In a significant policy shift, Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and Whatsapp, has announced the termination of its third-party fact-checking program in…
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Once one of South Africa’s most maligned politicians, EFF leader Julius Malema has seemingly reinvented himself in just a few short years. Since he…
Zapiro’s controversial South Africa ‘rape’ cartoon debated on Twitter
Cartoonist Jonathan Shapiro, better known professionally as Zapiro, has long been known for his unadulterated take on South African current affairs. But social media…
Windows Vista: Microsoft’s hated but daring OS is shutting down for good
It’s finally here. Today is the final day that Microsoft will support Windows Vista. From 12 April, Windows Vista will effectively be disowned by…
Google Trends charts the UEFA Champions League teams ‘winning on search’
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This is what happens when a pelican strikes a Mango Boeing 737 mid-air
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United Airlines outdoes Pepsi as social media’s most hated this week
Pepsi might’ve been first to piss off the internet this week, but it didn’t have to beat up a man on a plane to…
#SouthAfricaIn3Words: one complex country, one complex hashtag
South Africa. Another large, populous country in southern Africa that harbours a wealth of promise, but hasn’t yet lived up to it this century….
#HandsOffZuma vs #ZilleMustGo: a hashtag war is brewing on Twitter
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The future of healthcare is a multifaceted concept, especially when you drag biological, technological and social advancements into the fray. But at last night’s…
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