Author: Trent Meikle

It won’t be long before Volvo’s all-electric ES90 is cruising the streets of South Africa. We think. Volvo South Africa is being a little cagey about the specifics, but we know it’s expected to turn up sometime during Q1 2026. The company today detailed the upcoming EV’s three trim levels: Core, Plus, and Ultra. “Bringing the ES90 to South Africa has been a long-anticipated moment,” said Grant Locke, MD of Volvo SA. “It represents our vision of modern luxury and driving enjoyment, and we cannot wait for customers here to experience it for themselves as the next chapter of our…

Oppo, treading dangerously close to Tesla’s ‘S3XY’ naming scheme, announced the Oppo Watch S was headed for South Africa at the Reno 15 launch in Johannesburg yesterday. The watch, which Oppo brags about being an “ultra-thin” solution at only 8.99mm thick, beats out its still-thin Watch X2 sibling by several millimetres. It’s time for South Africa At the time of writing, Oppo has yet to settle on a concrete release date. So far, it’s narrowed it down to somewhere in mid-February for South African shoppers. The price, too, is still under wraps, though the company mentioned it would come in…

Amazon, in its endless quest to remove as many barriers to online shopping as possible – an interesting move, given how few barriers there are to online shopping – has brought AI-powered image-based shopping to South Africa. It’s called Amazon Lens, and it makes picking up a pair of slacks as easy as snapping a picture of them. Perhaps online shopping should require at least a couple of firing neurons, but who are we to judge? Amazon Lens does have its uses. Say a customer isn’t quite sure which part they need for a replacement — Amazon’s AI-powered shopper can step in…

It may lack the charm of Logitech’s MX Master 4, but we never once regretted the time we spent with the infinitely more economical VolkanoX Phoenix Wireless Mouse. That’s equal parts due to the R540 price and the comfy ergonomics you don’t often find at this price range. In fact, it found us. VolkanoX, if you haven’t had the pleasure of meeting it, is Volkano’s lineup of superior-but-still-budget products for the South African market, typically pricier than the regular roster but not by much. The Phoenix is certainly that, cosplaying as a considerably more costly offering without compromising on the…

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…