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Watch: Uganda’s politicians clash in Parliament in violent viral video

If you thought the EFF being thrown out of Parliament was spectacular, this video of Uganda’s Parliament this week will likely change those perceptions….

SA’s box office: Meh. Emoji Movie overtakes It

If there’s one type of film you do not want to compete with at the South African box office, it’s the first animated kids…

@MonkeyHaircut is a Twitter shrine to the internet’s latest monkey meme

Amid the talk of possible nuclear war, state capture and under-performing local sports teams, we understand that you — the internet — need a…

Last week in trailers: Tomb Raider, Pitch Perfect, Maze Runner & more

This week in our roundup we have a healthy blend of high-budget, polished trailers and low-budgets that use egregious fonts — so whether you’re feeling…

Funny Or Die hilariously mocks iPhone X with Silicon Valley snippets

You probably have your own opinions regarding Apple’s iPhone X, or what it claims to be the most advanced iPhone ever made. And make…

Married at First Sight SA season 2 will not include gay couples

Married at First Sight SA‘s second season will not feature any same-sex marriages, an executive producer revealed yesterday at a DStv showcase. The series…

Stronger review: a nuanced take on the messiness of recovery

On 15 April 2013 Jeff Bauman was at the finish line of the Boston Marathon to win back his girlfriend. He was next to…

Google’s touching video marking the fall of the Berlin Wall is worth watching again and again

This year marks the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall and the de facto end of the Cold War. In celebration…

This is what happens when a homeless man walks through Cape Town for 4 hours [Video]

A recent video of a woman walking though New York enduring ten hours of constant harassment has seemed to have inadvertently sparked a meme….

This low-tech instrument will send you on a brain-melting sci-fi journey

Plenty of musicians will use every piece of electronic wizardry available to them to try and blow your mind. Little do they know that…

Die Antwoord’s ‘Ugly Boy’ music video tops 1m views in first 24 hours

Known for their catchy beats, controversial parodies and pushing taboos, South African rap group Die Antwoord’s new video has topped 1 million views on…

Neil Blomkamp’s ‘Chappie’ is star-studded, should have massive geek appeal

When District 9 came out, South African-born director Neil Blomkamp’s was pretty much an unknown. The trouble with the kind of instant success he…

Daredevil Nik Wallenda walks a tightrope without harness or net

Nik Wallenda, an extreme sportsman, walked between three skyscrapers on a high-wire hundreds of feet off the ground in downtown Chicago on Sunday night….

10 hours walking around as a drag queen, Skyrim character and white man

Earlier this week Hollaback — an organisation which works to combat public harassment — made a video of a woman walking around in New…

Watch this lion effortlessly hunt down a buck with a GoPro strapped to it [video]

We’ve spotted some real amazing thing on GoPro’s. From a stick-up in Somerset West, South Africa to swimming dolphins and people playing saxophone while…

The latest OK Go music video is shot with a drone and it is beyond amazing

In a just universe, OK Go, the American alternative rock band from Chicago, Illinois, would be solemnly known as the deity of music videos….

James Franco’s new Motorola Droid ad is totally bizarre

Technology ads are getting very weird. Just take a look at the clip for the Motorola Droid Turbo posted by actor, polymath and artist…

Sci-fi short starring Aiden Gillen is a stunning celebration of human ambition

You probably know Aiden Gillen best from his role as Little Finger in the epic fantasy series Game of Thrones, or maybe that’s not…

Kiwi airline safety video goes viral, thanks to The Lord of the Rings of course

Don’t you just hate airline safety instruction videos? A necessary evil, few airlines have managed to make these clips or demonstration bearable to their…

Online leak forces Marvel into releasing ‘Avengers: Age of Ultron’ trailer

The internet is pretty good at de-railing even the most well-laid plans. Just ask Marvel. The comic-book giant had intended to release the teaser…

Lion’s Head, Devil’s Peak and Northcliff Hill spark SA’s latest Twitter war

Twitter‘s a cavalcade of strange people with even stranger opinions. Take the #ThingsLongerThanOscarsSentence trending hashtag yesterday after the Oscar Pistorious verdict if you need…

Watch these desserts try out to be the inspiration for Android L

In the next couple of days, Google will officially release Android L into the wild. It’ll bring plenty of new features and promises to…

Hawk versus quadrocopter is the video the internet’s been waiting for

Humans can get a little cocky when it comes to our technological prowess. Take quadrocpters for instance. They’re relatively affordable pieces of tech that…

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