Much like a highly contagious strain of superflu, PSY’s Gangnam Style has penetrated every tier of society and has even managed to somehow find its way into the military and redirect otherwise well-spent funding to teaching a highly advanced robot how to perform the infamous dance.

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Having just come out of winter, and with a decreased summer load on the national grid, you would expect that a little relief would be in order from our nation’s energy supplier – not quite. After lukewarm showers, green swimming pools and rooms lit with a single lightbulb, we’ll be finding out this week if we’re in for another increase in the price of electricity.

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It looks like Rupert Murdoch might be keen to expand his media empire yet again. Reports have indicated that the old man is now after the Los Angeles Times and the Chicago Tribune.

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A massive car bomb went off late Friday afternoon in Beirut – the first of its kind in four years. Rubble and the twisted, burning wreckage of several cars filled the central Beirut street where the bomb exploded. The blast literally ripped the facades and balconies off buildings. Eight people were killed, and a further 78 injured.

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Joahnnesburgers tend to make quite a big deal of the famed “Highveld storm”, talking up the magnitude and power of every smattering of rain in their general vicinity. But after watching this video, we think it’s probably fair to let them keep the weather bragging rights for a while longer. The footage was shot in […]

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A team of South African scientists has discovered that certain people’s blood is capable of producing antibodies that can kill nine of ten known strains of HIV.

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Armstrong charity supporters want refund. Pippa’s new book. French president to ban homework. Cricket SA CEO fired for lying. Tom Hanks drops F-bomb on TV. Pope names 7 new saints.

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Over the course of the next ten days we’ll be bringing you a short history of a uniquely South African advertising phenomenon: Liqui-Fruit television ads. Perched high up in the fondly-curated South African Television Advertising Hall of Fame, the Liqui-Fruit ads are up there with greatest hits like the scottish Lunch Bar, and the “Ja […]

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It’s all about the money. Becoming president in the USA costs a lot of dough. Each month, political pundits track fundraising and spending by the political parties, the campaigns and the political action committees, or PAC’s. Check out the top 10 dropping big tom on Romney and Obama.

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All this German guy wanted to do was impress chicks and look awesome in front of his friends. And we’ll be honest, had he managed to jump into, and break through the surface of that frozen pool, that would have been pretty cool.

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From “Bubble Jetting Emperors”, to an awe-inspiring shot of Peyto Lake in Canada’s Banff National Park, the winning photographs of this year’s Veolia Environnement Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition are truly astonishing, and not to be missed.

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Ad man, award-winning vlogger, columnist, author, and Don Corleone of South African Twitter, Khaya Dlanga is an interesting man. And he’ll be live on 2oceansvibe Radio from around 14h00 this afternoon, or just after. It really depends on how his plans to pick up a rental car go, just now. With a scope of opinion […]

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Unlike McIntosh Polela’s jokes, Nando’s flamed-grilled Peri-Peri chicken is always tasteful.

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Lamborghini has revealed the first pictures of their 2013 Gallardo Spyder. Just like its hardtop counterpart, the convertible features more aggressive lines as well as some new design elements.

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You might have noticed that we mentioned Will Ferrell’s new Old Milwaukee ads in today’s Spice. You might also have noticed that once you followed the link the actual ads were nowhere to be seen. Therefore, you will be delighted to know that we found the ads, and they’re awesome.

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If you’ve managed to get your hands on an iPhone 5, or have recently upgraded to iOS 6, you may be in for a bit of a nasty surprise at the end of the month when you receive your data bill, if you haven’t already. Users of the new software are reporting a massive increase in data usage.

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Ah, science. Air Fuel Synthesis, a small British company based in Stockton-on-Tees, has produced the first “petrol from air”. The scientists used revolutionary technology that “promises to solve the energy crisis as well as help to curb global warming by removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.”

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Earlier this week, we reported on Lance Armstrong being dumped by Nike. Other endorsements lost by him in the past week include Trek, Giro, FRS, Honey Stinger, 24 Hour Fitness, Anheuser-Busch, and Radio Shack.

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Charlie Sheen may have been the top paid TV star last year, but he’s absolutely nowhere this year. Forbes, the magazine about all things money, has just released it’s annual list of top-paid TV actors – but who’s made the top of the list?

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Did you catch the article we penned about The Hawks’ spokesperson, McIntosh Polela, saying he hoped Jub Jub’s friends had given him Vaseline for prison yesterday? Well, Polela, who was initially unapologetic, has changed his mind about that.

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We’ve previously seen loads of pictures of the cool offices Google employees get to work in. But for the first time, Google has lifted the mystery surrounding their data centres.

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Photographer Christoph Malin from Austria created this amazing film by stacking image sequences taken by astronauts aboard the International Space Station. It shows beautiful star trails and city lights streaking over the Earth’s surface as seen from space.

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In the first move of its kind, Twitter has officially banned the account of a German neo-Nazi group. The action came after a request from German police, who claimed the account holders were a “criminal organisation”.

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Kim Jong-Un’s new bride, Ri Sol-Ju, has not been seen for more than 40 days. South Korean media is reporting that she has not been accompanying the Young General on visits, but the real question is – where is she?

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Yesterday we showed you the new Die Antwoord music video for Fatty Boom Boom. You know, the one where Lady Gaga gives birth to a prawn before being eaten by a lion in South Africa?

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Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan and the Treasury have seen the SABC’s proposed 24-Hour news channel business plan, and sent it packing.

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Plot to attack Federal Reserve In NYC foiled: suspect thought he had 1,000-pound bomb. Lance Armstrong probably done for good. Strikes shut Toyota SA down. iPad Mini expected in stores November 2. All, and more, inside

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It’s official: Lance Armstrong will step down as the chairman of Livestrong, his cancer-fighting charity, so that the group can focus on its mission, and not on its founder’s problems.

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When a brand gets called out by a civilian on any of the various, very popular, very public social platforms it can only go one of a few ways, and usually they all end up with the brand having egg on its face. Unless you are UK-based maxipad maker Bodyform, who spun one man’s comments into a brilliant marketing opportunity.

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Speaking to students at the University of Limpopo, our favourite fallen from grace ex-political figure said that South Africa should be taking its cues from Zimbabwe when it comes to staging a successful revolution. This comment comes after a visit to Zimbabwe by Malema over the weekend.

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