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EFF lays into DA’s John Steenhuisen for lacking post-matric qualification

Twitter’s all for education this morning after it was revealed that DA chief whip John Steenhuisen doesn’t have a post-matric qualification. The news broke…

Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade’s biggest attraction was blue-haired Goku

The 92nd edition of Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade may have been the coldest on record, but that’s only until everyone’s favourite super saiyan took…

Dolce & Gabbana offends China, then claims its Instagram was hacked

Italian fashion brand Dolce & Gabbana is facing a huge PR dilemma after a tone-deaf advertisement was published to social media, mated to leaked…

Ariana Grande hits back at Piers Morgan for criticising Little Mix, Ellen and her mom

Good Morning America anchor Piers Morgan has once again found himself at the centre of a Twitter war between UK pop group Little Mix,…

Craziest Black Friday deal? Makro offers R150k off this bottle of whisky

Stores are usually criticised for taking advantage of the hype by offering less-than-impressive Black Friday discounts, but one retailer is slicing nearly R150 000…

Instagram users have nothing but love for pumpkin pie

Forget turkey, pies are an integral centrepiece to the Thanksgiving meal. It’s so important, that even the Pentagon has gone a bit nuts with…

#HandsOffZuma vs #ZilleMustGo: a hashtag war is brewing on Twitter

Social media users might seem to travel altogether in fast-flowing streams and strong currents, but that’s rarely ever the case. While there are more…

15 South African politicians worth following on Twitter [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…

Twitter Lite is a web app for those living the data struggle

Twitter has announced that its mobile site is now more convenient for the 45% of global mobile users working on 2G or slower networks. Dubbed Twitter…

Instagram for Windows 10 just got a small, but welcome feature buff

Oh, Instagram users. You still can’t upload images directly from your PC to the social network, but at least you can now send images…

Revenge porn is the focus of Facebook’s latest announcement

Facebook is making it harder to share “non-consensual images” on its platform, it announced today. Revenge porn — the act of releasing intimate images…

Facebook outgrows JHB office as African userbase tops 170m

Facebook South Africa has outgrown its original Johannesburg office and has expanded to a new location, the company announced Wednesday. “Facebook has moved its…

South Africa govt: social media messages ‘sent to disturb the economy’

Since South Africa’s landmark cabinet reshuffle last week Friday, chatter on the country’s online social spheres has been laden with disappointment, minimal support and…

9 depressingly beautiful pictures of Cape Town’s biggest dam

It’s getting desperate, Cape Town. The City of Cape Town announced the latest dam levels, and it’s not positive. As it stands, the Western…

Twitter eggs are fried, users respond

If you took a relaxing weekend away from social media, then count yourself lucky: you missed the chaos that is a Twitter design change….

Your move, Facebook: content search comes to Snapchat Stories

If you were paying close attention Friday, you may have felt a slight shift in breeze from the direction of Silicon Valley. This wasn’t…

Facebook launches personal crowdfunding feature

People are often wary of donating money to personal crowdfunding causes when they don’t know the person directly — or if the campaign is…

Twitter cleans up conversations, users still complain

If you’ve ever tried to have a conversation on Twitter, you will know just how clunky and difficult it can be. If your friend’s…

Viral video proves there are still leopards around Cape Town [update]

Update, 30 March: CapeNature this week announced that the social media-famous leopard was “translocated to [a] natural environment”. “A leopard that was recently seen…

GPT 5.2 lands in the API and could reshape how SA builds with AI

Innovate47 Launches Global Food & Agri Accelerator to Back Climate-Smart Startups

Simbi Wabote’s 10-Year Roadmap: How Nigeria Achieved 54% Local Content Growth

Records Tumble In Best Year Yet For South Africa’s Hedge Fund Industry

HONOR’s customer first strategy is reshaping South Africa’s smartphone market

GTA 6 Is Officially Coming in 2026: The New Date, the Delays and the South African Reality Check

The Gaming Gear South Africans Are Actually Buying This December

Omoda C5 X review

TDK enhances IMUs for extreme temps

Data centres and defence are reviving diesel

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EFF lays into DA’s John Steenhuisen for lacking post-matric qualification

Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade’s biggest attraction was blue-haired Goku

Ariana Grande hits back at Piers Morgan for criticising Little Mix, Ellen and her mom

Craziest Black Friday deal? Makro offers R150k off this bottle of whisky

Instagram users have nothing but love for pumpkin pie

#HandsOffZuma vs #ZilleMustGo: a hashtag war is brewing on Twitter

15 South African politicians worth following on Twitter [Digital All-Stars]

Twitter Lite is a web app for those living the data struggle

Instagram for Windows 10 just got a small, but welcome feature buff

Revenge porn is the focus of Facebook’s latest announcement

Facebook outgrows JHB office as African userbase tops 170m

South Africa govt: social media messages ‘sent to disturb the economy’

9 depressingly beautiful pictures of Cape Town’s biggest dam

Twitter eggs are fried, users respond

Your move, Facebook: content search comes to Snapchat Stories

Facebook launches personal crowdfunding feature

Twitter cleans up conversations, users still complain

Viral video proves there are still leopards around Cape Town [update]

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