Violent protests flared up in Indonesia and Brazil yesterday for remarkably similar reasons. Hundreds of thousands of people in Brazil are protesting over an increase in bus fares. Naturally, discontent over inequality, and the quantity of money being spent on next year’s Soccer World Cup fueled the action. Indonesia, meanwhile, is boiling over in the face of their first […]
The most wanted man in the world gave Guardian readers exclusive access to his reasoning and thoughts behind what he did in a public Q&A session. Click through to get the low down.
A Twitter account calling itself Anonymous Africa has taken credit for taking the official ANC website, ancy.org.za offline with a dedicated denial of service (DDOS) attack this morning.
According to a statement from ANC’s chief whip, the Democratic Alliance Parliamentary leader, Lindiwe Mazibuko was inappropriately dressed for Parliament yesterday afternoon. Damn girl!
American investor Warren Buffet has started to train a 28-year-old, female, protege. Click through to find out more about his right-hand woman.
Of the 40 cadets chosen for SAA’s cadet programme, not a single white male was selected. Trade union Solidarity is calling it “subsidised racism” while SAA says the company is “obliged to give preference to previously disadvantaged groups.”
First Julius Malema announced that he intended to start a new political party. Now Malema is seeking funds to fuel his political movement while remaining true to his lack of affection of the ANC leadership.
So you haven’t completely wrapped your head around the massive National Security Agency (NSA) info leaks in the USA. Sure, you’ve heard the name “Edward Snowden” thrown around a few times, and Hong Kong is coming up now and again, but what the heck is the fuss all about?
Even with increased security and rumours of an attack on the provincial legislature, “poo dumpers” have managed to empty the contents of portable flush toilet tanks in order to convey a message.
Alex Jones, conspiracy theorist and radio loud mouth, joined Andrew Neil and David Aaronovitch to discuss the secretive Bilderberg Group conference. Click through to see why Jones was called an idiot during their heated discussion.
Some are waiting in anticipation for the capture and arrest of NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden, while others are signing a petition to have the “national hero” freed. Some 40,000 supporters are routing for the Obama administration to pardon Snowden.
Julius Malema’s assets have been auctioned off to pay for a R16 million tax debt, but that isn’t stopping the expelled ANC Youth League leader wanting to launch a new political party.
Yesterday, the Opposition to Urban Tolling Alliance (Outa) stood up, crossed their hearts, and said that they needed one million bucks to cover their legals fees in their continued fight against E-tolls in Gauteng. It took less than 24 hours for the DA to send that cash their way.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un has made a plea asking workers to speed up the construction of the ski resort Masik Pass. The leader wants the ski resort completed by the end of this year.
In what has been a lengthier and more obvious “secret” reveal than any of the last three Big Concerts gigs, Mamphela Ramphele has announced that her political party platform, Agang, will register as a political party to contest the next elections.
Who knew that the word ‘penetration’ could render a rabbi into a laughing fit while delivering a speech in parliament. That was the first time he read the word, the second time Shai Prion could not continue with the rest of the speech and was forced to move back to his seat. At least he wasn’t alone, the entire hall was laughing along with him.
A 13-year-old Chinese girl was handcuffed and humiliated because she accidentaly spilled water on a government car. Roa Yao was handcuffed and forced to parade up and down the street for at least 20 minutes.
Accused of hacking on “a global scale,” China is set to embark on its first ever digital war games. Washington and the Pentagon have been accusing the country of engaging in cyber hacking attacks on the United States Military.
On Friday, the president forgot a respected piece of protocol when boarding Marine One. He must have been distracted, because instead of saluting the marine that stood at the bottom of the aircraft, he mistakenly walked passed him into the craft. Click here to see how it went down.
Now that everyone has left and the dust is attemptting to settle, it is interesting to know that one of the crew on the controversial Gupta plane that landed in Woolwich, is missing. The Mail & Guardian have penned this highly entertaining article:
Wow – not great. ‘Anonymous’ has hacked the SA Police’s website in a revenge attack for the killings at Marikana. telephone numbers, email addresses and identity numbers of over 15,700 people have been exposed. Yoh! According to ENCA: Hundreds of whistle blowers have had their private details exposed after the SAPS (South African Police Service) […]
“Apartheid South Africa looked after white people and nobody else. Now some of its white communitites face a level of deprivation, or of violence, which threatens their future in the country,” said John Simpson, BBC World Affairs Editor.
Carte Blanche aired the Gupta special on Sunday evening with Devi Sankaree Govender. This is what transpired.
If you didn’t catch Sunday’s media briefing on the Gupta report, you missed nothing. It was the usual bullshit smokescreen and blame-shifting game we’ve grown accustomed to. The ANC/Gupta mafia closes in on a media-free utopia.
The ‘Know Your DA’ film campaign was launched on 13 May 2013, and will see 30 000 copies of the video being distributed across the country. It’s also going to be available in nine languages. Monthly house meetings will be held where the film will be aired and the DA’s story told.
An undercover CIA agent has been caught red handed trying to recruit a Russian citizen. Ryan Christopher Fogle was caught on Monday with what seems to be very unconvincing disguises, cash, a compass and a map of Moscow, among other things.
Last week, Defense Distributed designed and developed the world’s first 3D printed gun, a story which made news headlines when the first 3D printed gun was fired in Texas last week. Shortly afterward, the company distributed the blueprints online, and downloads went off the chart.
Julius Malema’s Saxonwold house has been sold for R5,9 million. That’s six million bucks for a place with no roof. The expelled ANC Youth League Leader’s three story house went under the hammer to pay the R16 million bill he owes the SA Revenue Service. Check out Julius’ Twitter reaction
Former cricketer and curent Pakistan politician Imran Khan suffered minor head fractures when he fell from a forklift at a political rally on Tuesday ahead of Saturday’s general election. Khan and three other men fell at least five meters from a forklift piled with crates.
Well, this is a little bizarre. Earlier this morning, a banner ad flighted on the home page of The Telegraph. The banner, which closely resembles the stylistic love child of a mexican restaurant ad and a Tiger Wheel and Tyre ad, reads: “Goodluck Ebele Jonathan is the most dynamic president of Nigeria ever”.