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Eskom chooses the worst font to relay serious Stage 5, Stage 6 load shedding statement

Well, it’s not a good time to be using anything other than Arial in your press releases, Eskom. The ailing power utility on Tuesday…

Cyril Ramaphosa’s train campaign highlights the worst of South Africa’s transport system

South Africa’s public rail system is in crisis. Commuters know this, and endure its plethora of problems daily. But one important citizen who experienced…

The internet believes PewDiePie inspired the Christchurch mosque shooting

YouTube’s most followed creator PewDiePie is being accused of inspiring Friday’s mass shooting in Christchurch, New Zealand. This comes after one of the perpetrators…

Mass shooting in New Zealand sparks global outrage

A mass shooting, which took place at two mosques in the New Zealand city Christchurch on Friday morning, has sparked global outrage on social…

Update: Eskom continues Stage 2 load shedding into Friday 15 March

Update, Friday 15 March, 8am: Just when you thought your weekend will be load shedding-free, Eskom on Friday announced that Stage 2 load shedding…

The latest ‘Avengers: Endgame’ trailer leaves Twitter emotional

Marvel has dropped another Avengers: Endgame trailer, just a over a month before the movie premieres. The sombre video features black and white flash…

Update: the Boeing 737 MAX 8 is now effectively grounded worldwide

Update, 13 March 10pm: The FAA on Wednesday “ordered the temporary grounding of Boeing 737 MAX aircraft” — that’s the 737 MAX 8 and…

It’s 2018, and ‘Trekkies’ are still spoiling May The 4th for everyone

It’s 4 May 2018, or if you’re an internet nerd or American, May The Fourth. It’s a pretty important date for Star Wars fans….

Twitter goof potentially exposes all 336m user passwords

As if Twitter users didn’t have enough to think about this week (thanks Kanye), it sprung an even bigger surprise on its users late…

Twitter now highlights and groups trending links in your timeline

Twitter’s has a subtle feature that now makes big news stories more prominent on the social network’s timeline. Uncovered by Buzzfeed, prominent tweets that…

Q1 2018: Twitter now has 336m monthly active users

No this isn’t a dream. Twitter gained a significant wad of monthly active users for the first time in a year. Publishing its earnings…

Here’s how SA’s dealing with its polony withdrawal on Twitter

Forget avocado. Polony is now the most talked about food on social media in South Africa, this after the likely source of the country’s…

How Cyril Ramaphosa’s Twitter account rose with his political status

On 15 December 2017, then-Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa had 19 600 Twitter followers. Two months later, and bearing the shiny new title of ANC…

#TummyMustFall: Cyril Ramaphosa jogs through Gugulethu

If you were anywhere between Athlone and Gugulethu around 6am this morning, you may have caught a glimpse of a striding President. As he…

Indulge in 5 of the best SONA 2018 memes

This past Friday, President Cyril Ramaphosa demonstrated that the State of the Nation Address (SONA) can go on without Jacob Zuma. And South Africa’s…

Johannesburg’s OR Tambo Int’l airport evacuated [update]

Johannesburg’s OR Tambo International Airport was on Monday evacuated after an unattended bag was found in the terminal building. According to eyewitness reports on…

Fergie gets the internet talking after spicy US anthem performance

Singing the US national anthem at a sporting event is a great honour. At this weekend’s NBA All Star game, said honour was bestowed…

#WeAreNotBaboons: racially-abused employees speak out at KZN hotel [Update]

#WeAreNotBaboons went viral Sunday after a video of employees speaking out against racism at a KwaZulu-Natal hotel was published to Twitter. On Saturday, @TahBasil…

Peter Ndoro, #WakandaForever & #GodsPlan: weekend news you missed (19 Feb 2018)

What a week (and a weekend) it has been South Africa. Sink your teeth into Monday and catch up with the social highlights and…

South Africa’s Twitter celebs sponsor R1.4m Gupta ‘bounty hunt’

South Africa’s elite policing unit, the Hawks, are currently searching the country for fugitive Ajay Gupta, Atul Gupta, Rajesh “Tony” Gupta and Duduzane Zuma….

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