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Politics
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BREAKING: Julius Malema Fired As ANC Youth League President
23 Jul 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Earlier this year, the ANCYL’s national executive committee insisted that Julius Malema would stay their president until their next elective conference in 2014. As it turns out, they were bluffing when earlier today they fired Juju from his position.
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New Exhibition Opens At Goodman Gallery With Tribute To “The Spear”
20 Jul 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
You remember that painting, don’t you? Well, Brett Murray’s Hail to the Thief exhibition remained up, right up until last month. When he moved out, it was naturally time for a new artist. This time around, Kendell Geers has moved in, with a tribute to the controversial penis painting.
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ANC Accuses DA Of Underspending In Cape Town
20 Jul 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The provincial council of the ANC in the Western Cape are again pointing fingers at the DA, this time for not making use of its full capital budget. This is the same issue raised last year by the ANC, when the Western Cape only spent 75% of its budget.
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Soldiers Dance In Streets After Kim Jong-Un Becomes Head Of Military [GALLERY & VIDEO]
19 Jul 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 3 Comments
Yesterday reports surfaced that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un had been given the title of Marshal – the country’s highest military rank. And how did the troops respond? Turns out they were so ecstatic that spontaneous dancing broke out in the streets!
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More New Street Names For Cape Town
19 Jul 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
With Nelson Mandela Boulevard, Christiaan Barnard Street and Helen Suzman, it’s easy to get confused in Cape Town. More street name changes are currently in the works for the mother city, with a list of 24 proposed changes submitted to Mayor Patricia De Lille.
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The ANC – Celebrating 100 Years Of Selfless Struggle
17 Jul 2012 by Seth Rotherham / 3 Comments
Spotted by a 2oceansviber in Johannesburg, parked in a no-parking zone. The Mercedes-Benz E500 convertible is available for purchase at around R1 million. [thanks berminator]
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Arrests Made During Far-Right British Protest Against “Islamification” [GALLERY]
16 Jul 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
The controversial, far-right English Defence League marched on Saturday through the streets of Bristol against the “islamification” of the city. Basically, the group believes that there are too many Muslim’s in Britain and they should rather move somewhere else.
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Expats Send Awesome Birthday Message To Madiba [VIDEO]
12 Jul 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
In less than a week, Nelson Mandela will celebrate his 94th birthday! Check out this video, featuring South African expats working and living in South Korea, containing an awesome birthday messages for Madiba.
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German Chancellor Accidentally Given Hitler Moustache On Live TV [VIDEO]
11 Jul 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Damn! This is so awkward. German chancellor Angela Merkel appeared on a Dutch news show over the weekend. At one point a certain black line appeared across her top lip. According to the show’s producers, this was an “unintended outcome” from the programme’s graphics, which inadvertently placed the mark on her face.
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Kim Jong-Un’s Alleged Girlfriend Hyon Song-Wol Sings “Excellent Horse-Like Lady” [VIDEO]
11 Jul 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
We’ve been waiting patiently here at the 2oceansVibe Media Compound for some spice about the Supreme Leader Of North Korea, and champion of our hearts, Kim Jong-un, the Great Successor, to come into the public domain.
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Malema Supporters Cause Chaos Before Jacob Zuma Lecture
11 Jul 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Yesterday eight Malema supporters were arrested in Limpopo just before Jacob Zuma was due to deliver a Nelson Mandela Centenary Lecture. Several ANC supporters were also overcome by teargas in the process.
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Meet George Obama, Barack Obama’s Brother [VIDEO]
11 Jul 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Barack Obama’s half-brother, George Obama, is about to be introduced to the world in a new feature-length documentary. The virtual nobody lives in poverty without any support from his world famous brother. Click through for a glimpse of the fascinating story that’s “like something out of ‘Slumdog Millionaire'”.
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Survey Reveals The Obvious: No One Trusts Zuma
10 Jul 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The Reputation Institute’s survey results, published at the weekend, show that out of the 24 public figures surveyed for perceived trustworthiness, President Zuma comes in at position 19, scoring just 36 percent. The only politician who scored lower than Zuma was former Congress of the People (Cope) leader Mbhazima Shilowa.
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Drunk COPE MP Arrested On SAA Flight
09 Jul 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
SAA has confirmed that a COPE MP was arrested on board a flight to Mumbai over the weekend. Dirk Feldman apparently got drunk, decided he wanted to leave the plane, and then began fumbling with the emergency door.
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MP Throws Shoe, Then Pulls Gun During TV Debate [VIDEO]
09 Jul 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
This past weekend a Jordanian MP threw one of his shoes at an activist during a television debate. He then proceeded to pull a six-shot revolver on him! This after his opponent called him a “Mossad agent” – something that clearly struck a nerve!
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Government Awarded Millions For Banned HIV Kit
06 Jul 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
On Wednesday we told you all about a new home HIV testing kit that was approved by the FDA. There’s also another testing kit available on the market that isn’t approved. In fact, the World Health Organisation has banned it, due to high numbers of false results. Guess which one our government picked?
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ANC In “Terminal Decline”, Rule Over By 2024
06 Jul 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
According to a policy brief published by the SA Institute of Race Relations, the ANC’s power is in decline and the demise of the party is now “inevitable”. The observations are based on evidence that “points overwhelmingly in [that] direction.” Click through for the full scoop.
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Zuma Says Farm Attacks Are NOT Racially Motivated
05 Jul 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
This morning it was reported that President Jacob Zuma has said that farm attacks in the country are not racially motivated. While it may appear that attacks taking place on the farms of white commercial farmers are racially motivated, this was not the case. These crimes should be “viewed within the context of our country’s high crime statistics.”
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Iran Broadcasts Missile Tests On State TV [VIDEO]
05 Jul 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
In news that is not very positive for Middle-East peace prospects, IRINN, the state broadcaster in Iran has broadcasted images of ballistic missiles being tested that it claims could easily reach US military bases in the region.
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New Report Claims Yasser Arafat Was Poisoned
04 Jul 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
As you’ll recall, Yasser Arafat died in a Paris hospital in 2004 from a “mystery illness.” A new investigation has now revealed that a urine stain on Arafat’s underwear had traces of Polonium-210 – a highly radioactive substance. His wife now wants to exhume his body to investigate the test results.
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Supersonic Jets Destroy Famous Architect’s Building [VIDEO]
03 Jul 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 3 Comments
This weekend, as part the ceremony of exchange of the national flag in Brasíla, Brazil’s capital, two Mirage 2000 jets performed a very low altitude flyover. So low in fact that their supersonic boom shattered almost all of the windows of the Supreme Court and Congressional buildings! Click through for the awesome video.
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“The Fact Is, I’m Gay”, CNN Anchor Anderson Cooper Comes Out
03 Jul 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Following years of speculation and rumour about his sexuality, world-renowned CNN Anchor Anderson Cooper has revealed that he is a gay man in an eloquent and honest e-mail to his friend and contemporary, Daily Beast political writer, Andrew Sullivan. Click through for further details and to read the full e-mail.
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Is Mugabe Busy Dying?
03 Jul 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 4 Comments
Mad Bob is on his way to Singapore yet again, for what has been described by one of his aides as a routine medical checkup. The president’s faith in his own country’s healthcare system aside, is the 88 year-old on the way out?
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ANC Members Break Out Fisticuffs At Policy Conference
02 Jul 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The ANC policy conference came to a close this weekend, and what better way to do it than with a good old-fashioned fist fight? A few members of the North West delegation of the ANC got into a bit of an altercation on the final day, and things kinda escalated from there.
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Confirmed: Barclays Not Alone, As Chairman Quits
02 Jul 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The Financial Services Authority (FSA), the regulator of all providers of financial services in the UK, has today confirmed that Barclays was definitely not acting alone, nor was this an isolated case in the authorities’ probe of banks rigging a key interbank interest rate.
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Public Safety MEC Blames Crime On Satan
02 Jul 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
Forget the Hawks, we need an exorcist to fight crime in South Africa, although in my opinion, I think the Ghostbusters would do an admirable job. North West human settlements and public safety MEC Nono Maloyi said on Saturday that “Satan has declared war on the people of South Africa.”
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Protests Cost Cape Town R2 Million
29 Jun 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
In a classic case of defeating the point so badly that the point goes into the corner and cries for its mommy, recent protests around Cape Town – usually focused on service delivery – have destroyed R2 millon worth of city property, the city has revealed.
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Could The Barclays Scandal Prompt Investors To Run To SA For Cover?
29 Jun 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
On the back of news that Barclays bank was punished with a record fine of £290 million by UK authorities for interest rate manipulation, comes the speculation that the crisis, said to involve numerous banks around the world, could help push investors toward South African shores.
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Khoisan Billboard Renaming Cape Town Goes Up At Castle [PIC]
29 Jun 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 6 Comments
Earlier this week, we reported on the Khoisan community proposing we change Cape Town’s name to //Hui !Gaeb. Yesterday, a billboard – showcasing the new name – was erected at the Castle.
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China’s First Female Astronaut Does Tai Chi In Space [VIDEO]
29 Jun 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Liu Yang, China’s first-ever female astronaut, had a night shift on Shenzhou 9 a couple of days ago – which is apparently sort of dull in space too, because she entertained herself by going through some Tai Chi exercises. In space. And since the spacecraft returned to earth today, we get to see what that looks like.
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