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Politics
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Head Of Putin’s State Media Says Russia Can Turn US Into Radioactive Dust [Mushroom Cloud Video]
17 Mar 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The head of Russia’s media – a man basically hand-picked by Vladimir Putin to fulfil the role of unofficial propaganda minister – mentioned somewhat casually during a news show on Sunday night that Russia could “turn turn the U.S. into radioactive dust.” You know, hypothetically speaking.
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The Terrifying Homemade Weapons They’re Using In The Ukraine [GALLERY]
17 Mar 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Sticks and stones versus armed forces with sniper rifles and riot gear. These homemade weapons tell the story of how ordinary Ukrainian citizens relied on Mad Max technology to defend themselves from their own government.
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What If Our World Leaders Were Drag Queens? [GALLERY]
14 Mar 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Normally the public makes fun of world leaders via satirical political cartoons. But they haven’t been depicted in drag. Until now. Check out the works of Saint Hoax, proving that there is a bit of drag in all of us.
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Malema Makes It To The Front Page Of UK’s Financial Times [PIC]
14 Mar 2014 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
So apparently Malema’s opinion on the state of our country post apartheid is being valued by international media, specifically the venerated Financial Times. With a front page story titled ‘Malema Targets Big Game In ANC’s Heartland,’ the widely respected publication is lending a whole boat load of legitimacy to Malema ahead of the 2014 General Elections.
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Read Helen Zille’s Challenge To Zuma For A Public Debate Here
14 Mar 2014 by Jasmine Stone / 3 Comments
In an open letter addressed to President Zuma, DA leader Helen Zille has challenged the acting president to a debate. The United States have televised presidential election debates, why shouldn’t we? Calling on Zuma to participate in a debate regarding the country’s economy, Helen Zille’s letter is below in its entirety.
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Traffic Stops As Obama Pops In At Gap Store [VIDEO]
12 Mar 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Barack Obama caused gridlock traffic in New York, when he made an impromptu stop at a Gap store. Shopping for a couple of clothing items for your wife and kids, becomes quite the logistic problem when you’re the president.
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The DA Will Pay You R5,000 If You Tell Them Who Took Down Their Posters [VIDEO]
12 Mar 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Yesterday we got footage from 2oceansviber Kyle J, showing men removing DA posters from a lamp post. The DA have responded to the matter in a press release, offering a R5,000 reward. Check it out..
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UPDATE: Video Captures Mysterious Bakkie Removing DA Signboards [VIDEO]
11 Mar 2014 by Seth Rotherham / 4 Comments
check out this video that we’ve just received from 2oceansviber Kyle J. It shows a man removing a DA signboard from a lamp post – throwing it onto a trailer, and carrying on down the road in a bakkie.
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This Is Why Putin Wants The Ukraine
10 Mar 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
It is still unclear what Putin’s real ambition is in regards to Ukraine, but former United States National Security Adviser Zbigniew Brzezinski, claims Putin “wants to rebuild the Soviet Union.”
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UPDATED: North Korea’s Elections Are Very Soon – This Is How They Work
10 Mar 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Held every five years, North Korea’s elections are pretty simple. Unlike democratic elections in South Africa, there is no need for a long list of candidates on the ballot list. There is only one candidate a district can vote for.
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Obama Meets YouTube Obama Impersonator [VIDEO]
07 Mar 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
A select group of “digital influencers,” a.k.a YouTube content providers, got to have a chit chat with president Obama. Among them was an Obama impersonator, who got the chance to give his impression to the big man himself in the Oval Office.
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Russian Today Anchor Quits On Air Due To Pro-Putin Content [VIDEO]
06 Mar 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Liz Wahl, news anchor at RT America’s Washington bureau, resigned on air. She claimed she could no longer be part of a network that “whitewashes the actions of Putin.”
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This Online Tool Let’s You See Who Your Neighbours Are Voting For
03 Mar 2014 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
This online tool allows you to keep up with the Jones’, Tshabalala’s, Botha’s, and Naidoo’s voting habits. The Know Your Hood tool provides you with the voting demographics and statistics of a certain neighbourhood. The statistics and data are based on ward results from the 2009 general elections.
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UPDATED: Stun Grenades And Fires: There’s A Protest Happening In Cape Town Right Now [PICS + VIDEO]
27 Feb 2014 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Protesters began marching from Woodstock and Cape Town Central train stations to the Western Cape Legislature in the CBD at around 10:50 this morning. Thus far the march has been characterised by heavy police presence, arson (allegedly by protestors), and stun grenades on Sir Lowry Road between Woodstock and the CBD. We’ll keep you posted.
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Malema Assault Charge: Allegedly Told A Man ‘Fuck You’ And Slapped Him
27 Feb 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Malema apparently gets hot under the collar not just with journalist but with motorists as well. After an alleged road rage incident, charges of assault and malicious damage to property have been laid against EFF leader Julius Malema.
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New Law: If Your Foreign Life-Partner Hasn’t Been With You For 5 Years, He/She Must Leave The Country
27 Feb 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Radical changes to South Africa’s immigration laws are expected to come into effect from 1 April. One of the major changes will require a cohabitation of five years before your foreign partner will be allowed a life partner visa. This is basically the government telling you to go live somewhere else if you want a relationship with a foreigner.
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Everyone Is Talking About Angela Merkel’s Hitler Moustache [Photo]
26 Feb 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Never has a shadow been so hilarious and ill placed. During a press conference in Jerusalem, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu inadvertently may have created a moment of comedy magic.
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Step Inside The Recently Invaded Home Of Ukraine’s Deposed President [GALLERY]
24 Feb 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Ukraine President Viktor Yanukovych fled Kiev, leaving his luxurious compound unoccupied. Opposition protesters found this to be the perfect opportunity to go and take a look at the ousted president’s residence.
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South Africa Parliament Introduces Bill To Legalize Dagga [VIDEO]
20 Feb 2014 by Jasmine Stone / 3 Comments
The SA parliament has presented a bill to legalize cannabis for medical, economic and industrial purposes. IFP MP Mario Oriani-Ambrosini made an emotional speech, urging the bill to be passed. Oriani-Ambrosini admitted that he uses marijuana for medical reasons. According to the MP, he wouldn’t be able to stand in front of parliament without it.
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Pussy Riot Gets Whipped In Public By Sochi Militia [HECTIC VIDEO]
20 Feb 2014 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
The Sochi Winter Olympic games have up until now been a peaceful event. But the apparent calm on the surface was broken when Pussy Riot held an impromptu protest performance. Before they could even start to play, Cossack militia members interrupted the performance by beating the activists with whips.
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Kiev Is Burning [VIDEO + GALLERY]
19 Feb 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Protests in Ukraine’s capital, Kiev, have seen its most violent day thus far on Tuesday, with at least 18 people killed in clashes with the riot police. The protest escalated as opposition activist used fireworks and petrol bombs against the armed police forces, resulting in fires breaking out all over the Kiev metro.
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Cyber-Bullied ANC MP Compares Herself To Beyonce
18 Feb 2014 by Jasmine Stone / 7 Comments
Social media users were quick to voice their disapproval of MP Thandile Sunduza’s fashion sense after she appeared in a yellow shoulderless dress at the recent State of the Nation address. The ANC have since labeled the avalanche of derisive comments levelled at Sunduza as sexist cyber bullying.
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Please Meet Italy’s Youngest Prime Minister – Matteo Renzi Is In His 30s
18 Feb 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The man nicknamed the Demolition Man, has been appointed prime minister of Italy after Enrico Letta was forced out. Matteo Renzi, 39, has become Italy’s youngest prime minister.
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Petrol Bombs, Stun Grenades And ‘Flying Bricks’ – Today’s DA March Had It All!
12 Feb 2014 by Seth Rotherham / 2 Comments
I’m surprised there weren’t any rubber bullets fired or perhaps some ‘looting’ today in Johannesburg, as Helen Zille led a group protesting for ‘real jobs.’ Instead there were ‘flying bricks,’ stun grenades and petrol bombs. Not bad..
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Mandela’s ‘Love-Children’ Emerge – And They Want A Piece
11 Feb 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
When a will is announced, random people come out of the woodwork claiming to be a long lost relative or a child from an illicit affair. Two women have come forward alleging to be the love-children of Nelson Mandela. They claim to be fathered by Mandela while he was married to his first wife, Evelyn Mase.
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This EFF T-Shirt Spelling Error Is Awesome
10 Feb 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Like any political party worth their salt, the EFF is on the streets, canvassing ahead of the May & General Elections. Unfortunately, they have massive typos on their shirts. ANC supporters indulging in schadenfreude might be reminded of a certain ANC protest banner that made an appearance in certain arrears of Cape Town, recently. [Thanks, Tara!]
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Here’s The White SA Billionaire Funding Mamphela’s Agang Party
10 Feb 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
After the recent political fallout between AgangSA and the DA, AgangSA leader Mamphela Ramphele has confirmed that South African-born billionaire, Nathan Kirsh has funded her party and will continue to do so. The revelation comes in the wake of Helen Zille claiming that Ramphele’s motivation for the now deceased merger was to secure donor funding.
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This Is The Date That You’ll Be Voting For A New Government
07 Feb 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The 2014 General Election date has been announced by the South African presidency. Voter registration closes this weekend. Will you give yourself the opportunity to vote? May 7 2014. That’s the date. It’s a Wednesday. If you aren’t registered to vote yet, cancel everything you’re doing this weekend – it’ll be your last chance. CLICK […]
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Canada Spites Russia With Thoroughly Gay Olympic Ad [VIDEO]
07 Feb 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Much has been made of Russia’s homophobic policies in the lead up to the 2014 Olympics.The Canadian Institute of Diversity and Inclusion have therefore taken it upon themselves to piss the Russians off with the stunning combination of lycra body suits, synchronised thrusting, Human League, and an Olympic sport.
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Liz Hurley Denies Bill Clinton Affair, Following Sizemore Audio Recording Leak
06 Feb 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
RadarOnline released an audio recording in which Tom Sizemore revealed an alleged affair between president Bill Clinton and Liz Hurley. The recording details that Sizemore gave Hurley’s number to Clinton in 1998. Hurley has since commented on her Twitter account that these “ludicrously silly stories” are untrue and are in the hands of her lawyers now.
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