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Man Fighting For His Life After Court Shooting This Morning
24 Apr 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
This morning a man was shot in the neck outside the Cape High Court, and is currently fighting for his life. His attackers are unknown and immediately fled the scene. According to people who know the victim, he was attending a murder trial involving five members of the Junky Funkie Gang.
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James Murdoch Received Ethical Assurances That “Proved To Be Wrong”
24 Apr 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
James Murdoch has defended his actions in the News International scandal, blaming subordinates for feeding him wrong information around just how illegally the company’s flagship newspaper, News of the World, had been conducting its journalism. This emerged today during the Leveson Inquiry into press standards, which we reported on earlier.
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Eastern Cape Education Head Resigns Amid Turmoil
24 Apr 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The Eastern Cape education crisis deepened yesterday as it was announced that Modidima Mannya had resigned as Eastern Cape education department head. Eastern Cape Premier, Noxolo Kiviet, made the announcement and said the agreement was “in the best interest” of education in the province.
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New Old Spice Advert Wants You To “Believe In Yoursmellf” [VIDEO]
24 Apr 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Old Spice – makers of the best TV adverts in the world – has a new campaign. In it, they urge the average guy on the street to simply believe “in yoursmellf.” But what does a skinny white guy who wins all the sports, has a sophisticated group of friends, and dating Heather Graham have to do with it all? You’ll have to see for yourself.
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SA Post Office Releases Gorgeous New Stamps To Celebrate Freedom Day [PICS]
24 Apr 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
The South African Post Office is celebrating the 18th anniversary of our transition to democracy this Friday with a set of eight gorgeous new stamps designed by Lize Marié Dreyer, a third-year student at the Open Window School of Visual Communication in Gauteng. We’ve got the full set of these philatelic fancies, after the jump!
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James And Rupert Murdoch Back In The Dock
24 Apr 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Both James and Rupert Murdoch are due to give new evidence to the Leveson Inquiry into press standards, starting today. James will appear first, followed by his father, tomorrow. The inquiry will now focus on the relationship between the press and politicians.
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Launch Your Own Satellite For R60 000
23 Apr 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Interorbital Systems, an American aerospace company that constructs rocket and spacecraft, has announced an exciting product development: you can now very cost-effectively buy, and launch your own satellite into orbit.
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Most SA Internet Users Now Bank Online, Most Banks Yet To Catch On
23 Apr 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 3 Comments
Recent research confirms that the vast majority of South African internet users bank online, but that banks have been very slow to make use of digital channels to meet customers’ needs. A study by market research firm Columinate, which assessed consumer internet banking behaviour and satisfaction levels, suggests there is plenty of room for improvement for banks trying to connect digitally with their customers.
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Acting National Police Commissioner Hints At Political Instructions
23 Apr 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Acting national police commissioner, General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, hinted on Thursday to MP’s that police had been instructed on which cases were “off limits” to them. He said this was something that was happening a lot “of late”, and that the instructions came from “powers beyond us”.
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13-Year-Old Kenyan Boy Saves Cattle From Lions With Invention
20 Apr 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 3 Comments
Wherever humans and wild animals come into close contact with one another, there will likely be negative consequences for one or the other, or both. 13-year-old Richard Turere, who lives in Empakasi, on the edge of the Nairobi National Park, just south of Nairobi, has invented a system that keeps his family’s cattle safe from lions that had previously sought an easy meal from their herd.
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Boeing Teams Up With SA Flight School To Train Pilots
20 Apr 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 3 Comments
In what is a first for Boeing Commercial Aviation outside of the United States, it has been announced that the aviation giant will team up with a flying school in the Eastern Cape to meet increased demand for air crews across the continent.
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Facebook Targets May 17th For IPO Launch
19 Apr 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
Signs suggest that Facebook is looking to have its initial public offering launch on on May 17th, assuming that the Securities & Exchange commission rubber-stamps all of the social network’s paperwork – including documents concerning Facebook’s recent billion-dollar acquisition of Instagram. Facebook is set to be initially valued at around $100 billion.
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Former “House” Star Poses Nude For PETA
19 Apr 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
With the sad news that this season will be the last of the popular medical drama, House, it’s good to know that the cast members are at least moving on with their lives, and adding their voices to the many causes out there. This includes posing for PETA, which a female cast member has done. Can you guess who?
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Tech Report – Pirating On The Cyber Seas
19 Apr 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Steve Jobs once said, “Why join the navy when you can be a pirate?” The internet has changed everything, mostly for the better, but it’s also made it easy to steal stuff. So what makes a pirate on the cyber seas? In this episode Seth gets out his eye-patch, peg-leg and parrot and tries to […]
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Blue Light Driver In Teen’s Accident Faces Criminal Charges
19 Apr 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The driver of the blue light vehicle which knocked Thomas Ferreira off his motorcycle last year will be criminally prosecuted. The case will be of particular interest to Ferreira’s family, who nursed Thomas through a coma of several weeks and a slow and costly rehabilitation following the accident.
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Khulubuse Zuma’s Assets Go Under The Hammer On Monday
19 Apr 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
But the miners he left jobless at Aurora mines will not get a cent from him. The embarrassment for the Zuma and Mandela family names continues as Zondwa Mandela’s assets are expected to be attached next. Mandela has been charged with fraud, too.
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It’s Probably Not A Bad Idea To Buy Capitec Shares
18 Apr 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 3 Comments
Capitec shares rose to close at a new high of R214,76 yesterday. The bank also recently announced a dividend of 300c per share, showing why it isn’t surprising that analysts have happily placed “buy” recommendations on the stock.
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BREAKING: Soweto Gang Rape Victim Found Alive
18 Apr 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 3 Comments
This morning we told you about the horrible incident that saw a group of boys in Soweto kidnap and gang-rape an underage girl on camera. Concerns were even higher, as the girl featured in the video was reported missing as well. The good news is that she has reportedly been found alive and is currently at the Dobsonville police station.
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What Classic Show Is Single-Handedly Saving SABC 3’s Ratings Death Spiral?
18 Apr 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
It’s hard to find a success story in the spiralling shit storm that is practically everything to do with the SABC these days, but SABC3 have bucked the trend a little, reaching into TV history for a programme that is turning their ratings nosedive around – and you’ll never guess who it is!
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Online Shopping Is On The Increase In SA – Except Grocery Shopping
18 Apr 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The vast majority of active South African internet users are now very happy to buy stuff online, according to the results of a survey of the online retail market, released today. The only type of shopping we’re still not comfortable doing on the internet? Grocery shopping.
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Cosatu Vows “Mother Of All Protests”
18 Apr 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 4 Comments
“People power has brought down governments in North Africa; it can surely stop this assault on our living standards.” Cosatu has shown it doesn’t mess around when it comes to voicing its opinion. But will the “mother of all protests” against e-tolls actually make any difference?
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Indie Princess And Badass Mother Star In Apple’s New Siri Ads [VIDEO]
17 Apr 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Apple have been known to lure some of the entertainment industry’s biggest names to promote their products, and their two latest ambassadors are no exception. The one has been nabbed from her throne in hipsters’ hearts, and the other from the walls of cult movie fans. Click through to see the respective icons plugging Apple’s flagship device.
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Booze Ad Ban Raises Spectre Of Job Losses
17 Apr 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 3 Comments
Further concerns over the potentially large number of jobs that could be lost as a result of government’s proposed booze advertising ban, have been aired. Government is still mulling over its draft bill – which has been labelled draconian – but either way, the health department is determined to clamp down on the industry.
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Tuesday Radvertising: Blackriver FC Does It Again For Nando’s
17 Apr 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 3 Comments
It’s been a few months since Nando’s has graced us with one of their viral hits, but the long wait is over. Hot off of the video presses, their latest offering is a cunning spoof of an all too familiar ad. Click through for the video.
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Despite Two Fracking Earthquakes, UK Expected To Adopt New Widespread Fracking
17 Apr 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Advice from the first official British government report into fracking has been published today. In it, British ministers have been informed that they should allow the controversial process of fracking for shale gas to be extended there, this despite the process having been blamed for causing two earthquakes.
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Cape Town Documentary Accused Of Luring Sharks To Popular Beaches
17 Apr 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Earlier this month we told you about National Geographic shooting a shark documentary in Cape Town – with the support of the Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism. But yesterday Dirk Schmidt, author of “White Sharks”, has called for the immediate issuing of a high shark alert – saying the filming is attracting sharks to Cape Town’s popular beaches.
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Charlie Sheen’s Hilarious Bavaria Beer Commercial [VIDEO]
16 Apr 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
You can say a lot of things about Charlie Sheen, but the guy’s sense of humour is pretty legit. Check out his appearance in a TV advert for Bavaria’s non-alcoholic beer – blatantly mocking his sobriety – after the jump.
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Stay Tuned: SA’s “Shambolic” Digital Switch Over Pushed Back Again
16 Apr 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
South Africa’s transition to full digital terrestrial broadcasting is one of those processes that one measures in aeons, like the lifespan of stars or the inexorable evolution of monkey-fish-frogs into homo sapiens. The Ministry of Communications released the latest twist in this lengthy tale this morning, so get your R700 Set Top Box fee ready while we explore Dina’s latest digital daydream, after the jump!
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Jimmy Manyi Wants To Control All Government Advertising
16 Apr 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
It’s about monitoring and enforcing adherence to the “government brand”, Manyi says. The advertising of all government departments would likely be centralised in his office very soon. The predictable news emerged while Manyi was speaking at a community media indaba on Saturday.
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Google Co-Founder Says Facebook & Apple Threaten Internet Freedom
16 Apr 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Sergey Brin, the Google co-founder everybody keeps forgetting about except when he talks about stuff like this, has pointed to a handful of “threats to internet freedom” – Facebook, Apple, the entertainment industry, and governments that censor their citizens. By which I guess he means threats to Google.
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