Today is truly the end of an era. Veteran newsreader Riaan Cruywagen will be reading his last news bulletin on air this evening at 19h00 on SABC2.
This is the perfect example of how to quit your job in a classy way, while giving management the middle finger at the same time. Two news anchors from Maine in the US, Cindy Michaels and Tony Consiglio, signed off their broadcast on Tuesday night with their resignations.
Ah, America. How we love thee, let us count the ways. A paternity test taken by Michael Lohan, the results of which were revealed on the “The Trisha Goddard Show” (come back, Oprah) has shown that Lindsay Lohan’s father, Michael Lohan, sowed his wild oats with another woman in an extra-marital affair in the mid […]
By now you will be all too familiar with one Dirk Van Der Westhuizen’s controversial music videos which went viral after we featured them last week. Rolling Stone magazine interviewed him about the public outcry. Click to read it (includes links to the videos):
The annual World Press Photo Exhibition showcases the most striking news photographs from around the world. This year’s edition just opened at the Royal Festival Hall on London’s Southbank.
Jimi Matthews, acting head of the SABC’s news division, has told his staff that they may not use phrases like “Nkandlagate”, “compound”, and “Homestead” when referring to President Jacob Zuma’s lavish thatch palace.
Sneak Peaks of tonight’s drama from episode 12 of Clifton Shores. Channel 123 on DStv tonight at 21h00.
Say it isn’t so! After nearly 40 years in the industry, veteran Afrikaans newsreader Riaan Cruywagen is retiring. This was confirmed by acting head of news and actuality at the SABC, Jimi Matthews. He said that Cruywagen will be leaving the SABC during this month sometime.
It’s not every day one cracks a mention in Esquire magazine. But it turns out their travel journo was recently in Cape Town and uncovered a few gems – not least of which is the 2oceansvibe cocktail at Caprice!
The drama in the Clifton Shores house is hotting up. Catch sneak peaks of episode 11. And apparently Clifton Shores has been picked up in the States.
2oceansvibe is intrigued at Wikileaks’ Julian Assange and his unique circumstances. Imagine being stuck in the Ecuadorian embassy in London. You’re free to live in Ecuador, but you have to get from the embassy to the airport first – and the British police will arrest you if you do. Bizarre.
CNN endured the ridicule of the Internet yesterday for running a story about women’s votes being ruled by their menstrual cycles. The article was based on unpublished research, and was pulled within hours.
Seriously – there hasn’t been a magazine cover that has ticked all the boxes like the latest Tatler magazine cover. Just look at the broad-brushstrokes topics mentioned on the cover. Prince Harry – ‘The girls, the gangs, the gaffes.” Yes! ‘The Grimaldis – Monaco’s frisky first family.” – Yes! “Kim Kardashian” – sure, why not! […]
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.
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 […]
Lies, beach volleyball and visits from Vegas keep the ladies busy tonight. Click through for a preview.
Beach dates and yacht cruises, and stress, pressure and responsibility all come knocking on the door for the Clifton Shores ladies tonight.
Things look like they are heating up between some of the guys, and there is also a budding new romance on the brew.
Last week, we reported on a picture that appeared on The Citizen’s front page. It was an image of the recent suicide attack in Kabul. Shortly after the paper came out, Johann “Slang” Hattingh alerted the rest of us to the fact that the image was actually Photoshopped – leading to questions regarding the ethics of the journalism.
WARNING: Graphic content. Yesterday morning, the Citizen newspaper decided to run a front page image of the bomb blast that killed eight South Africans in Afghanistan, but they manipulated the image. The image depicted above is the image that the Citizen ran on their front page. However, the image had been digitally manipulated, despite concerns […]
It looks like everyone is having a booze-fuelled pool party tonight.. Check out the trailer..
The Clifton Shores ladies are back tonight with episode four of the series. Click through for the teaser!
Hey, you know those chicks that we gave Cape Town language lessons to? Here’s the teaser for the third episode, coming up tonight.
2oceansvibe is proud to present the young man, Cameron Van Der Burgh, who represented our country so well at the London Olympics. He’ll be making an appearance on The Bailey Schneider Show between 14h00 and 15h00 today! The 100m breaststroke gold medalist secured South Africa’s first gold medal at the London Olympics and broke the world record […]
Are you one of the tens of thousands of readers joining us every day from the UK? We know the ex-pat vibe is strong, so we thought we would give you a heads up on the TECH REPORT, a show featuring Seth Rotherham – now available in the UK! Click for times..
But it’s not that bad. South African daily newspaper circulation has been declining by roughly five per cent year on year since 2008, and the second quarter of 2012 has proven this is still happening, but not as badly as some may have thought. There have been a few publications that have bucked the trend.
Ouch! A Playboy Playmate was arrested after she tried to smuggle a man into America from Canada. Colleen Shannon is currently in jail after being charged with violating a federal statute prohibiting “bringing in and harboring aliens”. The alien is believed to be her Canadian boyfriend.
Dreaming of conquering the skies as an SAA pilot? Well, it’s time to get your head out of clouds if you’re a white male because SAA are no longer accepting any more cadet pilot training applications from that particular demographic.
Share price is a fallin’, advertisers are a ballin’. So what’s next for Facebook? Forcing large, unwanted adverts in your face, that’s what.
There is another mad scramble for tickets online, as Wednesday’s Powerball lottery sits on a jackpot prize of R2.5 Billion ($305 million). It’s so big that even high-brow publications like the Washington Post are talking about it! This is what they had to say: The Powerball jackpot has grown to $305 million for Wednesday’s drawing. The […]