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4 things to watch on Netflix in South Africa this November

Summer is upon us, but that doesn’t mean we should neglect that which kept us warm in the winter. So if the novelty of…

Video: Theewaterskloof Dam now resembles one big splash pool

The City of Cape Town’s latest dam report may have suggested a bump in rainfall for October and a decline in consumption across the…

The PlayStation 4 finally gets a Showmax app

It’s been a long, long time coming, but today the PlayStation 4 gaming console will finally get a Showmax app. This new app will…

SA’s box office: Thor RagnaROCKS

Marvel’s Thor: Ragnarok has hammered itself home into top spot this weekend, which is Loki a great opener for Marvel. Actually it’s pretty high-key, but I…

‘House of Cards’ cancelled after Kevin Spacey sexual misconduct allegations

Netflix’s House of Cards will end with next year’s sixth season after Star Trek: Discovery actor Anthony Rapp alleged that Kevin Spacey made sexual advances on him when…

Last week in trailers: Say goodbye to Daniel Day-Lewis, your sanity

Stranger Things came out last Friday, so I’ll forgive you for missing out on any other pop culture phenomena as you got caught up before the…

Kevin Spacey responds to sexual misconduct allegations, comes out

Actor Anthony Rapp (Rent, Star Trek: Discovery) has accused Kevin Spacey (American Beauty, House of Cards) of making sexual advances on him when he was 14 years…

Watch the first episode of The One Rand Family

Sanlam has released the first video for the sequel to its multi-award winning One Rand Man series. After tweeting out a teaser image last…

Sherlock special returns to Victorian England, is knowingly self-referential

It’s been a good while since fans of the BBC series Sherlock had anything to cheer about. It has, after all, been more than…

Jack Black looks completely awesome in first Goosebumps trailer

Hey nineties kid, Hollywood is making yet another play for your nostalgia fueled dollars. Sony Pictures yesterday released a trailer for the big screen…

This infographic shows you the real difference between UX and UI designers

To people outside the digital space, a designer is a designer. Dig a little deeper and you quickly realise that there are many different…

Fassbender appears to channel inner psycho in new ‘Steve Jobs’ trailer

Universal Pictures has released the latest trailer for its Steve Jobs movie, starring Michael Fassbender and written by Aaron Sorkin. And by the looks…

GoPro films massive Great White shark trying to munch its way into a cage

Never will you be more petrified than when a three-meter shark tries to munch its way into your little underwater cage all the way…

This Samurai Jack fan tribute will get devotees seriously excited

It’s been 11 years since there was last a new Samurai Jack episode. And there’s no clear sense of when, or even if, the…

Watch SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket explode in mid-air

Space X’s Falcon 9 programme has had its first ever failure. Two minutes and 19 seconds after taking off on Sunday, a Falcon 9…

Snapchat wants you to know it’s very, very serious about ads

This has an air of inevitability about it. Snapchat founder Evan Spiegel has released an infomercial aimed at showing advertisers just how serious it…

Record-holding US$511m Jurassic World gets even better…with dachshunds

Jurassic Park, directed by Steven Spielberg and created in our prehistoric nightmares, has captivated audiences since 1993. The four movies are set on a…

Bjork releases a 360-degree music video

Bjork’s retrospective at New York City’s Museum of Modern Art has come to an end. The reviews have been mixed, one described it as…

This ad lets the world know what Karl Ahari’s been up to lately

You may have been wondering what Karl Ahari, the second rate magician who starred in what turned out to be ecommerce giant Kalahari’s final…

YouTube turns ten, throws itself an epic birthday party [video]

Any other 10-year-old would have their parents organise a birthday party, invite friends, and hire a jumping castle. Not YouTube. On its tenth birthday…

Global online video ads seeing double digits, to grow over $13b this year

The moving pictures on the newspapers in Harry Potter make it all seem so magical, but they’re not much different from the animations on…

This nifty infographic shows you everything you need to know about WhatsApp

This infographic by ShopOnLess sheds some 47 facts and figures on WhatsApp that will keep you in the know about the world’s most popular…

Delta Airlines uses all the memes for new safety video

Over the years, we’ve seen airlines employ a number of interesting tactics to get people interested in their safety instruction videos. Air New Zealand…

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