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Selfie Kid: Superbowl 52 births February’s first wholesome meme

Many South Africans may not think of American Football as a valid sport (I mean, we have rugby after all), but we most certainly…

SA’s box office: Inxeba (The Wound) opens in sixth despite protests

The South African film on everyone’s lips, Inxeba (The Wound), has opened in an impressive sixth spot on the box office charts despite being subject…

Last week in trailers: Mission: Impossible, Avengers TV spot, and more

Yesterday was Super Bowl Sunday — and while that means nothing to 99.9% of South Africans, what it does mean is that the entertainment industry blessed…

And the SAFTA nominees are…

The South African Film and Television Awards (SAFTA) has announced its (very, very) long list of nominees, so buckle up, because here they are….

Video of man watering goose on Clifton Beach goes viral

Cape Town’s humans are eagerly seeking new, reliable water sources, but what of its animals? A video published to Facebook this week tells a…

South African talent litters Kendrick Lamar’s Black Panther soundtrack

Last night, Kendrick Lamar dropped the track list for the curated Black Panther soundtrack he produced and South Africans couldn’t be more excited. Black Panther The…

MultiChoice drops ANN7 amid Icasa investigation

MultiChoice announced today that it will not be renewing the contract of the 24-hour news channel ANN7. The contract expires in August. CEO Calvo Mawela said…

Finding Dory remains South Africa’s most popular movie this week [2016/06/28]

Over the past weekend (24 to 26 June), SA movie-goers were still amped about Finding Dory. The kid-friendly flick started off strong in the…

Give your resting bitch face that fiery touch with this DIY Cyclops helmet

Without nerds, we wouldn’t have web-slinger Spiderman, sweetheart Deadpool or more importantly, broody Cyclops. That sunglass-wearing freak who just couldn’t resist sassy mind-controlling red…

#Brexit: Imgur reacts to the EU referendum in 15 witty images

The conclusion to the #Brexit referendum and the United Kingdom’s move to leave the European Union, has sent shockwaves through world economies, politics and…

Scared policemen, Irish songbirds and virtual coasters: this week’s must-watch viral videos

Welcome to a new feature at Memeburn, where we take a look at videos worth watching this past week. Whether they’re viral, funny, amazing…

African VOD landscape heats up as TRACE buys Buni.tv

Local content is a big plus for many video platforms, with pan-African video-on-demand (VOD) service Buni.tv being one of the more notable offerings on…

Competition: win a frightfully horrifying Conjuring 2 hamper worth R900 [closed]

You may have heard there’s a new Conjuring movie heading to SA cinemas soon. In order to celebrate its release, Memeburn is giving away…

Dory finds top spot in SA cinema rankings [2016/06/20]

Finding Dory, the sequel to 2003’s hit Finding Nemo, has taken top spot over the weekend (17 to 19 June) in South African cinemas….

8 ways you can leverage Snapchat to boost your brand [infographic]

Snapchat is a formidable and ever-growing social network, but it remains a fairly misunderstood one for brands and companies. Hell, even individuals who are…

‘Star Trek’ actor Anton Yelchin dies in freak car accident

Anton Yelchin, best known for playing Chekov in the last two Star Trek movies, has died after being crushed by his own car. Yelchin…

WarCraft enters number one position for SA movie goers [2016/06/14]

Over the past weekend (10 to 12 June), SA audiences clamoured to see the next video game to big screen adaptation, WarCraft. It just…

ShowMax coming to DStv Explora this week, console apps in the works

ShowMax, Naspers’ streaming service, will soon be available on the DStv Explora. The move “extends access to subscription video services to an even wider…

The Conjuring 2 movie review: nuns have never been this scary

The original Conjuring movie is an absolute masterpiece. Its pacing, story, characters, and effects elevate it above so many other films in the supernatural…

WarCraft movie review: a big screen raiding party

After all of these years, gaming studio Blizzard Entertainment has finally released a full-length movie based on one of its properties. For this inaugural…

SA movie audiences lose interest in Captain America: Civil War [2016/06/07]

The latest cinema numbers are in (3 to 5 June). It looks as though SA movie goers are both loving and forgetting about Marvel…

‘Glorious Windows’ is a nightcore track made with Windows alerts

There’s nothing more annoying that Window’s notifications sounds, especially if said sounds mark a particularly significant system error. But although they do tend to…

Time’s Extra Crispy is hiring a ‘bacon critic’ because bacon

We saved this story for late morning for reasons that’ll become very apparent. Time’s new online publication Extra Crispy, launched Wednesday to set stomachs…

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