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Crime
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Yislaaik: Someone Was Just Arrested In Cape Town For Internet Piracy
12 Dec 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 3 Comments
Unlucky! A South African man was accused of uploading a film to The Pirate Bay, and has since been arrested, according to CEO of the Southern African Federation Against Copyright Theft (SAFACT), Corné Guldenpfennig.
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Meet The Real Walter White [VIDEO]
11 Dec 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
What you didn’t know when you were watching Breaking Bad was that Walter White actually exists. And for 10 years, his was the best meth you could buy in the state of Alabama. Check out this radical 17 minute documentary over your lunch break. And relax, there aren’t any spoilers. [Source : YouTube]
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Remember That Guy Who Owns The ‘Revenge Porn’ Website? He’s Been Arrested
11 Dec 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Yesterday, a man from California was arrested due to allegations that he ran an infamous ‘revenge porn’ website that hosted images of men’s ex-girlfriends.
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TIME Magazine’s ‘Most Surprising’ Photos Of 2013
11 Dec 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
2013 will be remembered for many reasons. It was the year of the Reeva Steenkamp shooting, Mandela’s passing, and Miley Cyrus’ twerking. All-in-all, it was a year with moments that left us shocked, bewildered, amazed, and heart-broken. In honour of this crazy year, TIME has put together a collection of the ‘Most Surprising’ images of 2013.
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Newlyweds ‘Just Wanted To Murder Someone Together’ – And They Did
10 Dec 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
Elytte Barbour, 22, and Miranda Barbour, 18, wanted to seal their bond of love by murdering a person together. Either that or, they’re genuinely a couple murderous sadists.
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“Sekunjalo Independent Media Are Attempting To Compromise The Editorial Independence Of The Cape Times”
10 Dec 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The editorial staff over at The Cape Times are becoming increasingly worried that their editorial independence is under threat. It all started when Cape Times editor, Alide Dasnois, was fired unexpectedly by the paper’s new owners, Sekunjalo Independent Media.
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Lindsay Lohan Had Paris Hilton’s Brother Beaten Up This Weekend [PIC]
09 Dec 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Lindsay Lohan escaped from her Miami hotel on Saturday night when the cops tried to interview her after Paris Hilton’s little brother, Barron Hilton, claimed the actress had him beaten to a pulp.
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Enjoy This Brand New Interview With Bernie Madoff
09 Dec 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Good ‘ol Bernie Madoff. The former non-executive Chairman of the NASDAQ , stockbroker and financier who admitted to operating in a Ponzi scheme considered to be the largest financial fraud in US history, agreed to an interview with the Wall Street Journal while incarcerated.
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Governments Are Able To Spy On You Through Your Laptop Camera – With The Light OFF
09 Dec 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Most of us with a brain and an internet connection already figured that third-party spying via a laptop webcam was entirely possible – but we assumed that the hardware would at least indicate it was in use. Boy, were we wrong about that one.
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This Petition Calling For The Impeachment Of Zuma Has 18,000 Signatures
06 Dec 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
2013 has been the year of online petitions. Whether they have any effect besides voicing the displeasure, is up for debate. Nevertheless, what may well be the last viral South African petition of 2013 is currently in blossom, and it’s calling for Parliament to impeach Jacob Zuma. The petition calls for the impeachment of Zuma […]
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Are Venezuelan Officials Smuggling Drugs Via Their Diplomatic Bags?
06 Dec 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Kevin Lameck, a driver at the Venezuelan embassy in Nairobi, came forward in a recent trial and said that the embassy’s diplomatic bag was used to traffic drugs.
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What Is A Masked Credit Card, And Why Should You Use One To Shop Online?
05 Dec 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 4 Comments
Whenever you make an online credit card purchase, the processing bank as well as the merchant in question both see all your details. That means your name, number and address. But what if you don’t want them to?
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Rob Ford Has Been Stalking A Rob Ford Impersonator
05 Dec 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Apparently there’s a Rob Ford impersonator out there, and Rob Ford himself has been stalking him. The impersonator claims that he was followed by the mayor and his brother, Doug Ford, over the weekend.
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Please Enjoy: Spreadsheet Cowboy Explains Why E-Tolls Will Absolutely Fail [VIDEO]
05 Dec 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Produced and published by Shaun Gunning, this video (and supporting document) is without a doubt the most comprehensive and emphatic argument for why the E-Tolls project cannot succeed without major taxpayer support to the tune of billions of Rands in bailouts over the course of the next few decades. It also provides strong circumstantial evidence […]
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Nigella Admits Cocaine Use And Explains Why Saatchi Choked Her
05 Dec 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
An ever-thickening plot that began with the shocking revelations of Nigella’s drug habits has taken yet another turn, as the TV chef reveals that former husband, Charles Saatchi, strangled her in a jealous rage.
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These Paranoid Billionaires Have A Mindblowing Security System
04 Dec 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Al and Lana Corbi are head of a company called ‘Strategically Armoured & Fortified Environment’ or ‘S.A.F.E’ – and they’re trying to help billionaires sleep a little easier at night.
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New Corruption Index Shows SA Alongside Serbia And Brazil
04 Dec 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
While the ANC was busy pointing fingers at Thuli Madonsela for leaking the Nkandla report, South Africa slipped to its lowest-ever spot on the global corruption charts.
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Iceland Police Have Never Killed Anyone. Ever. Until Now
03 Dec 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Take a moment to absorb the fact that, until now, police in Iceland had never killed anyone. A 59 year-old guy in Reykjavik was firing a shotgun in his apartment in the early hours of Monday morning. That was his first bad move.
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New Zuma Reports Expose ‘Gross Misconduct, Deceit Unlawful Acts And Outright Corruption’
03 Dec 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 4 Comments
Public protector, Thuli Madonsela, has come through with the goods yet again. This time, they come in the form of three damning reports that expose gross misconduct, deceit, unlawful acts and outright corruption at the highest level of government.
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The Story Of Krejcir, ‘Doctor’ And 25kg Of Crystal Meth
03 Dec 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
It seems as if the truth behind the Radovan Krejcir case is slowly beginning to unravel. He appeared along with his three co-accused at a bail hearing in Palm Ridge Magistrate’s Court in Katlehong yesterday, when the state accused Krejcir of involvement in a worldwide drug-ring.
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This Guy’s Number Plate Will Make Your Day #etolls [PIC]
03 Dec 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Yup, it actually happened. At midnight last night, Gauteng’s multi-billion rand etoll network went live.
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Mike Tyson Tells Us How To Have Sex In Jail [VIDEO]
02 Dec 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Every now and then Mike Tyson drops little nuggets of gold in our laps. Take this video for example. Mike visited The Arsenio Hall Show this week, and instead of chatting about fashion and award shows like other celebrities, Mike talked about partying and having sex in jail.
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Silk Road Competitors Nailed By Massive Theft
02 Dec 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
It seems online black markets are going through a precarious time. Sheep, one of the most popular online drug-selling sites, has shut down after an alleged theft of thousands of Bitcoins from the site. Another site, Black Market Reloaded, has temporarily gone offline.
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The Tragic Internet: 20-Year-Old Kid Live-Streams Suicide
02 Dec 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
The internet is a place where lots of dark things happen. Bitcoins can be used to kill politicians and buy drugs, social media is used to post rape videos, and don’t even try to start a debate on Twitter. But a new low was reached when a 20-year-old live streamed his suicide attempt.
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Prostitution Finds Tech: Local Website Lets SA Escorts List Their Services, With Full Photo Galleries
02 Dec 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 8 Comments
Prostitution may well be one of the very oldest professions, but it certainly isn’t one of the most technologically sophisticated. Although, a new local website might change that.
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Hidden Camera Busts Pickpocket Training School [VIDEO]
02 Dec 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Donka Panova is a 77 year-old woman who is revered in her community for her “special talent”. Otherwise known as ‘Golden Hands’, Panova is one of the most well respected pick-pockets in Bulgaria.
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The Nkandla Report Is Finished – And So Is Brother Jacob
29 Nov 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Thuli Madonsela, you biscuit. The public protector’s provisional Nkandla report has found that our president has “derived substantial personal benefit from works that exceeded security needs,”and must repay the state.
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Holocaust Survivor Meets His “Schindler” 70 Years Later
29 Nov 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Leon Gersten is a 79 year-old holocaust survivor. Before his village in Poland was liberated by the soviet army, Gersten managed to survive thanks only to one man – Czeslaw Polziec.
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Italian Mob Fed Mafia Boss To Pigs – In Real Life
29 Nov 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Francesco Raccosta, a high-ranking mafia boss, disappeared from his home in March 2012. It is now believed that he was kidnapped by rival mobsters, beaten and subsequently fed to pigs – while he was still alive.
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Nigella Lawson’s Brand Is Crumbling As She Is Labelled A ‘Criminal’ For Drug Addiction She Shared With Daughter
28 Nov 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
Following on from our earlier story about “Higella” and her drug use, it’s emerged that there was “a culture of secrecy” between Lawson and ex-husband Charles Saatchi.
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