iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Nafisa Akabor @nafisa.co.za · 05/05/2026

Top 10 selling car brands in South Africa for April: 1) Toyota 2) Suzuki 3) VW Group 4) Hyundai 5) Ford 6) GWM 7) Chery 8) Jetour 9) Omoda & Jaecoo 10) BMW Group If Chery, Jetour and O&J were grouped together, they'd be #2. Newly listed BYD jumped from #21 in March to #15 in April. Source: Naamsa

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Nafisa Akabor @nafisa.co.za · 14/02/2025

Currently on test: the Dayun S5 Mini SUV, South Africa’s “cheapest EV” starting at R400 000 ($21 800) for the base model and R450 000 ($24 500) for the ‘VIP’. It has a 35kW motor, top speed of 100km/h and a range of around 330km from its 31.7kWh battery.

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Nafisa Akabor @nafisa.co.za · 13/02/2025

Visited BMW’s Rosslyn plant after a R4.2-billion upgrade to build the X3 plugin hybrid exclusively for global export. Drove the diesel, PHEV & petrol at the launch. Look out for my piece in Brainstorm. Fun fact: the Rosslyn plant in Pretoria was the first BMW production facility outside of Germany.

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Nafisa Akabor @nafisa.co.za · 24/01/2025

Curious: Are your new smartphone purchases/upgrades based on any AI features? If so, which ones in particular? I gotta say, I wish Circle to Search was available natively on iPhone.

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Nafisa Akabor @nafisa.co.za · 22/12/2024

Earlier this week: a visit to Groningen, a fortress and kitties from Durban living their best life in the Netherlands 🇳🇱.

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Nafisa Akabor @nafisa.co.za · 13/12/2024

@jay.bsky.team @rose.bsky.team @pfrazee.com Hi Bsky team. I changed to a custom domain and want to grab my original nafisa handle but it's not letting me, it says reserved. how long till I can access it? Thanks

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Nafisa Akabor @nafisa.co.za · 11/12/2024

Finally getting around to installing iOS 18.2. Keen to try Genmojis. Have you downloaded it yet? What are you liking so far?

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Recharged @recharged.co.za · 10/12/2024

Curious to know what South Africans were googling in 2024? Google Year in Search 2024 is out now featuring top searches, events, sports, athletes, music, movies, TV shows and losses. #SouthAfrica

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Google South Africa's Year in Search 2024

Google's annual Year in Search 2024 is out for South Africa

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Nafisa Akabor @nafisa.co.za · 07/12/2024

I’ve been using Digital Key Plus for the first time on my long term test Mini Cooper #EV via Apple Watch and iPhone. Haven’t touched the physical key in those 2 weeks. It’s that same freeing feeling when I ditched my wallet years ago.

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Nafisa Akabor @nafisa.co.za · 05/12/2024

Meet my small team of writers :)

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Nafisa Akabor @nafisa.co.za · 04/12/2024

Just noticed this setting on WhatsApp, to block unknown account messages if they spam. I’ve already silenced known callers, may as well.

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Nafisa Akabor @nafisa.co.za · 04/12/2024

My review of the Laifen Swift, the Dyson dupe, which is half the price.

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sarah jeong @sarahjeong.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

I'm at the National Assembly building. The army is here. And I just saw two soldiers in fatigues getting pushed around by belligerent ajusshis. and they looked legit scared.

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Nafisa Akabor @nafisa.co.za · 01/12/2024

Selling my drone, the DJI Mini 2 Fly More Combo with 3 batteries, carry case and sealed accessories. Palm sized, 249g, shoots in 4K, has preset flying modes. Purchased from Orms, used once. R8000 + free shipping in South Africa via Postnet.

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Yaga - marketplace for preloved fashion

DJI Mini 2 Fly More Combo with 3 batteries (31 min flight time each). 249g weight, shoots in 4K, 10km transmission. Includes carry bag and sealed accessories + extras. Used once. Purchased at Orms.

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Nafisa Akabor @nafisa.co.za · 30/11/2024

Finally found a good use for my name domain after rebranding to @recharged.co.za - it’s now the home for my newsletter. Considering using it as my custom Bluesky name because of that but first following the changes @bsky.app is making to verification.

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Tech Things | Nafisa Akabor | Substack

A South African take on tech that blends diversity and authenticity. Not the same old. Click to read Tech Things, by Nafisa Akabor, a Substack publication.

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Tom Warren @tomwarren.co.uk · 27/11/2024

interesting to see brands experiment with the Bluesky tools and feeds to surface user-generated content

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Nafisa Akabor @nafisa.co.za · 27/11/2024

Full charge on my long-term Mini Cooper SE test #EV. Switched to efficient mode and got an additional 7km after a full charge. Used Mall of Africa’s 200kW charger but the car’s max DC charging speed is 95kW, so takes longer than other larger EVs I’ve tested.

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Recharged @recharged.co.za · 22/11/2024

If you’re based in South Africa, here are some of the Black Friday tech deals for 2024 that caught our eye.

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Black Friday tech deals 2024

Black Friday tech deals from South Africa that caught our eye.

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Nafisa Akabor @nafisa.co.za · 21/11/2024

What’s next… Not down ranking links? 👀 (Oh who are we kidding)

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Andrew Fraser @arfness.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

They could have been brave and dropped all the letters and just kept the leaping cat. THAT would have been iconic branding.

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Nafisa Akabor @nafisa.co.za · 20/11/2024

I can’t look beyond the mix of upper and lower case letters. Atrocious.

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Nafisa Akabor @nafisa.co.za · 19/11/2024

Well that was Wicked! Fun night at the South African Premiere of Wicked where the dress code was Perfect in Pink or Grand in Green. 🩷💚 #WickedMovie

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Andrew Fraser @arfness.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

For the bsky moderation team: This is not intolerance. This is a call for for a cultural and sporting boycott of an apartheid, genocidal state. There is precedent for this type of action: www.sahistory.org.za/article/sout... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sportin...

A text block with the words: Israel should not be allowed to play football or participate in any cultural forum in the world.

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Nafisa Akabor @nafisa.co.za · 18/11/2024

Hear me out… schedule send for WhatsApp.

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Nafisa Akabor @nafisa.co.za · 17/11/2024

Never mind that I still have my original ring watch from the year 2000 and recently bought the Fossil Watch Ring, but I now must have this Casio smart ring 😍. Anyone going to Japan next month?

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Nafisa Akabor @nafisa.co.za · 16/11/2024

If you watch a rugby match but don’t post about it, did the game really happen?

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Nafisa Akabor @nafisa.co.za · 16/11/2024

Super useful if you’re new here. Labelers are great. Didn’t want a custom name for myself but created one for @recharged.co.za 🦋

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Nafisa Akabor @nafisa.co.za · 16/11/2024

A 12 month update on the Power4Less IHP Geyser that’s on a timer. A breaker was added in June to track consumption. My update includes my other electric geyser that’s also on a timer.

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Power4Less IHP Geyser, 12 months in

Power4Less IHP geyser reviewed with stats

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Nafisa Akabor @nafisa.co.za · 16/11/2024

A new Workshop17 co-working space has opened at Hyde Park Corner in Johannesburg. It takes up 3 floors, has 150 hot desks, 19 meeting rooms, 72 offices, 15 phone booths, 1 café, etc. For the first time it will offer Black Friday deals. All the deets here: www.recharged.co.za/workshop17-o...

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Nafisa Akabor @nafisa.co.za · 15/11/2024

⚡️ Excited to take delivery of the new Mini Cooper SE electric for a six month long term test. It has not been officially launched yet, but the Mini South Africa website lists it for R879 500. #EV

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Nafisa Akabor @nafisa.co.za · 14/11/2024

Hello new followers. Looks like I am indeed on the South African starter pack... If you want to see which starter pack you're added to, or who blocked you (7 people blocked me), check out clearsky.app

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Nafisa Akabor @nafisa.co.za · 14/11/2024

I call myself an early adopter but joining Bluesky in February 2023 was way too early. Attempting to give this another go. And hello South Africans!

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Nafisa Akabor @nafisa.co.za · 08/10/2024

Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #53,910!

A virtual certificate with text "Celebrating 10M users on Bluesky, #53,910, Nafisa Akabor ‪@nafisa.bsky.social‬, joined on May 2, 2023"

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Nafisa Akabor @nafisa.co.za · 19/08/2023

Hope to find more South African users on BlueSky, or Johannesburg based. 👋🏼

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Nafisa Akabor @nafisa.co.za · 03/07/2023

China’s electric vehicle automaker Build Your Dreams, known as BYD, has entered the South African market. It is SA’s first EV-only brand.

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BYD enters SA market with Atto 3 EV

BYD expands into the SA market with its Atto 3 SUV.

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Nafisa Akabor @nafisa.co.za · 30/05/2023

Out in Cape Town driving the new all electric Volvo C40 Recharge with twin motors. Quick Look: ⚡️ 78kWh battery // 444km range ⚡️ 300kW output; 600Nm of torque ⚡️ 0-100km/h in 4.7 seconds R1 285 000.

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Nafisa Akabor @nafisa.co.za · 24/05/2023

RMB Latitudes 2023 Art Fair Experience in Johannesburg showcasing artists and galleries from Africa.

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Nafisa Akabor @nafisa.co.za · 23/05/2023

Brilliant media drop from Naked Insurance, a digital app-based insurance company in South Africa who wants to ‘Stop Hold Music’ 🤣.

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Nafisa Akabor @nafisa.co.za · 17/05/2023

Unintentionally bought the largest Lego set, but 11 695 pieces later and my build is complete! Time consuming, but so worth it. 🗺️

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Nafisa Akabor @nafisa.co.za · 11/05/2023

It’s been a while (8 weeks to be exact!) since I’ve had an electric car on test: the BMW iX3.

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Elizabeth Spiers @espiers.bsky.social · 10/05/2023

Someone just referred to Twitter as $8chan and I cannot top that.

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Nafisa Akabor @nafisa.co.za · 09/05/2023

Cooking off a battery… South Africa, 2023.

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Nafisa Akabor @nafisa.co.za · 07/05/2023

Tabletop cat - meet Qwerty 🐈‍⬛

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Nafisa Akabor @nafisa.co.za · 07/05/2023

@jay.bsky.team Hi from South Africa. How does the “What’s Hot” tab work? And when do users get invite codes? Feels like I’m talking to myself (despite getting new followers); so would be nice to invite friends. Thanks. 🙏🏼

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Nafisa Akabor @nafisa.co.za · 05/05/2023

Anyone using Google Analytics 4? Why is it so awful? It’s worse than the worst piece of software that was iTunes for Windows.

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Nafisa Akabor @nafisa.co.za · 05/05/2023

Dramatic Johannesburg sky before the storm ⛈️

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Nafisa Akabor @nafisa.co.za · 04/05/2023

May the fourth be with you! Such a cool mural in Rosebank, Johannesburg.

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