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SingularityU SA encourages optimism at future focussed Summit

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SingularityU South Africa Summit in October set to host over 200 world-leading local and international speakers True to its commitment to nurture optimism and encourage future-readiness, SingularityU South Africa has announced a host of new thought leaders, set to speak at the upcoming SingularityU South Africa Summit 2021. Taking place from 12 to 15 October online, the summit aims to empower South Africans and Africans with the latest insights from over 200 of the world’s leading local and international speakers, regarding exponential technologies and innovation across several fields. Topics to be addressed include leadership and investment, artificial intelligence, crypto/blockchain, biotechnology, future of banking, scaling, ESG, 5G, cybersecurity, scaling, social impact, food security, education, NFT’s (nonfungible tokens), gaming, virtual and augmented reality, robotics,

Rising Pop Artist Luke de Agrela releases video for his debut single

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Luke de Agrela is an up-and-coming pop artist from Johannesburg, South Africa. His music combines elements of electronic pop, with thick R&B harmonies. This is all topped off with a stylistic nod to the early 2000s, explaining why he lists Britney Spears and the Backstreet Boys as his biggest influences. Today sees the release of the video for Sleep When I’m Dead, his debut single taken from his upcoming EP Unzipped, which releases on 23 April 2021. ‘Sleep When I'm Dead,’ is a chill pop track influenced by the relaxing sounds of modern-day R&B with a tropical house flare. Lyrically, the song speaks about the struggle of giving too much of yourself to others instead of living the life that you

Thousands rally in Spain as Europeans strike back against lockdown

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Thousands rally in Spain against ‘health dictatorship’ as Europeans strike back against lockdown Struggling small businesses are reopening their doors in the Czech Republic and protests are breaking out in the Netherlands. January 27, 2021 (Alt News Network) – Every-day citizens and small-business owners are demonstrating across Europe in relation to strict Lockdown measures being reimposed throughout the country, with many reopening their businesses.A large group in Madrid marched through the city, protesting Spain's "health dictatorship" with cries of "liberty, liberty". Addressing the crowds gathered with messages warning that “there was a plan being forged against the fundamental rights, against liberty, and against life itself.”Mentioning Event 201, the 2019 pandemic exercise hosted by the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security, the World

Jacques Moolman teams up with Arno Carstens on the brand-new single

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Two of SA’s most celebrated rock vocalists join forces on what is a much-needed release to kick off 2021 with. Jacques Moolman teams up with Arno Carstens on the Blues inspired, laid-back new single ‘Wondrous Things’, out today through Tic Tic Bang record label. “I wrote ‘Wondrous Thing’ as a nostalgic, heartfelt ode to the road and the harder days of touring with Shadowclub, missing home and sleeping in strange towns all over South Africa, but also as a love song. My girlfriend sat me down during a time when I was feeling rather worn out and despondent and she just held me and said ‘You don't deserve any more pain’. I kind of thought she deserved to hear the same words

Saxby Twins Explore A Hot New Sound With New Single ‘Icon’

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Johannesburg, 22 January 2021: 2020 was a big year for local pop duo the Saxby Twins. The 20-year-old duo made their debut on the local music scene last year and have released four tracks over the past 12 months. Now, Wayde and Kyle Saxby are back with a brand-new sound as they push themselves creatively on new single ‘Icon’. Inspired by the commercial hip-hop sound that is dominating charts around the world right now, the twins drew inspiration from musicians like blackbear, Pop Smoke, Jack Harlow, Juice WRLD and 24k Goldn for the new single, putting their own spin on the genre. Lyrically, ‘Icon’ represents the life of a modern-day party person who enjoys living life to its fullest while always having a good time. The narrative tells the story of a sassy, mischievous, bad girl

Netflix Shares Stories That Helped Us Escape While Staying At Home

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It’s been a tumultuous year filled with uncertainty, social distancing, lockdowns and travel restrictions with South Africans finding ways to escape, travel and connect with the real world. And What We Watched 2020 - this year’s South Africa viewing trends on Netflix - reflects those high and lows. This year, South Africans more than doubled the amount of their Netflix viewing compared to 2019. At the start of the year (pre-Covid lockdowns from Jan - Feb 2020), South Africans spent most of their ‘TV Time’ watching titles across multiple genres  - however, from March to July, thrillers, action, musicals and reality had a surge in viewing hours, with kids content, drama and comedy+stand up taking the top three spots of the

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