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Twitter reacts to woman who tried to take a selfie with a jaguar

This weekend a woman was attacked by a jaguar at an American zoo after she climbed over protective barriers to take a selfie with…

Donald Trump just called Apple CEO Tim Cook ‘Tim Apple’

President Donald Trump got himself trending all over social media on Wednesday when he called Tim Cook, CEO of Apple, Tim Apple. The slip-up…

Kylie Jenner crowned the world’s youngest ‘self-made’ billionaire

Forbes has officially awarded 21-year-old Kylie Jenner the title of world’s youngest self-made billionaire, but the internet is still not having it. In an…

Update: Babes Wodumo has reportedly opened a case against Mampintsha

According to a report by News24, Babes Wodumo has opened a case of assault against her boyfriend Mampintsha. This comes after a video posted…

Eskom: ‘low risk’ of load shedding for Monday evening

There is a “low risk of rotational load shedding” for Monday 4 March, power utility Eskom announced around midday. In a tweet, the company…

Video of Babes Wodumo beaten live on Instagram goes viral on Twitter

Update: Babes Wodumo has reportedly laid charges against Mampintsha for the incident that was captured live on Instagram. A live Instagram video from South…

Influx of new music is all Twitter’s talking about on Friday

Not only did Solange, Hozier and 2 Chainz release their latest albums on Friday, but The Jonas Brothers made a come back with a…

Missed President Ramaphosa’s SONA? Relive it in 50+ tweets

Would you believe it, the State of the Nation address (SONA) actually kicked off on time for once, with President Cyril Ramaphosa delivering it…

Shh, don’t tag Malusi Gigaba while he’s playing Candy Crush

When journalists spied a certain finance minister Malusi Gigaba playing iPad games during Ramaphosa’s big moment yesterday, you just knew social media would light…

SONA 2018 build up: Memeburn revisits the SONAs of the past

While it may be the political highlight of the year, the State of he Nation Address (or SONA) is also a social media event…

Cyril Ramaphosa is South Africa’s new president

Former Deputy President and current ANC President Cyril Ramaphosa is now South Africa’s new leader after he was sworn in by Chief Justice Mogoeng…

Twitter celebrates #YearOfTheDog with a shiba inu emoji

As one of the integral parts of some of our favourite internet GIFs and a member of the Chinese Zodiac, its only fitting that…

Twitter posts a profit for the first time, users remain at 330m

Don’t look now, but Twitter just made money. In its 12 year existence the microblogging social network had yet to record a green revenue…

#Zexit: South Africa (prematurely?) prepares for Zuma recall

After spending much of 2018 in the dark corners of the internet zeitgeist, and with ANC President Cyril Ramaphosa seemingly grabbing all the headlines,…

Twitter argues Elon Musk is the product of ‘American ingenuity’

After last night’s successful launch of SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket — now the most powerful operational rocket in the world — the internet was…

Selfie Kid: Superbowl 52 births February’s first wholesome meme

Many South Africans may not think of American Football as a valid sport (I mean, we have rugby after all), but we most certainly…

Pictures: the ‘Super Blue Blood Moon’ lights up social media

There’s something mythical about the Moon — that little spherical ball roughly the size of Australia revolving around the Earth more or less once…

Social data suggests the 2018 Grammy Awards may have got it wrong

To say not everyone is happy about the winners at the 2018 Grammy Awards would be an understatement. In fact, based on commentary from…

This is what happens when you call the Gwara Gwara the stanky leg

Rihanna lit up the Grammy stage last night with her performance of “Wild Thoughts” with DJ Khaled, but it was her final dance move, the…

Reiger Park NSFW video trends: news you missed this weekend (29 January 2018)

The final weekend of January has come and gone. Here’s the big news you may have missed this weekend. The big stories of the…

Forecasting flames: SAWS slams Zille, talks rainfall probability in Cape Town

The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has just issued one of the most entertaining and fact-heavy press releases you’ll likely read this year. Issued…

Zille responds to DA criticism, states colonialism isn’t all bad

I regret to inform you that Helen Zille is back on her bullshit. Last year, the Western Cape Premier ignited outrage when she defended…

#MarkFishChallenge: South African Twitter’s latest meme

Former South African soccer player Mark Fish became the laughing stock of the web this week when he tweeted about jazz legend Hugh Masekela’s passing on…

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