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Instagram went down on Mean Girls Day

Today is not just a Wednesday, it is also October 3rd, more commonly known as Mean Girls Day. Many fans of the pop culture…

Viral video: Indonesia island hit by tsunami after strong earthquake

Indonesia has a storied and frightening history with tsunamis, and on Friday, it was given a stark reminder. A 7.7-magnitude earthquake which struck off…

A train at Cape Town Station is on fire (once again)

A train at Cape Town Station is reportedly on fire, according to a number of eyewitness reports. Twitter users on Friday afternoon uploaded pictures…

SA government asks Twitter users to stop sharing videos of Dros rape

The South African government has asked citizens to not share a video of the alleged rape of a little girl in a Dros in…

The internet thinks this Namibian teen is Regina George from Mean Girls

Doppelgangers are instant viral internet fodder, but even more so when the person in question looks like Regina George from Mean Girls. A 16-year-old…

South Africa fumes online after girl was raped in Dros restaurant toilet

South Africa’s Dros restaurant chain has come under fire on social media this week after it confirmed a seven-year-old girl was raped in a…

Julius Malema will let JSomething keep his land in an EFF-led South Africa

Thanks to Julius Malema, JSomething and Micasa are trending on Twitter in South Africa today. Also thanks to Julius Malema, JSomething will get to…

James van der Beek runs a better Diplo Twitter account than Diplo

As the brains behind tracks like “Lean On”, “Cold Water” and, uh, “Bubble Butt”, Diplo is no stranger to the limelight. His official Twitter…

#NoConfederate: Game of Thrones shares limelight with protest

Last week, HBO announced a new series to be headed by Game of Thrones showrunners David Benioff and DB Weiss. Currently dubbed Confederate, the show is set to…

Here’s what’s up with that suicidal McDonald’s Twitter account

If you were on Twitter over the course of the weekend, then you probably saw at least one tweet from a Hong Kong McDonald’s…

#StJohnsCollege: South Africans react to racist teacher

Joburg’s prestigious St Johns College has found the ire of South African Twitter after failing to remove a teacher found guilty of racist misconduct. Geography…

Twitter still has 328m users as growth flatlines

Twitter’s brief positive run of earning results and user growth came to an abrupt halt this quarter. The social messaging company today released its…

Kempton Park school sparks new #racism debate over ‘inappropriate hair’

In August 2016, we reported on an incident at Pretoria Girls High in which staff instructed a number of girls to straighten their hair….

Primedia apologises for Radio 702’s tweet comparing black babies to dogs

Primedia CEO Omar Essack has apologised for a tweet published on Radio 702’s Twitter account that compared two black babies to dogs. Here is the…

South Africa, here’s what Twitter finds most annoying about you

It’s Monday. But instead of throwing that alarm clock out of the window and cowering beneath the covers, why not take some time to…

Linkin Park’s lead singer Chester Bennington commits suicide

Chester Bennington, the lead singer of nu-metal band Linkin Park, has died in an apparent suicide at his home in Los Angeles. News broke…

Death and social media: how the internet has redefined mortality

I was scrolling through Instagram one day when a dog account I followed posted a picture of the dog next to a tombstone. “RIP…

Christopher Nolan labels Netflix ‘mindless’, the internet responds

Christopher Nolan has come out in defense of theatrical distributions ahead of his latest film Dunkirk‘s release. In an interview with IndieWire, the director called Netflix’s distribution policy…

Twitter reacts to first female Doctor Who

Jodie Whittaker has been named the first female Doctor in popular British series Doctor Who, and people have opinions about it. From “this alien can’t…

Donald Trump Jr posts emails of Russian collusion to Twitter

Donald Trump Jr took to Twitter Tuesday to post a series of emails proving he had met with the Russian government during the 2016…

#G20: Here’s what the web thought of the global summit

The G20 (or Group of Twenty) is an annual forum for the governments of 20 major economies to discuss policy issues around international financial stability….

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