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Business
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Buy A “Jou Ma Se Burger” At Castello’s
14 Apr 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Marketing can be a really beautiful thing. It’s also a touch difficult to remain original within the fast paced environment of radvertising these days. So, when someone gets it right, like launching a “jou ma se burger” for instance, one just has to give it the old customary head-nod and one-corner-of-the-mouth-curling smile it so rightly deserves.
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RIM CEO Gets Asked About Giving Data To Middle Eastern Governments, Ends Interview
14 Apr 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Classy. Mike Lazaridis, CEO of the Canadian firm behind Blackberry, was interviewed by the BBC yesterday; when asked about the problems they’d had with Indian and Middle East governments, who’d demanded greater access to the security system used by Blackberry, Lazaridis said the question was unfair and walked out on the interview.
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FearSquare, Because How Dangerous Is Your Location
14 Apr 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
The use of the FourSquare application has been popular to say the least. You know, you sign yourself in at a particular place in a brave attempt to make others jealous of where you currently are, it shows up in your various newsfeeds and boom, you are instantly cool. Now there’s FearSquare.
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Richard Branson Loses Bet, Will Work As Stewardess [UPDATED]
13 Apr 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
The date has finally been announced and it’s more imminent that you might think. May 1st will be the day Richard Branson will honour the bet made back at the beginning of the 2010 Formula One season. Branson and Tony Fernandes, of Team Lotus, had wagered over whose Formula One team would place higher at the Bahrain Formula One race.
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GQ Model Search Features 2oceansvibe Weather Girl!
13 Apr 2011 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
I was more than chuffed to see 2oceansvibe Weathergirl Gabriella Demetriades featured in the latest GQ Model Search. You’ll also remember Gabs from that steamy Woolworths re-jeans ad which did the rounds a while back. Good times. But now we need to focus on the fact that Gabrielle has a chance of being the next GQ feature […]
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France Introduces Burqa Ban Today – Ban Defied
11 Apr 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
The controversial law banning full-face veils came into effect today in France, home to Europe’s largest Muslim population. Public wearing of niqabs or burqas is now liable for a fine of 150 euros and a citizenship course; people charged with forcing women to wear full-face veils may be subject to jail time.
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Monday Morning Radvertising: Segway Joust [VIDEO]
11 Apr 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
With this whole ‘viral’ thing, many marketing departments are desperately trying to produce the kinds of advertising that get the internet’s attention – often with depressing results. Fortunately, the ad for the Washington Lottery is awesome; it has two dudes jousting on segways. Not totally sure how that sells lottery tickets, but hey.
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Sunderland Fan Sues Over Ball In Face
08 Apr 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The Sunderland chairman, Niall Quinn, has revealed that the club is in the process of being sued by a fan. The fan was injured when a stray shot hit him in the face while watching the team train a couple of years back. Apparently the Djibril Cisse strike knocked the fan clean out.
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Nandos Keeps The Punishment Train Rolling
08 Apr 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
And this time the target is Richard Mdluli, who has been indicted for murder, along with a slue of other charges. He also happens to be South Africa’s crime intelligence boss. I can see how this is problematic. Please enjoy.
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Malawian Man Dies Of “Sexual Sweetness”
07 Apr 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Midway into March Silverstreak reminded us of one of the beautiful things about the English language – the numerous emotive properties created by combining words not often combined, especially so in central African news reports. Now, a Malawian man has been killed by too much “sexual sweetness” while having sex with a hooker.
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Facebook Launches “Journalists On Facebook”
06 Apr 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
In a much anticipated move, the social media giant has finally unveiled its next step in advancing the power of journalism through social networking. It’s described as a central resource tool for journalists and the public to share, interact and find sources on the site. Try and stop us now Julius, Jimmy, Floyd and the other haters out there.
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Some People REALLY Love Eckō Apparel
06 Apr 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Wow! Okay. Last week we told you about the ‘Get An Eckō Tattoo, Get A 20% Discount For Life’ they’re peddling, with a couple of metaphorical raised eyebrows. So they sent us a couple of photos of fans that had gotten themselves branded with their logo – bluff called. Amazing.
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Tuesday Radvertising: Hot Wheels Loop
05 Apr 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
As part of an advertising campaign for toy car line Hot Wheels, a facade loop was installed alongside a highway in Bogotá, Colombia, mimicking the loop tracks that you’re always a little crushed to discover woulnd’t work in real life. It looks pretty rad. Nice job, Hot Wheels. Nice job, Colombia.
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Another P-Bomb Dropped In Court
05 Apr 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
It seems it’s all the rage to voice ones displeasure with how one finds things are going in court these days. Instead of it being an advocate this time, it’s a 71 year old “Brett Kebble-type character” from the Strand near Cape Town facing fraud charges. He had recently celebrated his 71st in Pollsmoor too.
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BP To Resume Drilling In The Gulf of Mexico
05 Apr 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Hoo. BP’s planning on restarting deepwater drilling in the Gulf of Mexico on 10 wells this summer; U.S. regulators seem to be giving it the go-ahead in exchange for tougher safety rules. In unrelated news, President Obama promised last week to cut U.S. oil imports by 33%
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Kirsten Keen On Proteas Job?
04 Apr 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
There are conflicting reports floating around on the interweb regarding whether or not the highly anticipated short-list of eligible applicants for the Proteas Head Coach role will contain the name of the legendary Gary Kirsten. It appears he wants the position and has confirmed Cricket South Africa’s interest too.
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Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen – Adorably Racist [VIDEO]
01 Apr 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
We all watched that television series Full House when we were younger. We all loved it and it was one of the funniest and happiest times of our young television lives. The twins were, well, adorable and made us laugh out loud quite regularly, but they might need to explain this one.
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French Vegan Couple On Trial Over Baby’s Death
01 Apr 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Two vegans who fed their 11 month old daughter only on her mother’s breast milk went on trial in northern France on Tuesday. They have been charged with neglect after their baby died as a result of suffering from vitamin deficiencies and could face up to 30 years in prison if convicted.
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Branding Is Important: Get An Eckō Tattoo, Get A 20% Discount For Life
01 Apr 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
This sounds sort of like every dystopian sci-fi film ever, but okay. If, for whatever reason, you felt like you needed 20% off of Eckō-brand apparel for life, you could totally make that happen by getting an Eckō tattoo somewhere on your body. It’s a coupon that never expires!
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Slow Down – 25 Per Cent Reduction In Speed Limits Ahead?
01 Apr 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 3 Comments
You’d be well advised to start driving slower, in preparation for a significant reduction in speed limits on all national roads later this year. When the Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences Act (AARTO) comes into force, you’ll risk losing your licence if you’re caught driving too fast.
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Teacher And Pupil Share Joint
31 Mar 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
A report in The Star newspaper has revealed how a Teacher has had to resign because he was caught puffing on the old knowledge cabbage with a pupil. It’s no big secret that South African schools have had problems with drug use over the years, but this is an upper class school, so it was probably good stuff.
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Tiffindell Ski Resort Up For Auction
31 Mar 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 11 Comments
South Africa’s only ski resort is due to go under the hammer in May. The resort was embroiled in a long and shady financial scandal that began in 2007 and was eventually forced to close the slopes indefinitely in 2009. But now you can own it!
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Tanzanian Shaman Takes Break, 26km Queue Too Long
30 Mar 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
The Tanzanian “miracle” pastor, Reverend Ambilikile “Babu” Mwasapile has called for a break. He has temporarily asked people to stop going to his remote home for a “miracle cure” after thousands flocked there, resulting in chaos in the surrounding area.
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Nando’s Is Hiring
30 Mar 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
Always picking up on the nation’s mood, the best in the business have been at it again. There isn’t really much need in beating around the bush with this one. The bushes, quite frankly, aren’t there to be beaten around any more. They have withered and dried.
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Cape Advocate Swears At Judge – Full Transcript And Translation Here
30 Mar 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 4 Comments
Yesterday a little blue bird forwarded us a juicy document. That document is the full transcript of proceedings in a criminal case currently being argued in the Cape Town High Court. The transcript details an altercation between Judge Lee Bozalek and Advocate Nehemiah Ballem. And by “altercation” I mean a verbal smackdown. Enjoy this portion of the exchange.
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Zack Snyder’s Sucker Punch Is Tanking Pretty Hard
30 Mar 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
This, apparently, is what happens when you let Zack Snyder write his own script without any male genitalia to jiggle in slow-motion – $19 million on the opening weekend of an $89 million film. This means Sucker Punch opened behind ‘Diary of A Wimpy Kid: Roderick Rules,’ the sequel to a film nobody watched.
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Can’t Get A Girlfriend? New Company Develops Virtual Girlfriend For Social Networking
29 Mar 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
The new platform, which is still currently in its design phases, will allow users to create the perfect girlfriend who will allegedly write on your Facebook wall, possibly tweet sweet nothings at you and keep your virtual happiness in mind using other social media platforms.
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12 Year Old Expands Einstein’s Relativity, Thinks He Can Prove It Wrong [VIDEO]
29 Mar 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Jacob Barnett has an IQ of 170. According to some, this is reportedly higher than Albert Einstein’s was, although Einstein himself never took the test. Jake is now so far advanced in his Indiana University studies that professors are lining him up for a paid PHD research role. He also finished high school at eight years old.
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German Ad Campaign: ‘Sex Is No Accident.’
29 Mar 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
MTV Germany, which is a thing I didn’t know existed until just now, is trying to spread the word to the masses: there is no such thing as accidental sex, please wear condoms. To emphasize the point, they’ve put together a series of comics in which people accidentally have sex and don’t wear condoms.
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Robotic Clouds To Provide Shade During Qatar World Cup [VIDEO]
29 Mar 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Not even designers of world class video games have thought of this one yet. I bet the Qatari engineers are hunched up and sniggering through their beards into their cupped, fist-shaped hands right now. Their World Cup is only in 2022, but these guys clearly have the money to blow to make magic. Very Bruce Almighty of them.
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