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Kesha’s ‘Praying’ music video gets all the praise on YouTube and Twitter

After teasing her new album on Instagram earlier this week, singer-songwriter Kesha has finally released her new track to YouTube. And it’s going viral….

#MissSAChallenge: gloves, hygiene and angry tweets flood SA Twitter

Yesterday Miss South Africa Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters was in Soweto serving soup and bread rolls to kids. Today, it’s one of Twitter’s top trending topics….

MiniMeme Podcast #3: TV writers, let’s fight

Welcome to MiniMeme, the podcast brought to you by Burn Media’s junior staff as they tackle the topics that tickle their fancy. This week, Julia Breakey…

Spider-Man: Homecoming review: a perfect Peter Parker?

In the last decade, the world has seen so many Peter Parkers on screen that we would all be justified in turning our backs…

Twitter memes girl who cleaned Donald Trump’s Hollywood star

When Makenna from Wyoming visited California, she made sure to stop by US President Donald Trump’s star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame to clean…

South Africa’s box office: Despicable Me 3 gets 15 seconds of fame

If I copied last week’s report and pasted it here, I would have to change very little for it to be factual. It’s the curse…

Lady Gaga is the coolest substitute teacher you’ll ever have

Getting a pleasant substitute teacher in for the day is one of primary school’s greatest moments. But what if that substitute teacher was in…

Check out the cool new interactive video for Bob Dylan’s ‘Like a Rolling Stone’

It’s one of the most important songs in Rock history — indeed it’s been voted that on a number of occasions — and now…

Check out this completely insane piece of Kreepy Krauly branded content

In South Africa, the name Kreepy Krauly is part of the national vernacular. It’s become a catch-all phrase for any brand of automated pool…

A snapshot of South Africa’s digital landscape [Infographic]

Here at Burn Media we are big on understanding ecosystems. If you are new to the digital space, it’s easy to get lost in…

Virgin’s catchy new in-flight safety video is the best thing since hobbits

Ever watched an instructional safety video on an aeroplane and not passed out from boredom? Us neither. Well, it seems the team at Virgin…

No woman, no drive: viral video pokes fun at Saudi attitudes on female drivers

What do you get when you combine Bob Marley with a topical social issue? The latest viral parody video to hit YouTube. In this…

Galaxy Round is most ‘naturally curved’ smartphone… says Samsung

There it is! Samsung just released an ad of the so-called Samsung Galaxy Round — a smartphone that has a curved display. This comes…

11 extensions designed to make your web experience less annoying

Spend long enough on the web and you’ll find yourself regularly getting worked up into a frothed up rage. Sometimes it’s over things we…

Apple’s gold iPhone TV spot feels more meh than goldelicious

What do you get when you melt some gold and make it dance around a screen to pun-filled music? An iPhone commercial of course….

New Yorkers miss chance to grab $60 Banksy originals

If you were in New York recently, you could’ve picked yourself up an original Bansky piece for as little as US$60. The illusive artist…

Want more retweets? Use images [Infographic]

If you’re looking for a load of retweets, something which will inevitably help push your Twitter handle out there, then you should probably start…

Samsung taps classic TV, movies for Galaxy Gear ad

Samsung’s been pretty adamant that the Galaxy Gear isn’t a smartwatch — the Korean tech giant prefers to call it a lifestyle companion —…

BraaiPhone: the thinnest and lightest app ever made

For South Africans, there seems to be nothing more cherished than the “braai” (barbecue). This week while the country was celebrating its Heritage Day…

Justin Timberlake and Jimmy Fallon show how stupid ridiculous hashtags are

How many times have you used a hashtag today? Probably a lot. Hashtags have penetrated almost every social network, even Facebook has them and…

Gorgeous companion film for Scarecrow game is viral sensation

What’s the best way to get people excited about ethically-sourced foods, free from the effects of mass production? One way is to get Jamie…

GPT 5.2 lands in the API and could reshape how SA builds with AI

Innovate47 Launches Global Food & Agri Accelerator to Back Climate-Smart Startups

Simbi Wabote’s 10-Year Roadmap: How Nigeria Achieved 54% Local Content Growth

Records Tumble In Best Year Yet For South Africa’s Hedge Fund Industry

HONOR’s customer first strategy is reshaping South Africa’s smartphone market

GTA 6 Is Officially Coming in 2026: The New Date, the Delays and the South African Reality Check

The Gaming Gear South Africans Are Actually Buying This December

Omoda C5 X review

TDK enhances IMUs for extreme temps

Data centres and defence are reviving diesel