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Business
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Rebekah Brooks Arrested By Phone Hacking Task Force
13 Mar 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Ex News Corps bigwig, Rebekah Brooks has been arrested with her husband Charlie, and four others on the charge of “conspiring to pervert the course of justice”. The charges relate to the News Of The World phone hacking scandal, the details of which continue to poison the well of journalism in the UK.
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Volvo Introduces Pedestrian Airbag [VIDEO]
13 Mar 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Well this is new, and sort of neat. For the new V40, Volvo is introducing the world’s first pedestrian airbag system, designed to reduce the severity of pedestrian injuries in a car-pedestrian collision. Alternatively it could double as a sweet new inflatable mattress on the hood of your car.
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Tech Report – South Africa’s Information Highway Is More Like A Country Lane
13 Mar 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Do you ever think back to a time before the internet? Before instant gratification and information at your fingertips, it was a time when you had to go to a library to find things out. It seems prehistoric compared to our lives now, where anything we want, information wise, is there for the taking. But […]
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George Bizos Declares Info Bill Unconstitutional
13 Mar 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Nelson Mandela’s former defence lawyer, and veteran human rights lawyer, George Bizos, has written to Parliament stating that the protection of state information bill is unconstitutional on several counts.
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Bruce Good Live On ‘Creative Mornings’ This Friday
12 Mar 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
If you don’t know about Name Your Hood by now, well then you haven’t been reading enough. This genius idea, created by Bruce Good basically gives people a chance to suggest names for their affiliated neighborhoods and then vote on one to stay, giving people the chance to actually identify themselves with where they live […]
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Julius Malema Calls For Regulation Of The Media
12 Mar 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 4 Comments
In the very same interview on SABC last night (covered in the Morning Spice here), in which Julius Malema asked the ANC for forgiveness, he has also called for heavier regulation of our media. Malema alleges that the media is what is destroying democracy in South Africa. A bit of a silly accusation if you ask me. More of his rant, inside.
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Is CNN About To Buy Mashable?
12 Mar 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
A few hours ago, Reuters blogger, Felix Salmon, recorded an exclusive interview in which it was revealed that CNN will buy social media website, Mashable, for more than $200 million dollars. The announcement is due to be confirmed as early as tomorrow, according to Salmon.
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Death Row TV Show Is A Hit In China
12 Mar 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
What’s hot on TV in China’s Henan Province these days? Just a little show where death row inmates are interviewed moments before they are killed for their crimes. The show is called “Interview Before Execution” and it has China riveted to the tune of nearly 40 million viewers every week.
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Stop KONY 2012: Ugandans React To Viral Kony Video
09 Mar 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 9 Comments
As the #StopKONY juggernaut continues rampaging across the interwebs and social networks, some reporters have turned to Kony’s fellow Ugandans for comment on the video, and the Invisible Children organisation’s project to bring Joseph Kony to justice. Their opinions? Not positive.
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BREAKING: Court Rejects Government Objections To Walmart Merger
09 Mar 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
An application by three ministers to have the decision of the Competition Tribunal set aside has been rejected by the Competition Appeals Court. This is a great step forward in getting Walmart to South Africa. The merger was approved by the Competition Tribunal last year.
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YouTube And NBC Will Live-Stream The Entire Summer 2012 Olympics For Free
09 Mar 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
For the first time ever, you’ll be able to watch every single Olympic event live, for free, without having to pirate it through some dodgy online stream. In fact, it’s actually a clever marketing ploy on the behalf of NBC, but still, it’s better than nothing.
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Dove Men+Care Announces Exciting New Brand Ambassador
09 Mar 2012 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Dove are ready to announce their shiny new brand ambassador for the Dove Men+Care range. We’ve kept a sharp eye on this one. I mean, we all love a clean, well groomed guy, but a brand ambassador for a minimal fuss, absolutely-does-the-job product like Dove Men+Care needs to be manly, too, you know? So who […]
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Riaan Cruywagen: The Autobiography
08 Mar 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Riaan Cruywagen will release an autobiography at the Klein Karoo National Arts Festival this year. It will be available in stores from April 2. The man who knows the news before the news happens, has enjoyed a prosperous 47 years in broadcasting, of which 37 were spent as an Afrikaans newsreader.
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Mandela’s Grandson Charged With Fraud
08 Mar 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Earlier this week, 2oceansVibe reported that possible charges of fraud were to be brought against Nelson Mandela’s grandson, Zondwa Mandela. We can now confirm that charges have been laid against him, as well as an Aurora Empowerment Systems lawyer, who also happens to be a director of Velvet Sky Aviation.
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UPDATED: Was Facebook Hacked?
07 Mar 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
“Probably not,” is the answer. It seems as if things have returned to normal on the Facebook servers around parts of Europe, Africa, and the Middle East. The outage earlier affected facebook.com, as well as apps for mobile phones and tablets. Facebook has thus far put the incident down to “technical difficulties.”
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2012 VISI Awards
07 Mar 2012 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
South African décor magazine VISI announced the winners of their annual Absolut VISI Designer of the Year awards on Friday. The awards, which aim to recognise and reward South Africa’s top designs, were handed out at a jungle-themed ceremony and party held at Wembley Square Two in Cape Town. Follow the link to see who […]
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Epic Dollar Shave Club Commercial Is Epic [VIDEO]
07 Mar 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
A new website, called Dollar Shave Club, just launched. What are they all about? Look, I can tell you – or you can watch this video. The level of awesomeness you are about to experience knows no boundaries. Check it out inside.
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Fashion Label Lulu Tan Tan’s Court Bid Against Noseweek Fails
07 Mar 2012 by Seth Rotherham / 1 Comment
Inge Peacock, owner of local fashion label Lulu Tan Tan, made an urgent application to the Western Cape High Court to stop Noseweek from publishing a story about her, entitled “Fashion Victim.” Unfortunately that didn’t work out for her. News24 had this to say: The article, titled “Fashion Victim”, involves businesswoman Inge Peacock – creator […]
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Invisible Children: Make Joseph Kony Famous [VIDEO]
07 Mar 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
This might turn out to be the most inspiring documentary you will watch all year. A serious campaign is underway to bring down Joseph Kony, the infamous leader of the Ugandan guerrilla group: the Lord’s Resistance Army. The LRA is responsible for an unquantifiable number of atrocities across Uganda. Human trafficking, brutal rape, and child soldier deployment are commonplace. This is KONY 2102.
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Google Announces ‘Google Play,’ Cloud-Based Media Hub
07 Mar 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Another alternative to Apple’s iCloud popped up this week, with Google has announcing that it will be combining the Android Market, Google Music and the Google eBookstore into a new cloud-based service called Google Play, allowing users to access all of their media across all of their Android devices.
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BREAKING: Has Facebook Been Hacked?
07 Mar 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Has Facebook just been hacked? A short while ago, tweets began to start flowing eluding to the fact that Facebook was reportedly down in many regions across the world including Europe, Africa, and the Middle East. We searched a little, and Facebook is indeed inaccessible to many. What will they do?
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SABC Approves 24-Hour News Channel Launch Date
06 Mar 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
The SABC has had plans to launch a new channel for a while. It has now announced that its new channel will again attempt an April 1 launch. And no, that’s no April Fool’s joke like last time. They’re serious this time. The channel will be a 24-hour news channel, and will be launched in conjunction with MultiChoice.
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Watch The Simpsons Take On Game Of Thrones [VIDEO]
06 Mar 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Watch as two of TV’s hottest properties mash up in a glorious homage of one opening sequence to another!
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Tech Report – Track The Track
06 Mar 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
We all know how annoying it is when you get a snippet of a song stuck in your head and it plays in a loop. Try as you might, you just can’t get rid of it and you have no idea how to identify it, until slowly, it begins to drive you mad. Don’t sweat. […]
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Mandela And Zuma To Face Aurora Music
06 Mar 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The liquidators of Aurora Empowerment Systems, which is accused of asset-stripping bankrupt Pamodzi Gold, amongst other dubious activities, will lay charges of fraud this week against Nelson Mandela’s grandson, Zondwa. President Jacob Zuma’s nephew should probably also look forward to facing some music.
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Former Policeman And Suspected Rhino Poaching Kingpin Arrested
05 Mar 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
It would appear that authorities are finally starting to make serious inroads into the rhino horn trafficking underworld. A suspected kingpin, and former Mpumalanga police officer, was arrested on Friday in Hazyview. He was found with four rhino horns, and over R60 000 in his possession.
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iPad 3 Specifications Spotted In The Wild
05 Mar 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
It’s less than a week to go until the iPad 3 is unveiled, so everybody and their grandma is throwing out thoughts about what the new toy can do. Concrete stats are emerging though – Apple employees have been browsing the web with their personal iPad 3’s, turning up details about the new tablet on website server logs.
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SA Woman Paralysed By “Bad Cocaine” To Return Home
02 Mar 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Kathryne Fuller, 29, will be returning home to South Africa. She was charged with possession of cocaine in Uganda after she took the contaminated substance with Amazing Race producer, Jeff Rice, last month. Rice died, and Fuller was left paralysed on the right side of her body. She pleaded guilty to the charge, and paid a $420 fine to avoid imprisonment.
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Nando’s Makes Its Final Pronouncement On Malema
02 Mar 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Good work, guys. Good work. [Thanks, Mike!]
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Occupy Chapman’s Peak Going To Court
02 Mar 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The Hout Bay Residents’ Association will apply for a court interdict to stop construction on the Chapman’s Peak toll plaza in Cape Town, it has been confirmed. Construction has begun at the site, and lawyers representing the movement have been drawing up the interdict to halt the R54 million project.
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