Author: Trent Meikle

We’ve all been there. You accidentally send some heartfelt message — meant for your spouse – to your boss. Or you send a nasty message to the right person, but come to your senses a couple of seconds later. You panic, searching for the familiar little bin icon at the top of your screen. But there’s a problem. You’ve accidentally clicked ‘Delete for Me’. That message is still there, waiting to be read. That won’t be the case any longer. At least, it won’t be after WhatsApp finishes rolling out its new ‘Accidental Delete’ feature. 5-second rule The head of…

The 2022 FIFA World Cup saw plenty of world records broken this year. We got to see the most goals ever scored in the tournament (172), Mbappe scored the most goals for a player aged 23 or younger (8) and there were also the most deaths in the build-up to the tournament itself (37 – according to The Guardian). It wasn’t all doom and gloom though. Well, not for Google. Google Search also saw records being broken where the World Cup was concerned, recording its highest volume of traffic ever during the tournament according to Google CEO Sundar Pichai. That’s…

There’s still some time before the Department of Energy makes any changes official but there’s no harm in checking out the Central Energy Fund’s (CEF) predictions, right? Especially when it’s shaping up to be such a good month for petrol and diesel drivers alike. If you’re able – try and hold off on filling up the tank until the first Wednesday of the New Year – 4 January. That’s because the CEF is predicting drops close to R2 and R3 for petrol and diesel respectively. Of course, these totals aren’t final yet. The CEF offers its price estimation based on…

Remember last month, when there was no World Cup, and Messi wasn’t the GOAT? Yeah, us neither. All we can remember is last night – the World Cup final which gave both France and Argentina a chance of winning it all. After two hours and a set of nerve-wracking set of penalties, Argentina emerged victorious – solidifying Lionel Messi’s postion of being the best. Footballer, of course. We heard he’s not great at brain surgery. But, as with everything, it needed to come to an end. Players on both teams have lives to return to, as well as domestic leagues.…

South Africa’s military forces have been deployed across four of Eskom’s power stations in an effort to stop thievery and vandalism, allowing it to provide power without interruptions. The four stations receiving extra backup are the Camden, Majuba, Tutuka, and Grootvlei power stations. The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) was confirmed to arrive at each of the four stations on Saturday afternoon, where they are currently still stationed. “Eskom can confirm that the SANDF is being deployed. Eskom has received deployments at four sites,” said the utility in a statement. “There has been a concerted effort to collaborate across…

Elon shortening his stay Elon Musk could be heading for the metaphorical and literal door at Twitter very soon. And no, we aren’t doxxing you, Musk. We’re just making a joke that you may very well be out of a job where Twitter is concerned. Following a tirade with Musk at the helm, the big boss tweeted out a poll yesterday that boldly asks “Should I step down as head of Twitter? I will abide by the results of this poll.” Whether he will is a different story altogether. During Musk’s brief time as Twitter CEO, Musk has been known…

In the hopes of finally creating a series that can live up to its videogame counterpart, Amazon has ordered the live-action adaptation of 2018’s God of War. Wheel of Time showrunner Rafe Judkins is set to lead the show. Don’t worry, Chris Pratt hasn’t been cast as the titular God of War. Yet. We can never be too careful these days. It’s a-not me! God of War is coming. pic.twitter.com/GzbyutRO2k — Prime Video (@PrimeVideo) December 14, 2022 If you had your hopes up that the series would adapt the original 2005 God of War, sorry to disappoint you. Kratos’ foray…

It appears that if you ask Eskom nicely enough, it’ll turn off load shedding just for you. Well, that’s been the case for the City of Joburg. Following the City’s request earlier this week, Eskom has granted Joburg a three-day break from load shedding to perform some much-needed maintenance. Pretty please? #EskomGauteng #MediaStatement Eskom grants City Power some reprieve from loadshedding pic.twitter.com/o8tDYpu2Ku — Eskom Hld SOC Ltd (@Eskom_SA) December 15, 2022 “Eskom grants City Power some reprieve from load shedding in areas that experienced a significant loss of electricity in large parts of Johannesburg,” Eskom said. “The reprieve follows the…

Day two of the US-Africa Leaders’ Summit spelled good news for Africa yesterday as Visa announced its plans to invest R17 billion ($1 billion) in Africa. The American-led digital payments group will invest the money over a period of five years in a bid to further grow the current growth of digital payments. Do you accept Visa? “Visa has been investing in Africa for several decades to grow a truly local business,” said CEO Alfred Kelly Jr in a statement. “We look forward to continuing to work closely with our partners to advance the financial ecosystem, accelerate digitization and to…

One of Spotify’s best ideas was to show people what they listened to in any given year. Now, everybody does it. Even EskomSePush gave it a go this year, though that’s more depressing than interesting. PlayStation and Nintendo have also joined in, letting you see just how chronically online you were in 2022. Xbox, as usual, is behind the curve. Wrapping Up We’re kicking it off first with the superior console first: Sony’s PlayStation. The Wrap Up is broken down into four different sections: Total play time, Top games, Trophies earned, and PlayStation Plus. Each section provides individual stats such…