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TuksFM Nazi Gaff Causes Flurry On Twitter
27 Jul 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 14 Comments
The blog of the TuksFM Bang Bang Breakfast Show on the University of Pretoria’s student radio station, TuksFM is trending on Twitter for all the wrong reasons. Spicy pics after the jump.
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Frolicking In The Snow [VIDEO]
27 Jul 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
As you are well aware, the last few days have been somewhat of a nightmare for the many who’ve been stuck in cars along the N3 and Van Reenen’s pass. We are simply not used to snow and were certainly not prepared. But it wasn’t all doom and gloom, as this video illustrates.
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Piers Morgan Might Have Been Fibbing About His Phone Hacking Knowledge
27 Jul 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Piers Morgan might have been speaking nonsense when he made the modest claim that all he knew of phone hacking was that someone once told him that it was possible. The embattled CNN host, who has spent a fair amount of time defending his knowledge on hacking lately, appears to have forgotten about a 2009 interview.
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It’s Final Voting Time For The First Two Cape Town Neighbourhoods!
27 Jul 2011 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
The most exciting neighbourhood creation concept to hit South Africa, NameYourHood, is in full swing. The first two neighbourhoods under the microscope enjoyed over 400 names submitted over the last month. The NameYourHood panel painstakingly whittled that list down to 10 names per neighbourhood and now it’s time to vote! The final name chosen for […]
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IMF Gets Tough On US And Europe, Over Debt Crisis
27 Jul 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Speaking in New York yesterday, the former French finance minister and now new IMF head, Christine Lagarde, warned that despite the positive response in the financial markets to bailouts, fresh turmoil could easily boil over if debt crises aren’t properly managed now. She also really wants the Republicans and Democrats in Washington to stop squabbling so much.
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Old Spice Guy Vs Fabio, Mano-A-Mano, Live Tonight [VIDEO]
26 Jul 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Where are you going to be at 18h00 this evening? I know what I’m going to be doing – and let’s be honest about this – you know what you should be doing too, right? Something awesome might happen. The Old Spice Guy has accepted Fabio’s challenge and they will have some sort of bathroom face-off, live, on YouTube.
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Fake Apple Stores Are A Global Industry
26 Jul 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Chinese officials have ordered two of the five fake stores already located in the south-western city of Kunming to suspend business while they’re investigated, a local government website said on Monday. But, it’s since emerged that similar fakes exist in countries from Croatia to Venezuela.
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Candice Boucher Does Not Do Nudity In SA – Capisce?
25 Jul 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Nudity does not suit model Candice Boucher’s image in South Africa. No-one in SA will ever see Candice strip off, capisce? (Apart from the thousands of South Africans who saw this nude photo shoot online when she was US Playboy’s April cover girl last year, I suppose).
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James Murdoch’s Busy Week Ahead
25 Jul 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The younger Murdoch’s credibility was tested last week, after he told a parliamentary committee that he was not aware of evidence that eavesdropping at the News of the World went beyond a jailed rogue reporter. At least three former top executives, including a former editor, have pointed fingers back at James. What happens next is critical to his future.
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DSTV’s New ‘On-Demand’ Service Dies On Launch Day
23 Jul 2011 by Seth Rotherham / 6 Comments
As DSTV continues to bring out new technologies to disguise the fact that the actual content on Multichoice is a ball of shit, it is with the greatest sense of irony that their very own reality show is playing out and giving the true entertainment value we long for. Yes, it’s true. With all the […]
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What Exactly Is ‘Phone Hacking?’
23 Jul 2011 by Seth Rotherham / 5 Comments
With this whole News International Rupert Murdoch Phone Hacking Scandal (NIRMPHS) taking over our lives, there seems to be a large misunderstanding in terms of what exactly ‘phone hacking’ is. I will begin by saying that they do not ‘intercept’ calls and listen to live conversations. No, Sir. It’s a lot easier than that. As […]
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David Cameron Says James Murdoch Has “Questions To Answer”
22 Jul 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Earlier this morning, 2oceansVibe reported in morning spice headlines that James Murdoch was accused of misleading British parliament about his knowledge of phone hacking at the News of the World. Two former key players at the paper issued a statement contradicting one of Murdoch’s key claims. Now Cameron wants answers. Real ones.
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Vodacom Is Dropping Data Rates
22 Jul 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 3 Comments
Vodacom has announced that it will be dropping its data rates by as much as 43% for contract customers and about 39% for those on pre-paid.
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New York Grocery Store Pulls A Heston Blumenthal, Uses Artificial Scent Machines To Increase Sales
22 Jul 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Some of us will probably always be enthralled by the way Heston Blumenthal, world renowned scientific food chef, comes up with what he does. Now, a New York grocery store has started applying one of Heston’s techniques. Namely, pairing real food with artificial scents infused into the air in the store via scent machines, to induce sales.
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SABC Says It Hasn’t Paid For The Rights To Mandela’s Funeral
22 Jul 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The SABC says its own internal investigation has found no evidence to substantiate a news article that claims the broadcaster paid Chief Mandla Mandela three million Rand for the rights to former president Mandela’s funeral.
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There’s A New Old Spice Guy, But Why? [VIDEO]
21 Jul 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
Former NFL star Isaiah Mustafa, the character from the Old Spice adverts, has received some new competition from former romance novel cover-boy, Fabio. Old Spice did some rebranding last year and Mustafa’s campaign is regarded as one of the greatest viral campaigns ever conceived. One has to wonder what Wieden+Kennedy, Old Spice’s agency, is up to now.
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Catch Up On The Public Protector Verus SAPF Saga – Nic Dawes Explains
21 Jul 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
No doubt your friends and family will have badgered you for an opinion on Public Protector Thuli Madonsela’s challenge to the SAPF and Jacob Zuma. If you’ve allowed yourself to fall behind on the latest news and insight on the matter, make sure you click through for a clear and concise explanation by Mail & Guardian editor, Nic Dawes.
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National Union of Mineworkers Planning A “Powerful Strike”
21 Jul 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) said yesterday that workers in the coal sector would go on strike following failed wage negotiations. These are the people that have to make sure Eskom has enough coal to keep on providing electricity to the country. Their bosses offered a seven percent increase, while they thought 14% was fairer.
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Mini Cape from Timmy Henny on Vimeo.
Cape Town Film Maker, Tim Henny, Shortlisted For International Prize
20 Jul 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
A short film made by Capetonian film maker, Tim Henny, has just been selected as a finalist for the San Fransisco International Festival of Short Films, from over 1 600 entries. The film, titled “Mini Cape”, has been selected for screening at the Short and Sweet London festival, and has also been submitted to various […]
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Nonhle Thema, No Longer A Vuzu TV Presenter… BOOM!
20 Jul 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Nonhle Thema single-handedly put tweeting excessively in CAPS LOCK and ellipsis back on the map. She has also spent the last month telling her Twitter followers exactly how awesome and untouchable she is… BOOM! But it turns out there might be such a thing as bad publicity after all. You see, M-Net’s Vuzu and Nonhle have apparently “mutually decided to put their on-screen relationship on hold.”
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Malema Denies Building R16 Million House, But May Still Need To Answer On Funds
20 Jul 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Julius Malema has today denied that he is building a R16 million home in the upmarket Johannesburg suburb of Sandown. Rather, he chose to insist, “Instead of being rich, I remain poor but credit worthy.” He declined to give details of his financial interests, saying he was not a public figure, but this may yet backfire on him.
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Ben Kingsley Stars In Latest Santam Ad [VIDEO]
20 Jul 2011 by Seth Rotherham / 5 Comments
There has been a lot of talk about Santam‘s new branding and, in particular, their latest TV ad, starring Oscar-winner film star (Gandhi & Schindler’s List) Ben Kingsley. I think they made a good move here, differentiating themselves from the ‘quick-fix’ insurers out there – companies who are quick to help until something goes wrong. […]
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Shrien Dewani Too Ill For Court, But ‘Exercises For Hours’
19 Jul 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Earlier today, in the morning spice headlines, 2oceansvibe reported that Shrien Dewani was excused from his extradition hearing, that resumed yesterday, because he was “too ill” to attend court proceedings. It’s since emerged that Shrien “exercises for hours” despite being diagnosed with a condition which leaves sufferers struggling physically and mentally.
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Rupert Murdoch Grilled By British Parliament LIVE On TV Today
19 Jul 2011 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
We have worked out a system for you to watch Rupert Murdoch get grilled in parliament, LIVE on your computer from where you are right now. That will be around 15h30 SA time. If you want to know where to watch, you need to be following us on Twitter and we will send you a […]
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The End Of Murdoch
19 Jul 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Rupert Murdoch, his son, James, and former News Of The World Editor, Rebekah Brooks, are set to face a grilling by the British Parliament’s Culture Committee this afternoon. And it would be advisable for you to tune in, because you might be a witness to the end of Rupert Murdoch, and his de facto control over the greater British Media – a position that he has held for the last 30 years.
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RIM’s Co-CEOs Like To Throw Down In Front Of Their Employees
19 Jul 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 3 Comments
Research In Motion (Rim), the makers of BlackBerry, has been severely criticized for having two CEOs, but apparently there’s really only one man who wears the pants in the ever-deteriorating domestic situation that is the Rim boardroom: Mike Lazaridis.
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‘Saints’ Looking Good For New Cape Town Neighbourhood Name
18 Jul 2011 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
I was checking out the Name Your Hood website this weekend and must say, the 200+ names that have already been put forward for the the first two neighbourhoods in the project (Hood 1: the area above Saigon on Kloof Street & Hood 2: the area around Heritage Square between Buitensingle and Strand) are just […]
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Mexican Army Finds Biggest Weed Plantation Ever
15 Jul 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
On Thursday, the Mexican Defense Department reported that soldiers have found the largest weed plantation ever detected in Mexico. The huge field covers an astonishing 300 odd acres (120 hectares), and would have been worth about $160 million if it had been harvested and brought to market.
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Lars, Nando’s Is Watching You, Like A Chicken
15 Jul 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Quick on the draw, as usual, Nando’s has had a little dig at the ex real Cell C CEO. Lars Reichelt, who announced his sudden and immediate resignation this week, will return home to Switzerland to spend more time with his family. He’ll be watched though.
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Real Madrid Golf Cart Runs Over Female Fan On UCLA Campus, Drives On [VIDEO]
15 Jul 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Most pre-season preparation has begun for northern hemisphere football teams that will shortly start their new seasons. Coincidentally, Spanish soccer club Real Madrid are in Los Angeles to face LA Galaxy on Saturday. They decided to train on the UCLA campus in preparation for the match. And drive golf carts around, into someone, with perfect timing.
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