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Watch: Dogs reunited with families after California wildfires

Thanks to the internet, human beings are forced to endure pain and suffering on a scale we were never built to comprehend. But out…

Last week in trailers: Stranger Things, Star Wars & more

Star Wars: The Last Jedi had its official trailer release last week, and no major blockbusters were willing to compete with that screen time. The result? A week…

#Ophelia: Ireland prepares for storm by posting memes on Twitter

The remnants of Hurricane Ophelia is currently battering the south-western coastline of Ireland, but much of the country doesn’t seem to be taking it…

Watch: Major Lazer’s ‘Particula’ video flaunts South Africa and Nigeria’s creative genius

American recording trio Major Lazer may have been slammed in the past for making coin from cultural appropriation, but its latest track brings out…

Twitter suspends Rose McGowan after speaking against Weinstein Co.

Actress Rose McGowan, who has been using her Twitter account to speak out against Hollywood production studio The Weinstein Company, has had her account…

Eminem disses Trump in freestyle verse, South Africa is split

Rapper Eminem unleashed a four-minute-long freestyle criticising US President Donald Trump at Tuesday’s BET Hip Hop Awards, and the South African responses have been…

Netflix in South Africa: fastest ISPs revealed for September [Update]

Netflix launched in South Africa more than a year ago, officially supporting the region with TV shows and movies. But the streaming service has…

Cards Against Humanity goes online, reveals we’re all terrible

The overly offensive but addictive card game, Cards Against Humanity Originality, can now be played online. This means that we can all wallow in…

This video explains exactly why the gold Apple watch costs $10k

Ever since Apple announced the pricing for the top-of-the-range version of its smart watch, there’s been one question on everyone’s mind: why would anyone…

Watch as muggers clean out TV crew live on air

An SABC TV crew was mugged tonight while filming outside Johannesburg’s Millpark hospital. Contributing editor Vuyo Mvoko and several other SABC crew members were…

9 things Jon Stewart taught the world about South Africa

Jon Stewart taught the world a great deal. After more than 15 years as host of Comedy Central’s Daily Show, Stewart announced he’ll step…

Watch this solar-powered plane fly around the world for the first time, in real-time

You can now follow this solar-powered airplane fly around the world via live video, chat and social media. In an attempt to demonstrate “concrete…

This video on the Cape Town fire will bring a tear to your eye

Throughout the course of the past week, professional and volunteer firefighters have been battling a massive blaze across Cape Town’s Southern peninsula. At one…

New Santam ad shows what foreigners think of ‘one of a kind’ South Africa

Ever wondered what foreign tourists talk about when they return home after a visit to South Africa? Is it the country’s people, its wildlife…

This time-lapse of the #MuizenbergFire shows how quickly it spread in just two hours

The massive fire which has been raging across Cape Town’s Southern peninsula since the early hours of Sunday morning has consumed massive tracts of…

One Rand Man gets a documentary, will be used as educational aid

Anyone who was paying the vaguest bit of attention to the media in mid 2014, you would have noticed plenty of coverage around Sanlam’s…

Science allows blind man to see wife for first time in 10 years, will give you serious feels

This is bound to bring a tear to your eye. A new form of bionic eye has allowed a man to see his wife…

This dark short film shows that Power Rangers is all about child soldiery

A fresh yet dark take on the classic Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers saga features North Korea-punching, cussing, child soldiery and some other super controversial…

Sesame Street teaches kids more than maths with ‘House of Cards’ parody

We’re not sure kids will fully understand Sesame Street’s House of Cards parody — unless they’ve managed to figure out their parents’ Netflix account…

The greatest SuzelleDIY parody, and why you should attempt your own

The true success of a TV show, new idea or artwork can often be measured by the parodies it spawns. Think about it: Weird…

Apple actually wants you to be that douchebag filming stuff on their iPad

You’re out at a concert, or festival, or any other kind of public event really, and then you see them: the person filming the…

15 of the most WTF online videos to come out of South Africa

The footage of a TransAsia plane clipping a bridge and crashing into a river has to be one of the most WTF moments of…

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