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DStv Now is making 24-hour news channels free to all in South Africa

DStv has made six of its premium 24-hour news channels free to watch for South Africa via its DStv Now streaming service. Announced last…

Queen Sono is live on Netflix: these are South African’s first reactions

The first season of Queen Sono is officially live on Netflix and South Africans are already drinking up the show, posting reviews and reactions…

How hot is local streaming content? Showmax gives us the facts and figures

To honour the success of Somizi & Mohale: The Union on Showmax, the company on Thursday revealed a host of interesting facts about the…

Queen Sono: an engrossing tale of a defiant woman in a broken country

Action drama with a splash of espionage isn’t a genre combo you’d associate with South African cinema, but you’re just going to have to…

Netflix’s next African original series will showcase talent from Nigeria

Netflix is investing more creative capital into Africa with the upcoming production of its first Nigerian original series. The company on Wednesday announced the…

Carmen Sandiego is getting her own interactive Netflix special this March

Netflix is releasing yet another interactive special, this time in the form of Carmen Sandiego: To Steal or Not To Steal. “You drive the…

Netflix gets a country-based top 10 chart for hyping its hottest content

Netflix on Monday revealed a new top 10 list that will allow users to see the most popular shows and movies on the platform…

You can now finally stop Netflix from autoplaying previews

Probably one of the most annoying things about Netflix is its incessant need to play snippets of every show and movie as you scroll…

10 interesting facts and figures from Spotify’s 2019 earnings report

Spotify on Wednesday released its fourth-quarter earnings report, revealing that 2019 saw a steady increase in user growth and popularity for the music streaming…

Netflix is producing live-action adaptation of Japanese manga ‘One Piece’

After releasing its official Ghost in the Shell trailer and announcing a new deal with Studio Ghibli this month, Netflix has announced the upcoming…

Netflix drops official ‘Ghost in the Shell’ trailer ahead of April release

Netflix on Monday released the official trailer for Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045, its new animated take on the classic Japanese anime. First announced…

Netflix is bringing 21 classic Studio Ghibli movies to Africa

Netflix on Monday announced that 21 animated movies from the award-winning Studio Ghibli will soon be available for users all around the world to…

Peacock is the latest streaming service from NBCUniversal

At an investor presentation on Thursday, NBCUniversal officially unveiled its upcoming streaming service, Peacock. Giving potential users a glimpse of they can expect from…

‘Sabrina’s upcoming season is set to be darker than ever before

Netflix on Thursday dropped the official trailer for part three of The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, giving fans a taste of the dark adventure…

SA binged over 100 years’ of video on Showmax this festive season

What’s more common than mass indulgence of foodstuffs over the festive season? Mass indulgence of series and movies, of course. Showmax released its 2019/20…

5 Christmas movies you have to watch on Netflix tonight

Not sure how to wait out your evening under the tree this Christmas Eve? Here are five festive movies on Netflix you should binge….

5 holiday music playlists from your favourite online streaming services

The festive season is nothing without those good old tunes and holiday music playlists that get stuck in your head the moment you walk…

Meet Showmax Mobile: a R49pm mobile-only streaming service for Africa

Understanding the challenges of the African data landscape, Showmax on Friday announced the debut of a new low-cost mobile-only streaming plan called Showmax Mobile….

5 things we learned from ‘Rick and Morty’s creators ahead of season 4

With the season four premiere of Rick and Morty now exclusively available for South Africans to stream on Showmax, here are the top five…

A ‘SpongeBob’ spinoff all about Squidward could be coming to Netflix

A SpongeBob SquarePants spinoff series could be coming to Netflix soon thanks to a new deal between the streaming service and Nickelodeon. The two…

Apple Music Replay lets you relive your fave tracks of 2019

This decade is nearly over. Some of us will be thankful for that, and some will miss it dearly. But either way, there’s a…

An original cast ‘Friends’ reunion could be coming to HBO Max

A report by The Hollywood Reporter on Tuesday revealed that a Friends reunion special could be coming to HBO Max in the future. According…

Disney+ will include the biggest Marvel movies at launch

After revealing the bulk of its Disney+ line-up last month, Disney on Monday tweeted a list of Marvel movies also coming to the streaming…

Netflix experimenting with ‘partial download’ playback feature

Trump rages at Twitter after social network fact-checks tweet

MTN debuts EveryDayGigs rolling data bundles in SA

SA startup Carry1st raises $2.5m seed round

SA tech company Wyzetalk in ‘multi-million’ euro investment from Dutch investors

Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [28/05/2020]

Huawei P40 lite vs iPhone SE 2020: which should you buy? [Sponsored]

Vivo to bring new Y series phones to SA in July, 5G device before year-end

This is Samsung’s ‘Tactical Edition’ of the Galaxy S20

The new BMW 5 Series is now a high-performance hybrid

Updated Kia Picanto brings load of tech to South Africa

The C63 AMG and the case for AMG’s final V8-powered C-Class