Author: Trent Meikle

We know, we know. Is Stuff seriously suggesting its readers watch Die Kantoor, an Afrikaans spin-off of what is arguably the greatest sitcom of all time? Yes. Yes, we are. We, too, wondered whether the South African audience was ready for a proper recreation of a workplace mockumentary — or more accurately, whether the writers were up for such a Herculean task. After watching the first two episodes, available on Showmax, we can say… Die Kantoor is certified kiff, Charna https://youtu.be/AxqOPT45LDA Die Kantoor pulls off the near impossible by combining elements of Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant’s 2001 workplace mockumentary, as…

WhatsApp, currently dodging lawsuits claiming that the app isn’t quite as safe as Meta says it is, just announced a new “lockdown-style feature” called ‘Strict Account Settings’ that’ll ramp things up to the next level, security-wise. WhatsApp reckons that the standard end-to-end encryption — the one under scrutiny — is enough for most folks, but notes that some users like ‘public-facing figures’ and journalists may require “extreme safeguards”. WhatsApp is getting serious about protection Toggle the Strict Account Settings on, and the messenger will automatically enter defence mode, guarding against what the messenger calls “highly-sophisticated cyber attacks.” It’ll alter a…

If there’s one thing we’re thankful for this year, it’s Lego’s work ethic. So far, we’ve had the wholly-techy Smart Brick, something for Zelda fans, and a free Lego duck. Hell, even the schoolkids can get some playtime. And now, it’s catering to Lord of the Rings disciples with the uber-cool helm of the dark lord himself. Sauron, guys. Don’t Sauron the price just yet Sure, it’s got nothing on the exquisite Barad-dûr set from the plastic brick company, but that’s to be expected. One’s an 83cm tall monument to Sauron’s depravity throughout Middle Earth. The other is just that guy’s helmet. Still, that…

Kicking off Apple’s 2026 isn’t some flashy new OLED MacBook or even a sock that holds your iPhone. The Fruit Company’s first product is actually the AirTag 2 (or rather, the ‘new’ AirTag), bringing with it revamped internals that supposedly make it easier to find in a pinch. Seeing how that’s the whole point… good job, Apple. Apple: 2Air2Tag Handling all the important bits — like helping you find whatever it’s clipped to — is Apple’s new Ultra Wideband chip, which you’d find inside the latest iPhone, Watch Ultra 3, or Watch Series 11, and supposedly makes it easier to…

Any biltong-loving, boerewors-blooded South African can tell you about the horror they face when they realise their mobile data has expired, despite using hardly any. “That’s just the way it is,” say the country’s telecom provider higher-ups, who rely on dodgy rules to drive up income and keep us all spending. A new amendment published by the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) hopes to change that. The End-User and Subscriber Service Charter Amendment Regulations, published last week, outline the changes for SA’s mobile data, SMS, and voice bundles. It decrees that telecom providers must allow these bundles to…

Do you feel it too? Something isn’t quite right. Maybe it’s the air. Has anyone checked in on the folks at CERN? Not only has Nintendo, of all companies, slashed prices in 2026, but now even MultiChoice has continued down the path of fixing the mistakes of DStv’s past management, with Canal+ in the driver’s seat. The first item on the agenda is to make its products cheaper, add new channels, and increase the quality of life for customers. DStv is back, kinda… Rather than dangling temporary channel promotions in front of customers’ eyes as it has done previously, the…

How can Strava expect its users to turn their brains off on a run when thoughts like ‘do I turn left here?’ or ‘have I seen every single minute on a clock?’ keep straying across their minds? The latest beta from the running, cycling, and hiking app can help with at least one of those after it added full route navigation to the Apple Watch app. For the love of Strava The feature, which is seemingly still in beta, adds the ability for Apple Watch owners to record a walk, run, or ride with one of their saved Strava routes…

Meta hasn’t yet given up its dream of sullying the last uncontaminated product under its belt — WhatsApp. A little under a year ago, it became clear that the Meta-owned messenger was slowly but surely gearing up for a future when WhatsApp would no longer be free of advertisements — if only resigned to the ‘Updates’ tab on your screen. Invent the problem, sell the ad-free subscription While ads have yet to show up in the public build of the app, their arrival can’t be too far away now. Android Authority was digging around in the code of the 2.26.3.9 release…

YouTube’ promises less AI slop and… more AI slop in 2026 If you’re worried about AI-generated content flooding YouTube, thus forcing out the hard work of real-life humans, don’t. YouTube CEO Neal Mohan gave assurances in a recent blog post that it has everything under control. And to celebrate, it’s adding even more AI-generated content to the platform. You read that right. What Mohan means, then, is that he hopes to only plague the platform with YouTube-made AI slop — evidenced by the upcoming feature that will allow creators to “create a Short using [their] own likeness,” nudged along by the…

Can February hurry up, please? Because at this rate, the petrol price decrease that the Central Energy Fund (CEF) has teased for the past couple of weeks won’t look anything like a decrease, from where we’re standing. Fear not, for the CEF’s latest fuel price projections still put motorists on course for a R60c/l decrease for February. There’s a petrol price decrease in the pipeline As ever, we should mention that the CEF’s figures below are not final and are subject to change. The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) is officially responsible for adjusting the country’s fuel…