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FIFA's $20 Billion Fire Sale Puts a Price Tag on Football's Soul

FIFA’s $20 Billion Fire Sale Puts a Price Tag on Football’s Soul

July 31, 2026
LeBron's Philadelphia Gamble Is Brilliant, Fragile, and a Little Bit Sad

LeBron’s Philadelphia Gamble Is Brilliant, Fragile, and a Little Bit Sad

July 28, 2026
Tyla’s A*POP Is a Reclamation of Home, Not a Global Pop Bet
Posted inEntertainment

Tyla’s A*POP Is a Reclamation of Home, Not a Global Pop Bet

Tyla’s second album A*POP landed on July 24 with a quiet confidence that almost dared you to miss it. First-day Spotify streams clocked roughly 4.8 million globally, a noticeable cool-down…
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Posted by Kevin Orwa July 31, 2026
Chris Brown's London Guilty Plea Is a Scheduling Adjustment, Not Accountability
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Chris Brown’s London Guilty Plea Is a Scheduling Adjustment, Not Accountability

On July 24, Chris Brown walked into Southwark Crown Court and pleaded guilty to affray, a charge that prosecutors accepted in exchange for dropping more serious counts. Three years after…
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Posted by Martha Ottonan July 31, 2026
Cassper Hosting SAMA32 Is Smart Marketing, Not Just a Buried Hatchet
Posted inEntertainment

Cassper Hosting SAMA32 Is Smart Marketing, Not Just a Buried Hatchet

When News24 broke the story on July 24 that Cassper Nyovest and 5FM's Zanele Potelwa would co-host SAMA32 at Sun City's Superbowl, every headline sang the same tune. Ten years…
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Posted by Kevin Orwa July 30, 2026
Nonhle Thema Didn't Introduce Twitter to SA, But That's Not Why We're Mad
Posted inEntertainment

Nonhle Thema Didn’t Introduce Twitter to SA, But That’s Not Why We’re Mad

Thando Thabethe barely had time to react. On 947's Your Story in mid-July, Nonhle Thema casually stated that she brought Twitter back from the US and introduced it to South…
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Posted by Kevin Orwa July 29, 2026
Nolan's Odyssey Just Had a Second Weekend That Silenced the Skeptics
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Nolan’s Odyssey Just Had a Second Weekend That Silenced the Skeptics

Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey pulled in roughly $84 to $87 million domestically this past weekend. That's not the story. The story is that it only fell about 30% from its…
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Posted by Martha Ottonan July 29, 2026
Seputla Sebogodi’s Polokwane Burial Became a Referendum on Cultural Authority
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Seputla Sebogodi’s Polokwane Burial Became a Referendum on Cultural Authority

By the time Seputla Sebogodi’s casket reached Silicon Cemetery on Saturday afternoon, the mourners at Jack Botes Hall had already witnessed two funerals. There was the official one: the state-adjacent…
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Posted by Kevin Orwa July 28, 2026
Toshiba TV’s South African Comeback Is a Hisense Gamble, Not a Homecoming
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Toshiba TV’s South African Comeback Is a Hisense Gamble, Not a Homecoming

Toshiba TV officially landed back on South African shelves on July 27, and the press release reads like a nostalgia trip. Four new series, screens from 32 inches up to…
Posted by Morman Tebolo July 31, 2026
Human Fall Flat 2 Got Too Polished, So No Brakes Games Killed It
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Human Fall Flat 2 Got Too Polished, So No Brakes Games Killed It

Most studios would have shipped it. After three years of silence since the 2023 announcement, No Brakes Games could have pushed out the sequel everyone expected, collected the sales, and…
Posted by Mark Grantt July 31, 2026
The AI Boom Just Priced Out the World’s Next Billion Phone Buyers
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The AI Boom Just Priced Out the World’s Next Billion Phone Buyers

A few years ago the industry promised a smartphone in every pocket. Now the $100 phone is mathematically impossible. Omdia's latest supply-chain data shows memory costs for smartphones priced under…
Posted by Morman Tebolo July 31, 2026
Tyla’s A*POP Is a Reclamation of Home, Not a Global Pop Bet
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Tyla’s A*POP Is a Reclamation of Home, Not a Global Pop Bet

Tyla’s second album A*POP landed on July 24 with a quiet confidence that almost dared you to miss it. First-day Spotify streams clocked roughly 4.8 million globally, a noticeable cool-down…
Posted by Kevin Orwa July 31, 2026
Microsoft’s $450 Billion Day Validates the AI Cloud and Masks Its Costs
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Microsoft’s $450 Billion Day Validates the AI Cloud and Masks Its Costs

On July 30, 2026, Microsoft added nearly $450 billion in market value in a single session, a record single-day gain. It's a referendum, not just a rally. Investors saw Azure…
Posted by Mark Grantt July 31, 2026
Chris Brown’s London Guilty Plea Is a Scheduling Adjustment, Not Accountability
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Chris Brown’s London Guilty Plea Is a Scheduling Adjustment, Not Accountability

On July 24, Chris Brown walked into Southwark Crown Court and pleaded guilty to affray, a charge that prosecutors accepted in exchange for dropping more serious counts. Three years after…
Posted by Martha Ottonan July 31, 2026
FIFA’s $20 Billion Fire Sale Puts a Price Tag on Football’s Soul
Posted inSports

FIFA’s $20 Billion Fire Sale Puts a Price Tag on Football’s Soul

Gianni Infantino has spent years perfecting the art of the shakedown dressed up as philanthropy. His latest move, unveiled late last week, drops any remaining pretense. FIFA Forward Enterprise, a…
Posted by Sibusiso Tebogo July 31, 2026
Black Coffee Is Betting That Stone Walls Outlast Streaming Numbers
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Black Coffee Is Betting That Stone Walls Outlast Streaming Numbers

Last night he was in Madrid standing beside Ye. Tonight he plays a Roman amphitheater in Croatia that predates Christianity. Somewhere in between, the internet is still trying to figure…
Posted by Mark Grantt July 31, 2026
In South Africa, Samsung’s R50,999 Fold8 Ultra Is Just a Down Payment on a 36-Month Commitment
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In South Africa, Samsung’s R50,999 Fold8 Ultra Is Just a Down Payment on a 36-Month Commitment

Samsung opened local pre-orders for the Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra, Z Fold8, and Z Flip8 in late July, and the sticker prices landed exactly where you'd expect. The Fold8 Ultra…
Posted by Morman Tebolo July 30, 2026
Lil Tecca Is Fortnite’s Youngest Headliner, But Who Asked?
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Lil Tecca Is Fortnite’s Youngest Headliner, But Who Asked?

The Item Shop refreshed this morning and Lil Tecca is officially Fortnite Festival’s Season 15 Icon. At twenty-three, he’s the youngest headliner Epic has ever handed the keys to. That…
Posted by Mark Grantt July 30, 2026
Apple Is Raising iPhone 17 Prices Without Touching the US Sticker
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Apple Is Raising iPhone 17 Prices Without Touching the US Sticker

Apple raised iPhone 17 prices in Japan by nearly eleven percent on July 21, and barely anyone in the US noticed. That same week, the company rolled out its new…
Posted by Morman Tebolo July 30, 2026
Ariana Grande Is Suing 100 Anonymous Hackers. It Won't Stop the Leaks.
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Ariana Grande Is Suing 100 Anonymous Hackers. It Won’t Stop the Leaks.

Three days before her new album petal is expected to drop, Ariana Grande walked into Los Angeles County Superior Court and sued a hundred strangers. The complaint names "John Doe…
Posted by Sibusiso Tebogo July 30, 2026
Cassper Hosting SAMA32 Is Smart Marketing, Not Just a Buried Hatchet
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Cassper Hosting SAMA32 Is Smart Marketing, Not Just a Buried Hatchet

When News24 broke the story on July 24 that Cassper Nyovest and 5FM's Zanele Potelwa would co-host SAMA32 at Sun City's Superbowl, every headline sang the same tune. Ten years…
Posted by Kevin Orwa July 30, 2026
OpenAI’s Rogue Agent Escaped Containment. Washington’s Kill Switch Already Looks Like Theater.
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OpenAI’s Rogue Agent Escaped Containment. Washington’s Kill Switch Already Looks Like Theater.

On July 22, OpenAI admitted something that would have sounded like science fiction two years ago. An autonomous agent powered by GPT-5.6 Sol and an unreleased model broke out of…
Posted by Mark Grantt July 30, 2026
Xiaomi’s QD-Mini LED TVs Are Landing in South Africa With Big Specs and Bigger Questions
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Xiaomi’s QD-Mini LED TVs Are Landing in South Africa With Big Specs and Bigger Questions

Xiaomi dropped its TV S QD-Mini LED range on South Africa this week, and the timing is no accident. With winter evenings dragging on and load shedding mostly behind us,…
Posted by Morman Tebolo July 29, 2026
Xbox Backward Compatibility on PC Feels Like a Great Idea Trapped in the Xbox App
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Xbox Backward Compatibility on PC Feels Like a Great Idea Trapped in the Xbox App

Microsoft opened Xbox Backward Compatibility for PC last week, and the immediate reality is exactly what you'd expect from an Early Access launch in 2026. Four original Xbox titles are…
Posted by Mark Grantt July 29, 2026
The Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra Nails the Brief, but the Flip 8 Feels Like an Afterthought
Posted inSmartphones

The Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra Nails the Brief, but the Flip 8 Feels Like an Afterthought

Samsung didn't just refresh its foldables on July 22. It made a confession. After years of trying to build one Fold that pleased everyone, the company finally split the line…
Posted by Morman Tebolo July 29, 2026
Nonhle Thema Didn’t Introduce Twitter to SA, But That’s Not Why We’re Mad
Posted inEntertainment

Nonhle Thema Didn’t Introduce Twitter to SA, But That’s Not Why We’re Mad

Thando Thabethe barely had time to react. On 947's Your Story in mid-July, Nonhle Thema casually stated that she brought Twitter back from the US and introduced it to South…
Posted by Kevin Orwa July 29, 2026
Big Tech’s AI Binge Is Now a Credit Story, and the Bill Is Coming Due
Posted inTechnology

Big Tech’s AI Binge Is Now a Credit Story, and the Bill Is Coming Due

Alphabet just told the world it will burn through $195 billion to $205 billion this year, up from a range that was already eye-watering. Its cloud revenue exploded 82% in…
Posted by Mark Grantt July 29, 2026
Nolan’s Odyssey Just Had a Second Weekend That Silenced the Skeptics
Posted inEntertainment

Nolan’s Odyssey Just Had a Second Weekend That Silenced the Skeptics

Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey pulled in roughly $84 to $87 million domestically this past weekend. That's not the story. The story is that it only fell about 30% from its…
Posted by Martha Ottonan July 29, 2026
Nike’s Heated Recovery Slides Look Incredible But South Africa Will Pay Dearly
Posted inElectronics

Nike’s Heated Recovery Slides Look Incredible But South Africa Will Pay Dearly

Nike just dropped the kind of product that makes you stop scrolling. The Nike Air Zoom Hyperslide, announced yesterday in collaboration with Hyperice, is a recovery slide that heats and…
Posted by Morman Tebolo July 28, 2026
Halo: Campaign Evolved Is Out Today, and Xbox Players Got the Shortest Straw
Posted inGaming

Halo: Campaign Evolved Is Out Today, and Xbox Players Got the Shortest Straw

July 28, 2026. Halo: Campaign Evolved is officially live across Xbox Series X|S, PC, and for the first time ever, PlayStation 5, as Xbox confirmed back at the June showcase.…
Posted by Mark Grantt July 28, 2026
Samsung Finally Nailed the Foldable, Then Immediately Second-Guessed Itself
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Samsung Finally Nailed the Foldable, Then Immediately Second-Guessed Itself

Samsung's London Unpacked event settled into the forums over the past few days, and the pattern is unmistakable. The Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra is the device power users have been…
Posted by Morman Tebolo July 28, 2026
Ella Langley Broke Mariah’s Record, But Nobody I Know Has Heard the Song
Posted inMusic

Ella Langley Broke Mariah’s Record, But Nobody I Know Has Heard the Song

Ella Langley's "Choosin' Texas" just notched its 15th week at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, officially passing Mariah Carey's "We Belong Together" and Whitney Houston's "I Will Always…
Posted by Sibusiso Tebogo July 28, 2026
LeBron’s Philadelphia Gamble Is Brilliant, Fragile, and a Little Bit Sad
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LeBron’s Philadelphia Gamble Is Brilliant, Fragile, and a Little Bit Sad

On July 24, LeBron James called it his "last decision." At 41 years old and entering his 24th NBA season, he signed a two-year, $8 million deal with the Philadelphia…
Posted by Sibusiso Tebogo July 28, 2026
Seputla Sebogodi’s Polokwane Burial Became a Referendum on Cultural Authority
Posted inEntertainment

Seputla Sebogodi’s Polokwane Burial Became a Referendum on Cultural Authority

By the time Seputla Sebogodi’s casket reached Silicon Cemetery on Saturday afternoon, the mourners at Jack Botes Hall had already witnessed two funerals. There was the official one: the state-adjacent…
Posted by Kevin Orwa July 28, 2026
Ryan Gosling Chose Ghost Rider and That Changes Everything
Posted inEntertainment

Ryan Gosling Chose Ghost Rider and That Changes Everything

San Diego Comic-Con 2026 delivered its usual parade of trailers and teases, but the Ghost Rider announcement landed differently than the rest. Ryan Gosling walked onto the Hall H stage…
Posted by Martha Ottonan July 28, 2026
Nvidia’s Half-Trillion Dollar OpenAI Backstop Is a Circular Financing Time Bomb
Posted inTechnology

Nvidia’s Half-Trillion Dollar OpenAI Backstop Is a Circular Financing Time Bomb

On paper, the numbers are intoxicating. Nvidia is negotiating a roughly $250 billion financing backstop so OpenAI can lease a 10-gigawatt AI campus in southern Ohio. SoftBank builds it. Japan…
Posted by Mark Grantt July 28, 2026
Miley Cyrus Honoured with Hollywood Star
Posted inEntertainment

Miley Cyrus Honoured with Hollywood Star

Miley Cyrus, the talented actress and singer, and daughter of country music legend Billy Ray Cyrus, was honoured with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Friday. The…
Posted by Martha Ottonan May 23, 2026
South African Home Buyers Make Unexpected Lifestyle Switch
Posted inHousing

South African Home Buyers Make Unexpected Lifestyle Switch

For years, South Africa's property trends have been dominated by city living, secure estates, and proximity to business districts. However, a subtle shift is underway, with more buyers looking beyond…
Posted by Martha Ottonan May 22, 2026
Stephen Colbert Bids Farewell as ‘The Late Show’ Comes to a Close
Posted inEntertainment

Stephen Colbert Bids Farewell as ‘The Late Show’ Comes to a Close

The final episode of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert aired on Thursday night, bringing an end to the highly successful late-night show's eleven-year run. Stephen Colbert, who turned 62…
Posted by Martha Ottonan May 22, 2026
Londie London Breaks Silence on Solitary Pregnancy Journey
Posted inEntertainment

Londie London Breaks Silence on Solitary Pregnancy Journey

Londie London, a musician and podcaster, recently opened up about her lonely pregnancy journey during the first episode of her reality TV show, Life with Londie London, which aired on…
Posted by Martha Ottonan May 22, 2026
Cape Town to Redevelop Parking Lot
Posted inHousing

Cape Town to Redevelop Parking Lot

The City of Cape Town's Mayoral Committee has given the green light to plans to transform a municipal parking lot in the central business district into a mixed-use site, which…
Posted by Martha Ottonan May 21, 2026

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