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Harley Davidson Powered F-15 Mini Speed Boat
08 Dec 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
What do you do with R240 000? You order yourself the Harley Davidson powered mini speed boat from St. Martin Mini Speed Boats, of course. As you’d expect, it comes complete with a Harley Davidson V-twin engine, and that authentic Harley sound. And then you hit the water like a boss.
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Old Spice MANta Clause [VIDEO]
08 Dec 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Old Spice is at it again. This time, Isaiah Mustafa is MANta Claus, and he’s on a mission to give the world’s seven billion residents gifts before the festive season ends. His mantra is, “One Man, Seven Billion Gifts.”
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Nigeria Forges Ahead With Anti-Gay Bill, Says To Hell With Western Critics
08 Dec 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The Nigerian legislature is pushing ahead with a new bill which aims to limit gay rights, including banning gay marriage. And it’s paying absolutely no attention to Western nations’ concerns about this.
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Disturbing Violence Against Woman Abuse Advert [VIDEO]
07 Dec 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Lots of discussions are taking place on social networks regarding the portrayal of women, and their role in society. We are also towards the end of 16 Days of Activism for No Violence Against Women and Children. Regardless of your personal opinions, this advert for People Opposing Women Abuse (POWA) by Ogilvy Johannesburg gives the issue a different perspective and is essential viewing.
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Kruger Park Halts Rhino Info On Maps And Notice Boards
07 Dec 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
On the back of the dreadful statistics that poachers have killed a new record of 405 rhino’s in South Africa since the beginning of the year, comes the news that the Kruger National Park will immediately halt the posting of rhino sightings on its notice boards.
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Enjoy A Lovely Bottle Of Hitler Schnapps
06 Dec 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Would you consider it a selling point for an alcoholic beverage to depict Adolf Hitler on its label? Didn’t think so. Which is why it’s so fascinating that a man, who goes by the name Rolande Marte, is attempting to sell bottles of wine and Schnapps with an image of the dictator gracing the bottle. Swastika, and so on.
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DA launches Petition Against Info Bill
06 Dec 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
The Democratic Alliance today launched an aggressive campaign to protest the current form of the draft Protection of Information Bill. The political party is calling on all South Africans to join forces and show their support against the legislation, while also planning more protests.
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The Amazing Beer Ice Bucket That Blocks Photos
06 Dec 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
Office Christmas party time is in full swing again, and those trigger-happy camera folk will be out in full force snapping and sharing photos with total disregard for the consequences. That’s what Norte beer’s Photoblocker is for: when a sensor built into this beer chiller detects a flash, it emits its own flash in order to overexpose any photograph.
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Scientists Are Going To Clone The Woolly Mammoth
05 Dec 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Scientists have thus far cloned sheep, mice, cats, horses and even a water buffalo, but now they want to clone a woolly mammoth. They also think they’ll be able to clone said mammoth within five years, all owing to a recovered thigh bone that has well-preserved bone marrow from permafrost soil in Siberia.
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24-Hour Porn Channel Launching In January
05 Dec 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Astra 4A satellite, the same satellite used by TopTV, will launch Porn Satellite TV, or PSat, across the country in January 2012. The 24-hour adult entertainment channel will be broadcast from outside of South Africa’s jurisdiction, which means South African authorities can do little to prevent it from traversing the airwaves.
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Swiss Study Finds Illegal Downloading Doesn’t Actually Hurt Copyright Holders
05 Dec 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
In the wake of a worrying shift towards censorship of the internet, this is sort of comforting. A recent study conducted by the Swiss government has found that illegal downloading doesn’t necessarily negatively impact copyright holders, as many downloaders end up purchasing the products anyway – and “illegal” downloading is therefore remaining legal in Switzerland.
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Taiwan Bans Open Water Shark Finning
02 Dec 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Taiwan has the fourth largest shark-finning industry in the world, but it will soon become the first Asian country to ban the practice of removing shark fins in open water. But the majority of Taiwan’s glamorous hotels have refused to take shark-fin soup off the menu in order to do their bit for the cause.
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Investec Establishing €100 Million Energy Fund
02 Dec 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Investec has joined forces with the European Investment Bank to establish a funding facility that will promote energy efficiency and the generating of clean energy in South Africa. The venture will be rolled out to support various kinds of renewable energy projects across the country.
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Hungary Have Outlawed Homeless People
01 Dec 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
A new bit of legislation has just come into force in Hungary, in an attempt to deal with the large number of homeless people in Budapest. The regulation makes it a punishable offense to be homeless; the offense is punishable by a fine just under ZAR 5 000. Because, you know, that makes sense.
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Western Union Brings Back The Singing Telegram
01 Dec 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Back in the day, people used to send each other messages using something they called the telegram. For the singing telegram, a real person actually used to call you up or come to your home and sing to you. Money transfer giant, Western Union, is bringing the singing telegram back and plans to get users involved: karaoke-style.
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Shoplifting Boys Forced To Slap Each Other
01 Dec 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
Four young boys were forced to slap each other as part of their punishment after they were caught stealing chocolates at a Shoprite in Limpopo. Security footage of the incident shows how the boys took turns in slapping each other, while staff watched, laughed and passed “silly” comments.
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Nelson Mandela Car Air Freshener
30 Nov 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Nelson Mandela is awesome. The whole world knows that. Upon pushing through the Protection of Information Bill in Parliament just over a week ago, a number of South African MP’s seemed to momentarily forget that.
Here’s something they should put in their cars, to remind them of how good Nelson Mandela smells.
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Riot Police Clearing LA Occupy Protesters [LIVE VIDEO]
30 Nov 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Police in riot gear are moving in on anti-Wall Street activists in Los Angeles right now. They’re enforcing the mayor’s order to evict protesters who have camped outside City Hall for the past eight weeks. Supporters are streaming into the area in a show of solidarity as the protesters seek to defy the order and risk arrest.
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Benetton Is At It Again
29 Nov 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The Italian clothing label’s controversial advertising campaign, Unhate, which was launched less than two weeks ago, is surely going to garner more raised eyebrows with their latest stunt: Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu kissing Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas on a large billboard in Tel Aviv, Israel.
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Gun Club Lets Children Pose With Santa And Some High-Powered Firearms
29 Nov 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
An American gun club has invited children and their families to pose for pictures with Santa Claus – and a high-powered firearm! They are able to choose between grenade launchers, assault rifles and AK-47s. The picture, taken against a festive backdrop, will then feature on a holiday card. Afterwards, the families also get a chance to test out the machine guns.
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Franschhoek Exhibition Pulled After Student Poses Nude And Tears Pages From Bible
29 Nov 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Celeste Coetzee gave The Gallery at Grande Provence in Franschhoek a little more than they’d agreed on last week. Her Unisa Final Year Student Exhibition was axed from The Gallery after she went a bit too far by posing nude and tearing pages from a Bible.
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Children’s Book About Marijuana Reissued In Time For Christmas
28 Nov 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
It’s Just a Plant is an illustrated picture book about marijuana for the younger members of society. The plot is fairly simple: Jackie catches her folks smoking a joint one evening, and then her mother takes her on a trip the next day to learn more about marijuana.
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Google Doodle Supports Egyptian Elections
28 Nov 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Egyptians began voting today in the first election since toppling former President, Hosni Mubarak in February. These elections are the first of a programme of elections that will last until March 2012, and although only a tiny proportion of the population has internet access, Google is continuing to do its bit for democracy and hoping to inspire Egyptians to vote.
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Polish Far Right Group Registers “No Gay Sex” Sign As Official Logo
25 Nov 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
A far right political group, the National Rebirth of Poland party, came under fire from gay rights activists in Poland on Wednesday. They’d gotten word about a little-known judgement that had been passed allowing the political group the use of a ridiculous logo.
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Botox Fail: Woman Gets 100 Silicone Injections In Lips [PICS]
25 Nov 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Kristina Rei from Russia clearly never watched that Absolutely Fabulous episode where Eddie tells Patsy that your lips should always be smaller than your face. She has just had her 100th botox injection – bringing her total expenses on these procedures to R50 000 so far. Her quest is twofold: to emulate cartoon diva Jessica Rabbit, and have the world’s biggest pout.
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Scorned Wife Kills Husband, Attempts To Cook Him
25 Nov 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
A Pakistani woman has been arrested for killing her husband and subsequently trying to cook his flesh, during what appeared to be a raging fit of pique about her spouse’s disloyalty. The 32-year-old woman, Zainab Bibi, killed her husband after she found he was planning to marry another woman without first seeking her permission.
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Photographer David Goldblatt Turns Down Award To Protest Info Bill
25 Nov 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
The ramifications for forcing through the Protection of Information Bill as it stands have been far and wide. International media sniggered, and local media took their grievances to new levels. Now, world-renowned Apartheid photographer, David Goldblatt, has decided to denounce a top South African award in protest against the bill in an open letter to President Zuma.
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Samsung Has A Spicy Dig At The iPhone [VIDEO]
24 Nov 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Samsung has had a rather clever dig at the iPhone with its Galaxy S2 smartphone. Having recently surpassed Apple in total worldwide smartphone shipments, the Samsung brand clearly has its eyes firmly set on furthering its handle on the US smartphone market. Spicy.
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Microsoft Actually Tries To Lure Amazon And Google Employees With Free Bacon
24 Nov 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Microsoft thinks the techies at Amazon and Google will find free bacon hard to resist. And so, they’ve allowed one of their ad agencies, Wexley School for Girls, to set up a food cart outside Amazon.com’s headquarters, before moving to a spot near Google’s offices. There, workers were encouraged to eat free bacon with toppings like spray-on cheese.
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ANC Threatens Secrecy Bill Dissidents
24 Nov 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Yesterday, the ANC decided it would threaten its members who voted with their consciences against the passing of the Protection of State Information Bill in Parliament on Tuesday. Luckily and unluckily, the minutes of proceedings for the vote have to be released into the public domain showing exactly who voted for what.
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