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Twitter speculates about the Budget Speech

South Africa’s 2019 budget speech is going down at 2pm, and the people of Twitter have already got #budget2019 trending on Twitter in anticipation….

5 Twitter accounts to follow before the 2019 Budget Speech

Will we be paying more tax this year? Will the sugar tax remain? Will Eskom and SAA continue to be economic leeches on the…

Instagram reportedly testing ‘Donation’ sticker for Stories

Instagram is reportedly testing a “Donation” sticker in Stories, a feature that will most likely allow users to ask their following to contribute to…

WhatsApp Business beta now available for iOS

Everyone’s favourite WhatsApp feature leakers WABetaInfo has revealed that WhatsApp Business is now available for iOS beta users. Previously, the app was only available…

WhatsApp to launch new Group Invitation feature

WhatsApp will be launching a Group Invitation feature in the near future, according to WABetaInfo. This means that you may soon be able to…

Is this the purge? Instagram users lose thousands of followers thanks to ‘issue’

On Wednesday, a slew of Instagram users took to other social networks to complain about their dwindling follower numbers. But it seems that people…

‘The Bachelor South Africa’ will premier on YouTube on Valentines Day

The season premier of The Bachelor South Africa will be aired on M-Net’s YouTube channel this Valentines Day. This means that everyone with a…

Baleka Mbete declares secret ballot: the Twitter before and after

South Africa’s Speaker of the House Baleka Mbete has announced that tomorrow’s vote of no confidence in President Jacob Zuma will be held under…

Despacito vs See You Again: which YouTube video will hit 3bn views first?

“Despacito” and “See You Again” are currently locked in an epic, brutal popularity battle atop the YouTube charts. As the first and second most…

11 must-know tips and tricks for Facebook Messenger

Facebook Messenger has grown from a necessary evil to a semi-decent service in its own right, spanning messaging (obviously), chatbots and more. The app…

Instagram Stories is a remarkably successful one-year-old

When Instagram Stories launched back in August 2016, the world just couldn’t help but chastise Facebook for copying Snapchat’s business model. But 12 months…

YouTube’s machines are better at fighting terrorism than humans

YouTube this week took to its blog, updating the internet on how it has been combating extremist content on its platform this past month….

James van der Beek runs a better Diplo Twitter account than Diplo

As the brains behind tracks like “Lean On”, “Cold Water” and, uh, “Bubble Butt”, Diplo is no stranger to the limelight. His official Twitter…

10 more SA photographers doing beautiful things on Instagram [Digital All Stars]

Digital All Stars is a series of articles which aims to celebrate the best of South African digital. The articles, which will appear on…

Here’s what’s up with that suicidal McDonald’s Twitter account

If you were on Twitter over the course of the weekend, then you probably saw at least one tweet from a Hong Kong McDonald’s…

#StJohnsCollege: South Africans react to racist teacher

Joburg’s prestigious St Johns College has found the ire of South African Twitter after failing to remove a teacher found guilty of racist misconduct. Geography…

Twitter still has 328m users as growth flatlines

Twitter’s brief positive run of earning results and user growth came to an abrupt halt this quarter. The social messaging company today released its…

Facebook makes more cash than Google in Q2, but revenue slows

Facebook has brought in a higher net income than Google’s parent company Alphabet for the first time in history — though this has more to…

Those droplets though: Instagram gets artsy as rain falls in Cape Town

If you hadn’t yet stuck your head out of the window and simply checked any of the numerous social networks, you’d know the exact…

Primedia apologises for Radio 702’s tweet comparing black babies to dogs

Primedia CEO Omar Essack has apologised for a tweet published on Radio 702’s Twitter account that compared two black babies to dogs. Here is the…

South Africa, here’s what Twitter finds most annoying about you

It’s Monday. But instead of throwing that alarm clock out of the window and cowering beneath the covers, why not take some time to…

Cape Town stars on Lonely Planet’s weekend Instagram takeover

Travel company Lonely Planet has a good 1.4-million followers on Instagram, and this past weekend they all got a scrumptious taste of Cape Town…

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Twitter speculates about the Budget Speech

5 Twitter accounts to follow before the 2019 Budget Speech

Instagram reportedly testing ‘Donation’ sticker for Stories

WhatsApp Business beta now available for iOS

WhatsApp to launch new Group Invitation feature

Is this the purge? Instagram users lose thousands of followers thanks to ‘issue’

‘The Bachelor South Africa’ will premier on YouTube on Valentines Day

Baleka Mbete declares secret ballot: the Twitter before and after

Despacito vs See You Again: which YouTube video will hit 3bn views first?

11 must-know tips and tricks for Facebook Messenger

Instagram Stories is a remarkably successful one-year-old

YouTube’s machines are better at fighting terrorism than humans

10 more SA photographers doing beautiful things on Instagram [Digital All Stars]

Here’s what’s up with that suicidal McDonald’s Twitter account

#StJohnsCollege: South Africans react to racist teacher

Twitter still has 328m users as growth flatlines

Facebook makes more cash than Google in Q2, but revenue slows

Primedia apologises for Radio 702’s tweet comparing black babies to dogs

South Africa, here’s what Twitter finds most annoying about you

Cape Town stars on Lonely Planet’s weekend Instagram takeover

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