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Netflix announces long list of upcoming family content

Netflix has announced plans to produce a number of new animated shows to grow its content for kids and families. “Nearly 60% of Netflix…

South Africans just can’t stop listening to Drake on Spotify

Summer’s slowly slinking over the horizon, and the tunes will soon be bumping along beaches into the early hours of the morning. But tunes…

Video: Rassie Erasmus makes a mockery of ‘that’ England tackle

Tackles are a pretty important element of any rugby match, and if you get it wrong, you could injure your opponent pretty badly. This…

Rihanna wants Trump to stop the music at his rallies

Rihanna is really, really not okay with the US President Donald Trump using her music at political rallies. The recording artist on Sunday responded…

Happy Halloween: the best horror movies of 2018

In celebration of yet another fright-filled Halloween, we have decided to roundup some of the best horror movies of 2018. If you’re looking to…

Dude Perfect nails the festive season shopping experience

Black Friday is just a few weeks away, and if you haven’t even started shopping your your Christmas gifts, you’re probably too late we…

Fans love the Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, but hate the ‘blurry’ shots

The moment you’ve been waiting all October for is finally here, 90s kids: Chilling Adventures of Sabrina is on Netflix, in its first season…

These awful social media trends show that humans are just the worst

There are always those social media trends that make you roll your eyes and wonder what the internet has come to, but then there…

John Oliver, Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner probably won’t have dinner together soon

Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner — two White House residents that you’ve probably heard of, but have no idea what they actually do. That’s…

Last week in trailers: Kingsman, Kimmy Schmidt and criminal Catholics

The Catholic Church took a beating from the film industry last week, as two severely different films worked to criticise it as an institution….

Netflix’s Hot Girls Wanted ‘outs’ sex workers sans permission

Netflix’s latest documentary series on the porn industry, Hot Girls Wanted: Turned On, has been accused of using footage of cam girls without their knowledge or…

Table 19 movie review: cute, but misses the emotional mark

It’s often hard to tell why a film doesn’t make you feel the way you thought it would. Sometimes it’s because the characters on…

Last Week in Trailers: Star Wars Thors our icy hearts

So apparently there were trailers other than Star Wars: The Last Jedi released this week. I’m as shocked as you are. Here they are in…

Here’s how to write a Chainsmokers chart-topper in just 60 minutes

Dance music duo The Chainsmokers have built a reputation on crafting catchy-as-hell tunes often mocking culture’s silliest moments… like #SELFIE. Remember that tune? But…

Trevor Noah couldn’t resist poking fun at Donald Trump this Easter

The White House’s annual Easter Egg Roll is a pretty big occasion, and not just for the nation’s kids. It’s an informal chance for…

From 100m users to Adam Sandler love, here’s Netflix’s big numbers

Netflix has seen some solid growth since its massive expansion, and now, the company is on track to pass the 100 million user mark…

April the giraffe finally gives birth and the internet loses its mind

On 10 February, educational animal park Animal Adventure began a livestream of its pregnant giraffe. It soon went viral as viewers from all around…

In Loving Memeory: Afro Circus

In Loving Memeory is a series that pays tribute to memes that are no longer with us. They may be gone, but they should never be…

10 Instagram snaps of people living life at Splashy Fen 2017

So how did you spend your long Easter weekend, South Africa? If you were at Splashy Fen, you probably had quite the time… at…

Muzikifi: the story behind South Africa’s top trending YouTube video

South Africa’s most watched video on YouTube this week isn’t a movie trailer, a snapshot of Pretoria’s anti-Zuma protests, or even the latest episode…

South Africa’s box office: Boss Baby is boss, baby

It turns out talking babies are not as universally creepy as I thought they were — allowing Dreamworks’ Boss Baby to debut at top of the box office this…

ShowMax secures streaming rights to The Young Pope

It’s Easter this weekend, and ShowMax’s timing is seemingly impeccable. The streaming service has this week announced that it has acquired exclusive rights to…

Google AutoDraw is AI-powered autotune for your terrible doodles

In November last year, Google launched its AI Experiments, a collection of simple AI software that allows anyone to play with the technology in…

HONOR X9c Redefines Rugged Smartphones with Unmatched Durability and Smart AI Features

South Africans Embrace AI: 71% Excited About Future Impact, New Survey Reveals

Temu Survey Reveals Price is King for South Africans

Purple Elephant Ventures Secures $4.5M Seed Round, Setting Record in Kenya’s Tourism-Tech Scene

Conservio raises $1M to expand sustainable travel

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

Dakar dominated by South African built Hilux Evos

Elkann to create Jeep and Stellantis Meta(morphosis)

Afeela is Honda’s luxury EV – with Sony tech