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Miss South Africa crowned Miss Universe, SA split

Miss South Africa Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters was crowned Miss Universe Sunday night, beating out runners-up from Colombia and Jamaica. The 22-year-old from the Western Cape…

Oscar Pistorius sentenced to 13 years in jail, SA responds

Judge Willie Seriti announced today that a unanimous judgment by the Supreme Court of Appeal will see Oscar Pistorius’ six year jail sentence replaced with 13…

#MugabeResigns sends Twitter into celebratory meltdown

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, who ruled the country for 37 years, resigned Tuesday evening after a week-long pressure from the military — and the…

Twitter’s flawed notion of news and public interest could kill us all [Opinion]

In September this year, North Korea’s foreign minister Ri Yong Ho claimed that the US had declared war on the country because of something…

South Africa responds to Charles Manson’s death on Twitter

Charles Manson, one of the US’s most notorious murderers in living memory, died of natural causes on Sunday at the age of 83 —…

Twitter updates verification process after verifying Nazi

Twitter landed itself in hot water last week after verifying a known US white supremacist — and now it’s trying (again) to allay criticisms…

150k Russian Twitter accounts targeted Brexit referendum

More than 150 000 Twitter accounts — previously only tweeting about the conflict in Ukraine — turned their focus to Brexit in the days…

Johannesburg floods: here’s what Twitter and Instagram captured

South Africa plays victim to comparatively few natural disasters, but when they do strike, they make their presence known. This was the case in…

Twitter’s chief operating officer resigns

Twitter just can’t seem to catch a break right now. After struggling to find a buyer, sacking 8% of its workforce, and shedding its…

#Elections2016: Twitter reacts to Donald Trump win

The last few states are still trickling in, but Donald Trump has won the 2016 US Elections, as Hillary Clinton called him to concede defeat….

Hillary Clinton vs Donald Trump: who’s the next US president of social media?

It’s the big day tomorrow. The day when millions of the United States’ citizens will take to the polls to vote for either Donald…

Saxonwold Shebeen: South Africa’s hilarious new meme

Forget the med- and edtech industries. You know what’s a real disruptive force on the internet at the moment? Shebeens. Specifically, shebeens in Saxonwold….

State Capture Report: SA politicians, parties react on Twitter

The rather lengthy and eagerly anticipated State Capture Report has finally been made available for all to view. So what were some of the…

Shaun Abrahams drops Pravin charges: here’s Twitter’s reaction

The great South African soap opera continued this week, thanks to the NPA and Pravin Gordhan‘s ongoing battle. In the latest episode, NPA chief…

Pornhub reportedly buying Vine? Because ‘six seconds is more than enough’

Adult streaming site has reportedly offered to buy Vine, after Twitter announced it was scaling down the looping video service. In a letter sent…

Vine is the latest victim of Twitter’s crazy week

Twitter, after shedding 9% of its company staff this week, is also shedding Vine. In a blog post published on Medium, “Vine and Twitter”…

Twitter to cut 8% of workforce – report

Twitter may be considered an icon of today’s internet era, but its financial status has never been shining by most accounts. Now, Bloomberg reports…

Twitter reacts to Dyn’s massive DNS DDoS

For much of Friday, some of the internet’s biggest websites were rendered useless after a DDoS attack hit Dyn DNS. In typical internet fashion,…

12 inspirational tweets from Thuli Madonsela

Serving as Public Protector from 10 October 2009 to 14 October 2016, Thuli Madonsela has become one of South Africa’s most recognisable and respected…

Weekend News in Tweets: Trump remains bullish, Thuli bids adieu

News moves at the speed of social media in today’s world, and that’s especially the case on the weekend. Take a look at the…

Weekend News in Tweets: Haiti recovers after Hurricane Matthew & #Khwezi dies

News moves at the speed of social media in today’s world, and that’s especially the case on the weekend. Take a look at the…

5 videos that capture Hurricane Matthew’s deadly fury

There’s a small matter of a Category 3 storm currently rolling up the USA’s west coast. Its name is Hurricane Matthew, and it has…

Weekend News in Tweets: Colombia votes no, South Africa defeats Australia

News moves at the speed of social media in today’s world, and that’s especially the case on the weekend. Take a look at the…

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Twitter

Miss South Africa crowned Miss Universe, SA split

Oscar Pistorius sentenced to 13 years in jail, SA responds

#MugabeResigns sends Twitter into celebratory meltdown

Twitter’s flawed notion of news and public interest could kill us all [Opinion]

South Africa responds to Charles Manson’s death on Twitter

Twitter updates verification process after verifying Nazi

150k Russian Twitter accounts targeted Brexit referendum

Johannesburg floods: here’s what Twitter and Instagram captured

Twitter’s chief operating officer resigns

#Elections2016: Twitter reacts to Donald Trump win

Hillary Clinton vs Donald Trump: who’s the next US president of social media?

Saxonwold Shebeen: South Africa’s hilarious new meme

State Capture Report: SA politicians, parties react on Twitter

Shaun Abrahams drops Pravin charges: here’s Twitter’s reaction

Pornhub reportedly buying Vine? Because ‘six seconds is more than enough’

Vine is the latest victim of Twitter’s crazy week

Twitter to cut 8% of workforce – report

Twitter reacts to Dyn’s massive DNS DDoS

12 inspirational tweets from Thuli Madonsela

Weekend News in Tweets: Trump remains bullish, Thuli bids adieu

Weekend News in Tweets: Haiti recovers after Hurricane Matthew & #Khwezi dies

5 videos that capture Hurricane Matthew’s deadly fury

Weekend News in Tweets: Colombia votes no, South Africa defeats Australia

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