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Gakpo's Late Equalizer Was the Only Honest Result in Amsterdam

Gakpo’s Late Equalizer Was the Only Honest Result in Amsterdam

September 25, 2026
Man City Are Top After 5-3 Over Sunderland, and the Defence Should Scare You

Man City Are Top After 5-3 Over Sunderland, and the Defence Should Scare You

September 22, 2026
Brentford 3-0 Chelsea: Two Billion Pounds of Talent, Two Shots on Target

Brentford 3-0 Chelsea: Two Billion Pounds of Talent, Two Shots on Target

September 19, 2026
Leeds Didn't Just Beat Newcastle, They Outran Them Into Third Place

Leeds Didn’t Just Beat Newcastle, They Outran Them Into Third Place

September 15, 2026
Man Utd's 4-0 Win Over Sabah Was About Sesko, Not the Scoreline

Man Utd’s 4-0 Win Over Sabah Was About Sesko, Not the Scoreline

September 12, 2026
Chelsea Deserved More Against Arsenal, and That's Exactly the Problem

Chelsea Deserved More Against Arsenal, and That’s Exactly the Problem

September 8, 2026
City Paid £125m for Enzo Fernández Because Chelsea Forgot How Deadlines Work

City Paid £125m for Enzo Fernández Because Chelsea Forgot How Deadlines Work

September 3, 2026
Messi Wrote His Argentina Goodbye in July and Waited Six Weeks to Post It

Messi Wrote His Argentina Goodbye in July and Waited Six Weeks to Post It

September 1, 2026
Cherki and Haaland Just Made the Post-Pep Era Feel Very Real

Cherki and Haaland Just Made the Post-Pep Era Feel Very Real

August 29, 2026
Alonso's Chelsea Debut Delivers a 3-2 Classic Built on Flawed Foundations

Alonso’s Chelsea Debut Delivers a 3-2 Classic Built on Flawed Foundations

August 26, 2026
Carlos Espí's Late Winner Was Control Disguised as Drama

Carlos Espí’s Late Winner Was Control Disguised as Drama

August 24, 2026
APAC's Luxury Wellness Boom Will Belong to Resorts That Open the Gate
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APAC’s Luxury Wellness Boom Will Belong to Resorts That Open the Gate

Marriott's luxury division surveyed 1,750 high-net-worth travellers across Singapore, Australia, Japan and Indonesia this month, and 90% of them now factor wellness into how they book. The industry is reading…
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Posted by Martha Ottonan September 19, 2026
Owen Ndlovu Is Laid to Rest Today, but His Fight Isn't Finished
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Owen Ndlovu Is Laid to Rest Today, but His Fight Isn’t Finished

Owen Ndlovu is being buried today at Westpark Cemetery after a funeral service in Lenasia South, nine days after he was found shot dead beside a road in Thokoza. The…
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Posted by Kevin Orwa September 25, 2026
Scorpion Kings Live Was a Triumph FNB Stadium Wasn't Ready For
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Scorpion Kings Live Was a Triumph FNB Stadium Wasn’t Ready For

Seventy thousand people singing “Abalele” while a montage of AKA, Riky Rick and other fallen stars filled the big screens. Kabza De Small hammering a grand piano wrapped in flames.…
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Posted by Kevin Orwa September 23, 2026
Novotel's Longevity Week Ended Sunday. Now Comes the Hard Part.
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Novotel’s Longevity Week Ended Sunday. Now Comes the Hard Part.

Novotel timed its first global Longevity Week to week 37 of the calendar because improving 1% a day compounds to roughly 37x over a year. The math is the kind…
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Posted by Martha Ottonan September 14, 2026
Pearl Thusi's R15m SARS Fight Exposes the Brutal Side of Pay Now, Argue Later
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Pearl Thusi’s R15m SARS Fight Exposes the Brutal Side of Pay Now, Argue Later

Pearl Thusi owes SARS money. She's admitted that much herself. What she disputes is the scale, calling the reported R15 million figure "grossly incorrect and therefore misleading". My problem with…
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Posted by Kevin Orwa September 21, 2026
Glowmads Are Real, but the Glow Might Not Survive the Flight
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Glowmads Are Real, but the Glow Might Not Survive the Flight

Travel used to be something you recovered from. Now a growing slice of Gen Z books the recovery first and the destination second. Skyscanner's 2026 trends report put a name…
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Posted by Martha Ottonan September 10, 2026
The iPhone 18 Pro Landed in South Africa, and Most Buyers Should Wait
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The iPhone 18 Pro Landed in South Africa, and Most Buyers Should Wait

South Africa got the iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max on global launch day, September 18, with iStore, Digicape and Vodacom all stocking the devices from launch morning. The entry…
Posted by Morman Tebolo September 25, 2026
Control Resonant’s Day-One Patch Just Created Two Versions of the Same Game
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Control Resonant’s Day-One Patch Just Created Two Versions of the Same Game

Control Resonant leaked a full day before launch and the gaming internet responded with a shrug. Good. That was never the story. The story is the hotfix Remedy pushed alongside…
Posted by Mark Grantt September 25, 2026
The iPhone 18 Pro’s Battery Win Over Samsung Comes With a Repairability Catch
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The iPhone 18 Pro’s Battery Win Over Samsung Comes With a Repairability Catch

Two weeks, two flagships, one charger between them. After running the iPhone 18 Pro Max and the Galaxy S26 Ultra through the same battery loop and shooting a few hundred…
Posted by Morman Tebolo September 25, 2026
The Encore Proves Taylor Swift Couldn’t Leave Showgirl Alone
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The Encore Proves Taylor Swift Couldn’t Leave Showgirl Alone

The Life of a Showgirl was supposed to be finished. Twelve tracks, no deluxe planned, a complete statement, and Taylor Swift said as much when it dropped last October. This…
Posted by Sibusiso Tebogo September 25, 2026
Gakpo’s Late Equalizer Was the Only Honest Result in Amsterdam
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Gakpo’s Late Equalizer Was the Only Honest Result in Amsterdam

Cody Gakpo leaping to volley a stoppage-time cross past Germany in the 92nd minute is the clip everyone will replay, and it denied Jürgen Klopp a winning start to his…
Posted by Sibusiso Tebogo September 25, 2026
Owen Ndlovu Is Laid to Rest Today, but His Fight Isn’t Finished
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Owen Ndlovu Is Laid to Rest Today, but His Fight Isn’t Finished

Owen Ndlovu is being buried today at Westpark Cemetery after a funeral service in Lenasia South, nine days after he was found shot dead beside a road in Thokoza. The…
Posted by Kevin Orwa September 25, 2026
OPPO Reno16 F 5G Lands in SA With a 7000mAh Battery and One Big Compromise
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OPPO Reno16 F 5G Lands in SA With a 7000mAh Battery and One Big Compromise

OPPO's Reno16 F 5G is finally on South African shelves at R16,999, carrying the two things local buyers keep asking for: a 7000mAh battery and a proper 50MP telephoto. After…
Posted by Morman Tebolo September 24, 2026
Bethesda Says Obsidian Stays Distinct. The Org Chart Says Otherwise.
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Bethesda Says Obsidian Stays Distinct. The Org Chart Says Otherwise.

Obsidian Entertainment officially reports to Bethesda now. Matt Booty confirmed the move on Xbox Wire Tuesday as part of a wider Xbox reshuffle, and by Wednesday Bethesda president Jill Braff's…
Posted by Mark Grantt September 24, 2026
The Signature 27 Is Motorola’s Boldest Flagship Yet, and Its Biggest Gamble
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The Signature 27 Is Motorola’s Boldest Flagship Yet, and Its Biggest Gamble

Motorola picked a loud stage for its loudest phone. The Signature 27 broke cover at Qualcomm's Snapdragon Summit on Monday as the first device carrying the Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme…
Posted by Morman Tebolo September 24, 2026
Samsung Calls Apple’s Foldable Flattery, but Neither Brand Is Fighting on Price
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Samsung Calls Apple’s Foldable Flattery, but Neither Brand Is Fighting on Price

Justin Hume has a favourite word for Apple's foldable debut and he isn't shy about it. At the Mitsumi Distribution partnership event at Bryanston Country Club last week, Samsung Mobile…
Posted by Morman Tebolo September 23, 2026
Xbox Cuts 268 More Jobs, and Halo Now Belongs to Activision
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Xbox Cuts 268 More Jobs, and Halo Now Belongs to Activision

Yesterday's memo from Matt Booty landed with the usual corporate softness: 268 roles gone, studios reshuffled, a "reset" that's apparently three-quarters complete. Read past the press-release language on Xbox Wire…
Posted by Mark Grantt September 23, 2026
Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6: Fast on Paper, Unproven in Your Pocket
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Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6: Fast on Paper, Unproven in Your Pocket

Qualcomm opened its Snapdragon Summit in Maui yesterday with two new flagship chips, and one of them cleared a bar no phone chip has ever touched. The Snapdragon 8 Elite…
Posted by Morman Tebolo September 23, 2026
Snorkel AI Just Became a $3.5B Data Factory With a Human Problem
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Snorkel AI Just Became a $3.5B Data Factory With a Human Problem

Snorkel AI closed a $350 million Series E on Tuesday at a $3.5 billion valuation, nearly triple the $1.3 billion it carried in May 2025. The number is the story…
Posted by Mark Grantt September 23, 2026
Scorpion Kings Live Was a Triumph FNB Stadium Wasn’t Ready For
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Scorpion Kings Live Was a Triumph FNB Stadium Wasn’t Ready For

Seventy thousand people singing “Abalele” while a montage of AKA, Riky Rick and other fallen stars filled the big screens. Kabza De Small hammering a grand piano wrapped in flames.…
Posted by Kevin Orwa September 23, 2026
Samsung’s Mitsumi Deal Is a Premium Play Aimed at SA’s Small Retailers
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Samsung’s Mitsumi Deal Is a Premium Play Aimed at SA’s Small Retailers

Distribution announcements are the wallpaper of this industry, and Samsung handing Mitsumi an authorised B2B slot for its mobile portfolio looked like exactly that when it landed at a Bryanston…
Posted by Morman Tebolo September 22, 2026
Bungie’s Destiny 2 Unvaulting Is an Admission of Failure, Not Generosity
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Bungie’s Destiny 2 Unvaulting Is an Admission of Failure, Not Generosity

Six years ago Bungie deleted the Red War, Io, Titan, and a chunk of a game people had already paid for, then told everyone it was for the good of…
Posted by Mark Grantt September 22, 2026
iPhone 18 Pro Teardown: A Thermal Masterpiece With a Repair Nightmare Attached
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iPhone 18 Pro Teardown: A Thermal Masterpiece With a Repair Nightmare Attached

One of the six blades in the iPhone 18 Pro's new variable aperture came loose during the first proper teardown of the phone, and it wasn't carelessness. The blades are…
Posted by Morman Tebolo September 22, 2026
Ed Sheeran’s Gaza Speech Won’t Save a Tour That Lost Its Openers
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Ed Sheeran’s Gaza Speech Won’t Save a Tour That Lost Its Openers

On Saturday night in Philadelphia, Ed Sheeran walked out with no opening act for the first time on this tour and read a prepared statement about Gaza before playing a…
Posted by Sibusiso Tebogo September 22, 2026
Man City Are Top After 5-3 Over Sunderland, and the Defence Should Scare You
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Man City Are Top After 5-3 Over Sunderland, and the Defence Should Scare You

Eight goals at the Etihad, five of them City's, and the number that should worry everyone is 4.25. That's the expected-goals figure Sunderland generated on Saturday, from a newly promoted…
Posted by Sibusiso Tebogo September 22, 2026
iPhone 18 Pro in South Africa: the aperture is worth it, the battery hype isn’t
Posted inElectronics

iPhone 18 Pro in South Africa: the aperture is worth it, the battery hype isn’t

The iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max landed on South African doorsteps on September 18, and I've spent the whole weekend with both. Most coverage keeps recycling Apple's record battery…
Posted by Morman Tebolo September 21, 2026
Wolverine’s Bathroom Sign Was Never AI, and That’s Somehow Worse
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Wolverine’s Bathroom Sign Was Never AI, and That’s Somehow Worse

Marvel's Wolverine has been out for less than a week, and its first genuine controversy is a bathroom sign. Not the combat or the story. A coed restroom decal with…
Posted by Mark Grantt September 21, 2026
The iPhone Duo Is the Best Thing to Happen to Galaxy Z Fold 8 Sales
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The iPhone Duo Is the Best Thing to Happen to Galaxy Z Fold 8 Sales

For years Apple treated foldables as a novelty it had no intention of touching. Then it announced the iPhone Duo on September 9, and within a week Galaxy Z Fold…
Posted by Morman Tebolo September 21, 2026
Pearl Thusi’s R15m SARS Fight Exposes the Brutal Side of Pay Now, Argue Later
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Pearl Thusi’s R15m SARS Fight Exposes the Brutal Side of Pay Now, Argue Later

Pearl Thusi owes SARS money. She's admitted that much herself. What she disputes is the scale, calling the reported R15 million figure "grossly incorrect and therefore misleading". My problem with…
Posted by Kevin Orwa September 21, 2026
Apple’s Foldable iPhone Lands in SA and Samsung Wins Either Way
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Apple’s Foldable iPhone Lands in SA and Samsung Wins Either Way

When Justin Hume, vice-president of Samsung Mobile SA, welcomed Apple into the foldable market this week with the line “imitation is the highest form of flattery”, it read like polished…
Posted by Morman Tebolo September 20, 2026
Wolverine Sold 1.9 Million Copies in 3 Days Despite a 77 on Metacritic
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Wolverine Sold 1.9 Million Copies in 3 Days Despite a 77 on Metacritic

Marvel's Wolverine sold an estimated 1.9 million copies in its first three days on PS5, pulling in roughly $130 million. That already beats Death Stranding 2's entire PS5 lifetime revenue.…
Posted by Mark Grantt September 20, 2026
The iPhone 18 Pro Max Outlasts the Galaxy S26 Ultra on Efficiency, Not Size
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The iPhone 18 Pro Max Outlasts the Galaxy S26 Ultra on Efficiency, Not Size

I've spent the past week with an iPhone 18 Pro Max in one pocket and a Galaxy S26 Ultra in the other, and the surprise wasn't who won. Apple's flagship…
Posted by Morman Tebolo September 20, 2026
Samsung’s Premium Confidence in South Africa Rests on More Than AI
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Samsung’s Premium Confidence in South Africa Rests on More Than AI

Justin Hume has spent this week telling anyone who'll listen that South Africa's premium phone market is in rude health. Samsung's mobile chief for the region called the segment, foldables…
Posted by Morman Tebolo September 19, 2026
Crusoe’s $30.9 Billion Valuation Is a Bet on Electrons, Not Chips
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Crusoe’s $30.9 Billion Valuation Is a Bet on Electrons, Not Chips

Crusoe closed a $3.9 billion Series F on September 17 at a $30.9 billion post-money valuation, and the easy take is that another AI data center giant just got richer.…
Posted by Mark Grantt September 19, 2026
Team Night Is Winning the Day and Night Debate, and It’s Missing the Point
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Team Night Is Winning the Day and Night Debate, and It’s Missing the Point

Carly Rae Jepsen released her eighth album yesterday, and her fanbase split into two camps before most people finished one full listen. Day and Night is a 24-track, 85-minute double…
Posted by Sibusiso Tebogo September 19, 2026
APAC’s Luxury Wellness Boom Will Belong to Resorts That Open the Gate
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APAC’s Luxury Wellness Boom Will Belong to Resorts That Open the Gate

Marriott's luxury division surveyed 1,750 high-net-worth travellers across Singapore, Australia, Japan and Indonesia this month, and 90% of them now factor wellness into how they book. The industry is reading…
Posted by Martha Ottonan September 19, 2026
Brentford 3-0 Chelsea: Two Billion Pounds of Talent, Two Shots on Target
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Brentford 3-0 Chelsea: Two Billion Pounds of Talent, Two Shots on Target

Chelsea, with a squad assembled for something north of two billion pounds, had about 60% of the ball, took a dozen corners and managed two shots on target at the…
Posted by Sibusiso Tebogo September 19, 2026
Connie Ferguson Returns as Karabo, and Generations Keeps Renting Its Own History
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Connie Ferguson Returns as Karabo, and Generations Keeps Renting Its Own History

Karabo Moroka is coming home, briefly. Connie Ferguson confirmed on Thursday that she's stepping back into Generations: The Legacy for what she calls a very short visit, framing Karabo as…
Posted by Kevin Orwa September 19, 2026
One UI 9 gives Galaxy S26 owners an overdue update, not certainty
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One UI 9 gives Galaxy S26 owners an overdue update, not certainty

A flagship phone shouldn't leave its owner wondering why a cheaper relative already has newer software. That's the awkward backdrop to Samsung's stable One UI 9 rollout for the Galaxy…
Posted by Morman Tebolo September 17, 2026

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