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“Shoot The Boer” Is Incitement To Murder – Halgryn Hands Down Final Judgement
16 May 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
In what is surely a ground-breaking ruling around the subject of freedom of speech in South Africa, the words “dubula ibhunu” (shoot the boer) were declared an incitement to murder in a judgement handed down in the High Court in Johannesburg today by Judge Leon Halgryn.
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Cannes: Diana Film Slams Royals As “Gangsters”
13 May 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
At a press conference post screening, Keith Allen has insisted his documentary about the death of Diana, Princess of Wales, which screened today at the Cannes Film Festival to a select audience of invited journalists and other guests, was not “a sensationalist film”.
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Master Chef Judge Matt Moran “Loses” It on Set [VIDEO]
11 May 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
This very cool viral video was produced by the team behind Australia’s Master Chef. You’ll see chef Matt Moran being filmed for a segment before losing his temper over a crew member throwing perfectly fine food into a bin. As you’ll see at the end, its all one big act, but with an important message: Don’t waste food!
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Hillary Clinton Photoshopped Out Of ‘Situation Room’ Photo
10 May 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Just like every other newspaper in the US, in recent days Brooklyn-based Hasidic newspaper Vos Iz Neias has published the ‘Situation Room’ photo of Barack Obama and his White House security team watching footage of the killing of Osama Bin Laden. Except this version of the photo had a notable difference – and it didn’t involve Princess Bea’s cupcake hat.
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IOL Asks The All Important Question: Who Has The Biggest Cock In Rock?
10 May 2011 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Unbelievable scenes on the iol front page this morning, as they have chosen to include the question “Who has the biggest cock in rock” as part of their top five featured articles for the day. My goodness, iol, you really are letting loose these days, aren’t you? Since we posted this article they appear to […]
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UK Journalists’ Tweets To Be Regulated
09 May 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Reports over the weekend have claimed that UK journalist and newspaper Twitter feeds are possibly going to become regulated. In essence they’ll be brought under the regulation of the Press Complaints Commission later in the year. No doubt fingers will strike keypads aggressively in weeks to come, the fearless bunch that the UK press are.
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Al Qaeda Confirms Osama Bin Laden’s Death And Vows Revenge
06 May 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Al Qaeda confirmed Osama bin Laden’s death on Friday and warned of retaliation. The announcement came via a statement posted on internet website forums commonly used by the militant group and reportedly warns that Americans’ “happiness will turn to sadness.”
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The Touching Posthumous Blog Post From The Writer Who Died Of Cancer
06 May 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 6 Comments
Someone who is no longer alive wrote the blog post you are about to read. Derek Miller knew he was dying of cancer and wrote this to be published online after his death. It was posted two days ago, and while longer than a normal story on here, I urge you to read this. It’s one of the most deeply touching stories I’ve ever read.
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Government To Consider Legal Rhino Horn Trade
04 May 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Government has decided to mull over the idea of legalising the trade of rhino horn in a bid to curb the illegal trade and protect the endangered species. This comes in the wake of the news that we have lost over 138 rhinos in the first quarter of 2011.
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Mugabe Attends Beatification Of Pope John Paul II Despite Travel Ban, Calls It “Fabulous”
03 May 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Despite a ban on traveling to the European Union for the last decade, Robert Mugabe once again found himself there this weekend. He attended the beatification of the late pope John Paul II. The experience clearly touched that (only to be confirmed by autopsy one day) heart of his and he said it was “fabulous, absolutely heavenly.” Fabulous? What straight man uses that word?
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Tony Blair’s Tenure As Prime Minister “Rendered Completely Useless” – Sam Delaney Discusses The Royal Wedding
01 May 2011 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
A lot of you will recognise Sam Delaney as the awfully funny guy that reads the newspaper headlines on SKY News with former 2oceansvibe guest, Charlotte Hawkins. I am not 100% sure on which exact day of the week Sam appears on SKY News, or whether his guest appearances are merely ad hoc, but when […]
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Kulula In-Flight Magazine Feature
30 Apr 2011 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
I’ll be honest, my friends and I have been practicing the climbing-out-of-the-pool-with-water-pouring-down-our-faces men’s fragrance commercial ripoff for quite some time. Now whilst GQ allowed a bit of indulgence, it was only when Kulula came to the party – allowing such ridiculousness – that the years of training finally paid off! Morne Van Zyl took the […]
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Meet The Cast Of The UK Version Of Jersey Shore – Geordie Shore! [VIDEO]
29 Apr 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
You’ve seen those orange Guido’s in Jersey Shore with names like The Situation, Snooki, JWoww, and Sweetheart. Now get ready for the UK version with the same custard-coloured, massive and ripped, carbon-copy cast but with UK accents. In this series they’ll do exactly what their American counterparts are doing with their existence: NOTHING. Meet them inside.
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Police Stop ANC Members From Disrupting DA Rally, Makes You Think
28 Apr 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
Police had to step in yesterday when a group of ANC supporters attempted to stop a DA rally from taking place in the Mamelodi Township in Pretoria. This is just a blip on the South African political radar that will quickly be forgotten, but it gave me pause for thought.
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SA Pilot, Charlie Strachan, Is Invited To Kate and William’s Wedding
26 Apr 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
So the royal guest list has been announced and I am pleased to report that South African born pilot, Charlie Strachan, has been invited. Charlie, who works for Kenya-based Tropic Air, befriended the prince two years ago, when William went for a hike in Kenya.
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Allan Lamb’s Daughter Auditions For Supersport [Video]
23 Apr 2011 by Seth Rotherham / 3 Comments
The blonde in the middle of that group-shot is cricket legend Allan Lamb‘s daughter, Katie-Ann. It was from a fundraiser shoot she did a couple years back, to raise awareness for breast cancer. Nice. Katie-Ann flew into Jo’burg from England especially to audition for Supersport’s new ‘Lady Rugga” vibe – in search of a female […]
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Chinese Animal Activists Save Hundreds Of Dogs From Being Eaten [VIDEO]
21 Apr 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
In what is not your typical Chinese dog story, hundreds of dogs were spared from being served as the main course in restaurants in China last Friday. Activists managed to stage a 15-hour standoff in order to save them from the dinner table.
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Five Million Lucky South Africans Have More Than One ID
20 Apr 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
You may knowingly or unknowingly be one of five million South Africans who have two Identity Documents, even if you don’t want two. Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma said yesterday that they were able to determine this fact by checking the re-issue dates of documents. Simple, but brilliant.
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The Chinese ‘Jasmine-Revolution:’ Turning Politburo Paranoia Against Itself
19 Apr 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
A number of bloggers have been making reference to a ‘Jasmine Revolution,’ wherein Chinese citizens show discontent for local corruption by walking around crowded public areas on Sunday afternoons. This never happened, but Sunday walks did. Authorities are convinced that the protest is still happening.
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Donald Trump Vents His Spleen On Vanity Fair
14 Apr 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Donald Trump is many things. Once man’s tycoon is another’s cantankerous old curmudgeon. Our opinion of the man falls somewhere in between those two markers. Trump’s latest obsession is taking a permanent marker to negative press.
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Protesting: The Devil Is In The Detail
14 Apr 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
When you’re protesting for better working conditions, or any working conditions at all, really, it’s important to be specific in your demands. Well done to this gentleman, who appeared in this photograph on the front page of 13 April’s Argus. Be sure to read that sign he is holding.. The photograph related to a story […]
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GQ Model Search Features 2oceansvibe Weather Girl!
13 Apr 2011 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
I was more than chuffed to see 2oceansvibe Weathergirl Gabriella Demetriades featured in the latest GQ Model Search. You’ll also remember Gabs from that steamy Woolworths re-jeans ad which did the rounds a while back. Good times. But now we need to focus on the fact that Gabrielle has a chance of being the next GQ feature […]
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Sunderland Fan Sues Over Ball In Face
08 Apr 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The Sunderland chairman, Niall Quinn, has revealed that the club is in the process of being sued by a fan. The fan was injured when a stray shot hit him in the face while watching the team train a couple of years back. Apparently the Djibril Cisse strike knocked the fan clean out.
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Malawian Man Dies Of “Sexual Sweetness”
07 Apr 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Midway into March Silverstreak reminded us of one of the beautiful things about the English language – the numerous emotive properties created by combining words not often combined, especially so in central African news reports. Now, a Malawian man has been killed by too much “sexual sweetness” while having sex with a hooker.
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Facebook Launches “Journalists On Facebook”
06 Apr 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
In a much anticipated move, the social media giant has finally unveiled its next step in advancing the power of journalism through social networking. It’s described as a central resource tool for journalists and the public to share, interact and find sources on the site. Try and stop us now Julius, Jimmy, Floyd and the other haters out there.
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Kirsten Keen On Proteas Job?
04 Apr 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
There are conflicting reports floating around on the interweb regarding whether or not the highly anticipated short-list of eligible applicants for the Proteas Head Coach role will contain the name of the legendary Gary Kirsten. It appears he wants the position and has confirmed Cricket South Africa’s interest too.
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Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen – Adorably Racist [VIDEO]
01 Apr 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
We all watched that television series Full House when we were younger. We all loved it and it was one of the funniest and happiest times of our young television lives. The twins were, well, adorable and made us laugh out loud quite regularly, but they might need to explain this one.
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Teacher And Pupil Share Joint
31 Mar 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
A report in The Star newspaper has revealed how a Teacher has had to resign because he was caught puffing on the old knowledge cabbage with a pupil. It’s no big secret that South African schools have had problems with drug use over the years, but this is an upper class school, so it was probably good stuff.
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Can’t Get A Girlfriend? New Company Develops Virtual Girlfriend For Social Networking
29 Mar 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
The new platform, which is still currently in its design phases, will allow users to create the perfect girlfriend who will allegedly write on your Facebook wall, possibly tweet sweet nothings at you and keep your virtual happiness in mind using other social media platforms.
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Jimmy Manyi To Publish Government Newspaper
28 Mar 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
The government is going to be launching its own printed propagand… err newspaper, and it will be published by the head of government communications, Jimmy Manyi. Yes, Jimmy who doesn’t like coloured people that much. Basically we shouldn’t get our hopes up and expect much investigative journalism.
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