The British Government’s former top advisor on narcotics, Professor David Nutt has claimed that the global financial crisis of 2008 was caused by widespread overuse and abuse of cocaine in the finances industry.

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You’ll have heard a lot of finance types talking down the usefulness of Bitcoin as a currency, and/or a commodity in the last few weeks. The guys over at the Joy of Tech have nailed the central thesis of why no one’s listening to those Finance types

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This video has had over 52 million views since it launched on Friday evening. That’s much more than 500,000 views an hour, which makes Psy almost as big as cats on the internet.

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The sure skill and balls of the driver – who submerges his vehicle completely under water water for a good minute or so, is what gets him into our Boss Hall Of Fame

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On Friday former South African president, FW de Klerk accused President Jacob Zuma of using apartheid to cover the ANC government’s failures. These remarks came after Planning Minister Trevor Manuel told Zuma that apartheid could no longer be used as an excuse

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This image of North Korean soldiers wearing massive platform heels was taken on Thursday while the “lady-guards” (who make up 10% of the North Korean army) patrolled the banks of the Yalu River.

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It’s here! The Taste Of Cape Town festival kicked off last night, and those of you who think it just happens to be about fine dining need to readjust your perceptions before you’re suffering from a massive case of FOMO on Monday morning. In general, you can expect gourmet food from a laundry list of […]

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Identical twins, Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss have amassed the single largest portfolio of online currency over the last six months, and it’s all in Bitcoins. The Winklevii, as they are better known, say they own nearly 1% of all available Bitcoins.

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This graffiti was spotted last night in central London’s “Banksy Tunnel”, also known as “Graffiti Tunnel.” The double exclamation point doesn’t seem necessary, given the human-height hate lettering, but artists do as they please, we suppose.

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We can’t tell you what this song means, but we can tell you that it’s called “Gentleman” and it’s Psy’s follow up track to his famous Gangnam Style.

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The “Oscar Pistorius Story” is set to be written by John Carlin and published after his trial by Atlantic Books.

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This shocking video published mere minutes ago by eNCA shows an off-duty police officer repeatedly assaulting an unarmed woman at a Free State petrol station. Despite two on-duty police officers being on the scene for the entirety of the assault, the man manages to punch and kick the woman in the head. No attempt is […]

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Last week, a texas businessman obtained a $3,1 million (R26 million) loan to purchase former good guy, Lance Armstrong’s sprawling estate. Newspapers reported that the buyer did not pay anything close to the property’s reported $10 million (R89 million) value.

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Yesterday, the Johannesburg Metro Police shut down an operation mass producing penis enlargement advertisement posters. Because apparently this is actually a priority issue in our country.

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What do you get when a filmaker, professional rally racer and part time crazy stunt driver and GoPro team up? You get a face melting, ear thumping, cheek shaking, heart racing video like this one.

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German security consultant and commercial pilot, Hugo Teso has designed an Android app that could override airplane controls.

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Get some friends together and cross this off your bucket list. The time is now to take a dive into the great blue and see what our beautiful oceans have to offer. Even better, do it for less

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A Glostrup court said on Wednesday that a Danish man had been acquitted of molesting two 17 year old girls due to the man suffering from a rare sleep disorder known as “sexsomnia.”

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This is probably one of the greatest things we’ve seen on the interwebs in a while. Or at least, since yesterday. Published on Monday, this video has already racked up over 12 million views, which makes it the clearest winner for Today’s Viral Video

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This is almost too good to be true. Cape Town and Johannesburg recently played host to the Holi One and We Are One festivals, respectively. There are almost too many highlights to mention, but the Yellow Hand Print Guy should get a special round of applause.

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An unidentified millionaire made history yesterday by being the first South African to buy a Greek island for the not insignificant price of R34 million – and they did it over the phone!

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The Masters is fast approaching, and if you’re not in the United States to watch live, or don’t have DSTV, this is how you can stream the coverage online

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Bonnie Tyler spent the eighties searching for a hero, for a streetwise Hercules on his fiery steed. She held out long into the morning light. Enrique Iglesias offered his services, but all too late.

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What happens to your data when you die? That question has become increasingly mainstream over the last two years. Thankfully, Google has launched a new tool that will enable users to determine a sending destination for their data in the event that they die.

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This piece is the hardest piece I have ever had to write, yet the easiest. It’s hard, because the local music industry lost a family member on Wednesday, so fighting back the tears while writing about Paul is an impossible task. This piece is also easy to write, because with Paul came so many happy memories and funny stories.

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Roger Shepard, a hiker from New Zealand has captured the one thing that still ties North and South Korea together, the Baekdu Daegan mountain range. Check out these incredible photos.

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The lengthy episodes, duels, unexplained deaths, new alliances and strange dreams typified by the average 20 minute stretch of Game Of Thrones require the occasional bout of explaining, and this faux Facebook feed does just that, delightfully.

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Fully automated? Are you kidding me? Honestly, this three bedroom wonder-pad in the heart of the Cape Town city bowl is almost a little bit naughty. It’s almost a little bit too nice. Almost

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The key problem in the area of time travel has been overcoming the problem of transporting one’s physical body into the future. It was reported today that an Iranian scientist who goes by the name of Ali Razeghi has solved that problem by “bringing the future” to us, and not the other way round. Genius.

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Former North Korean spy, Kim Hyun-hee gave unprecedented insight into the leadership regime of North Korea in an exclusive interview, early this week. As a spy operating for the North Korean regime, Hyun-hee blew up a civilian South Korean jet, killing all 115 passengers in 1987.

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