Throughout human history, gemstones were prized as precious jewels. Their value was, as you can imagine, a coupling of their rarity and their aesthetic value. And then the diamond came along, and hogged the limelight for for most of the 20th century. Well an interesting thing is happening, friends. Gemstones are emerging from the long, shadowy attention oppression of the diamond.
What does Beyonce do after headlining V Festival? Go to Nando’s obviously. Go to Nando’s and order 48 chickens – of course. It wasn’t all for her if you were wondering, no, this was not an epic case of the munchies, although that would have been terrific.
A copycat killer in Costa Rica, known only by his surname, Macotelo, is accused of killing his girlfriend Melissa Zuniga. After a heated argument, he apparently strangled his girlfriend to death, took a picture of her body, and sent it to her sister via Whatsapp.
Agang party leader, Dr Mamphela Ramphele has released a statement outline her financial net worth and annual income in what the party is calling a bid to promote transparency and accountability in South African politics. The official Agang twitter account tweeted the following on Wednesday morning:
Footage of yet another isolated South American tribe has emerged. Last week we brought you rare footage of the isolated Kawahiva Tribe from Brazil. This week, a tribe living near Peru is making a second attempt at contacting the outside world. The Mashco-Piro tribe were caught on video trying to cross a river, and venture beyond the border of their isolated community in Manu Nationl Park.
Alessandra Ambrosio isn’t just hot, she’s funny, too! Check out her latest project on Funny or Die. The model is transformed from Victoria’s Secret Angel to ugly, two faced, science experiment. Seriously, we’re not lying.
A brave resident popped their head about their wall to film this street shootout between gangs in Manenberg, earlier this week. Manenberg has fallen under the political and media spotlight recently, with drug-related gang violence spiralling out of control in the Cape Town township. [Source : YouTube]
Sick of your shoe collection? Print another pair. Yes, people, the future has arrived. Let’s welcome it in and have a cup of tea. You can now print your own shoes – If you have a CubeX 3D printer.
We’re already at the tail end of August, people. You have about two weeks before the Christmas decorations go up in Checkers. Summer is bearing down on you like a ravenous funbeast and you’re just STANDING there. Get your A into G immediately by snapping up this 800W electric scooter, perfect for supply refreshment missions from the beach to the shops and back.
Mr. Ben Garvin has used his magnificent facial hair to create this amazing stop-motion video. It didn’t happen over night though. Watch in amazement as it shifts, morphs and even eats its vegetables.
Chantal Rutter Dros, famous for her work on eNews and Carte Blanche, will be the face of the primetime news on ANN7, the new 24-hour news channel on DStv. ANN7 is backed by the powerful and politically connected Gupta family, and has Jacob Zuma’s son, Duduzane, as an investor.
North Korea is experiencing something of a meth “epidemic” at the moment. Kim Seok-hyang, the man who wrote a report titled, ‘A New Face of North Korean Drug Use: Upsurge in Methamphetamine Abuse Across the Northern Areas of North Korea’, said: “Almost every adult in that area (of North Korea) has experienced using [crystal meth] and not just once.”
Overworked Merrill Lynch intern dies. Sharapova is changing her name. SA child-porn ring busted. US teens arrested for killing Australian ‘for fun.’ Capitec outshines the rest. ‘N Sync are back. Kodak lives. Pule is an idiot.
Eighty-three residents of Uitvalgrond, outside Brits in the North West have lost the mining rights to their own land. They are putting the blame on the owner of the Chelsea football team, Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich… and Jacob Zuma.
Cell C for yourself, the power is in your hands! Or not. Cell C’s promises don’t seem to be worth the paper they’re written on. The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa’s most recent assessment of service quality has found that Cell C has the worst rate of dropped calls of all cellphone operators in Johannesburg.
Jacobus Petrus “Koos” Bekker, the man responsible for taking over De Nasionale Pers (the publishing company that brought us Die Burger, now known as Naspers Ltd.) in 1997 hit a landmark this year – he has become a billionaire. Kate Turner-Smith, BPI Africa Capital analyst said that when Bekker took control of the group he immediately began […]
The inimitable Barry Bateman and Mandy Wiener form EWN have revealed this morning that the state will be pursuing a life sentence as the mandatory minimum punishment in their case against murder accused Oscar Pistorius. Pistorius shot and killed his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp in his Pretoria home on Valentine’s Day this year. The state will […]
2oceansvibe recently got its hands on a pre-shipment of onesies for the 2oceansvibe Shop – yes, that’s a thing – and I can tell you, naysayers have been converted. None of us really “got” the hype behind onesie and onesie-style garments prior to this session of product testing. To say that our eyes have been opened would be a gross, gross understatement, friends.
The Supreme commander of the Korean People’s Army is reaching out to defectors, and letting them know they always have a home in North Korea. Kim has promised that returning defectors will not be harmed – on the contrary, talk of cash rewards is being thrown about.
Some people love Euro cars. It’s not so much about the brand, as the place. You might be one of those people. You might occasionally catch yourself fantasising that you’re careening around the curves of a French gorge on your way home. You might also fantasise about saving R136,000 on your next car.
Gisele Bündchen is currently enjoying pole position on the anual earning’s list for models for the seventh year in a row. Bündchen earned $42 million this year, seven times as much as second-place Miranda Kerr. That’s a hefty sum, but it’s also $3 million less than last year for the Brazilian, which is exactly the same figure by which Kerr’s earnings improved from last year.
Spam botnets, such as the infamous ‘Zeus’ that came to light in 2007, have infiltrated Instagram, and are being put to task generating false ‘likes’ and ‘followers’ in order to create media buzz over particular companies or individuals on the platform for eventual financial gain.
Are you looking for a new work environment to stimulate your senses? Maybe you should work for one of these companies, they have awesome offices. Apparently slides are a pre-requisite in most of these places.
What’s the most you’ve ever spent on an app? We’ve all dabbled in the purchase of $0,99 apps, sometimes even venturing to buy a newly released, $9,99 app on special occasions. Want to know what the 16 most expensive apps are? They will put your $9,99 purchase to shame.
Behold the royal mug shot of Romanian Pricess, Princess Irina. She has been arrested for masterminding a large cockfighting ring in Eastern Oregon, because what else is there to do in Oregon?
China wants their nationals to be more polite when travelling abroad. They are so concerned about their reputation that the Xinhua News Agency ran reports five days in a row, airing videos designed to coach Chinese tourists on how to be more polite abroad. The government is so serious about this that on 1 October a […]
Lindsay Lohan sat down with Oprah in a highly anticipated interview where she told about her time in rehab, public court battles, family feuds and her “addiction to chaos”. Oprah wasn’t pulling any punches.
Remember when we told you about the Ubuntu Edge, the super-smart phone Mark Shuttleworth plans to release that will be more powerful than a desktop computer? No? Well here it is. Anyway, Mark may have set the record for the largest crowdfunding project ever!
Pistorius: 107 witnesses in 14 days in March. First Prince George family photos released. New iPhone will also come in gold. UK government destroyed Guardian’s hard drives. Western Cape’s R87m drug fight
The City Press has reported that the state intends to argue that Reeva Steenkamp was cowering behind the toilet when Oscar Pistorius shot and killed her on Valentine’s Day this year.