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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…

US man who killed someone on Facebook still at large

Update, 19 April 8.43am: Police have confirmed that Steve Stephens took his own life during a car chase in Pennsylvania yesterday. Original article: Ohio police are still…

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 wishes Jacob Zuma a happy birthday with #WhyIHateZuma

Oh South Africa. It’s your President’s birthday today and this is how you wish him? #WhyIHateZuma has been on our watchlist for much of…

The most Instagram-famous world leader isn’t who you think

When considering world leaders on social media, it’s usually Twitter or Facebook that first comes to mind. US President Donald Trump has made waves with his sweeping…

IOL gets hacked, posts streams of random retweets

Things went very badly wrong for South African media outlet IOL on Twitter today. Without warning, the group started retweeting from an apparently random…

Big data toting Germans get some big Twitter numbers with World Cup win

As the 2014 World Cup kicked off, we told you about how the Germans were making use of big data tools as they sought…

The German football team really, really likes their World Cup trophy

In case you didn’t know, Germany (after a three tournament attempt) has finally clinched the deal and taken the FIFA World Cup trophy home….

5 reasons why every politician needs to be on Twitter

Communications continue to evolve alongside technology and shifts in social sharing. Mobile technology, for example, now dominates a marketplace that once relied on pagers…

Ouch: 11 tweets from Brazil’s devastating defeat to Germany

Making every single loss that much worse, social media (especially Twitter) is not a good place for the Brazilian football team right now. In…

5 very important questions the CIA answered on its ‘Twitterversary’

Look, we get it. The idea of a big, scary, secretive government entity like the US’ Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) being on Twitter can…

Is your favourite cat video buffering? YouTube’s shifting blame to your ISP

You know the feeling: you curl up to watch a nice video on YouTube, and you’re met with that annoying swirling circle. Chances are,…

Here’s what a World Cup penalty shootout looks like on Twitter

The 2014 World Cup has already taken the relationship between live sporting events and Twitter to new levels, with Brazil’s round of 16 match…

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

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

US man who killed someone on Facebook still at large

10 Instagram snaps of people living life at Splashy Fen 2017

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

South Africa wishes Jacob Zuma a happy birthday with #WhyIHateZuma

The most Instagram-famous world leader isn’t who you think

IOL gets hacked, posts streams of random retweets

Big data toting Germans get some big Twitter numbers with World Cup win

The German football team really, really likes their World Cup trophy

5 reasons why every politician needs to be on Twitter

Ouch: 11 tweets from Brazil’s devastating defeat to Germany

5 very important questions the CIA answered on its ‘Twitterversary’

Is your favourite cat video buffering? YouTube’s shifting blame to your ISP

Here’s what a World Cup penalty shootout looks like on Twitter

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