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    GWM Ora 5 has launched in SA

    Nafisa Akabor, 09/07/2026 0 4 min read
    GWM has relaunched the Ora brand in South Africa with the Ora 5 compact SUV. It runs on the GWM...
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    Fuel For Change: Why South Africa’s EV Market Is Gaining Speed

    Nafisa Akabor, 24/06/2026 0 5 min read
    South Africa’s new energy vehicle (NEV) debate has shifted from climate talk into the hard economics of geo­politics, fuel volatility and consumer survival. It...
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    iCaur launches in SA and V23 price reveal

    Nafisa Akabor, 29/05/2026 3 min read
    There’s been a lot of hype around the new iCaur brand, which falls under the Chery Group in South Africa....
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    Zero Carbon Charge Adds Two N3 Sites

    Nafisa Akabor, 21/05/2026 3 min read
    Zero Carbon Charge opened two new solar off-grid EV chargers, strategically positioned along the N3 corridor between Johannesburg and Durban...
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    Living Electric: Lexus RZ 500e SE

    Nafisa Akabor, 20/04/2026 11 min read
    Lexus launched its first electric car in South Africa in February, at a media event in Cape Town, which Recharged...
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    Geely E2 new cheapest EV in SA

    Nafisa Akabor, 14/04/2026 3 min read
    Geely South Africa unveiled its new compact all-electric hatchback that is currently the cheapest electric vehicle in South Africa. The...
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    BYD Dolphin Surf: 6 months in

    Recharged, 14/04/2026 4 min read
    BYD South Africa recently shared its sales figures to Naamsa, the Automotive Business Council for the first time since it...
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    First Look: iCaur 03T and V23

    Nafisa Akabor, 24/03/2026 5 min read
    The iCaur brand, a new energy vehicle adventure sub-brand under the Chery Group, is set to launch in South Africa...
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    Top EVs sold in South Africa in 2025

    Nafisa Akabor, 10/02/2026 3 min read
    Naamsa shared their NEV sales for 2025 in January this year, with some interesting results. While plug-in hybrid (PHEV) sales...
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    First Look: Mercedes-Benz EQV

    Recharged, 21/10/2025 5 min read
    Mercedes-Benz is electrifying its people-mover lineup with the new EQV 300, arriving in South Africa this October. It will be priced...
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    BYD Dolphin Surf arrives in South Africa

    Nafisa Akabor, 17/09/2025 4 min read
    BYD South Africa’s highly anticipated Dolphin Surf was launched at Battery Park, Cape Town on Tuesday, 16 September and Recharged...
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    Build it, and they will charge

    Nafisa Akabor, 11/08/2025 5 min read
    Zero Carbon Charge’s EV stations will soon be coming to a major highway near you. Looking at the Google map...
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    EVs

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    Living Electric: BMW iX xDrive60
    Nafisa Akabor, 10/07/2026 0
    The BMX iX came to South Africa towards the end of 2021. At the time, it was a bold design...
    GWM Ora 5 has launched in SA
    Nafisa Akabor, 09/07/2026 0
    GWM has relaunched the Ora brand in South Africa with the Ora 5 compact SUV. It runs on the GWM...
    Toyota bZ4X launched in South Africa
    Nafisa Akabor, 07/07/2026 0
    Toyota has finally launched its heavily delayed first electric vehicle in South Africa, the bZ4X, at an event in Mpumalanga...
    Living Electric: Mini Countryman SE
    Nafisa Akabor, 07/07/2026 0
    Mini is one of many brands who has committed to becoming fully electric by the early 2030s. In South Africa,...
    Living Electric: Jetour T2 i-DM
    Nafisa Akabor, 06/07/2026 0
    The Jetour T2 is a highly successful vehicle in South Africa, alongside the T1. In a short space of time,...
    Driven: Alfa Romeo Junior Veloce
    Nafisa Akabor, 29/06/2026 0
    The Alfa Romeo Junior Veloce is a high-performance, all-electric compact hatchback, priced at R1mn. It has a 206kW output, with...
    Living Electric: Geely E2
    Nafisa Akabor, 25/06/2026
    The Geely E2 was launched in April 2026 as South Africa’s cheapest EV and currently holds that title. At R339...
    Fuel For Change: Why South Africa’s EV Market Is Gaining Speed
    Nafisa Akabor, 24/06/2026 0
    South Africa’s new energy vehicle (NEV) debate has shifted from climate talk into the hard economics of geo­politics, fuel volatility and consumer survival. It...

    Reviews

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    Review: Yoshi and the Mysterious Book
    MJ Khan, 06/07/2026 0
    Nintendo has no qualms reinventing familiar franchises, and Yoshi and the Mysterious Book is the latest to explore a new...
    Bullet Review: SanDisk Extreme Fit
    Nafisa Akabor, 12/06/2026 2
    The SanDisk Extreme Fit is tiny USB-C drive that’s designed to stay in your laptop. It comes in various sizes,...
    8.6
    Review: Saros
    MJ Khan, 08/06/2026
    There are certain games I admire more than I enjoyed playing, like liking the idea of a fruit bowl more...
    7.0
    Review: Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream
    MJ Khan, 25/05/2026
    Tomodachi Life was Nintendo’s strangest success stories on the Nintendo 3DS. Released in 2013 as the follow-up to the Japan-exclusive...
    7.7
    Review: Honor Magic 8 Pro
    Nafisa Akabor, 19/05/2026
    The Honor Magic 8 Pro came to South Africa in March 2026 at a price of R27 999. It is...
    9.5
    Review: Super Mario Bros. Wonder + Meetup in Bellabel Park
    MJ Khan, 04/05/2026
    When I reviewed Super Mario Bros. Wonder over two years ago, I shared that it stands as “a testament to...
    9.2
    Review: Pokémon Pokopia
    MJ Khan, 10/04/2026
    I’ll start with a small admission. I don’t usually review games I haven’t finished. It’s part of the discipline. Play...
    8.7
    Review: MacBook Neo
    Nafisa Akabor, 26/03/2026
    The MacBook Neo is one of Apple’s most talked about releases in years. It’s being touted as a student laptop...

    ADVICE

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    Scam warning ahead of FIFA World Cup
    Nafisa Akabor, 05/06/2026
    As millions of fans worldwide are preparing for the FIFA World Cup, cybercriminals are exploiting this interest. Kaspersky experts have...
    How to: Disable Gemini on Gmail
    Nafisa Akabor, 29/01/2026
    Google has been rolling out Gemini on Gmail to integrate more AI features to help with productivity. There’s a good...
    Samsung Z Fold 7 vs Honor Magic V5
    Martha van Zyl, 27/01/2026
    Foldables are no longer niche tech curiosities; they’re serious productivity machines and lifestyle statements. Samsung’s latest Galaxy Z Fold 7...
    Top 5: Earbuds with Live Translate
    Martha van Zyl, 13/01/2026
    Imagine walking through a busy market in Tokyo or Buenos Aires and having real-time translation play right in your ears....
    How to avoid Black Friday scams
    Nafisa Akabor, 17/11/2025
    Remember how back in the day, we used to see fake Takealot ads on Facebook? And people fall for it...
    How to blacklist a stolen phone
    Nafisa Akabor, 26/08/2025
    Living in South Africa means there’s a higher than average chance our phones may get stolen. I had mine stolen...
    DHgate Review from South Africa
    Nafisa Akabor, 15/05/2025
    After being flooded with TikToks about DHgate, I knew I had to test it. Since the US tariff war intensified...
    DJI Neo vs DJI Flip
    Yenziwe Ngwenya, 14/05/2025
    Drones are slowly becoming a must-have for content creators. Whether you’re a filmmaker or just getting started with vlogging, everyone...
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