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Don’t serve Fikile Mbalula a cauliflower burger, he’ll arrest you

South Africa’s police minister Fikile Mbalula is never shy of a chuckle or two on Twitter. What he is afraid of though are cauliflower…

Kenny Kunene unfazed by Twitter criticism of shooting

Businessman Kenny Kunene found himself the target of online scorn this past week after rumours that he survived being shot at by 21 bullets…

Hurricane Irma, Jose and Katia now have personal Twitter accounts

Twitter has become an important tool in disseminating news of the Atlantic’s current bout of extreme weather, but some aren’t using the social network…

Twitter’s night mode now available on desktop

Twitter’s night mode is heading to a desktop near you. Available on Android and iOS since July and August respectively, night mode is now…

Bafana Bafana disappoints South Africans yet again

South Africa’s 2018 World Cup dreams have been shattered as Bafana Bafana lost the third round of the World Cup qualifiers against Cape Verde…

[Updating] In tweets: Irma, Jose and Katia now all Atlantic hurricanes

We just saw the last of Hurricane Harvey, a storm that broke US mainland rainfall records, finally dissipate over the northeastern portion of the…

The internet welcomes third #royalbaby by ribbing Prince William

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Prince William and Kate, are expecting their third child, and Twitter has welcomed the new addition to the…

Twitter is testing a dedicated News tab for mobile

Twitter has released a new feature aimed at showing off the top News of the day, something that could be part of its efforts…

Periscope for iOS gets Handoff support, ability to mute notifications and more

Twitter has released a new update to its live-streaming app Periscope, which sees it get a bunch of fresh and reworked features. The most…

Twitter introduces new data dashboard to help you monitor and manage your account

Twitter, of late, has been beset with problems. First its CEO left and then the rumours that Twitter might be bought reared their ugly…

Donald Trump accidentally tweets Nazi soldiers in campaign poster

If you imagine a campaign poster for any 21st century presidential candidate with some Nazi soldiers on it, alarm bells would probably go off….

CNN faces trolls after ‘unnerving’ ISIS flag coverage turns out to be just dildos

This weekend was a rather colourful one: from Facebook profiles to Uber car requests overlaid with rainbow colours. But it was on the streets…

Twitter launches two new features, more for commerce than user experience

Twitter has been doing a lot lately and its latest move involves testing two new features. One of the features is product and place…

#Fuelpocalypse: 10 tweets that sum up Nigeria’s crazy fuel crisis

Nigerians are not having fun right now. The current fuel crisis has left many in the country stranded as most domestic flights have been…

You can now use Periscope without a Twitter account

Periscope is a mover and shaker. In only six months the live video streaming app has been rolling in features and updates one after…

Twitter stock rises amid Google takeover rumours

Where there is smoke, there is fire, the saying goes. And it holds any truth, fresh rumours of a Twitter acquisition may have more…

2015 African Blogger Awards deadline extended

The 2015 African Blogger Awards is extending its deadline and will now accept entries until 16 April 2015. The competition is aimed at African…

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