South Africa has crossed one of its biggest economic milestones of the decade, officially surpassing pre pandemic international arrival numbers and positioning itself for…
Twitter pauses to remember Robin Williams
Legendary actor, comedian and entertainer Robin Williams has died age 63. The star of films like Mrs Doubtfire and Aladdin, Williams was found dead…
The AP’s latest MH17 crash tweet shows the importance of a style guide
The Associated Press (AP) stylebook is the single most important book in a lot of journalists’ libraries, but the person behind its Twitter feed…
South Africans mourn Nadine Gordimer on Twitter
Celebrated South African author and Nobel Laureate Nadine Gordimer died today at the age of 90. Gordimer was not just a writer but a…
IOL gets hacked, posts streams of random retweets
Things went very badly wrong for South African media outlet IOL on Twitter today. Without warning, the group started retweeting from an apparently random…
