Explore the Raspberry Pi revolution – from its origins as an educational tool to a powerful single-board computer powering home automation, CNC projects, solar monitoring, and more. Discover history, models, HATs, and how it complements Arduino in South African DIY builds
China’s auto makers are disrupting South Africa’s industry with aggressive imports and local assembly plays. Part 1 & 2 cover British lessons, Eastern Cape closures (Goodyear, ContiTech, ZF), tariffs crushing Mercedes/Ford engines, NUMSA’s role, and why education + Transnet failures make recovery tough. Real talk on rising from the ashes.
Starlink in South Africa. As someone who’s tested Starlink during a 2025 visit to Victoria Falls, I can confirm the real-world feel: pages load quicker with snappier DNS response than my nominal 200 Mbps Vumatel/RSAweb FTTH back home in Cape Town, even if headline speeds vary. Yet here in South Africa, Starlink remains unlicensed. What should consumers and businesses know?
Kipor generators like the KDE6700 are still common in South Africa despite the Honda patent battles. Discover the real history, why they didn’t truly disappear, where to get spares locally, and practical advice for owners. The factory never stopped — here’s how to keep yours running.
Discover the legendary prosumer cassette decks that defined high-fidelity analogue recording. From the Nakamichi Dragon and Revox B215 to the Aiwa XK-S9000 and Tascam 122, explore the best prosumer cassette decks still prized by audiophiles and audio engineers in 2026.
Discover the revolutionary world of Digital Audio Tape (DAT) versus analogue tape recorders and VHS Hi-Fi. This in-depth guide explains how DAT brought CD-quality digital perfection to home studios in the late 1980s, its battle with piracy fears, mechanical fragility, and why musicians loved (or avoided) it compared to warm analogue VHS Hi-Fi recordings. Perfect for under-40s exploring audio history!