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Get Any Radio Station In The World – In Your Car – Finally!
22 Feb 2012 by Seth Rotherham / 1 Comment
It’s here, my friends. Now you can finally escape the drone of local mainstream radio in your car. This new Parrot ‘Asteroid’ radio allows you to tune in to over 50 000 stations around the world. And all it takes to get online, is a 3G flash stick – which hides inside your cubby-hole. You […]
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Stellenbosch To Become SA’s First Town With Free Wi-Fi Everywhere
22 Feb 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 9 Comments
Welcome to the future, kids. Stellenbosch is about to become the first town in Africa to offer fast and free Wi-Fi accross the entire town. The project is a collaboration between the municipality, Mxit and the University of Stellenbosch. It’s even stretching into the suburbs and neighbouring towns. Très cool.
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The 2012 Budget Speech – Translated For Your Understanding
21 Feb 2012 by Seth Rotherham / 3 Comments
Every responsible adult knows it is their responsibility to listen to the annual Budget Speech delivered by the minister of Finance at the Opening Of Parliament, and to understand the changes to national policy and ramifications of said speech. Despite this, Minsters of Finance the world over stick to an unspoken rule – make the […]
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Getting Fresh in Constantia
21 Feb 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 23 Comments
When I first moved to Cape Town and thought about Constantia, my mind was filled with images of botoxed ladies who lunch, old money and a nest of well to-dos in a leafy green valley. I was aware of the historic importance of the valley, but details were scant. Today botoxed ladies who lunch still wonder about in my imagined view of the valley, but they are all sipping on excellent Sauvignon Blancs. Don’t miss the competition at the end of this column!
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Police Brutality Following Nightclub Raid In Stellenbosch [VIDEO]
20 Feb 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
It’s been about four years since the police raids in Stellenbosch that had the whole Cape Town talking – you remember, right? Shotguns, riot police, pepper spray, the whole hog. Seems the police haven’t learnt – on Saturday the popular Stellenbosch night club, Terrace was raided by the police, under the guise of “breaking up a fight.” Video after the jump.
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WATCH: Boxers Clash During Post-Fight Weigh-In [VIDEO]
20 Feb 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
Boxer Dereck “Del Boy!” Chisora from Zimbabwe is one cheeky laaitie. After giving Vitali Klitschko a PK during their weigh-in before Saturday’s WBC heavyweight championship fight, he also spat in Klitschko’s brother’s face. After losing said fight, Chisora then got into another bloody brawl with rival UK fighter David Haye the next morning at a press conference. Footage of all incidents after the jump.
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Superyacht ‘Yogi’ Sinks Off Skyros, Greece [Video]
18 Feb 2012 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Superyachts are one of the things that we hold sacred, here at 2oceansvibe – and part of the reason why we play the overseas lotteries on a weekly basis. It is therefore something of great distress for us, when we learn of the sinking of one of these fantastic beasts of the sea – especially […]
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Wine Experts: Useful or Con-artists?
17 Feb 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
A reader sent in this clipping a week ago, and with a glint in his eye questioned whether wine “experts” are as useful as snake-oil salesmen. The man has a point. When people start advising on matters that largely concern taste, you need to be extra careful for bullshitters. Not as careful as for a bullshitting anesthesiologist I’ll admit – a blagging doctor can kill you. But be careful, because there will be more half-arsed winos than there will be doctors.
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Win An iPad 2 In The Great 2oceansvibe Survey (Takes 5 Minutes)
14 Feb 2012 by Seth Rotherham / 1 Comment
Some people use the words “five minutes” when they actually mean eight or 10 minutes. We can honestly tell you that trial runs have produced times of between 4:05 and 5:07 for this survey. So you are guaranteed to have a chance of winning an iPad 2 (courtesy of Digicape) or a runner up prize […]
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2oceansvibe Launches 2ov Flights – Compare Multiple Airlines Prices In One Place [+Mobile]
14 Feb 2012 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Living the holiday is very important to us, here at 2oceansvibe. And whether you’re searching for great prices for overseas flights, or wanting to compare local low-cost domestic flights in one place, 2ovflights.com is all you need – and it even works on mobile! Our pricing matrix and usability couldn’t be simpler and the system […]
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2oceansvibe Received Over 2 Million Visits In The Last Year
13 Feb 2012 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
We’re pleased to announce our latest annual stats have broken all previous records, showing over 2 million visits in the last 12 months. More staggering is the number of unique readers, which has more than doubled (compared to the previous 12 months), showing over 1 million individual people. This often converts to over 200,000 unique […]
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Mary Scary – Shit Girls Say To Die Antwoord [VIDEO]
13 Feb 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
This week, our resident trans-sexual rock star and pop culture dominatrix, Mary Scary, contemplates Die Antwoord. You can catch more of her poignant opinions on The Rhys Woods Show with Stacey Howell, on Tuesdays from 5 – 7pm, only on 2oceansvibe Radio.
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Whitney Houston’s Last Ever Performance [VIDEO]
13 Feb 2012 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Just one night before she passed away at the age of 48, Whitney Houston took to the stage to sing “Yes, Jesus Loves Me” at the Kelly Price & Friends pre-Grammy concert on February 10th. Click ‘Continue Reading’ to watch the video to see Houston’s strong, and now eerie, performance.
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Singer Whitney Houston Dies At 48
12 Feb 2012 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Whitney Houston, the pop singer who dominated world charts in the 80s and 90s, has died, aged 48. The I Wanna Dance With Somebody singer was found in the Beverly Hilton hotel. She was scheduled to play at a pre-Grammy award party. She died the night before the Grammys and, as a result, the awards […]
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Newlands Kidnapping Report Is A Hoax
10 Feb 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Late yesterday afternoon, and once more in the early hours of this morning, the hashtag #kidnapping began trending locally on Twitter. Multiple tweets claimed that a child had been kidnapped from the leafy Cape Town suburb of Newlands, and a red VW City Golf Velocity with the registration STW048GP was identified as the getaway car. It has since been debunked as a hoax. More after the jump.
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Wine Drinkers, Let’s Stereotype
08 Feb 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 8 Comments
The next time you are sitting at your favourite after work spot – sipping on something as the day ends while stress and worry take a backseat for the evening – let your gaze wonder to the other customers and observe how they sip their wines. As I am a frequent visitor to a number of bars/restaurants/pubs/wine-bars/shebeens/picnics/holes-in-the-walls/sidewalks/gutters/parks/etc I have observed how people drink my favourite tipple. And when stress and worry get out from the backseat entirely, kicked out by the third bottle, I find myself thinking about stereotypical wine drinkers based on how the wine gets from glass to belly. I present you with a few of my favourites and most observed.
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Hollywood Blockbuster Filmed In Cape Town About To Drop – Safehouse
08 Feb 2012 by Seth Rotherham / 1 Comment
In early 2011, Cape Town was buzzing with Hollywood fever as scenes for the action blockbuster Safe House were filmed across the city. Local women were frantically following Ryan Reynolds’ every move as they tried to catch a glimpse, phone number or kiss from the hunky actor. Despite the sudden refocus of the local females’ […]
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Eastern Cape ANCYL To Ignore JuJu Suspension
08 Feb 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The Eastern Cape branch of the ANCYL has proclaimed that they will ignore Julius Malema’s suspension from his chairmanship of the Youth League until the final mitigation of sentence can be decided upon, or at least until a pronouncement can be made at the ANC national congress in December.
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WATCH: Die Antwoord On David Letterman Show [VIDEO]
07 Feb 2012 by Seth Rotherham / 17 Comments
Ninja and Yolandi Vi$$er performed on David Letterman’s show yesterday, and we managed to get the video for you. Click ‘Continue Reading’ to check it out and tell us what you think. Or rather, tell us what you think Americans will think?
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European Cold Death Toll Surpasses 300
06 Feb 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Overnight temperatures in Finland have been plummeting to minus 40 degrees Celsius, all forms of travel have begun to become severely effected, and the cold is expected to continue for days to come.
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The iPhone Is Bigger Than The Whole Of Microsoft
06 Feb 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
In the December business quarter, Apple’s iPhone business generated $24,4 billion of revenue. Microsoft’s whole company, from Windows to Office to servers to Xbox, generated just $20,9 billion.
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Rare Pictures Of Amazonian Tribe First Sighted Last Year Released
03 Feb 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Last year we reported about a tribe in western Brazil that had, until then, not been contacted by modern man. But they were a bit shy and even fired arrows at tourists in passing boats, resulting in the death of one man. Check out these rare images of them, taken from 120m away using a telescope mounted on a camera.
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Wine Competitions: A Crock of Gold
03 Feb 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Wine competitions. Born from the union of Satan and Lady Luck, I loathe them. And there a lot of them too. Just in SA there’s the Old Mutual Wine Awards, Michelangelo, Veritas, Top 100 wines, Young Wine Show, Classic Wine Awards, Diner’s Club Winemaker of the year, the various Top 10s, Nedbank Green Wine Awards, Terroir Awards, and more. There are also, of course, the plethora of international competitions. What are these providing other than extra weight to the competition owners’ wallets? Sod all if you ask me.
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How to See When Someone Unfriends You on Facebook
31 Jan 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Ah Facebook, the digital realm where artificial friendships are born and destroyed quicker than tequila’s ability to turn a good night to regret. Everyone’s been there, you’re scrolling through your newsfeed when suddenly you realise that you’re no longer receiving Susan’s pictures of her adorable new puppy, or William’s hilarious updates. You don’t even have to make the effort of checking, you’ve been unfriended. With Mashable’s clever new script you’ll be spared the pain of similar discoveries and find out the moment someone decides to cut the cord.
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The Full Ferris Bueller 2 Trailer [Video]
31 Jan 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
I’ve got some good news and some bad news. The good news is we have found the full trailer of that “Ferris Bueller 2” teaser we saw the other day. The bad news is it’s not a feature film – it’s just Honda using Matthew Broderick in a new TV commercial. It’s pretty damn good […]
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New Book Reveals The Secrets From Inside Apple
30 Jan 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
It’s no secret that Apple is one of the most secretive companies in the world (see what I did there?) – so much so that it’s a core part of their business model. Countless people try to worm their way into the Apple campus at One Infinite Loop, but no-one makes it inside. A new book released this week gives just that – a look inside – and it’s nothing like you think it is.
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Get Your Met Betting Tips, Right Here
27 Jan 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
We did the hard yards for you this morning on 2oceansvibe Radio, and chatted to Sedley Barr, a prominent member of the horse racing fraternity, to get his tips on the best bets for tomorrow’s J&B Met. Click through for 2oceansvibe’s best betting tips for tomorrow’s race!
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Woodstock – “Hood 7” Needs A Name – NameYourHood.co.za
27 Jan 2012 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
People get pretty mixed up with Woodstock – with Victoria Road and Sir Lowry Road and all the rest. There’s the bit where the Biscuit Mill is and then there’s another bit where The Armoury is and Ogilvy and La Bottega bar. The suburb will always remain Woodstock but it is clear it needs to […]
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Check Out This Die Antwoord Parody, It’s Red Hot! [VIDEO]
26 Jan 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
As the world anxiously awaits the release of Ten$ion, the next Die Antwoord album, check out this timely reminder, via a homage to the enfants terribles of Afrikaans hardcore, that gingers are people too.
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Wine And Fine Braaing
25 Jan 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
It is summer, and here in the Cape the long evenings nudge one in the direction of that most South African past time: the braai. Growing up, however, it was always beer around the braai and wine (white, nondescript, loaded with ice) in the kitchen. There was, of course, the exception in my French uncle for whom a glass of red wine is never far away. But beer was the norm. Beer dominates the braai. Is it some form of magnetic alliteration? Is beer that much better designed for smoke and charred meat? Do we still hold some outmoded idea that wine is for girls and beer is for boys? Or, possibly, is there some emasculation going on when a can is taken from the chief steak flipper and an elegant riedel glass subbed in?
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