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In videos: Earthquake in Johannesburg, gas explosion or other?

JHB CBD – #BreeStreet CCTV catches the underground explosion pic.twitter.com/ZLCXCqUcos — TrafficSA (@TrafficSA) July 20, 2023 On Wednesday, there was pandemonium near Bree Street…

Love Island Orania trends as Twitter users criticise SA show’s lack of diversity

The phrase Love Island Orania trended on Twitter after locals criticised the reality show Love Island SA for a lack of diversity. The show…

‘I’m not a cat’: Zoom lawyer’s wholesome filter mishap goes viral

With the pandemic requiring so much remote work, digital meeting mishaps happen regularly. But one hearing has gone viral for the best reasons after…

#InMyFeelingsChallenge is Instagram’s latest dance fad inspired by Drake

Drake’s 25-track album Scorpion may not be as revolutionary as some of his earlier work, but there’s no doubt its as popular as sliced…

Adorable 2nd grade class survey becomes global viral sensation

Last month, Mrs Porter, a grade two teacher in Indiana, was teaching her students about graphs, when she decided to set up a Google…

Funny magicians and crazy graphics: last week’s must-watch viral videos

Welcome to a new feature at Memeburn, where we take a look at videos worth watching this past week. Whether they’re viral, funny, amazing…

Scared policemen, Irish songbirds and virtual coasters: this week’s must-watch viral videos

Welcome to a new feature at Memeburn, where we take a look at videos worth watching this past week. Whether they’re viral, funny, amazing…

From Kardashian to Barry Roux: 10 of the web’s most popular memes of 2014

Yes, humans of the internet, pop culture has an interesting way of playing itself out in our modern age. From light topics such as…

10 hours walking around as a drag queen, Skyrim character and white man

Earlier this week Hollaback — an organisation which works to combat public harassment — made a video of a woman walking around in New…

New Nando’s campaign takes a poke at Malema sentencing

South African fast food franchise Nando’s has capitalised on the suspension of Julius Malema from the ANC with a brand new campaign. The former…

The Dark Side of Virality

Not too long ago, the only application of the word ‘virus’ in the context of IT and the internet was a malicious piece of…

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