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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…

Lil Nas X comes out as gay on Twitter and everyone’s loving it

American rapper and singer Lil Nas X on Sunday revealed his sexuality in a tweet asking fans to listen carefully to the lyrics of…

Twitter to hide rule-bending tweets by politicians, top users behind an explainer

Twitter on Thursday announced it will now indicate when and why certain tweets that go against its terms of service remain on the platform….

Pearl Thusi’s colourism debate continues after Bonnie Mbuli’s Twitter comment

It seems Pearl Thusi has not put the colourism Twitter debate she started on Wednesday behind her. In fact, a Thursday evening tweet by…

Cape Town’s in for another rainy and bitterly cold weekend, SAWS warns

Looks like we’re in for another wet, bitterly cold and windy weekend, Cape Town. On Thursday, the South African Weather Service issued a set…

Pearl Thusi sparks Twitter debate about colourism in South Africa

Pearl Thusi got South Africans talking on Wednesday after tweeting about the discrimination she has faced for being a light-skinned woman in the country….

Twitter loved these moments from the 2019 BET Awards

The 2019 BET awards took place in Los Angeles this weekend, commemorating some of the biggest stars in the music and movie industry. The…

Super Typhoon Trami is even scarier than Florence from space

Planet Earth has seen its fair share of horrifying storms these past few weeks. With Florence ravaging the US east coast earlier this month,…

MTN’s Free Twitter service is coming to an end tonight

Make sure you have data on your account this evening, because MTN’s free Twitter service is coming to an abrupt end at midnight tonight….

Watch: Cape Town’s anti-gangster protestors fired with tear gas

Communities across Cape Town’s gang-ridden areas are today shutting down their suburbs. Residents of Bonteheuvel, Kensington and Manenberg — suburbs on Cape Town’s Cape…

Cyril Ramaphosa’s stimulus package gets social media talking

Remember the early days of President Cyril Ramaphosa rise to power? He was loved across South Africa, and especially on social media. But that…

The Clanwilliam Dam becomes an unlikely social media star

The Clanwilliam Dam, north of Cape Town, is an unlikely social media star this week, after the reservoir’s sluice gates were opened and dramatic…

How do you follow Cape Town’s new mayor on social media? You can’t

It’s official: Cape Town’s next mayor will be former mayor Dan Plato, the DA confirmed on Tuesday. He will take over the reins from…

Private cannabis use is now legal in South Africa (and Twitter is loving it)

On Tuesday, the Constitutional Court decriminalized the private use of cannabis in South Africa. The ruling comes a year after the Western Cape High…

Someone’s sticking needles in Australia’s strawberries, and no one knows why

Australia’s dealing with a rather odd crisis at present. Sewing needles have been found lodged in strawberries and bananas across the country, in what…

Watch: Typhoon Mangkhut wreaks havoc in Hong Kong

Last week, at least seven cyclonic storms were active in the Pacific and Atlantic oceans. While all the news focused on Hurricane Florence which…

These people are getting very wet reporting on Hurricane Florence

Hurricane Florence is just a few kilometres east of North Carolina at the time of writing, but hurricane-force winds have been lashing the US…

Apple will livestream its iPhone launch on Twitter

If you don’t have a Mac, watching an Apple event live is always a pain in the ass. You couldn’t use any other browsers…

Hurricane Florence from space is beautifully frightening

The next few days are going to be rough for those on the east coast of the United States. Hurricane Florence, a major cyclonic…

Cardi B hurls shoes at Nicki Minaj during New York Fashion Week party

Nicki Minaj and Cardi B reportedly traded blows at a party during New York Fashion Week. The rappers, who have enjoyed an ongoing mutual…

Twitter’s #LockscreenChallenge reveals so much about people online

2018 will be remembered as the year that anything could be an internet “challenge”. Case in point? The #LockscreenChallenge. The hashtag was found trending…

Updating: Johannesburg CBD fire is now contained, 3 firefighters dead

Update, 9am Friday: The fire which burned through a building in Johannesburg’s central district has been extinguished. Update, 9pm Thursday: “Significant progress” has been…

#JoburgFire: Twitter accounts to follow for breaking news

A fire currently tearing through a Johannesburg CBD building is one of the biggest news stories on Twitter today. While South Africans have the…

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