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Politics
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De Klerk Comes Out Firing Against ANC – Clearly Just Being Racist?
01 Nov 2012 by Seth Rotherham / 23 Comments
Former president FW de Klerk is clearly being racist in his latest attack against the ANC, as he came out firing during a business-related speech – punishing the ANC for everything from wealth distribution to not being able to attract international investment. Check it out: This from News24: South Africa’s last apartheid president F W de Klerk […]
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Michael Moore Produces NSFW Obama Ad With Elderly People [VIDEO]
31 Oct 2012 by Seth Rotherham / 3 Comments
Michael Moore, the man behind the hit documentary ‘Fahrenheit 9/11,’ is not known to shy away from controversy. Such is the nature of the new ad he made for MoveOn.org. It features old women, swearing. Check it out.
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Presidency Challenges Cartoonist To Debate, Then Denies It – Still Won’t Debate Opposition
30 Oct 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Yesterday the presidency dropped their lawsuit against cartoonist Jonathan “Zapiro” Shapiro and the Sunday Times over the “Lady Justice” cartoon (pic above). Jacob Zuma initially wanted R5m, but the amount was later reduced to R4m. He subsequently dropped the charge of impairment of dignity and further reduced the amount to R100 000 for defamation and an unconditional apology, before dropping the case entirely.
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Compensation Hoped To Bring Closure To Miners’ Families
29 Oct 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Last week Friday it was controversially announced that funding for the families of the Marikana shooting was to be withdrawn, as no basis in law existed for it. Justice Minister Jeff Radebe announced this morning that this decision has now been reversed, and the regulations amended.
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E-Tolls Will Cost 30 Cents A Kilometre
26 Oct 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
A newspaper report today says that the tariffs for motorists with e-tags in Gauteng will be set at 30c per kilometre, according to the government gazette.
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Julian Assange Discusses Living In Embassy For Four Months
26 Oct 2012 by Seth Rotherham / 1 Comment
2oceansvibe is intrigued at Wikileaks’ Julian Assange and his unique circumstances. Imagine being stuck in the Ecuadorian embassy in London. You’re free to live in Ecuador, but you have to get from the embassy to the airport first – and the British police will arrest you if you do. Bizarre.
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Obama Hits Back At Trump On Tonight Show [VIDEO]
25 Oct 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
This morning we told you about Donald Trump’s desire to get his hands on the US President’s records and passport. This is the so-called ‘birther’ movement, with trump at the helm. Last night, Barack Obama, when asked about Trump’s bounty of $5 million, hit back with a light-hearted reply.
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CNN Pulls Story Linking Female Voting To Ovulation
25 Oct 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
CNN endured the ridicule of the Internet yesterday for running a story about women’s votes being ruled by their menstrual cycles. The article was based on unpublished research, and was pulled within hours.
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Fidel Castro Releases Gardening Photos To Prove He’s Still Alive [PICS]
23 Oct 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Everyone’s favourite longtime Cuban dictator, Fidel Castro, has released a couple of photos of himself to the media. This is in response to recent rumours that a stroke put him in “a neurovegetative state.”
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Top 10 VIP Donors In The American Presidential Race
19 Oct 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
It’s all about the money. Becoming president in the USA costs a lot of dough. Each month, political pundits track fundraising and spending by the political parties, the campaigns and the political action committees, or PAC’s. Check out the top 10 dropping big tom on Romney and Obama.
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Malema: “South Africa Should Learn From Zimbabwe”
17 Oct 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 3 Comments
Speaking to students at the University of Limpopo, our favourite fallen from grace ex-political figure said that South Africa should be taking its cues from Zimbabwe when it comes to staging a successful revolution. This comment comes after a visit to Zimbabwe by Malema over the weekend.
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The Star’s Front Page Shows Large Penis Behind Zuma
12 Oct 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 5 Comments
Ironically, a few days after the Film and Publication Appeal Tribunal set aside the “16N” classification of Brett Murray’s controversial painting of President Jacob Zuma: The Spear, a large penis has appeared behind Zuma on The Star’s front page.
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Zuma Family To Continue To Pay For Zumaville
12 Oct 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 3 Comments
“The Zuma family will continue to pay for upgrades in Nkandla which are not linked to state security”, the Presidency said yesterday.
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Patricia De Lille Offers R50K Reward For Metro Cop’s Killers
11 Oct 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Yesterday, a metro police officer was gunned down in Khayelitsha, Cape Town. Mpumelelo Xakekile was shot by two men at the intersection of Mew Way and Lansdowne Road while issuing a fine to minibus taxi driver.
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Russia Frees One Of Three Jailed Pussy Riot Members
10 Oct 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
A Russian court today ruled that Yekaterina Samutsevich should be freed because guards threw her out of Moscow’s main cathedral before she could even remove her guitar from its case to play in protest of Vladimir Putin.
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Scotland Contemplates Split From United Kingdom In 2014
10 Oct 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
If you’ve ever been to Scotland, or seen Braveheart, you’ll know that the Scots and the English aren’t the best of friends. Scotland currently operates under its own set of laws, and has a devolved government in Edinburgh, but it is now looking at making things a little more permanent.
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Julius Malema To Striking Miners: “R16 000 A Month Is Peanuts!” [VIDEO]
10 Oct 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 7 Comments
“R16 000 [a month] is nothing! It’s peanuts!” These were some of the statements made by Julius Malema yesterday. He was speaking to miners at the Beatrix Mine in Meloding, Free State. This was his first public appearance after being granted bail on a charge of money laundering last month.
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Vladimir Putin Celebrates 60 With Self-Indulgent First-Person Documentary
08 Oct 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Yesterday marked the 60th birthday of recently re-elected Russian President, Vladimir Putin. In celebration of the momentous occasion, the President graced his citizens with a first-person documentary which depicted his abilities as the tireless, hard-working, unexaggerated national treasure that he believes he is.
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Public Protector Opens Investigation Into Nkandla
08 Oct 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
The Public Protector, Thuli Madonsela, has opened an investigation into allegations surrounding the publicly funded construction at the private residence of President Jacob Zuma in Kwa-Zulu Natal.
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Constitutional Court Rules Simelane Appointment Invalid
05 Oct 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
President Jacob Zuma has not had a good start to the weekend. This morning, a report revealed that he doesn’t own the property that’s being upgraded, and now the Constitutional Court has ruled Zuma’s appointment of Menzi Simelane as National Director of Public Prosecutions is invalid.
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Zuma Doesn’t Actually Own Zumaville
05 Oct 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 3 Comments
An investigation into who actually owns Zumaville has revealed that the land, upon which President Jacob Zuma’s extravagant private residence is built, is land that doesn’t actually belong to him.
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Zuma’s Nkandla Homestead Upgrade: Someone Is Fibbing
03 Oct 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 3 Comments
The Public Works Minister Thulas Nxesi, has come out in defence of the department’s plans to spend R203 million upgrading President Jacob Zuma’s private homestead in Nkandla.
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Over 3 000 Teachers Will Join The Unemployment Line Next Year
01 Oct 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Ask anyone living in South Africa what the biggest issues facing this country are, and if they have two brain cells still knocking together the word “education” will definitely be mentioned. Which is why reading a headline such as this should have you deeply worried.
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Gordon Brown Cancels UN Press Conference After Only One Journalist Turns Up
28 Sep 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Poor Gordon Brown. He was due to hold a press conference on Wednesday to discuss his role as the UN special envoy for global education, but only one journalist decided to go.
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Samuel L. Jackson Tells Voters To “Wake The Fuck Up”
28 Sep 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Nothing gets voters riled-up like some good ol’ celebrity endorsement, and who better to scare someone into voting than the original, badass action movie star, Samuel L. Jackson. In this short clip he urges Americans, quite literally, to “wake the fuck up”.
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Julius Malema Charged With Money Laundering, Granted R10 000 Bail [GALLERY & VIDEO]
26 Sep 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Julius Malema appeared in the Polokwane Regional Court this morning, and was officially charged with money laundering. This after he allegedly “received proceeds from unlawful activities”. He was granted bail of R10 000.
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Activists Gatecrash Retirement Dinner, Rip Into HMRC Boss [VIDEO]
25 Sep 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
A group of activists recently gatecrashed the retirement dinner of former HMRC boss, Dave Hartnett. They gained entrance to the event by pretending to be representatives from Vodafone and Goldman Sachs. Watch them present him with a fake award for his services to “corporate tax avoidance”. What makes it even funnier is the fact that it took a while before people realised they were being punked.
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Obama Offers Himself Up As “Eye Candy” During TV Interview
25 Sep 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
During an interview on one of America’s biggest talk shows, The View, Barack Obama did an awesome job of securing female voters for the upcoming US elections. He was accompanied by his wife, Michelle. The episode will air today, and sees him flirt with his other half, bestowing gifts upon the hosts, and quipping: “I’ve been told I’m just eye candy here.”
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France To Shut 20 Embassies Around The World Over Cartoon Fears
19 Sep 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
French authorities are getting nervous that the publication of cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed in magazine Charlie Hebdo may result in violent backlashes.
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The Government Has A Plan For The Low-Cost Airline Industry
19 Sep 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Low-cost airports are one the ideas the Department of Transport is considering as part of a bigger plan to bring long-term financial sustainability to the low-cost airline industry.
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