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Tickets Available For England Game – Tickets for next Friday’s game in Cape Town are in great demand and we’ve managed to find a whole bunch for you. The 5-Star Cape Royale hotel (my primary residence – directly opposite the stadium) is offering packages which include tickets and rooms. So you won’t have to worry about parking either! Also available are Portugal v Korea and Cameroon v Netherlands. [tickets]

Cape Town Road Closures For World Cup Street Festival – The City of Cape Town has announced several road closures for its spectacular street festival to ‘Welcome the World to the Mother City’, on June 10 at the Grand Parade. On Thursday, some 17 000 revellers are expected to gather at the Fifa Fan Fest on the Grand Parade, and another 50 000 in the city centre. [capetowngov]

World Cup WAGS: The Ladies In The Stands – Meet the World Cup WAGs: the saucy wives and girlfriends of the South Africa 2010 World Cup players. In recent years, charting the WAG circuit has become almost as big of a sport as the game of soccer itself. Herewith, key women to watch for in the bleachers. From Coleen and Cheryl to Posh and Eva, we’re in for a treat! [vanityfair]

Everyone At FIFA’s Number Starts With 083 2010 – Some interesting info I picked up yesterday from a 2oceansviber who has been dealing with some FIFA hotshots. Enjoy this – given their sponsorship from MTN, all FIFA officials in South Africa have cellphone numbers beginning with 083 2010! Not too many to try out if you’re looking for someone specific. I wonder if Sepp got 001? Who got 007? [hello]

John Smit Live On 2OV Radio Tomorrow Morning – Springbok captain John Smit will be joining us in-studio tomorrow, the first day of the World Cup. We will discuss all things vuvuzela, as well as the fact that the Boks will be playing France on Saturday – a day after the French football side have their first game in Cape Town. Prizes from Sunglass Hut and Havaianas. [2oceansviberadio]

Man In Brazil Jails Daughter, Has Seven Kids With Her – Equals Fritzl’s Tally – A man in a remote fishing village in Brazil kept his daughter imprisoned for 12 years, raped her repeatedly and had seven children with her. The man is also accused of abusing a young girl he had with his daughter. Police allege that Jose Agostinho Pereira, 54, kept his daughter, now 28, under virtual house arrest in a two-room, thatched-roof hut. [associated]

Salma Hayek Snake Freakout – For a woman who made her name by seductively dancing with a massive snake around her neck in the film From Dusk Till Dawn, it is surprising to see Salma Hayek completely losing her shit. This recent video was taken during a promotional interview for her new movie. Which gets interrupted by a snake. Watch this. [celebritycafe]

BP Valued At Less Than It’s Assets – The financial toll of the oil spill disaster in the Gulf of Mexico escalated Wednesday as BP’s stock plummeted to a 14-year low and fishermen, businesses and property owners who have filed damage claims with the company angrily complained of delays, excessive paperwork and skimpy payments that have put them on the verge of going under. [huffpo]

How Jay Z Became King Of America – He’s had more Number One albums than Elvis Presley. He hangs with Barack Obama at the White House. And he’s riding high after leaving his longtime label Def Jam to work a $150 million deal with Live Nation, delivering some of his best live performances ever. At the age of 40, Jay-Z qualifies as an elder statesman of hip-hop – so how does he run the game? [rollingstone]

Fresh Satirical Take On 2oceansvibe – I was emailed by a few panicky 2oceansvibers out there, directing me to another local website who wrote a highly entertaining article, taking the mickey out of 2oceansvibe. In particular, they had a go at our passion for quality brands and good service, as we still manage to provide topical world news, humorous content and popular culture commentary. Very flattering! [6000]

Britney Spears May Have Sexually Harassed Her Bodyguard – This is what the reputable Sun newspaper is reporting. Twenty-nine-year-old Fernando Flores claims that the worrisome ex-pop singer traipsed around nude in front of him and made unwanted advances. In Britney’s defense, she thought he was a piece of cheesecake. [gawker]

Luxury Yacht Comes With Free Custom Supercar – As boat accessories go, a bespoke supercar is probably the most extravagant. But that’s exactly what millionaire buyers of the £17m Strand Craft SC122 will get.Beating the Bugatti Veyron hands down for exclusivity, the supercar has 880bhp from its twin-turbo V12 engine and a claimed top speed of 234mph. Only six will be built, each capable of hitting 60mph from rest in 3.2 seconds. [cars]

“Eat Da Poo Poo” – I’ve received this so many times that I guess I need to post it to get the insanity to stop. It’s a true video filmed in Uganda at an anti-homosexual presentation. It is so absurd and ridiculous and crass that it verges on humorous. But funny in a sad kind of way. Nothing graphic so go ahead and view at work. This guy has an incredible view on what homosexual get up to behind closed doors. [youtube]

Tom Cruise To Make “Les Grossman” Film – This is some of the greatest news of our lifetime. Paramount Pictures and MTV Films announced today that they are set to develop a movie around mega-producer Les Grossman. The announcement comes on the heels of Grossman’s groundbreaking and visionary production at the 2010 MTV Movie Awards Sunday night. [variety]

[thanks jase, travis, richard]