This morning we reported on Julius Malema getting bounced from Marikana yesterday by police officers. He wanted to “attend” an event where North West miners were to be briefed. Malema has promised to speak out sometime today in response. But in the meantime sit back, relax, and enjoy this footage taken of him being escorted off the premises.

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In a game of one-upmanship with itself, nature was apparently unsatisfied with the destructive force of an ordinary tornado so it decided to up the ante and add some fire, the result: a “fire devil”.

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Consumer insights group, Pondering Panda, said on Monday that nearly two thirds of young South Africans have little idea of what hydraulic fracking is about.

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After the launch of the iPhone 5 last week, Samsung launched a print campaign mocking Apple’s products, employees and customers. They also used the opportunity to tout all the offerings of their own Galaxy S3 handset. Not having it, Apple fanboys immediately got to work on a response. Check it out inside.

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Across the globe, there’s scarcely a person, with Internet access, who has not illegally downloaded at least one song. More often than not it’s actually an entire album, and it’s usually not the first, nor the last time. Knowing this, Musicmetric collected data from around the world and compiled a report that reveals which countries are responsible for illegally downloading the largest amount of music.

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One of Shell’s senior executives in the UK has been sentenced for deciding to be smart enough to print out his child porn collection at work. Anthony Sturman, who works at the London office of the oil giant, has now been given eight months and made to sign the sex offender’s register.

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In yet more violent retaliation against a film mocking the Prophet Mohammed, the Hezb-i-Islami insurgent group has claimed responsibility for an attack that’s killed 12 people, including South Africans, in Kabul, Afghanistan today.

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Last week Wednesday, Gold Reef City hosted South Africa’s first Comedy Central Roast, which featured Steve Hofmeyr as the subject. What started off as a just-for-laughs event, with fellow celebrities poking fun at one another, soon turned bitter as it appeared some could not take it as well as they were dishing it out.

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To celebrate their 25th birthday, Nando’s is asking South Africans to give them 25 reasons why South Africa is awesome. To kick things off they have made this hilarious advert, dedicated to the country’s car guards.

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This incredible television advert were made for a Danish bus liner called Midttrafik. It is being described as the “sexiest, coolest, most EPIC bus commercial ever” and we tend to agree.

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Hot Wheels have to be one of the best toys ever. Getting mini cars to do flips and twists landing back on the track only to roll on into a service centre, or maybe just onto another set of crazy loops, was the best. What’s better than this miniature craziness turned full scale? Click Through to find out.

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Our recent article on Stephen Birch and his theory on the location of Madeleine McCann’s body has been a hot topic of discussion lately. Many people took to the comments section of this article, offering many new viewpoints on what exactly has happened. Stephen Birch’s podcast has been listened to almost 300 times – which is quite something seeing it’s over 30 minutes long.

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Professor Tim Noakes has said in a letter published in the Cape Times today that the theory that blood cholesterol and a high-fat diet are the causes of heart disease will be one of the greatest errors in the history of medicine.

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22 years ago, Damian Aspinall did what many parents would consider to be reckless and irresponsible – he introduced his 18-month-old daughter, Tansy, to a group of gorillas at Howletts Wild Animal Park in Kent. He filmed the encounter but kept the footage private, until now.

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The Silverstone circuit in England held an attempt to break the Guinness World Record for “The Largest Parade of Ferrari Cars” this weekend. And break the record they did! A total of 964 Prancing Horses attended the parade on Saturday, shattering the previous record of 490 cars dating back to 2008 at Japan’s Fuji Speedway Circuit. The parade was led by Felipe Massa and Marc Gene, and included members from the UK Ferrari Owners Club and the Ferrari North Europe Club.

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Jack Daniel’s gave us a call the other day. “How would you guys feel about taking a V8 Chevvy Camaro for a spin.” I’d feel great about it. That’s how I’d feel. And then I went back to work. Twenty minutes laters a guy named Joe pulled up outside The Compound. He said he had […]

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Heyneke Meyer may have closed the casket on Morné Steyn’s Springbok career once and for all. But probably not.

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This week we’ve reported about various violent protests on US embassies across the Middle East over a film deemed insulting to the Prophet Muhammad. The latest incident saw an attack against the U.S. embassy compound in Sanaa, Yemen. Check out footage inside.

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Malaysia’s Education Ministry has recommended a list of traits that it believes will help parents and teachers identify homosexuality in their young children, so that they can respond to the “symptoms.”

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About a year ago, we ran a piece in our prestigious boss category, called How To Fight Fire Like A Boss. It featured two guys that just completed their firefighter exam and were eager to show us how quickly they could get through a window several stories above the ground. Today we revisit the art of fighting fire like a bauw5 by showing you something even more incredible: fire fighter olympics!

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President Zuma, answering a question from from DA parliamentary leader Lindiwe Mazibuko yesterday in front of the National Assembly, said “[y]ou have more rights because you’re a majority; you have less rights because you’re a minority. That’s how democracy works.”

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Steven Spielberg is back with what is sure to be one of the cinematic treats of the year – a star-studded period drama following the life of one of America’s most famous Presidents, Abraham Lincoln.

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Is South African Chenin any good? According to two international writers it is, and it isn’t. Frustratingly for local producers, mixed messages are being sent out. Locally we have been all “Yeah SA Chenin is the dog’s bollocks!” and then given a full-on smack-down by international writers: “Steady on there Saffas, your wines are definitely […]

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Maybe you’ve heard of the concept of six degrees of separation, which states that any two people can be connected to each other by six other people. This is where the game Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon comes from, as well as Google’s latest built-in feature: The Bacon Calculator.

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Frans Baleni, National Union of Mineworkers general secretary, was this morning quoted as saying that Lonmin had made mineworkers an offer, but this offer has since been rejected.

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Yesterday afternoon, Guatemala’s Volcán de Fuego (Volcano of Fire), an active volcano near Antigua, Guatemala unexpectedly began erupting, causing panic and the forced evacuation of over 33 000 people. The eruption caused volcanic ash to fall more than half a kilometre down the mountain.

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Yesterday we reported on Julius Malema visiting more striking miners, and telling them how the president does not see them as a priority. At the same time, Jacob Zuma was asked in parliament to explain government’s action plan to return stability to areas that have been dogged by violence and protracted strikes.

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Yesterday we told you we’d be having Stephen Birch on 2oceansVibe radio. If you missed his incredible story, you missed out. It’s a fantastic tale, and the South African property developer swears that he’s found her body buried in a driveway.

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2oceansvibe’s sports columnist, Sean Wilson, considers the merits of the shortened, shortened game, ahead of the upcoming T20 World Cup that gets underway next week.

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Some of you may remember this guy, Stephen Birch. He’s a South African, who claims to have found Madeleine McCann’s grave, and – get this – the Portuguese government know about it too, but choose not to act on it. Birch will be live on Mark Bayly’s show at 16h15 this afternoon. Make sure you […]

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