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Politics
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Robert Mugabe “Fighting For His Life” In Singapore Hospital
10 Apr 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
After decades of fighting innocent and unarmed civilians, Robert Mugabe is now reportedly battling with death in a Singapore hospital. Confidential info released by WikiLeaks last month said Mugabe has prostate cancer that has spread to other organs. According to the report, he was also urged by his physician to step down in 2008, but had ignored the advice.
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Kony 2012 Part II: Beyond Famous [VIDEO]
05 Apr 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The long-awaited sequel to the Kony 2012 viral video has finally arrived, and although it’s different, it’s much of the same. Click through for the video.
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Now It’s Helen Zille Versus The SA Human Rights Commission
05 Apr 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
A youth activist based in Johannesburg has apparently laid a complaint with the SA Human Rights Commission (HRC) regarding Helen Zille’s tweet of almost two weeks ago, where she referred to scholars in the Eastern Cape that come to the Western Cape for schooling as “refugees”. Read his justification while Pink Floyd’s “The Wall” gently resonates in your head, after the jump!
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Submit Anti-Corruption Ideas For The Hawks And Win 100K
05 Apr 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 4 Comments
Tired of reading how high-raking police officials are sometimes the most corrupt of all? Here is your chance to not only propose a solution, but also possibly win some cash! Lobbyist Hugh Glenister announced yesterday that he would award R100 000 to a young southern African who can offer the best remedy for developing an anti-corruption framework for specialised police unit, the Hawks. Details inside.
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Breaking: ANC Suspends Julius Malema – Again
04 Apr 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
The ANC National Disciplinary Committee have announced that Julius Malema has been summarily suspended from the party and all his responsibilities there, following comments he made last week at a lecture where he labelled President Zuma a “dictator”. Except isn’t he already suspended? Join us as we try untie this new craziness, after the jump!
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Online Racism Could Land You In Jail: SA Law Firm
02 Apr 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Fellow South Africans, the word is in! Don’t think that people being jailed for hate speech online is something that only happens overseas. According to a South African legal expert, we too can be prosecuted for “cyber smearing,” which can mean fines or even jail should you be caught. More on minding your netiquette, after the jump!
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Violence Erupts In Europe Following Anti-Capitalism Protests [VIDEO]
02 Apr 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
On Saturday, demonstrators across Europe took to the streets to partake in a day of protest against capitalism. The proceedings, which started peacefully, took a turn for worse soon after they began when protestors began clashing with local law-enforcement. Click through for the video.
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Aung San Suu Kyi Secures Myanmar Parliamentary Seat
02 Apr 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Nobel Peace laureate, Aung Sun Suu Kyi has hailed “the beginning of a new era” in Myanmar’s (also known as Burma) politics after her party claimed a spectacular 43 out of 44 parliamentary seats in a historic by-election yesterday.
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Minister Denies Dropping K-Bomb After Having To Fly Economy Class
02 Apr 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
This weekend, the City Press reported that Minister Lulu Xingwana, on being told she couldn’t have her flight seat upgraded from economy to business class, she merely enquired, “whether or not this was because she is a k****r?” Xingwana has responded by saying it is all “sensational hot air”, and accused the paper of “one-sided and biased journalism.”
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Malema’s White Boy Supports Anti-Malema Facebook Group
02 Apr 2012 by Seth Rotherham / 12 Comments
Things have moved pretty quickly for Jonathan Ovadia, I’m sure. Following the announcement by Malema this weekend that he (Ovadia) had become Malema’s protégé, the media have been all over him – as his interests, education and background were investigated and reported. News24 confirmed via Ovadia’s Facebook page, that he went to King David High […]
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New Legislation Makes The UK Big Brother
02 Apr 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
So! The British Home Office announced yesterday that new legislation will soon allow the government to monitor the calls, emails, texts and website visits of every single person in the UK. The Home Office then had to clarify that, no, this was not some sort of elaborate April Fools prank.
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Julius Malema Has A White Protégé And Has Labeled Zuma A Dictator
01 Apr 2012 by Seth Rotherham / 2 Comments
[Disclosure: This is NOT an April Fool’s joke and sources are all from 31 March, 2012] [Click here to find out about the changes made to the white understudy’s Facebook page] It is now clearer than ever that there are no bounds when it comes to Julius Malema and his ability to surprise. I made […]
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Dominique Strauss-Kahn Invokes “Absolute Immunity,” In Civil Suit
30 Mar 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Dominique Strauss-Kahn, recently charged for involvement in a prostitution ring, is also being accused of raping a hotel housekeeper – and since he seems to be losing that whole prostitution thing, he’s had his lawyers try to dismiss the case because his former position as head of the International Monetary Fund gives him “absolute immunity.”
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Turkcell Sues MTN For $4,2 Billion
30 Mar 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 4 Comments
Well, this doesn’t look good: Turkcell is suing MTN for $4,2 billion. Turkcell has decided to act on its claims that MTN bribed officials, arranged meetings between Iranian and South African leaders, and promised Iran weapons as well as UN votes, all in exchange for a licence to offer cellphone services in Iran.
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WATCH: Video Allegedly Captures Eastern Cape Premier’s Drunken Bar Rant [VIDEO]
29 Mar 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 8 Comments
2oceansvibe Exclusive: Amateur footage has emerged, in which a woman, bearing striking resemblance and vocal tone to Eastern Cape Premier, Noxolo Kiviet, is seen inebriated and shouting obscenities in an Eastern Cape bar. The man who filmed the video alleges that the woman in the video, who states “Black people, they like to lie” (0:27) and “You white people like to say the truth, but the truth will never take you to heaven”, (02:41) at two separate points, is indeed Eastern Cape Premier, Noxolo Kiviet. CLICK THROUGH TO VIEW THE VIDEO
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Spike Lee Accidentally Terrorizes Innocent Elderly Couple
29 Mar 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
An blog post allegedly featuring the residential address of George Zimmerman – the man who killed Trayvon Martin – has gone viral. The post went viral after it was retweeted by Spike Lee to his 250 000 followers. Unfortunately, the address actually belongs to an innocent elderly couple, who now live in fear.
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Public Protector Appeals To MP’s Over Info Bill
29 Mar 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
While the public protector, Thuli Madonsela, wouldn’t outwardly say that the current tabulation of the Protection of Information Bill was unconstitutional, she did say MP’s could be spared the embarrassment of having it declared invalid by the courts if they rethought certain aspects of the bill.
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Google Launches Incredible Nelson Mandela Digital Archive
28 Mar 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory has partnered with the Google Cultural Institute to launch what will arguably become the most extensive online archive of Nelson Mandela’s life. The free global access to photos, videos, letters and personal documents about his life and times will continue to expand as people across the world add their memorabilia to the archive.
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Helen Zille And The Eastern Cape “Health Refugee”
27 Mar 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Less than a week after Helen Zille’s latest Twitter-storm about comments she made about the state of education here in the Western Cape versus the same in our neighbours – she called students from the Eastern Cape who attend school here “refugees” – she has gotten all up in the ANC’s grille once more with fresh comments regarding the state of health here versus there.
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Presidency Enters Grabouw Fracas To Try Resolve Differences
27 Mar 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Despite a lull in tension, all is still not well in sleepy Grabouw. Residents are still at each others throats over the apparent discrimination in the administration of local school facilities. So much so, that the Presidency has taken an unusual step to actually do something about it. More of this alleged good governance after the jump!
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Miss Universe Canada Finalist Disqualified For Being Transgender
26 Mar 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 5 Comments
6’1′ bombshell, Jenna Talackova of Vancouver was disqualified from the Donald Trump-owned Miss Universe Canada beauty pageant for “not meeting the requirements to compete despite having stated otherwise on her entry form,” according to competition officials. By which they mean she was disqualified for being born with male genitalia.
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France To Make Visiting “Hate” Websites Illegal
26 Mar 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
French President, Nicolas Sarkozy announced late last week that his government will make visiting websites that advocate terrorism or hate a crime, punishable by fines or even prison. Au revoir, internet freedom?
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Update: ANC Allegedly Concedes, Pretoria To Keep Its Name
23 Mar 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Despite his insistence that Pretoria’s name would be history by the end of this year, it seems Tshwane Metro’s mayor, Kgosientso Ramokgopa, has had to concede that while the city name “Pretoria” will stay, a handful of street names will be made over. Details after the jump!
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“The Hobbit” Pub Saved By Stephen Fry & Ian McKellen
23 Mar 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
There’s an old Southampton pub called The Hobbit under threat from the company that controls Lord of the Rings licensing. The company eventually agreed to sell the pub a license to keep using the name it has had for decades. Stephen Fry and Ian McKellan decided this was stupid, so they paid the fee themselves.
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Google Street View In The Amazon Basin [VIDEO]
22 Mar 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Last year, Google announced that it was sending its Street View team to the Amazon basin – and images from that trip are are now being made available on Google Maps. You probably won’t end up using it for directions, but there are some awesome panoramic images on display.
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Abalone Raid Stirs Local Rage In Hangberg Near Hout Bay
22 Mar 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 3 Comments
While South Africans took the day off yesterday to reflect on Human Rights Day, the small community of Hangberg near Hout Bay was rocked by violent protests as residents took to the streets to lash out against a police taskforce that raided local homes looking for abalone poachers.
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Obama Answers Deaf Student In Sign Language [VIDEO]
22 Mar 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Here is a great example of how easy it is to ensure yourself a long, celebrated career in politics. After attending a conference in Washington recently, Barack Obama greeted some audience members. A deaf student in the crowd signed to him: “I am proud of you.” Not missing a beat, Obama signed back: “Thank you.” Video after the jump.
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The Pirate Bay To Launch Airborne Servers
20 Mar 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Popular torrent hosting site, The Pirate Bay has released plans to host their server database in the clouds. Literally in the clouds, I mean; they want to fit flying micro-drones with super-small computers and connect them with long-range radio transmitters, maintaining a network of “Low-Orbit Server Stations.” Which would make police raids a little more tricky.
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Sleepy Grabouw Reels After Violent Race Riot
20 Mar 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Black and coloured residents of sleepy Overberg town, Grabouw, were at each others’ throats yesterday as racial tensions exploded over attacks on a local school.
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Zimbabwe Faces Possible New Famine
19 Mar 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Zimbabweans will be reminded of the previous times the country has declared a state of disaster as food shortages threatened widespread starvation. A third of Zimbabwe’s current maize crop has just been written off due to a prolonged dry spell, according to reports.
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