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5 holiday music playlists from your favourite online streaming services

The festive season is nothing without those good old tunes and holiday music playlists that get stuck in your head the moment you walk…

Watch: ‘Wonder Woman 1984’ gets its first official trailer and release date

Warner Bros on Monday dropped the official trailer for Wonder Woman 1984, the second stand-alone movie featuring the Amazonian DC superhero. “Fast forward to…

Disney’s ‘Mulan’ trailer gives us a closer look at the live-action remake

Disney on Thursday released the first official trailer for Mulan, and it’s filled with all the booming instrumentals and colourful scenes you were expecting….

Amapiano or hip-hop? South Africa decides 2019’s best music genre

Is hip-hop better than Amapiano, a local genre featuring elements of house music and piano instrumentals? Well, South Africans have taken to Twitter to…

Celine Dion’s new music video is also a virtual Instagram shop

After launching a curated catalogue of 2019’s biggest online shopping trends, Instagram has teamed up with Celine Dion to release a music video featuring…

Marvel drops exciting, action-packed teaser for ‘Black Widow’

Marvel has released the first official teaser trailer for Black Widow, giving MCU fans a small glimpse into hero’s action-packed life outside of her role…

The numbers behind Apple Music’s growth in South Africa

Apple Music is making quite a splash in South Africa, at least in terms of year-over-year numbers. The company, perhaps better known for its…

Netflix’s ‘Blood & Water’ will be its second South African Original Series

Netflix has signed a deal to produce its second South African Original Series, Blood & Water. “Blood & Water will be a teen-led drama…

We review Pacifica, a meditation app that’s worth your breath

Let’s face it, all of us have to deal with stress and anxiety at some point. For some, it’s a serious mental health constant,…

Netflix’s ‘Jessica Jones’, ‘The Punisher’ cancelled as Marvel partnership ends

Netflix has cancelled its two remaining Marvel original series, Jessica Jones and The Punisher. “We are grateful to Marvel for five years of our…

Disney drops first Frozen 2 teaser trailer

Disney has dropped its first and very dramatic teaser trailer for Frozen 2. The teaser shows Elsa using her ice powers to take on…

‘The Bachelor South Africa’ will premier on YouTube on Valentines Day

The season premier of The Bachelor South Africa will be aired on M-Net’s YouTube channel this Valentines Day. This means that everyone with a…

Showmax and AFDA team up to release local student films

Showmax and South African school for film and arts AFDA, have revealed a new deal that will give local film makers the opportunity to…

Disney’s Aladdin trailer reveals blue Will Smith and Twitter doesn’t like it

In a new special look trailer released at the Grammy Awards, Disney has given the world its first taste of Will Smith as the…

Netflix’s Smart Downloads features heads to iOS

Netflix’s Smart Downloads feature is now available on iOS, the company announced on Thursday. Smart Downloads was first released to Android in July 2018….

DStv Compact users can get two months of Showmax for free

DStv has announced that it will offer Compact and Compact Plus customers Showmax for free for two months. In a press release published on…

Trippin’ With Skhumba is Showmax’s first travel-comedy Original

South African streaming service Showmax on Wednesday announced its third Original set to debut after 2017’s Tali’s Wedding Diary, and January’s The Girl From…

Liam Neeson drops racist, rape-related bombshell in the middle of an interview

In an interview with the Independent intended to promote his new movie Cold Pursuit, actor Liam Neeson instead dropped a racist, rape-related bombshell from…

‘How to Train Your Dragon’ is SA’s biggest movie this week

How To Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World was Southern Africa’s biggest movie this past weekend, according to data from Ster Kinekor. The new…

What to watch on Showmax and Netflix this February

They call February the month of love, but while some think of the perfect date as dining al fresco beneath a moonlit sky, others…

US rapper 21 Savage is actually British and the internet is loving it

On Sunday, Grammy-nominated rapper 21 Savage was arrested by the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) after it was discovered that the musician…

6 big trailers and ads from the 2019 Super Bowl

On Sunday, the 53rd edition of the Super Bowl took place in Atlanta, USA, and as the American sporting tradition dictates, a number of…

Super Bowl LIII, Maroon 5, Spongebob and the wrath of Bikini Bottom

It doesn’t take much for people to get riled up online, but when there’s promise of homage to be paid at a Superbowl half-time…

R19,000 for Bass? Sony Tests South Africa’s Audio Appetite

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iGaming FAQ: Answering the Most Common Questions for South African Players

Why MVNOs are gaining ground — and how Huge NXTGN is accelerating the shift

How UVU Accelerate is Empowering Women Entrepreneurs in South Africa

Acer Unleashes Beastly New Predator BiFrost and Nitro GPUs with AMD Radeon RX 9000 Series

Philips Evnia Drops Jaw-Dropping QD OLED Monitors: 240Hz, Ambiglow, and All the Good Stuff

Microsoft launches new Surface devices in new AI era

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