Bill Gates has finally admited something we’ve known for a long time: control-alt-delete was a mistake. At a Harvard fundraising campaign, he was asked: “When I want to turn on my computer and software why do I have to have three fingers, Ctrl, Alt, Delete?[…] Who’s idea was that?”

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This week, we’re very pleased to bring you one of the most decorative houses of the week to have ever graced the cache of this website. Ebullient with colour, this well-appointed five-bedroom Johannesburg residence is a whirlwind of quality finishes, and lace doilies. And at just under three bar for the whole lot, this kak fancy place is a bargain.

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A French mountaineer was left stunned after finding a metal box that contained emeralds, rubies and sapphires worth hundreds of thousands of Euros whilst scaling the Mont Blanc glacier in the Alps.

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Just when you thought the Curiosity Rover was just digging up dirt up in vain up on the red planet, it’s gone and struck gold – well, water, actually. That’s right, believe it or not, there’s water on Mars.

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The first cases of the terrifying, homemade, cheap-o version of heroin that eats the flesh of users from the inside and leaves them with reptilian-like skin (hence the name), have been reported in Arizona. The state fears that this is the beginning of an epidemic.

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Those foul-mouthed boys from South Park are coming to your PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 just in time for Christmas. Ubisoft, the company who brought us games like Assassin’s Creed and Far Cry, has announced that South Park: The Stick of Truth will be released on 10 December this year, to coincide with the premiere of the 17th season of the TV show.

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Radio presenter, Sneha Kothari Mashru, said she survived the horrific Kenyan mall massacre by smothering herself in the blood of a teenage victim to make it look like she was dead. She said the boy died of his injuries while they hid from Al Shabaab militia who stormed the Westgate shopping centre in Nairobi a few days ago. She turned his phone off to stop it from alerting their attackers and came up with the plan to smear herself in his blood and play dead.

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Last weekend the 5 – 1 multiple came good and as a result there were a few happy people here at The Compound. This weekend is probably one of the best spreads to date, offering some very interesting options and involves the following matches:

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Four Corners, the movie set in the Cape ganglands, has been selected as South Africa’s official 2014 foreign language entry for the Academy Awards. This is the first foreign language film to blend Sabela (the coded prison language of the 26 and 28 Number gangs) Tsoti-taal, Cape Afrikaans and English.

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Before we get right to the good stuff and tell you how much online publications like Forbes, BuzzFeed and the Huffington Post charge for ‘native advertising,’ we’re going to give you a quick crash course in what native advertising is – just to get everyone up to speed.

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By now you either love or hate the iPhone’s new operating system. Whether you belong to group A or group B, we have some tips for you that are going to make your friends think you are a wizard, and at the end of the day you will be more at peace with your brand spanking new iOS7 operating system.

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The alleged commander of the Nairobi mall terrorist attacks, known as the “White Widow,” was using faked South African identity documents and passports to travel the world under stolen identities.

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Rolling Stone has released their top10 stoner movies of all time, and we’ve compiled them here for you in a neat list for your reference. Get a pen and paper and write them down so you don’t forget, go to the store, buy a ton of snacks and settle in for the weekend.

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What’s the problem with ordering a cab in South Africa? Everything. If by some miracle you manage to communicate clearly with the hellfire of ambient noise that is the taxi cab call centre, you can count yourself among the lucky and privileged few who don’t have their cab stolen by loitering students. Why? Because there’s no way to tell when your cab will arrive. But there is now, thanks to Zapacab.

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A deaf seven-year-old Guatemalan boy can now hear thanks to missionary, Erin Van Oordt, who brought him to America for a life changing cochlear implant operation. Advanced Bionics donated equipment totalling close to R400,000 so that the operation could be performed to allow this boy to hear. Look at his face as his life changes forever as […]

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Groupies back-up data and save all their favourite blooper videos on a 500GB or 1TB Western Digital Hard Drive. Small and high-capacity, the Hard Drive plugs in and plays for easy use and operates smoothly with a USB 2.0 interface. Allowing collectors to share data, images, MP3s and videos, the Western Digital Hard Drive boasts […]

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Bill was running a tad late from leaving some papers backstage so Bono hopped into his seat and began reminiscing, in an exaggerated Arkansas drawl, about the first time they met.

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Have you ever broken up with someone via SMS? Shame on you. If you have, you can count yourself lucky you didn’t do it 26-year-old Quin Woodward Pu, or this might’ve happened to you.

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The Movement for Democratic Change in Zimbabwe once raised hopes that President Robert Mugabe’s ZANU-PF could be defeated at the polls. But, after losing three elections in a row, the party is at war with itself and looks set for a slow death.

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Good guy Kyrie Irving visited a school in Gauteng to participate in an educational program supported by UNICEF’s Schools for Africa initiative. While visiting the kids, an impromptu dance battle kicked off with the Cleveland Cavaliers’ point guard and one brave student. The rest of the class provided the soundtrack.

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Pictures of an old man with his wang out have appeared on 65-year-old Richard Barnes’ Facebook account. Openly gay Mr. Barnes was deputy mayor to Boris Johnson between 2008 and 2012. He insists his Facebook account was hacked and he didn’t upload the pictures, but there is speculation that the pictures could have been uploaded automatically using an iPhone Facebook app.

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Forbes has released their Cash Kings 2013 list – a list of the world’s highest paid hip hop artists and rappers. We must say, we aren’t surprised by the list considering how much bling these guys flash on a day-today basis.

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Meet Tyson. He’s an English bulldog, and he lives in Johannesburg. His owner has a minor obsession with dressing Tyson up, which has led to the foundation of the Bulldogs Be Fancy tumblog. Coincidentally, your work day just got shot to pieces. Here’s a small selection of our favourites: CLICK HERE to see them all. […]

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On Monday, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that the New York City highways would be getting their very own ‘Texting Zones.’ He said that these zones will be put in to place to deter drivers from texting while driving.

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This video takes the saying “desperate times call for desperate measures” to a whole new level. Watch what happened during this Premier League match between Aston Villa and Tottenham on the weekend.

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The Star reported today that a South African woman who was living in Kenya is believed to be dead after the attack at Westgate Mall on the weekend. The mall was supposed to be cleared of hostages yesterday, and the woman, who was believed to be at the mall when the attack occurred has not […]

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Designers listen up – we have some inspiration for you. After a beautiful braai day yesterday, it is understandable that you might be suffering something of a creative mental block this fine Wednesday afternoon. Luckily we have your back. Check out these 15 quotes from some of the world’s greatest designers!

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Lady Gaga recently released her ‘Applause’ music video, in which she references a number of famous works of art, including the 1957 film ‘The Seventh Seal’ and Sandro Botticelli’s 1486 painting, ‘The Birth of Venus.’ So, obviously the Maroon 5 lead singer called her an “art teacher”, instead of an artist. Adam Levine tweeted thus: And […]

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Kanye West’s latest interview is solid gold. This man is probably the best quote machine alive. You simply must read this. Here’s a selection of our favourites from the interview:

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Two Bills, one selfie. The legendary ex-US President, Bill Clinton, and equally legendary co-founder of Microsoft, Bill Gates, posed for a legend….wait for it…..dary selfie at the Clinton Global Initiative this week.

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