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Snap’s Bitmoji was one of the fastest growing apps of 2016
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5 South African podcasts you should be listening to
Podcasts are an incredible storytelling medium. They’re intimate, they’re accessible, and they make chores go by in a hurry. The issue with them, though,…
#EFFSoldOut: Twitter blames Guptas for hashtag
There’s no denying that in South African politics, Twitter is the EFF’s platform. Its leader Julius Malema has 1.3-million followers and engages with them…
Oh no, baby! What is with this brand new meme?
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Get Out movie review: an impeccable horror with a social twist
Have you ever had something reaffirm your passion? When you’ve gotten into a groove of taking the same hikes, reading similar books, drinking the…
#CupBlowingChallenge: The newest viral teen fad
First we lay flat on random surfaces. Then we choked on cinnamon. We created chemical burns on our hands. We flipped bottles skillfully. And…
Black Cat and Silver Sable to star in latest Spider-Man movie
If there’s anything that gets me more hyped than women superheroes, its multiple women superheroes starring in the same film. In a move that…
You can now use Facebook Live from your computer
As of yesterday, friends around the world can use their poor quality in-built webcams to Facebook livestream themselves sitting at home doing nothing. Just…
Large electronics banned on some Middle East, African flights to US
The US has banned all passengers travelling from eight Muslim-majority countries from bringing carry-on devices larger than a smartphone. This includes laptops, tablets, e-readers, and portable…
South Africa’s box office: John Wick can’t hold candle to Kong
John Wick: Chapter Two (review) may have 90% on Rotten Tomatoes, but you know what it doesn’t have? A giant gorilla and a spot at…
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