Living in the Scroll If your thumb has permanent muscle memory from swiping, you’re part of South Africa’s device-scroller generation. Phones are no longer…
Twitter reactions mixed as Malema trial postponed
Julius Malema appeared at the Polokwane High Court in South Africa on charges of fraud, money laundering and racketeering related to a Limpopo roads…
Does the decoupling of Gmail & Google+ mean the social network’s demise is near?
Google has gone to valiant lengths to convince us that rumors of Google+’s demise have been greatly exaggerated, but Google is no longer forcing…
SA’s so-called ‘blackface’ scandal reignites racism debate on Twitter
Only a few months ago, two girls from the University of Pretoria dressed up as maids for their friend’s birthday party. They painted their…
The Africanisation of social platforms: virtual connections & peer-to-peer services
Connection. Could there be a more basic need? Africans, like everyone else, crave interaction with others. Yet, as the West promotes individualism and the…
