After a ridiculous amount of time at liberty, George Zimmerman – the guy who shot Trayvon Martin for wearing a hoodie – has been taken into custody and charged with second-degree murder. Due to some oddment of Florida law, a charge of first-degree murder was ruled out. If convicted, Zimmerman faces life in prison.

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When Osama Bin Laden was killed, he left pretty big boots to fill as far as international criminals are concerned. So it stands to question, who would replace the world’s most notorious terrorist on the FBI’s most wanted list. A mass murderer? Perhaps a system-crashing, government-infiltrating hacker? Click through to unveil the man who replaced the face of terrorism.

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Studies show SA students are only interested in brands, booze and food, but this Durban University of Technology student sets an awesome example for everyone who has to fight tremendous odds to make it somewhere through education. Read his awesome success story, after the jump!

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It seems summer’s lease has all too short a date for the Cape as the earliest snowfall in three years signals the seasonal start of winter. Where did the powder fall? Only the highest point in our province. More of this winter wonderland, after the jump.

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Last month Jenna Talackova was disqualified from taking part in the Miss Universe beauty pageant because she is transgendered. But the decision was reversed last week, and even better news has just broke: a rule change will allow any transgender women to participate in the beauty pageant from next year onwards.

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Many of us are still really, really naughty about making phone calls and texting while driving. This despite the obviously dangerous distraction of cellphone usage behind the wheel. New reports show there has been a spike in the number of cellphone-related road accidents in South Africa recently – surprising, given how vigorously authorities are trying to clamp down on dangerous driving.

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According to eNews Africa editor, Chris Maroleng, police in Swaziland have detained two journalists working for E-TV. It wasn’t immediately clear why they had been detained, but it was understood that the crew were on their way to report about marches taking place in the country.

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Very disturbing video footage has emerged – involving security guards beating foreign nationals with sjamboks outside a home affairs office in Pretoria. The foreigners were waiting in a queue to renew their refugee papers.

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A new bill is making its way through congress – CISPA, the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act, which is pretty much SOPA in different shoes. It’s another attempt to give copyright enforces carte blanche to spy on internet users and censor online content without just cause. Which is sort of bad.

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An earthquake with an initial magnitude of 8.9 has struck under the sea off Indonesia’s northern Aceh province near the island of Sumatra this morning. The quake triggered a tsunami warning across the Indian Ocean region. The tremor was felt as far away as Singapore, Thailand and India.

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Back in 1925, Dayton, Tennessee was home to the famous Scopes “monkey trial”, which saw teacher John Scopes violating a state statute by teaching evolution in biology. Almost a century of science, research and cultural development later they’re still dealing with the same problems.

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Jet-setting street muralist, ABOVE, recently visited our shores. While he was here he got the opportunity to express his concerns about an issue that lies very close to his heart, blood diamonds. How did he express himself? By defacing the façade of Johannesburg’s largest diamond exporter, with their consent. Click through for pics.

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Paintball guns were the weapons of choice for eight Scarborough residents who were among a group of 35 individuals that battled two troops of baboons in and around the sleepy coastal Cape village on Easter Monday. They fought for hours, but the baboons had the last laugh by returning later in the evening.

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Yesterday the Eugene Terre’Blanche murder trial resumed in Ventersdorp. One of the accused, Chris Mahlangu, claims that he killed the former AWB leader out of self-defense after being sodomised in his farmhouse. His excuse, however, was questioned in the High Court.

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An unnamed Johannesburg resident was robbed, kidnapped, and stuffed into the back of car on Sunday – but managed to send a text to his girlfriend, Lynn Peters who promptly posted a plea for help on Twitter. Frantic retweeting led to a Twitter-coordinated search by private security companies, who retrieved both the car and Peters’ boyfriend.

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Two weeks ago we gleefully reported on the debut of Grade 11 Johannesburger, Jonathan Ovadia, who was introduced as protégé to troubled ANCYL head, Julius Malema. But while his mentor lip sync’s for his political life, Jonathan has his own problems, including threatening the press via SMS. More of this Celebrity Apprentice mayhem, after the jump!

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Iran’s government, not wanting to be outdone by other censorship-crazed nations like China, North Korea, and Great Britain, are taking things to the next level – they are cutting off the internet, permanently. As always, they only have their citizens’ best interests at heart.

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As the concern over threats to Mac users’ security grows, a recent study by Kaspersky Labs reveals one Trojan that has managed to infiltrate over 600 000 Macs, throwing the supposedly tight security protocols used by Apple into sharp relief.

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In an interview over the weekend, Damon Albarn has said it is “unlikely” that there will be any more new material from Gorillaz. He has not given a specific reason, but implied that disagreements between him and his Gorillaz collaborator, artist Jamie Hewlett, could be at the core.

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Felipe Juan Froilan, the 13-year-old grandson of the king of Spain, has learnt at a young age what it feels like to shoot yourself in the foot. (A learning which, considering he’s fifth in line to the Spanish throne, may serve him well later in his life as a state figurehead.)

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Zimbabwean Information Minister, Webster Shamu, has told the AFP that reports that Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe was battling for his life in a Singapore hospital are “a lot of hogwash”. It must really irritate Bob when people make stuff up about him.

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A recent study by South African student magazine, Student Village and the Department of Marketing and Retail Management at UNISA has shed some light on the consumer habits of South Africa’s 850 000 university, technikon- and college-going students. The skinny on South Africa’s student spending, after the jump!

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The year is 1987 and Tom Cruise is a leather-clad, rock god with baboon called “Hey, Man”. I don’t think much needs to be added. Click through for the video.

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A dramatic shoot-out and escape occurred at the Lansdowne police station in Cape Town’s southern suburbs, early on Sunday morning. Five suspects attempted to make a getaway before one of the men was shot dead, three were rearrested, and the fifth – one of the Cape’s most wanted criminals – got away. Thankfully, Igshaan Dyers, is now back behind bars.

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For listeners tuning in from their corner offices, The Bob Skinstad Show (Wednesdays from 3pm to 5pm) features a weekly business segment brought to you by ITEC Connect, tailor made for entrepreneurs keen to inject a shock of life into their enterprise. Bob interviewed Chris Roper, the editor of Mail&Guardian Online on key matters business owners […]

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Take it with a pinch of salt, but over the weekend this pretty convincing Lollapalooza internal memo hit the internet. I mean blurry photographs of lineup lists aren’t set in stone, but it looks pretty legit – and includes headline acts by The Black Keys, Black Sabbath, and The Shins. Check out the full thing after the jump.

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There are two ways of taking out your competition: offer a similar, yet superior and/or cheaper product than your opponent. Or simply buy the entire rival business and start offering its service as your own. The latter happened yesterday when Mark Zuckerberg announcd that Facebook is about to buy Instagram for $1 billion.

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After decades of fighting innocent and unarmed civilians, Robert Mugabe is now reportedly battling with death in a Singapore hospital. Confidential info released by WikiLeaks last month said Mugabe has prostate cancer that has spread to other organs. According to the report, he was also urged by his physician to step down in 2008, but had ignored the advice.

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The long-awaited sequel to the Kony 2012 viral video has finally arrived, and although it’s different, it’s much of the same. Click through for the video.

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The “Skip It” game during a Masters practice round involve golfers playfully trying to skip a ball across a lake, up a 10-foot bank and onto the green. But our latest addition to the 2oceansVibe Boss Hall of Fame, Martin Kaymer, did more than simply reaching the green at Augusta’s 16th hole on Monday. He sank a hole in one as well…like a boss.

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