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Petition To Allow White South Africans EU Citizenship Swells As Number Hits 18,000
25 May 2015 by Kiernan / 1 Comment
It seems some guy on the other side of the world has taken quite a keen interest in South Africa’s white folk. His online petition is gaining momentum.
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Shit’s About To Get Real With SA Booze Laws – Check This Out
25 May 2015 by Kiernan / No Comments
There are some potentially massive changes afoot in South Africa’s alcohol legislation, changes that could have some very far-reaching consequences.
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Ireland Votes On Whether To Legalise Same-Sex Marriage As Emotions Run High
22 May 2015 by Kiernan / No Comments
It is an important day in the land of Guinness and gingers as the country votes in a referendum on same-sex marriage. Plenty of feelings flying around Twitter.
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Nickelback Are Wanted By The Australian Police
22 May 2015 by Kiernan / No Comments
It looks like law enforcement Down Under aren’t too impressed with Nickelback. Tough luck boys, maybe you could do us all a favour and pack it in?
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Panayiotou Discussed Putting Out A Hit On A State Witness
21 May 2015 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
It appears Christopher Panayiotou may have had some rather interesting visitors during his stay in prison, with one in particular setting many tongues wagging.
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WHAT? Saudi Arabia Now Has Job Openings For Executioners
19 May 2015 by Kiernan / No Comments
I can’t say I would much enjoy being a public executioner but I guess it’s different strokes for different folks. Saudi Arabia is on the lookout for new staff.
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Oh Dear – Superstar DJ Steve Aoki Is In A World Of Trouble [Video]
19 May 2015 by Kiernan / No Comments
Oh dear Steve Aoki, it looks like your high-flying antics may have finally caught up with you. The man with an estimated net worth of $40 million is set to face some legal battles soon.
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Amazing: They’ve Finalised The SA Drone Laws – Check It Out
18 May 2015 by Kiernan / No Comments
As drones have become more popular across the country regulators realised they had been caught off guard. Here are the new revised drone laws.
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The Guy Who Smoked Dagga On SABC News Said He Was Pushed Over The Edge
18 May 2015 by Kiernan / 1 Comment
It takes some guts to spark up a joint live on national television but cannabis advocate Andre du Plessis had his reasons. Would you believe parliament may have been slow to act?
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Beautiful – Guy Sparks Up A Joint On Live SABC TV During Interview [Video]
12 May 2015 by Kiernan / 1 Comment
We’ve seen Zach Galifianakis do it on live television in the US before, but now we have our own ‘free the weed’ advocate lighting up on air.
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What? Man Must Pay Paternity As One Twin Seems To Be His
08 May 2015 by Kiernan / No Comments
If you thought it was impossible for a woman to have twins from separate fathers you would be wrong. Here’s a rather odd story coming out of, where else, the US.
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SA Media Powerhouse Showdown – Caxton And Media24 Go To Court
07 May 2015 by Kiernan / No Comments
Two of South Africa’s biggest media houses are set to duke it out in court after disagreeing on copyright issues. It could get messy.
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Xenophobia Hate Speech: Charges Laid Against Zulu King
16 Apr 2015 by Kiernan / No Comments
It’s good and well sending out tweets with the hashtag #saynotoxenophobia, but will that really bring King Goodwill Zwelithini to task? This might do the job.
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Remember Erin Brockovich’s Town? Ja Well It’s Finished Now
16 Apr 2015 by Kiernan / No Comments
It seems you can stave off big business, but only for so long. The town of Hinkley, made famous in the movie Erin Brokovich, has succumb to the mighty dollar.
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Dashcam Proves Cop Chose To Drive Over Suspect [Video]
15 Apr 2015 by Kiernan / No Comments
High-speed police chases aren’t anything new, but the measures this police officer took to take down a criminal have raised more questions of America’s law enforcement.
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Wow – You Can Serve Divorce Papers On Facebook In SA No Problem
07 Apr 2015 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Social media has changed our lives, mostly for the better (until someone posts a bad photo of you), and now Facebook is going to make things easier.
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That Kellerman Ponzi Guy Reckons He’s In The Clear
30 Mar 2015 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Oh, yeah, the Ponzi scheme plot thickens right here on our doorstep – you may as well grab a glass of wine because that’s probably what this guy is doing in Stellenbosch.
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This Is Why Caxton Is Not Happy With Multichoice
02 Mar 2015 by Kiernan / 1 Comment
It seems someone at the SABC tried to push through a R550 million deal without due process and now the folks at Caxton Publishing are not very impressed.
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Oscar’s Biggest Problem Is ‘Dolus Eventualis’
15 Apr 2014 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Gerrie Nel has been hammering away at Pistorius for days now, and talks are that Nel’s grilling may continue for the rest of the day. Pistorius’s strong will and focus may have served him well on the track, but on the witness stand it isn’t doing him any favours. Oscar’s biggest problem at the moment is dolus eventualis.
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Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Whiskey Laws Under Threat
18 Mar 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
What is the exact definition of “Tennessee Whiskey”, anyway? For an alcohol to qualify as Tennessee Whiskey, it must be fermented in the state from mash of 51 percent corn, aged in brand-new charred oak barrels, filtered through maple charcoal and bottled at over 80 proof. That’s how Jack Daniel’s make their whiskey, which is why they’re allowed to call it that. But that could change if lawmakers in Tennessee get their way.
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#PutIt: The Barry Roux Parody Twitter Handle Is Great
14 Mar 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
No doubt you’ll have noticed by now that Oscar Pistorius’ defence council, Advocate Barry Roux enjoys putting it to people. He puts it to them, he gets back to putting it to them, and then he puts it on their studio. He’s also putting it all over Twitter.
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Non-Affirmative Action Varsity Accommodation Ad Heading For Human Rights Commission
20 Jan 2014 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
The rector of the University of the Free State, Jonathan Jansen, has made a complaint to the South African Human Rights Commission after a bizarre advert for student accommodation appeared in the local papers.
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Bombshell: Zuma Plans To Change The Constitution
09 Jan 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Speaking at the ANC’s 102nd birthday celebrations at KaNyamazane near Nelspruit, Jacob urged the crowed to vote for the ANC, in order to allow the party to change unspecified aspects of the country’s constitution.
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2oceansvibe Interviews The Real ‘Wolf Of Wall Street,’ Jordan Belfort [AUDIO]
18 Dec 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Who is Jordan Belfort? Wall Street millionaire at 26, playboy, philanderer, addict, charismatic leader, giant fraud and federal convict at 36, Jordan Belfort says he’s a man who has found atonement. He’s coming to Cape Town. 2oceansvibe landed an exclusive interview with the man.
[BONUS: Includes audio podcast download of interview!]
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Drug Cartels And Amazon.com Have The Same Business Model [VIDEO]
17 Dec 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Billions of dollars in sales. Quick shipments. Ultra-efficient distribution chains. Carefully orchestrated PR. Drone delivery. If you think we’re talking about a major business like Google or Amazon, you’d be wrong.
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Wow – People Are Getting Thrown Out Of Restaurants For Wearing Google Glass
28 Nov 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
While the sight of someone wearing Google Glass is still strange enough to get you noticed, American Nick Starr didn’t realise it would get him kicked out of a restaurant.
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Local Soap Star Fired For Not Endorsing A Bank On Isidingo
26 Nov 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 3 Comments
A loyal Isidingo cast member has reportedly been fired because he refused endorse a bank, whose name was included in his lines.
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This Is Why LA’s Porn Industry Is Nearly Dead
20 Nov 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Condoms are killing the LA porn industry. In January this year, a law condom mandate that made it mandatory for condoms to be used on all adult film sets went into effect in Los Angeles County.
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Man Begs Google To Remove Maps Image Of Murdered Son
19 Nov 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
A man from San Francisco claims that a Google Maps satellite image near some train tracks shows the body of his teenage son – who was murdered in 2009.
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This Guy Wanted Media24 To Pay Him R320K To Keep Quiet
15 Nov 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Wian Bonthuyzen, the former Media24 manager of community newspapers in Media24’s Volksblad stable, had some damning evidence against Media24 – and like any slimy old man, he tried to get Media24 to pay him off before he went to the Competition Tribunal.
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