Geek Culture

You can now watch Netflix in India for just R40 a month

India now has a Netflix subscription plan for mobile-only single-device streaming, the company announced on Wednesday. The new tier, which will cost just Rs…

Twitter’s coping with the Boris Johnson news by posting Donald Trump memes

Former Mayor of London, Boris Johnson will be the next UK prime minister, beating rival Jeremy Hunt by a clear margin in the race…

Leopard found wandering around Benoni goes viral on Facebook

We’re used to hearing of baboons infiltrating houses in Cape Town, or lions escaping from the Kruger National Park, but leopards hiding in laundry…

The Lion King made R24.5m in South Africa in its first weekend

Disney’s new uncanny valley Lion King remake may have been disliked by critics, but it sure is appealing to South African movie goers. In…

6 movies and series trailers from San Diego Comic-Con 2019

Marvel might have stolen the show at the San Diego Comic-Con this year, but it wasn’t the only company to give us all a…

Beyonce and Blue Ivy’s ‘Brown Skin Girl’ sparks new Twitter challenge

Beyonce and her daughter Blue Ivy’s “Brown Skin Girl”, straight off The Lion King: The Gift album alongside her single “Spirit”, sparked a new…

The Eternals, Mighty Thor and everything else planned for MCU phase four

The 11-movie long third phase of Marvel’s cinematic universe (MCU) came to an end with Spider-Man Far From Home in June, making way for…

It’s official: Spotify is now live in South Africa [Update]

The streaming music world’s worst kept secret is finally confirmed to be true: Spotify will today launch in South Africa, the company’s representatives confirmed…

Enjoy (or don’t) A Series of Unfortunate Events’ season 2 trailer

If you’re into creepy surrealism, Neil Patrick Harris totally being himself, and crabs… lots and lots of crabs, the second season trailer of A…

Netflix could make ‘Keeping Up With The Obamas’ a reality

Former US President Barack Obama is reportedly in talks with Netflix over a show production deal which could see one of the most influential…

SA’s box office: Gnomes, games and sparrows finally kill Jumanji

This week’s Southern African weekend box office report saw three distinct trends. There were the movers, the new entries, and the top two. Notably,…

Watch this Arctic murder floof sniff a human for 105 seconds

The Arctic fox is a cute little critter. Not only does it keep up to speed with seasonal fashion trends, it also has a…

Is Spotify launching in South Africa next week?

Well well well. It seems that Swedish music streaming giant Spotify may finally make a play in South Africa. The company today sent out…

Black Mirror is getting a fifth season

Netflix original Black Mirror has been renewed for a fifth season, confirmed this week through a cryptic tweet — the only applicable way, it…

The Shape of Water bested by Get Out, Dunkirk on Google Search

The internet and the big arts academies of the world don’t always agree. We’ve seen this with the Grammys this year, and now the…

These are your 2018 Oscar winners in 15 tweet-sized snippets

If you stayed up all night to catch the 90th edition of the Oscars, congratulations, you deserve that coffee. If not (like me), then…

Review: Game Night ain’t trite

You got the timer? Ready? And… go. Okay, so this is a comedy about a murder mystery game night that turns into a real…

Meet Triggerfish: Cape Town’s Oscar-nominated animation studio

Thirty-five minutes outside Cape Town’s CBD lies an unobtrusive farmhouse nestled beneath the Constantiaberg. A decade ago, it housed old-fashioned horse-drawn carriages and 19th…

Why is South Africa not watching South African movies?

You hear it all the time (at least in the hipster parts of Cape Town): support local. Wear locally-made clothes, buy fruit and veg…

SA’s box office: this week was boring so I made stuff up

The box office this week was really boring. Barely anything changed. The top four is exactly the same as last week, and the bottom…

Last week in trailers: Saoirse Ronan, John Cena, Tommy Wiseau & more

It’s this writer’s last trailer roundup here on Memeburn, so of course that means the marketing world dried up and delivered a host of just…

3 online games that teach you to identify fake news

Nobody is safe from the pull of “fake news”. Even those who should be most informed (looking at you, Western Cape Premier Helen Zille) have…

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

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TDK enhances IMUs for extreme temps

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