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This Week In Sham Statistics: South African White People Are Going Extinct
06 Feb 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Here is a good reason why statistics should rather be left to the professionals. A new report by the South African Institute of Race Relations “revealed” that South Africa’s white population was declining by about 0.3% every five years. The City Press then “extrapolated” the figures and concluded that whites would be extinct by the year 2161. Now people are freaking out.
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OK Go Wins The Internet Again. With Sesame Street.
03 Feb 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
OK Go did a song about the primary colours on Sesame Street. No other band would make me care about this, but OK Go are sort of the kings of viral videos. So click through for some stop-motion, a new track, and primary-coloured theme outfits. No spandex this time, though.
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Zimbabwe Bans Foreign Papers
03 Feb 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Think our South African Protection of Information Bill is scary? It’s nothing on Zimbabwe’s media commission, which has announced that it will actively ban foreign newspapers and magazines henceforth.
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e.tv Fined R35 000 For Showing Gaddafi Images
03 Feb 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
South Africa’s only independent TV news channel has been fined R35 000 by the Broadcasting Complaints Commission of South Africa for contraventions of the broadcasting code. The complaints were filed in October, for showing images of Colonel Gaddafi moments before his death. This was done at 07h30 and repeatedly until 12h00 without any warnings or advisories.
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TopTV’s CEO Axed After Plans For SA Porn Channel Go South
01 Feb 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
It’s been a rough ride for TopTV the last few months. The alternative pay TV provider has been adamant in trying to provide a full time porn channel on its network. This has faced monumental opposition, and their CEO has now been let go.
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James Murdoch’s Deleted Email
01 Feb 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
It’s going to be harder and harder for people to believe that James Murdoch didn’t know how bad the phone and email hacking situation was at News International. New evidence has emerged showing that emails sent to James that said: “it is as bad as we feared,” were deleted days before a Scotland Yard investigation began.
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The 2nd Game Of Thrones Season Two Trailer [VIDEO]
31 Jan 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Few TV shows had us hooked last year like Game of Thrones. And if the three-month waiting period before season two feels like an eternity to you, then take comfort in this brand new trailer – after the jump.
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Guy From Wikileaks To Guest Star In 500th Simpsons Episode
31 Jan 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The Simpsons are known for having the greatest variety in the people that guest star in their episodes. They can range from celebrities, political figures, even scientists such as Prof Stephen Hawking. As they approach their 500th episode, their special guest will be Julian Assange – founder of Wikileaks, and the first guest to appear on the show while still under house arrest.
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You’ll Be Able To Buy Facebook Shares Soon
30 Jan 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Facebook, the world’s largest social-networking service, could file for its initial public offering as early as Wednesday this week. It’s a move that has been on the cards for some time, but the rumour pot is now starting to boil more consistently.
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Cosatu Is Really Unhappy With That DA Poster, Drops “White Supremacy” Slur
26 Jan 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Cosatu has come out guns blazing at that DA Students’ Organisation poster that has raised a few eyebrows this week. Speaking in KwaZulu-Natal yesterday, Zet Luzipo, provincial secretary for Cosatu, and no stranger to speaking his mind, slammed the poster saying: “It entrenches white supremacy that we fought against during the liberation struggle.”
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Facebook Timeline Will Be Compulsory Shortly
25 Jan 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Facebook’s new Timeline feature, that up until now has been an optional switch for its more than 800 million users, will very shortly become compulsory for everyone using the social networking platform. Facebook began the forced switch in some regions yesterday, and will continue to do so in the next few weeks.
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Heyneke Meyer Will Be The New Bok Coach
23 Jan 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The rumours began to do the rounds towards the end of last week, but now a top-level source within the South African Rugby Union has let it slip that Heyneke Meyer will be announced as the new Springbok coach on Friday.
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Rad Article On David Bowie In The Latest US Rolling Stone
23 Jan 2012 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
I got the latest Rolling Stone magazine on my iPad 2 (get yours here) this weekend (using the Zinio app) and thoroughly enjoyed the David Bowie article, entitled, “How Ziggy Stardust Fell To Earth.” In particular, the stuff about his first marriage to Angel Barnett was quite an eye opener. Try this out for size: […]
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Sixteen-Year-Old Circles The World
23 Jan 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
A teenage girl from the Netherlands sailed into St Maarten harbour on Saturday, ending a year long solo journey around the globe. The Guinness World Records has said it’s not going to back that up though. It no longer recognises records for youngest sailors because it wants to discourage dangerous attempts.
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News International: We Were Hacking Email Too
20 Jan 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Obviously. The credibility of Rupert Murdoch’s News International has been thrown into further disarray as the media giant finally admitted in the High Court that it had also illegally been accessing emails. This follows the emergence of some 36 hacking settlements yesterday.
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News Corp Involved In Hacking Cover-Up
19 Jan 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
A short while ago, Rupert Murdoch’s British newspaper company agreed to pay damages to 36 high-profile victims of tabloid phone-hacking. On top of this, News Corp has acknowledged to victims that executives covered up the scale of the unlawful activity by destroying evidence and lying to investigators.
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Desmond Tutu Says Johan Kotzé Is No “Monster”
18 Jan 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu has today written a letter published in The Star newspaper asking that we no longer refer to Johan Kotzé, the Limpopo rape and murder accused, as “the monster from Modimolle”. He says Kotzé is still one of God’s children “with the capacity to become a saint.”
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Google Blacked Out For SOPA Too
18 Jan 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Google has joined Wikipedia, BoingBoing and a number of other popular websites in the SOPA protest – not just by ‘blacking out’ their logo, which is cute but largely ineffective, but by putting together a comprehensive and informative infographic on the SOPA bill and piracy, along with access lines for voters to contact members of Congress through.
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Police Investigation Opened Following Rape Allegations In Big Brother House
18 Jan 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
A police investigation has been opened in Brazil after a Big Brother contestent was thrown out of the house for “inappropriate behaviour”. The 31 year-old male model was accused of sexually assaulting one of his housemates. A little tricky to dodge such allegations if the house you’re living in is filled with cameras.
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Wikipedia Still Accessible, Just Hit ‘Esc’ Key
18 Jan 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Wikipedia joined a number of other websites by going offline for 24 hours in an attempt to protest against proposed anti-piracy laws in the US. Users see a black screen and a political statement: “Imagine a world without free knowledge,” but if you really need to access the website, just hit the ‘Esc’ key when you land on your desired Wikipedia page.
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Investigation Launched After Lewd Khanyi Mbau Pics Appear On Twitter [NSFW]
18 Jan 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 3 Comments
On Sunday a second set of nude pictures of Khanyi Mbau appeared on Twitter. The Film and Publication Board said yesterday that the police would be asked to help with investigations. They also warned that people who post such pictures on social networks might be held criminally liable. OFFICE WARNING: Nudity may appear after you click.
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Ambulance Stopped And Forced To Pay Chapman’s Peak Toll Fee
17 Jan 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 6 Comments
Cape Medical Response recently got a call to transfer a patient to Constantiaberg as an emergency. But they were stopped at the Chapman’s Peak toll first. According to Entilini Concession – the company that operates the road – even ambulances must stop and pay the toll fee, “irrespective of whether it is an emergency.”
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Elton John’s Husband Punishes Madonna Following Golden Globes Win [VIDEO]
17 Jan 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Which set of global music artistes are locked in a post-awards death match following a trophy shocker that saw one win best original song for her “Masterpiece”, and saw her rival scowl so deeply, his face appeared to eat itself?
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“The Simpsons” Searching For Ultimate Fan For 500th Ep. Bash
11 Jan 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
To celebrate 500 episodes with Springfield’s most famous family, the producers of ‘The Simpsons’ are also preparing to break a Guinness World Record by challenging the show’s biggest fans to sit down and watch all 500 episodes of the show, back to back.
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Black Keys Article In The Latest US Rolling Stone Magazine
09 Jan 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
I picked up the latest issue of Rolling Stone magazine on my iPad (using the Zinio app) this weekend and thoroughly enjoyed the interview with chart-topping indie band, Black Keys. Here is an excerpt: Patrick Carney is pretty sure he knows what’s ailing his chosen genre these days. “Rock & roll is dying because people […]
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Tumblr Is Launching Its Own Journalism Operation
06 Jan 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
If you’ve been on the internet at all in the last year or two, chances are you’ve stumbled onto what is known as a “tumblr.” These are trendy blogs, mostly filled with pictures, and the occasional short posts by their users. The company is now looking at opening its own blogging operation.
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Rebekah Brooks Is In Cape Town
06 Jan 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Rebekah Brooks, the former News International chief, and News of the World editor, is enjoying a sabbatical in Cape Town. Cutting a notably different appearance from the fiery redhead we’re used to, the media mogul has been escaping the phone hacking and corruption scandal that’s followed her around for months.
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2011, As Recorded By Twitter
03 Jan 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
2011 may be remembered as the year that news and social media tied the knot. Check out a great visual recap of the 2011, as seen on Twitter, after the jump.
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DJ Starts Mandela Hospital Rumour After Watching E-TV Year In Review Special
30 Dec 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Social media feeds, especially Twitter feeds, started buzzing with a rumour that Nelson Mandela had been admitted to hospital a few hours ago. It appears a DJ just happened to watch a programme airing on E-TV about the year that’s passed, and saw old visuals that prompted him to think Madiba had in fact been hospitalised.
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US Music Sales Break Twelve Year Slump
29 Dec 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The 2000s haven’t been kind to the US music business, with year on year shrinkage in sales since Y2K leading to the longest slump this side of the Second World War. In 2011, three artists managed to turn the slide around, while many others floundered in mediocre sales. Care to guess who?
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