new year and the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, Pretoria-born Elon Musk, has achieved what billions across the world can only dream of – claiming the title of the richest person in the world. The 49-year old has now overtaken Amazon’s Jeff Bezos, who has held the position since 2017.…
The South African variant of Covid-19 has changed the outlook for the way the coronavirus pandemic is likely to unfold – in South Africa as well as elsewhere. Scientists in South Africa say there is a “reasonable concern” that the new variant of Covid-19 sweeping across the country might prove to be more resistant to…
South Africa’s government has faced criticism from the medical fraternity, labour unions and the political opposition party, for failing to plan ahead in procuring Covid-19 vaccines for the nation. The country missed a payment deadline to secure its allocation of Covid-19 vaccines from the Covax programme, but the deposit was eventually paid by the Solidarity…
By Ray Ndlovu(Bloomberg) – Hospitals in Zimbabwe are reeling from a renewed surge in the coronavirus, with a shortage of beds and equipment threatening to overwhelm the public health system.The Health Ministry reported a record 1,365 new cases of Covid-19 and 34 deaths, bringing the cumulative number of infections to 17,194 with 418 fatalities. Authorities…
Trump supporters entered the US Capitol building On Wednesday after mass demonstrations in the nation’s capital during a joint session Congress to ratify President-elect Joe Biden’s 306-232 Electoral College win over President Donald Trump. Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images The leaders of tech’s biggest companies on Wednesday denounced the riot that occurred at the Capitol earlier in…
Facebook and Twitter took action against Trump’s accounts on Wednesday. Angela Lang/CNET Twitter and Facebook for the first time temporarily blocked President Donald Trump from posting on their sites after his supporters stormed the US Capitol, sparking violence and halting the process to certify Joe Biden as the next US president. In a rare move, Twitter…
Ladies and gents, Jeep is finally ready to give one of its bread-and-butter SUVs an overhaul. The automaker plans to livestream the 2021 Jeep Grand Cherokee’s debut at 9 a.m. PT on Thursday, Jan. 7, and you can watch the unveiling right here.The brand’s been mighty quiet about the new Grand Cherokee, and it’s been…
There are Pokémon that have multiple evolutions that you have to pick from when you want them to evolve. These evolutions may have small variations, such as having a different typing, or a unique appearance. The same occurs in Pokémon Go. If you’re having trouble deciding if you want your Poliwag to become Poliwraith or…
With the season of giving over, Nintendo is requesting that handfuls of fan-made games be taken down from game-sharing website Game Jolt. In a DMCA notice shared by the site, the console creator’s legal team details 379 URLs that “display images of Nintendo’s video games characters in connection with unauthorized online games.” Among those now…
Fallout New Vegas continues to be stable for any aspiring RPG player interested in immersing themselves in a world and losing themselves in the story. To some, New Vegas is peak Fallout, and nothing’s come close to it yet. But Fallout New Vegas released in 2010, and its age quickly shows. But the modding community…
