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Crime
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That Amazonian Tribe That Was Contacted For The First Time This Year Has Been Attacked
10 Aug 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Earlier this year 2oceansVibe reported about a tribe in western Brazil, living some 50 kilometres from the Peruvian border, that had until then, not been contacted by modern man. Sadly the tribe has gone missing after drug traffickers overran Brazilian guards posted to protect the area around which the tribe was living.
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Soweto Man Steals Gun, Then Gets Robbed And Shot With It
08 Aug 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
A Soweto man, who had just stolen a gun, was robbed and shot with it. After which all the men were arrested, the two shooters charged with attempted murder, and the thief, with robbery. Karma’s a bitch.
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South Africa Suffers Child Labour Scourge
05 Aug 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
South Africa has a very real child labour problem. Did you know that? And particularly in the North West province, Cosatu said today. This follows a shocking incident in June where an underage boy named Molefe Mogale lost his hand while operating a machine on the farm where he was employed in Rustenburg. He’s14 years old – and now he only has one hand.
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Mpumalanga Traffic Cop Allegedly Beats Son’s Teachers, Gets A Warning
05 Aug 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
When two teachers entered Enock Sifundza’s home on Thursday morning to complain about his son’s behaviour at school, they probably didn’t expect to be held at gunpoint at beaten with a knobkerrie. But what might have shocked them most is that he was let off with a warning, pending an investigation and/or time to lose the docket.
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Former CIA Counterterrorism Director Warns Of Impending ‘Code War’
04 Aug 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Speaking at the Black Hat hacker’s conference in Vegas yesterday, former director of the CIA’s counterterrorism center Cofer Black voiced concerns about a future “code war” where hackers tamper with the technology that runs our day-to-day interactions. Then a fire alarm accidentally tripped, which was nice and thematic.
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Clifton Bomber Busted Himself
04 Aug 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Hannah Rhind, daugher of Cape Town businessman Philip Rhind, was the target of a petrol bomb thrown at her father’s Clifton house earlier this year. We know this because her name was on the bomb. And in a rather embarrassing turn of events for Shumsheer Singh Ghumman, that little personalised touch also led to the speedy identification of him as the perpetrator.
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Mosman Collar Bomb A ‘Very, Very Elaborate Hoax.’
04 Aug 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Police have confirmed that the device attached to terrified Australian schoolgirl Madeleine Pulver was not a bomb, just a tremendously elaborate hoax. The device, attached to the girl by a masked intruder in her parent’s home, “gave the appearance of a legitimate improvised explosive device.”
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Girl Found With Bomb Strapped To Her, In Sydney Suburb
03 Aug 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Just when you thought you were safe, someone goes and straps a bomb to your rich neighbours daughter. No really. This is exactly what happened to an unfortunate 18-year old girl in the wealthy suburb of Mosman in Sydney, Australia. Somebody call Bruce Willis.
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Iranian Woman Says Eye For An Eye Punishment Isn’t Worth It
02 Aug 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
An Iranian woman who was blinded by a man who threw acid in her face seven years ago prevented the Iranian government from literally taking “an eye for and eye”.
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Super Dad And The Eight Year Old Designated Driver
01 Aug 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
On a family trip from Mississippi to Texas, this loving father of two not only handed his car keys to his eight year old son after a binge on the town, he also passed out while the kid drove. On the highway. Oh, and did I mention that his four year old sister was in the back seat as well?
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“Billionaire” Lamba Says He Was Set Up
01 Aug 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Investigative journalist, Jacques Pauw, has written a fascinating expose about the man who once claimed to be South Africa’s youngest billionaire, Mandla Lamba. In the article Mandla and Pauw have a heart to heart, in Diepsloot prison.
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Los Angeles Television Presenter Shot With BB Gun Live On Air [VIDEO]
01 Aug 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 4 Comments
What was obviously an awesome idea at the time, hasn’t ended up working out quite so well for two teenagers from Los Angeles. In the old days, one could probably get away with an old prank like this, but not with modern policing unfortunately.
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Looks Like “Marky” Got A Ticket
30 Jul 2011 by Seth Rotherham / 7 Comments
The Caprice handicap zone supercar parking ticket Venus fly trap..
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Real Life Sat-Nav Racing Game Grips Britain As Drivers Attempt To Beat The Clock
29 Jul 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
The idea behind the game is pretty straight forward: you must beat your satellite navigational system’s estimated time of arrival. I’m quite sure this has crossed some of our minds a few times but apparently some seven million British drivers are actually partaking in the potentially lethal new craze.
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Fugitive Updates Facebook Status To “Catch Me If You Can” – Gets Arrested
29 Jul 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Victor Burgos is one loco ese! After appearing on the local police department’s most wanted list, he posted a video of himself walking into a police station online. He also taunted the police with this Facebook status: “Catch me if you can, I’m in Brooklyn”. Guess where they caught him?
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Zuma Drink Spiller Guilty Of Assault
28 Jul 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 4 Comments
You’re going to love this story. Remember the guy who spilt his drink on the President during the Durban July last year? Well he’s been found guilty of assault.
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Cele Flies In Style
27 Jul 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
It seems that there truly isn’t a day goes by where some politician is caught on the take, then denies it, then blames the media, and then gets off. Monday was Malema’s turn and Tuesday Was Bheki’s. His mate Nathi got to explain just why the chief needed to spend 1.498 million Rand on plane trips.
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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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Norwegian Cartoonist Asks South Park To Help Defuse Damage Terrorist Caused
26 Jul 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
In the wake of the Norwegian terror attacks, a cartoonist and writer from Norway has written a letter to the creators of South Park. In it he appeals to them to help defuse the damage that Anders Behring Breivik has caused over the weekend, by writing an episode of South Park about it. Read his full message inside.
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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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Youth Played Dead To Avoid Being Shot By Lone Gunman Who Killed 92 People On An Island
24 Jul 2011 by Seth Rotherham / 3 Comments
Well it seems that technique does work. I think many of us have had that chat about “what would you do if” a madman stormed a restaurant and started spraying bullets. I have often said (and if you’ve also said it before, then you heard it from me) that I would play dead. Just lie […]
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Cocaine Found Under Wig At O.R. Tambo
21 Jul 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Just last week, an interesting fellow was busted trying to smuggle marching powder in his bra and panties, and now this. Are drug smugglers getting more creative, or just higher on their own stash? Seriously. This next lady actually tried to smuggle three kilo’s of coke, under her fake hair. Poor custom’s agents. I guess from now on, everyone’s a suspect.
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Sheryl Cwele’s Salary Reinsated
21 Jul 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Wife of the State Security Minister and convicted drug smuggler, Sheryl Cwele, will once again be enjoying her full salary, even though she’s a serious criminal.
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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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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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Malema’s Panic Room
18 Jul 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
Today the DA will ask Sars to investigate the fearless ANC Youth League leader, Julius Malema’s finances. According to the party’s police spokesman, the DA has information that points to Malema building a 16 million Rand mansion, complete with panic room.
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Top South African Dog Whisperer’s Rottweiler Mauls Girl, 4, In Jozi Mall [VIDEO]
18 Jul 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 89 Comments
Yesterday, the Sunday Times carried a story about a dog attack. A four-year-old girl was mauled by a Rottweiler in the upmarket Hyde Park shopping centre last Monday. But what was unique about this? The dog’s handler is a dog whisperer and also claims to be “Africa’s number one dog expert.”
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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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Adriaan Bergh Robbed At Gunpoint – Is Furious
13 Jul 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 4 Comments
Do you remember Adriaan Bergh? Of course you do. He blessed us with the most incredible viral video to ever emanate from South Africa. Of course, he was merely a Mr South Africa contestent when that was made. Now days, he likes to go by the name of Mr South Africa, 2011. Which, of course, he is. And now, after being robbed, he’s a very angry Mr South Africa.
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Cocaine Found In Man’s Bra and Panties
13 Jul 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
A UK man was one of six drug smugglers caught yesterday at OR Tambo International. The creative fellow was wearing a handsome bra and panties stuffed full of cocaine.
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