GOOGLE SEARCH
Pokemon peaks ahead of Trump and Olympic Games in 2016
It’s been a year that has rocked our political foundations‚ but many South Africans will remember 2016 as the year of Pokemon Go. Google’s top searches for 2016‚ announced on Wednesday‚ reveals that the location-based augmented reality game was the most popular topic entered in the web giant’s search engine. In the midst of revelations about state capture that hogged the headlines‚ politics only made it to number five on Google’s list — and that was for Donald Trump‚ elected last month as president-elect of the US. Domestic politics featured at number five‚ in the form of "election results"‚ no doubt due to the municipal polls in August. But international sport loomed larger in most people’s minds‚ with Euro 2016 and the Rio Olympics capturing second and third spots. The top 10 was rounded out by Mandoza‚ the kwaito musician who died in September; the Independent Electoral Commission; Mall of Africa‚ the giant Midrand shopping centre that opened in April; Caster Semenya‚ 800m gold m...
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