Traffic Services Chief Inspector Warns Of Week-Long Roadblock In Cape Town
Cape Town traffic fine dodgers are in for a surprise, and not one of the good variety either. You may have heard about, or even gone through the rather large roadblock that spanned the Buitengracht exit from town before the N1 and N2 split on Sunday. Operation Reclaim intensifies: officers are planning a crackdown in the next few weeks.
Buzz-Kill Benedict Shuts Down Monastery
Pope Benedict XVI has shut down a famous Monastery in Rome, run by a former nightclub dancing nun. The monastery, Santa Croce in Gerusalemme, holds some of the most precious relics in the Church, but the Pope has cut the partying short.
US Treasury Agrees To Sell $5.8 Billion Worth Of AIG Shares
The US Treasury has announced that it has agreed to sell part of its stake in American International Group (AIG), as it winds down the ownership of the global insurer it helped bail out of very troubled waters back when the financial crisis iceberg first struck.
Vodacom’s Airtime In Advance
In what I think is a great idea, Vodacom has announced that it will be launching a service called “Airtime Advance” that allows customers to get some desperately needed airtime in advance before they recharge.
Zimbabwean To Go On Trial Over Tsvangirai Facebook Wall Post
Zimbabwe’s privately owned NewsDay newspaper has said that a magistrate in Bulawayo has set a trial date for Vikas Mavhudzi, who faces a charge of posting offensive messages on Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai’s Facebook wall, for June 10. Mavhudzi became the first person to be arrested in Zimbabwe for a Facebook post. Screenshot after the jump.
Tuesday Morning Radvertising: Chubby Dudes In Amsterdam Sell Ad Space
Dutch advertising company Interbest gets snaps for their bid to sell ad space on highway billboards. They displayed a chubby, hairy, dude, with an article of clothing removed every day – above the tagline, ‘The sooner you advertise here, the better.’ I know fat jokes aren’t classy, but these just worked.
Sir Alex Ferguson Expected To Go On Defensive In Wake Of Giggs Twitter Furore
With only four days left until the final climax of Manchester United’s football season and their Champions League final clash against Barcelona at Wembley this Saturday, Fergie is expected to address the matter later today. The issue poses a huge test of Giggs’s experience and Ferguson’s ability to galvanise his squad for Saturday.
Burn Down The Herald: ANC Leader
ANC Nelson Mandela Bay chairperson Nceba Faku encouraged more than 100 party members to burn down Port Elizabeth’s The Herald newspaper as he celebrated the party’s election victory outside the Port Elizabeth City Hall on Thursday night. Faku said the party was celebrating an “important battle that is between the ANC and the media”.
Malema Refuses Live E-TV Debate With Mazibuko, Calls Her The Madam’s Tea Lady [VIDEO]
Final results of the local government elections have been trickling in all day and the country’s free broadcaster has been doing a good job of keeping live feeds interesting. Just after lunchtime things got a little hectique though when ANCYL child Julius Malema refused a live debate with the DA’s Lindiwe Mazibuko, calling her “The madam’s tea lady.”
How To Fight The War On SMS Spam
I’ve had it up to here with bastard companies sending me text messages about crap I don’t want, have never wanted and will never want. I don’t know what has happened, but suddenly every company in the country has my number. Thankfully I can now go to the Wireless Application Service Providers’ Association’s (Waspa) website and sort this shit out.
Chinese Pay $98 Million For Completion Of Robert Mugabe School Of Intelligence, No Spice
Zimbabwean defence minister, Emmerson Mnangagwa, has told the Zimbabwean parliament that China will put up the money for the completion of the Robert Mugabe School of Intelligence. It’s not clear how and when the money will be repaid by the Zimbabwean government, who’s debt to China is now about US$1.65 billion.
American Idol Top 3 Finalist Falls On Stage [Video]
Top three American Idol finalist, Haley Reinart, took an embarrassing tumble on stage tonight during her sexy rendition of Led Zeppelin’s “What Is And What Should Never Be”. Randy Jackson thought the fall was a set up. And Steven Tyler, predictably, loved it.
Major Security Flaw Found In Android Phones
Google has been hit with a string of security flaws lately and the internet giant has now been exposed yet again with a “significant security hole” being found in its smartphone operating system, Google Android. As usual with these things, it can allow attackers to gain access to users’ personal information without their permission.
Local Elections Wrap-Up
The results of yesterday’s fourth democratic municipal elections started trickling in late last night, after a very long, but mostly quiet day of voting. There were long lines, some scanner problems and one or two questions raised here and there.
Catch The Integrated Marketing Communications Conference In Jozi, Next Month
The Integrated Marketing Communication Conference is happening in Johannesburg next month, having made the move from the Cape Town venue of the last event in October 2010. The IMCC brings together a host of marketing thought-leaders to discuss topics like: the benefits of online media; the vast opportunities available through social media marketing; integrating communications strategies […]
CAR Magazine Flirt With The Digital/Print Divide
Car Magazine’s May issue is ever so slightly different from previous incarnations. Sure, there’s a hot car on the cover. The typeface “CAR” is as red, and bold, as ever. All of the usual sluglines are there. And then you notice this QR code at the bottom left-hand corner of the cover.
You Won’t Go To Hell If You Don’t Vote ANC, Apparently
Despite what our responsible and esteemed president said recently, about us all going to hell if we don’t vote ANC; it seems we won’t be burning for eternity after all.
Apple Approves Sugar-Daddy App
Wow. Alright. Apple gave the the green light to a mobile app that promises to connect rich old dudes with young women. Sugar daddies with gold diggers. Seriously. They call themselves SugarSugar, “the world’s most effective and discreet place for finding Sugar Daddy and Sugar Baby relationships.”
Update: The ANC Is Disappointed And Puzzled Over “Shoot The Boer” Ruling
The ANC says that it is “extremely disappointed and puzzled” by yesterday’s high court ruling refusing it leave to appeal an earlier finding that the song “Shoot the Boer” is an incitement to murder. It has decided it’s time to take it to a higher court.
South African To Co-Head Goldman Sachs Investment Banking
Goldman Sachs employees were told yesterday that Richard Gnodde is the new co-head of investment banking along with David Solomon and John Weinberg. Gnodde, who was born in Johannesburg, joined the firm back in 1987 and is said to have been critical to Goldman’s European acquisitions and mergers business.
ANC And City Of Cape Town Arguing About Posters
This is a little like me not being allowed to have posters up in my bedroom, but less serious: the ANC has lodged a complaint with the Electoral Commission after Cape Town city workers were found removing COSATU posters campaigning for Tony Ehrenreich. Because they want their posters back, apparently.
“Shoot The Boer” Is Incitement To Murder – Halgryn Hands Down Final Judgement
In what is surely a ground-breaking ruling around the subject of freedom of speech in South Africa, the words “dubula ibhunu” (shoot the boer) were declared an incitement to murder in a judgement handed down in the High Court in Johannesburg today by Judge Leon Halgryn.
Kenyan Olympic Marathon Champion Dies At 24
The Kenyan Olympic marathon champion, Samuel Wanjiru, was killed when he jumped off the balcony of his home late on Sunday, police have said this morning. Wanjiru appeared to have suffered internal injuries after the fall and was confirmed dead by doctors at a nearby hospital.
Cannes: Diana Film Slams Royals As “Gangsters”
At a press conference post screening, Keith Allen has insisted his documentary about the death of Diana, Princess of Wales, which screened today at the Cannes Film Festival to a select audience of invited journalists and other guests, was not “a sensationalist film”.
First Class Passenger Attempts To Smuggle Leopard Cubs, Panthers, A Bear And Monkeys
A 36 year old United Arab Emirates citizen, who was waiting to check in for his first class flight at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi International Airport, has been detained by undercover anti-trafficking officers for attempting to smuggle a bizarre mix of rare creatures. The animals had been drugged and were headed for Dubai.
Largest Ever Insider Trading Case Involving Hedge Funds Reaches Guilty Verdict
Billionaire co-founder of Galleon Group, Raj Rajaratnam, has been convicted in what prosecutors called the largest insider trading case ever involving hedge funds. He remains free on $100 million bail and was placed under house arrest at his Manhattan home to await sentencing on July 29.
Kalahari.net Is Having A Ding Dong Time With Election Posters
2oceansvibers are renowned for appreciating a bit of creative advertising humour from time to time. And with electioneering currently taking up a rather large amount of media space as we get ready for the local government elections next Wednesday, the ever resourceful Kalahari.net has decided to bless us with some radvertising.
Capitec Introduces Sunday Banking
Some years ago I made my way over to mud island, London specifically, and one thing I always appreciated was not having to rush to the bank on a Saturday morning just because that was the way things were. This is surely good for banking in South Africa and a giant leap toward getting Saturday mornings back.
Master Chef Judge Matt Moran “Loses” It on Set [VIDEO]
This very cool viral video was produced by the team behind Australia’s Master Chef. You’ll see chef Matt Moran being filmed for a segment before losing his temper over a crew member throwing perfectly fine food into a bin. As you’ll see at the end, its all one big act, but with an important message: Don’t waste food!
Presbyterian Church Votes To Allow Openly Gay And Lesbian Clergy
The US Presbyterian Church passed an historic ruling on Tuesday evening. They have decided to allow openly gay men and women in same-sex relationships to be ordained as clergy. This comes after a similar mandate that was to allow gay clergy was defeated two years ago.
