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Disney casts Halle Bailey as Ariel in The Little Mermaid, Twitter freaks out

It seems Disney is not done remaking every single 90s animated movie from its past. A report by Variety on Wednesday revealed that the…

Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp are all down again tonight

Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp all experienced connectivity issues on Wednesday night, the former confirmed in a post on Twitter. Ironically alerting users of its…

Facebook is trying to reduce ‘spammy’ health claims

In an attempt to curb fake health news on its platform, Facebook has implemented new updates to detect posts that promote sensational health claims…

Microsoft confuses followers by releasing ‘all new’ Windows 1.0

Microsoft transformed into the 1985 version of itself across social media on Monday when Windows posted a throw back video showing off the very…

Twitter couldn’t believe Rihanna was watching a Cricket World Cup match live

Twitter twisted itself into a knot of excitement when Rihanna showed up at a Cricket World Cup game on Monday to support the West…

You can soon watch live sport on YouTube in South Africa [Update: not just yet]

Update: On Thursday, Google has issued an updated statement on YouTube and SuperSport, and the future of live sport on its platform. Read the…

Facebook adds video chat to Messenger Lite

Facebook’s Messenger Lite app — a stripped down, bloat-free version of the eponymous chat app — now has video calling. Messenger Lite is the…

BlackBerry sues Facebook’s WhatsApp and Instagram for IP infringement

The once mighty smartphone and tech giant BlackBerry is suing Facebook’s Instagram and WhatsApp for allegedly copying features which first appeared on BlackBerry Messenger…

Here’s how SA’s dealing with its polony withdrawal on Twitter

Forget avocado. Polony is now the most talked about food on social media in South Africa, this after the likely source of the country’s…

WhatsApp buffs its message deletion time to 4096 seconds

That awkward moment when you hit send and realise that sultry message you just drafted for your significant other is heading to your granny’s…

Budget Speech 2018: Yes, Malusi Gigaba just quoted Kendrick Lamar

After President Cyril Ramaphosa quoted Hugh Masekela during his SONA 2018 finale, Finance Minister Malusi Gigaba likely thought he’d do something similar to rouse…

How Cyril Ramaphosa’s Twitter account rose with his political status

On 15 December 2017, then-Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa had 19 600 Twitter followers. Two months later, and bearing the shiny new title of ANC…

South Africa’s social media was surprisingly positive last week

The good feels are back in South Africa’s social and news media spheres according to stats from analytics firm ROI Africa. It suggests that…

Let’s go down the Tessa Virtue/Scott Moir rabbit hole one last time

Canadians Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir are record-breaking ice dancers who have wowed the skating world since forming a team in 1997. The pair…

#TummyMustFall: Cyril Ramaphosa jogs through Gugulethu

If you were anywhere between Athlone and Gugulethu around 6am this morning, you may have caught a glimpse of a striding President. As he…

#WeAreNotBaboons: racially-abused employees speak out at KZN hotel [Update]

#WeAreNotBaboons went viral Sunday after a video of employees speaking out against racism at a KwaZulu-Natal hotel was published to Twitter. On Saturday, @TahBasil…

South Africa’s Twitter celebs sponsor R1.4m Gupta ‘bounty hunt’

South Africa’s elite policing unit, the Hawks, are currently searching the country for fugitive Ajay Gupta, Atul Gupta, Rajesh “Tony” Gupta and Duduzane Zuma….

Cyril Ramaphosa jogging in Sea Point was a selfie moment not to be missed

Cape Town’s quite used to running into celebrities along its more popular attractions, but a South African president? Yesterday, President Cyril Ramaphosa was spotted…

South Africa’s #SaveWater mascot Splash is scarier than the drought

While the City of Cape Town is using apps, Twitter campaigns and Mmusi Maimane’s bucket delegation skills to remind South Africans to save water,…

Shh, don’t tag Malusi Gigaba while he’s playing Candy Crush

When journalists spied a certain finance minister Malusi Gigaba playing iPad games during Ramaphosa’s big moment yesterday, you just knew social media would light…

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Disney casts Halle Bailey as Ariel in The Little Mermaid, Twitter freaks out

Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp are all down again tonight

Facebook is trying to reduce ‘spammy’ health claims

Microsoft confuses followers by releasing ‘all new’ Windows 1.0

Twitter couldn’t believe Rihanna was watching a Cricket World Cup match live

You can soon watch live sport on YouTube in South Africa [Update: not just yet]

Facebook adds video chat to Messenger Lite

BlackBerry sues Facebook’s WhatsApp and Instagram for IP infringement

Here’s how SA’s dealing with its polony withdrawal on Twitter

WhatsApp buffs its message deletion time to 4096 seconds

Budget Speech 2018: Yes, Malusi Gigaba just quoted Kendrick Lamar

Let’s go down the Tessa Virtue/Scott Moir rabbit hole one last time

#WeAreNotBaboons: racially-abused employees speak out at KZN hotel [Update]

South Africa’s Twitter celebs sponsor R1.4m Gupta ‘bounty hunt’

Cyril Ramaphosa jogging in Sea Point was a selfie moment not to be missed

South Africa’s #SaveWater mascot Splash is scarier than the drought

Shh, don’t tag Malusi Gigaba while he’s playing Candy Crush

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