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Business
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This Chinese Firm Wants To Build A R80 Billion Miniature City In Jo’Burg [PIC]
06 Nov 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
A Chinese firm named Shanghai Zendai plans to build a mini city in Johannesburg on the 1 600ha of land and buildings it bought from explosives company AECI for R1 billion. Shanghai Zendai say that their development will be the future centre of Johannesburg.
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Mango Airlines Seem To Be Lying About Internet On Board – Forced To Remove Claims
06 Nov 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 10 Comments
Last year, Mango airlines famously became the first South African airline to offer in-flight internet access. Strangely, Mango also became the first South African airline to lie about having internet access on board. Yup, the Advertising Standards Authority has decided that, in order or you to use WiFi access as part of your marketing strategy, you need to actually have WiFi.
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Remember The Kanye West Proposal Video? Kim Is Suing A YouTube Co-Founder Because Of It
05 Nov 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
If you recall, we posted a story last week about Kanye West’s showstopping proposal to Kim Kardashian. Later, we managed to acquire some actual video footage of the proposal – and it is that video footage that is now involved in a major court case, where Kim K is looking to sue YouTube co-founder Chad Hurley for posting a video of the proposal online at his new Internet venture MixBit.
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This Is Why Our Own Police Commissioner Is Being Investigated [AUDIO]
05 Nov 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Sanef deputy chairperson, and editor of the Star newspaper, Makhudu Sefara speaks with Mmanaledi Mataboge about the police’s threat of legal action over intercepted calls involving police commissioner Riah Phiyega. This comes shortly after the Independent Police Investigative Directorate confirmed that it is to probe claims of defeating the ends of justice against Phiyega.
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This Teenager Just Sold Her Virginity For R285,000 [PIC]
05 Nov 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
There have been rumours about this sort of transaction happening for a while now – but sources in Russia have just confirmed that a deal has very definitely been sealed. What’s more, police have given the lucky lady the green light, claiming that the transaction, “does not fit into a description of the ‘Prostitution’ clause.” Really? It doesn’t?
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These Are The Worst Things About Working At Google
05 Nov 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 3 Comments
It’s everyone’s dream job to work at Google, isn’t it? It’s one of the most forward-thinking corporations on earth – the pay is great, the benefits are out of this world, and the working environment is unparalleled anywhere else. Take the Swiss office, for example, where employees spend their days working inside old ski-lifts, and can take a breather in an aquarium equipped with reclining seats. So what’s the downside?
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This SA Band Will Be On The Jimmy Kimmel Show Tomorrow [VIDEOS]
04 Nov 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Meet Jean-Philip Grobler, aka St. Lucia. Originally from Johannesberg, St. Lucia grew up performing with the Drakensberg Boys Choir School in KwaZulu-Natal. Nowadays he lives in Brooklyn, and is blowing up on the New York music scene. On October 31 he posted the following announcement to the band’s Facebook page:
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The First Instagram Ad Was For Michael Kors – See It Here [PIC]
04 Nov 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
A while ago we broke the news that Instagram would soon be placing ads in your news feed. Many people were miffed, but many applauded Instagram for allowing users to close the ad once they’ve seen it, and for allowing feedback about how to make ads more aesthetically appealing and personally valuable. The first of what will be a long line of instagram ads appeared on users’ screens last friday, and it was an ad for American designer Michael Kors.
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GENIUS: Check Out This Brilliant Advert For A Multi-Lingual School In Jo’burg
04 Nov 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
South African-based ad agency, Joe Public, created this masterful campaign for a school in Johannesburg that teaches in both English and Afrikaans. The campaign features a series of posters with poetry on them – that’s not the clever part though. The clever part is that each of the poems can be read word-for-word in both English and Afrikaans, with only slight changes in meaning.
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House Of The Week: Your New Favourite Place Is Bali Bay [GALLERY]
31 Oct 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
You might not have heard of Balie Bay. It’s a tiny curve in the coast of Camps Bay, and it happens to be bordered by a handful of stunning properties. And you can count this badboy as part of the club. Billed as “sheer 5-star luxury”, this R29 million, four-bedroomed property is basically an elaborate diving board for the ocean – which is what you’ll be calling your pool from now on.
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Tech Report: This Stellenbosch-Made App Is Revolutionising The Way You Buy Things [VIDEO]
31 Oct 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 3 Comments
Meet SnapScan. Developed in Stellenbosch, SnapScan is a mobile payment system that uses a combination of QR code recognition and PIN entry for payment of goods and services, without a credit card or cash note ever seeing the light of day. It’s a payment system that could mean the end of grubby banknotes and troublesome change, and we have the lowdown.
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Remember That Bitcon ATM idea? Here It Is Actually Working [VIDEO]
31 Oct 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Remember the story about a bitcoin ATM opening in Canada? Well, they’ve already installed it and its working as we speak. The machine now lives at Waves Coffee House in Vancouver’s downtown area. It uses palm-recognition for users to log in to their accounts, which is pretty nifty – but could get pretty gross pretty quickly.
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Don’t Read This If You Suffer From Jealousy
31 Oct 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Aah the lottery. It’s a bit of a gamble – but every now and then some shmuck out in the middle of nowhere wins the whole shebang. Like this guy, who won over a hundred million rand, spent it, and became a binman. Now, the Florida Lottery says 67-year-old James Bozeman has claimed a R29863500.00 Florida Lotto jackpot just last month.
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The First iPad Air Reviews Are In – Check This Out
30 Oct 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Judging from initial reviews, it looks as if the iPad Air is just as much a massive leap from the iPad as the MacBook Air was to the Macbook. Apple has challenged itself to produce something fresh, after recent iPads have more or less stayed the same,with the 4th-generation actually being bigger and thicker than its predecessor. Apple wasn’t going to make the same mistake twice – and the iPad Air certainly delivers.
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Stop Everything: They’re Making An ‘Entourage’ Movie
30 Oct 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
After much anticipation and controversy, the show’s creator and screenwriter, Doug Ellin, has confirmed that the hit show will become a movie. I say anticipation because since the show launched in 2004, it captured everyone’s attention with it’s “one celebrity cameo per show format”, creating a massive worldwide audience.
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An Inconvenient Sex Tape: The Gross Mismanagement Of Online Branding in South Africa
30 Oct 2013 by Seth Rotherham / 12 Comments
A very interesting thing happened yesterday and it deteriorated rapidly, as we predicted. It had to do with Land Rover, FNB, a media company called Mindshare and a sex tape.
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That Area ‘Just Below Gardens Centre’ Finally Gets Its Own Name
29 Oct 2013 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
You know that area just below Gardens Centre? It isn’t really Gardens, or Oranjezicht, and it sure as hell isn’t Downtown. A few weeks ago Name Your Hood officially launched their latest campaign, the naming of Hood 8, AKA ‘That Area Just Below Gardens Centre’ in Cape Town. We’re glad to report that Hood 8 finally has a name: La Guma.
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Enjoy These Business Tips From A Billionaire Who Used To Be A Hobo [VIDEO]
29 Oct 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
John Paul DeJoria was a hobo – but he always had good taste. Even in his homeless days, he slept in an old Rolls Royce along LA’s Sunset Strip. But he had plans. Years later he finds himself in more comfortable conditions, having founded the stupendously successful Paul Mitchell Systems, and Patron Spirits.
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This Guy Used To Work For Absa In Cape Town – And Then He Stole R15 Million
29 Oct 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 6 Comments
John Julyan is a former Western Cape relationship manager at Barclays Wealth (a division of Absa). He is also a very naughty man. Not “use tax-payers money to buy porn” level of naughty, but more “steal more money than I can carry” kind of naughty. He was so naughty that he was found guilty on Monday of 39 counts of theft, totalling R15 million.
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Charles Saatchi Is Suing Nigella Lawson For R8 Million
29 Oct 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Charles Saatchi is on the brink of suing his ex wife, Nigella Lawson for £500,000. Just prior to their divorce, photographs emerged of Saatchi holding the throat of Lawson at a popular London restaurant. When public sentiment concluded that Saatchi had assaulted Lawson, Nigella maintained absolute silence, cementing the opinion that Saatchi was guilty of abuse.
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This Is Why Starting Your Business On The Side Is A Good Idea
29 Oct 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Budding entrepreneurs out there will be keen to pack it up at their current job, sign a lease for a new office space, and ship out immediately. But in such a competitive market where more businesses fail than succeed, its important you consider every step as carefully as possible. The first step is to decide whether to keep your job, and have your business on the side or to go the full Montgomery Burns and dive straight in to business. Here are a few reasons why you ought to be doing the former.
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Land Rover SA Are Using Sex Tapes To Market Their Cars
29 Oct 2013 by Seth Rotherham / 3 Comments
A reader sent in a link to an article about a Hollywood actress’ sex tape. It included a trailer for the sex tape, with Land Rover SA’s branding all over it.
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Mark Shuttleworth’s African Island Retreat Is Beautiful [GALLERY + VIDEO]
29 Oct 2013 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
I caught an article in the FT Weekend, entitled, ‘Principe: a haven on earth.’ I’ll be honest, I had no idea that Mark Shuttleworth had bought the Bom Bom resort on Principe island. Did you?
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Torture, Electroshock Therapy, And Forced Injections: Welcome To Bloem Prison [AUDIO]
29 Oct 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
A 12-month-long investigation by Ruth Hopkins, a journalist for the Wits Justice Project, has uncovered evidence of prisoners at the Mangaung Correctional Facility in the Free State being given medication against their will and subjected to electroshock therapy and assaults.
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The Comprehensive Guide To Making Money From The Internet [INFOGRAPHIC]
28 Oct 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
“Google has blessed me with a R4000 p/m job from home” – this is how easy it is to make money off the internet, if we are to believe popular banner ads. In reality, making money from the internet is no easier than making money in real life – you need a certain set of skills executed in just the right way in order to ensure results.
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Karl Lagerfeld Has Actually Produced A Fashion Line Inspired By His Cat [PHOTOS]
28 Oct 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
As the head designer for Chanel, Karl Lagerfeld is one of the most successful fashion designers of all time. His designs are often beautiful, sometimes shocking, and sometimes a little… weird. This time, he’s taken inspiration from his cat to design a new range of fashion accessories.
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The World’s First Bitcoin ATM Is On Its Way [VIDEO]
28 Oct 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
If you’ve been reading our stories on bitcoins recently you’d be forgiven for thinking that Bitcoin is only used by the most nefarious online criminals, because they are largely untraceable. You’d be partially wrong though, as absolutely anyone can use Bitcoin anywhere in the world. And now, the ever-progressive Canada is launching the very first Bitcoin ATM.
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Support This Local App And Win R3,000 [PICS]
28 Oct 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
FNB’s Ideas Can Help campaign has drawn hundreds of fantastic entries from accross South African entrepreneurs, proposing solutions spanning from infant care and hospital ward trauma councilling to job creation. One such idea is Ledula, which seeks to create jobs and meaningful work leads for trade and services professionals in South Africa. Now available via an iPhone […]
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Thinking Of Going Freelance? Here Are Some Tips To Make It Work
28 Oct 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Freelancing sounds pretty good – flexible hours, flexible locations and at the end of the day – flexible jobs. But it’s quite tricky to get it right. For one, you don’t have the security of a regular salary. It’s a rough world out there, and for anyone who wants to freelance their way to the top – you’ll need to read this.
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Here Is Your New Marketing Buzzword – Introducing The “Manfluencer”
28 Oct 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
It must be said – the recession hit us all hard. We’re not as wealthy as we used to be, and won’t be as prosperous as we hoped we would. In particular, the 2008 recession hit men the hardest, and left more men out of work than women. What did this mean? This means that more men were taking on home-keeping tasks like shopping, cooking and cleaning.
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