When it comes to celebrity gossip, South African love to dish. And there are plenty of Twitter feeds offering the full scoop. Here are 10 accounts to check out — including one devoted entirely to the Oscar Pistorius murder trial: 10 South African celebrity gossip sites to follow on Twitter.
1. Oscar Trial Channel
The Oscar Pistorius murder trial is all anyone can talk about in South Africa these days, so it makes sense there’s a Twitter feed devoted specifically to it. And according to SocialBaker.com statistics, it is the 57th most-followed Twitter account in the country. Tweets include:
— Oscar Trial Channel (@OscarTrial199) July 3, 2014
2. MTV Base Africa
The MTV Twitter feed for African-related music is managed out of South Africa. It sends out many tweets per day, focusing both on gossip and posts like this that promote its local programming:
With just more than 7,200 followers, the gossip website doesn’t have a massive Twitter presence, but expect it to gain more followers for its oft-snarky tweets:
2. There’s a R50k reward for whoever finds the DJ who allegedly murdered his girlfriend! That’s a lot of KFC meals… http://t.co/RBzsROVfF9
For up-to-the-minute celebrity gossip, check out Just Curious, which won the Best Entertainment Blog title at the 2014 African Blogger Awards. Its twitter feed is updated frequently:
Their aim is to bring viewers closer to celebrities by providing the scoop on them. Tweets to their 10,400 followers include celebrity retweets like this:
Bow down bi£chez @kuliroberts rocks she z Boss in this entertainment news shows she proved it 2 y’all the past 2& half years @Headlinemzansi