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Trippin With Skhumba’s shining comedy is plagued by dim filming, dull editing

Showmax mentions in marketing material that its third Original Trippin With Skhumba would be a travel-comedy hybrid, but I’m not totally sure if it…

Detective Pikachu’s second trailer shows off more popular Pokemon

The second trailer for Detective Pikachu has dropped, revealing more about the movie’s plot and showcasing even more Pokemon. These popular Pokemon include Eevee,…

Pastor ‘resurrects’ dead man at his funeral, births a new Twitter challenge

This weekend a funeral service held by Alleluia Ministries International in Sandton garnered the attention of the internet after the seemingly deceased was brought back…

Elon Musk laughs at a dead deer and becomes a new reaction meme

This weekend Elon Musk along with Rick And Morty co-creator Justin Roiland hosted an episode of PewDiePie’s Meme Review. Sounds fun, but did we…

Meme-worthy, eye-raising, tear-jerking highlights from the 2019 Oscars

The 91st Academy Awards, or the 2019 Oscars, took place this weekend in a hostless buzz of meme-worthy, eye-raising and tear-jerking moments. *SPOILERS INCOMING*…

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,…

James van der Beek runs a better Diplo Twitter account than Diplo

As the brains behind tracks like “Lean On”, “Cold Water” and, uh, “Bubble Butt”, Diplo is no stranger to the limelight. His official Twitter…

Prisoners use peanut butter to escape Alabama slammer

All the great prison breaks of history and popular culture involved some degree of cunning and invention. But peanut butter? CNN this week reported…

MiniMeme Podcast #5: Should Dunkirk have been more diverse?

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,…

#DestinyVideo: Cassper Nyovest evokes Black Mirror in latest video

South African recording artist Cassper Nyovest has created a stir on Twitter after dropping the video for his latest single “Destiny” yesterday. The heavily…

South Africa’s box office: Dunkirk done did it

Christopher Nolan’s war epic Dunkirk met the praise of many a critic but now it has passed the ultimate test: the South African audience. Kicking Despicable Me…

#NoConfederate: Game of Thrones shares limelight with protest

Last week, HBO announced a new series to be headed by Game of Thrones showrunners David Benioff and DB Weiss. Currently dubbed Confederate, the show is set to…

Last week in trailers: Matt Damon, Pennywise & other scary white guys

Comic-Con Christmas is over. We ate all the food at once, and now it’s Boxing Day and the only leftovers are our aunt’s under-cooked…

Dunkirk movie review: made of the Reich stuff

The early months of World War Two were known as the phoney war for good reason, as Germany took Poland without Warsaw’s allies (Britain…

Lupita Nyong’o disguised herself at Comic-Con (but she isn’t the first)

Lupita Nyong’o has raked in tens of thousands of likes and retweets on Twitter after posting a video of her running and dancing around…

Black Coffee will host his own show on Apple’s Beats 1

South Africans are slowly taking over the US entertainment industry. First Trevor Noah’s big gig on The Daily Show, and now Apple’s Beats 1…

South Africa’s box office: Valerian bombs as the kids have their say

It was the last weekend of public school holidays, and South Africa’s children were not going back to school until they had assured their…

‘Cruel’ clip of Amor Vittone and Joost van der Westhuizen goes viral

YOU Magazine has released a sound clip that allegedly proves Amor Vittone was verbally abusive towards the late Joost van der Westhuizen when he…

South Africa, here’s what Twitter finds most annoying about you

It’s Monday. But instead of throwing that alarm clock out of the window and cowering beneath the covers, why not take some time to…

Last week in trailers: it’s Comic-Con Christmas, baby

Some weeks, absolutely no interesting trailers get released and building this roundup feels futile. Other weeks, there are so many trailers I wonder if…

Remember Amy Winehouse with this epic 46-track YouTube playlist

Even if you weren’t held by her eclectic charm, raspy voice and larger-than-life hairdos, there was probably an Amy Winehouse track that you’ve heard…

Linkin Park’s lead singer Chester Bennington commits suicide

Chester Bennington, the lead singer of nu-metal band Linkin Park, has died in an apparent suicide at his home in Los Angeles. News broke…

Lenovo at MWC 2025: AI-Powered Laptops, Sustainable Concepts, and a Glimpse into the Future

Smart Tech: Turning the Tide on South Africa’s Water Crisis

Celebrating Innovation: Redmi Note 14 Post-Launch Event in South Africa

Verto Launches Global Business Award to Fuel African Startup Expansion

GITEX Africa: Shaping the Future of Tech and Positioning Africa as a Global Powerhous

Gozem Secures $30M Series B to Fuel Super App Expansion Across Francophone Africa

Microsoft launches new Surface devices in new AI era

Honor Magic V3 launches, four things to know

Honor Magic V3, a Guinness world record attempt

Lucid CEO becomes strategic advisor

Golf 8.5 update with lots of Life

Tariffs trump US new car affordability needs