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House Of The Week: Spa, Wine Cellar And Terraced Gardens Come Standard For R12 Million
09 May 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
House of the Week has been somewhat unfairly slanted towards Cape Town lately. Naturally, a multitude of gorgeous homes are dotted around this wonderful country of ours, and this week Johannesburg presents a sprawling home with a spa complex, wine cellar, terraced gardens, two satellite cottages, and staff quarters
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Amanda Knox Gets Grilled On CNN [VIDEO]
09 May 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 4 Comments
An interview between Amanda Knox and CNN’s Chris Cuomo that aired on Tuesday evening has come under fire for being insensitive and crude. Amanda Knox, who is been accused of murdering her room mate while studying abroad in Italy endured the hour and half long interview which covered the retrial Knox is facing.
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Tech Report – Bitcoin Explained In Under Four Minutes [VIDEO]
09 May 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Are you still unsure of how exactly this decentralised currency works, or keen to get in on the action? Then check out this video for a step-by-step process of opening a Bitcoin wallet.
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These 10 Cities Have The Highest Concentration Of Millionaires In The World [PICS]
09 May 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 7 Comments
Here’s a fun fact: Tokyo plays host to almost half a million millionaires. In fact, it turns out Asia has a lot of millionaires. Asian cities dominated this top 10 list of cities with the highest populations of millionaires.
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Local Tech News Site, MyBroadband, Asks Users To “Find The White Name” When Registering
09 May 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 53 Comments
Local technology industry and consumer news website, MyBroadband is home to a thriving user forum which is incredibly popular with hundreds of thousands of readers, even if the user registration form asks users to pick out the “white name” as a security measure during registration.
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Malema’s Crib Auctions For R5,9 Million, Julius Says He’s Totally Cool With That
09 May 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 3 Comments
Julius Malema’s Saxonwold house has been sold for R5,9 million. That’s six million bucks for a place with no roof. The expelled ANC Youth League Leader’s three story house went under the hammer to pay the R16 million bill he owes the SA Revenue Service. Check out Julius’ Twitter reaction
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The Gupta Wedding Will Be On TV Tonight!
09 May 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Of course Top Billing was at the Gupta wedding. The rundown of the wedding (which included people appearing out of giant lotus flowers, and the bridal couple pulled across a pool on a barge) airs tonight at 20h30 on SABC3.
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The Guy Who Rescued The Missing Girls In Cleveland Is Awesome [VIDEO]
08 May 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
When Charles Ramsey heard cries from his neighbour’s Seymour Avenue house on Monday, he ran to the rescue. But this Cleveland man is fast becoming famous for his snappy turn of phrase, more than anything else. The video of Ramsey’s statement has become a overnight sensation, hitting over 1,000,000 views in two days.
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Bizarre Pro-Nigerian President Propaganda Banner Ads Flight On UK Telegraph Website [PIC]
07 May 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Well, this is a little bizarre. Earlier this morning, a banner ad flighted on the home page of The Telegraph. The banner, which closely resembles the stylistic love child of a mexican restaurant ad and a Tiger Wheel and Tyre ad, reads: “Goodluck Ebele Jonathan is the most dynamic president of Nigeria ever”.
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This Hilarious Gupta Gollyword Glossary Is Solid Gold
07 May 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
At last, the good folks at the Daily Maverick have provided us with a lighter look at the Gupta saga. So, over your lunch break, check out this awesome Gupta Gollyword Glossary, coming at you on a barge. Out of a lotus flower.
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Roman Abramaovich’s Yacht Is In Manthattan And Someone Got Some Nice Closeup Pics Of It [Gallery]
07 May 2013 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
It’s not every day that one gets closeup shots of the second biggest yacht in the world. Roman Abramovich’s yacht, Eclipse is a mysterious beast and whilst these pics show closeups of the outside, we’re yet to see inside.
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From Guptagate To The Game Changing Google Glass – This Week’s Mail & Guardian Newsroom Is A Goodie [PODCAST]
07 May 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Guptagate, Google Glass, Dina Pule’s movie, Tokyo Sexwale’s love life, and a dash of culture with Gerard Sekoto’s latest work. it’s all there, and it’s discussed by the intelligent, and handsome people of the Mail & Guardian
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Live Like The Guptas! Mad Ticket Scramble For R3.2 Billion Lottery Tickets
07 May 2013 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Now YOU could have enough money to own a government and land your private jet at Waterkloof! The combined value of the $222 million Powerball (tomorrow) and $139 million MegaMillions draw (today) is R3.2 billion. Get tickets here.
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Radvertising: This Anti-Abuse Ad Is Only Visible To Children [VIDEO]
06 May 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Aid to Children and Adolescents at Risk, or The ANAR Foundation has found a way to get their anti-abuse message to children, without their potentially-abusive guardian being able to disarm the message.
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5 Clever Ways To Earn Money From Your Laptop In South Africa
02 May 2013 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Earning money from your laptop means you can be anywhere, allowing you to get even close to living the holiday. We’ve put together 5 cool ways for you to earn cash on your terms.
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Raise Cash For Charity While Watching Porn [N5FW VIDEO]
02 May 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Come4 is a porn site. But it’s no regular mosaic of flashing private bits. The site is dedicated to serving users high quality porn, for a price, and the income goes toward funding for charities and ethically driven projects.
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Today’s Viral Video – “Shift It” Is Comedy Gold [VIDEO]
02 May 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
its upload on Tuesday, this video showing a commercial for Arlen’s Transmission in Burbank, CA has has racked up almost 400 000 views. The ad features the owner, Goorgen Zargarian who also happens to be the one of the greatest performers YouTube has seen to date.
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Tech Report – Should You Buy The Nokia Lumia 920? [VIDEO]
02 May 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 4 Comments
Has Nokia finally launched a product capable of swimming in the same smartphone pool as Apple and Samsung? It’s a fair question, given that you, the consumer currently find yourself in a tricky position. Do you go for a now considerably cheaper S3 or iPhone 5, or for the rather foreign, but attractively-priced Lumia? Check this out to decide.
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House Of The Week: Own The Ocean Horizon In Fresnaye For R110,000,000
02 May 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Look, there isn’t really very much that can be said about this property other than yes, of course it comes with staff quarters, lawns perched on a view to infinity (add a pool to that while you’re there), a steam room, a cinema, and a wine cellar. Oh ja, and the endless view, which is probably worth ten times the asking price by itself.
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Do You Love Your Company Enough To Have The Logo Tattoed On Your Body? [VIDEO]
02 May 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Would you get your company’s logo tattoed on your arm? No? Would you get your company’s logo tattoed on your arm IF they paid you to do it? These employees did just that.
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Media24 CEO Scammed Out Of R360,000 In 3 Days
30 Apr 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 6 Comments
Esmere Weideman, CEO of Media24 was caught in a SIM swop scam over the weekend, in which she was robbed of R360,000. Unbeknownst to Weideman, R1,5 million was transferred from her home loan account to her cheque account by criminals who had gained access to her information via a SIM swop.
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You Should Be Using Coffee To Dye Your Hair, And Other Excellent Life Hacks
30 Apr 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
Stop wasting money on menial tasks with these clever uses for household items.
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What R2 Million Buys You In Different Cape Town Suburbs
30 Apr 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 3 Comments
Have a look at the flats and houses Cape Town has to offer you for just R2mil.
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Here Is Tokyo Sexwale’s R650 Million Island [Photo Gallery]
29 Apr 2013 by Seth Rotherham / 4 Comments
The Sunday Times reported that Tokyo Sexwale bought the Quilálea island in 2008 for $70 million. We did some snooping around the net and found you some info and photos:
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The Latest On The PetroSA Oilgate Scandal From The Mail & Guardian [PODCAST]
29 Apr 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
In this week’s show, the Mail & Guardian team looked at the conspiracy to loot from national oil company, PetroSA, the beginning of the end for wine in SA. And oh, hey, there was a craft beer tasting on air!
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Michael Jordan Got Married In The World’s Biggest Wedding Tent This Weekend [GALLERY]
29 Apr 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Michael Jordan married long time girlfriend Yvette Prieto this weekend in a lavish wedding ceremony in Florida. the tent that housed thousands of guests was bigger than Jordan’s home just a stone throw away. Go big or go home, either way it would have been a beautiful setting.
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SA’s Elon Musk Drops Half A Bar To Speed Up Roadworks In LA
26 Apr 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 3 Comments
He is a billionaire entrepreneur, the co-founder of Tesla and PayPal, and he really, really hates traffic. Yes, we are talking about Elon Musk. In fact, Musk hates traffic so much that he’s just spent $50,000 to fix the problem in Los Angeles.
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Old Media Billionaires Versus New Media Billionaires – Who Makes Their Money Fastest? [INFOGRAPHIC]
26 Apr 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
It took Rupert Murdoch 40 years to get to $1 billion, Mark Zuckerberg did it in three – awkward. And Zuckerberg’s net worth is $2,1 billion more than Murdoch. The fight between old media and new media is waging. Clearly the new media kids are faster, stronger and better. Either way they are all still super wealthy.
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Hyundai Advert Makes A Punchline Out Of A Botched Suicide Attempt [VIDEO]
26 Apr 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Contracted Hyundai advertising agency, Innocean was manadated to create an ad to show off the new ix35’s fairly amazing 100% water emission feature… And they ballsed up. Or did they?
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Tech Report – How To Get To Inbox Zero
25 Apr 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 3 Comments
Inbox zero is an almost-mythical technological Nirvana that we all strive for. Seeing as most of us make a living out of the information in our inbox, a stress free life really does mean a big fat zero. Seth explores how to get there.
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