Aa new study by Domo and CEO.com determining Fortune 500 CEO’s presence on social media platforms; LinkeIn, Google+, Twitter and Facebook has released these results.
Civil action case against Trendon Shavers and his company Bitcoin Savings and Trust for running a Ponzi scheme has in an American Judge ruling Bitcoin can be used as real money.
When you’re a Hollywood actor and have billionaire Russian friends you are fortunate enough to enjoy their expensive toys. While holidaying in Ibiza Leonardo DiCaprio tried his hand at a very interesting water sport.
The long weekend is upon us. Which means that a braai looms imminently in your future. Or drinks. Or something, look, I don’t know what it is you do for fun. What I do know is that you want to be the smartest person in the room – and smart people are the ones with the informed opinions.
The pre-flight safety demonstration is always boring, and more often than not, you are mocking it rather than listening to it. But this pre-flight safety rap gets everybody on the plane involved and it’s pretty awesome. Not Kulula-grade awesome. Actually awesome.
Recent research by Ed Young explores what really happens when a mosquito sucks your blood. This video provides an microscopic look at a mosquito’s weirdly flexible mouthpiece as it searches for a blood vessel to pierce and drink blood from. Enjoy this: Mosquitos suck so hard that they actually crush your blood cells.
Following the legalisation of gay marriage in France, a woman has taken it upon herself to provide the babies of homosexual couples in the country with breast milk. She placed an online ad offering her services, which reads: I am a young mother in perfect health, a trained nurse of 29, and I am renting my breasts to milk-feed infants.
Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi has announced that a proposal for a ban on alcohol advertising has been approved by an inter-ministerial committee on substance abuse. The bill is set to include
The cause of death for the two boys who died when an African rock python escaped from a pet-store has been confirmed to be asphyxiation. The brothers, Connor and Noah Barthe, aged six and four, were found dead in a Canadian apartment situated above an exotic pet-store on Monday morning. The 4m long, 4kg snake […]
New York City subway commuters were surprised to find a 40cm dead, wet shark on a subway car on Wednesday 7 August 2013. The shark had blood in its mouth, suggesting it may have been caught recently.
What a boytjie! Chad le Clos has set a new world record for the men’s 200m butterfly while competing in the Swimming World Cup challenge in Eindhoven, The Netherlands. Chad beat the famous American swimmer, Michael Phelps in London’s Olympics last year (also in the 200m butterfly) to take home a shiny gold medal and […]
Obama cancels Putin meeting. Lone Ranger loses Disney millions. Beyonce cycled to concert. Marilyn Told Jackie She Would Marry JFK. Simon Cowell’s baby-momma gets house. Two rhino killed every day.
Jack Parow has released a statement that he will not be attending Oppikoppi 2013 because he has been arrested by police at the Vaalkop dam. Here’s the info from his publicist: Jack Parow was detained in the early hours of this morning on charges of allegedly disturbing the peace. Parow and some friends were staying […]
Almost everyone on this list has already made sizeable personal fortunes with online ventures, but some of them, like Heunis and Apteker seem to be biding their time. With internet commerce projected to be one of the fastest growing African industries in the next 10 years, these are 10 people who have the expertise and the industry know-how to exploit an African internet boom.
“They have more money than you and this is what they do.” So obviously there’s a lion on the roof of a Ferrari over there. The Rich Kids Of Instagram tumblog rose to prominence around 18 months ago, and every day since, they have dutifully published real-life Instagrams of young people spending/enjoying money that they did not earn.
Google Street View does not think very highly of Ariel Castro, and why should they? Castro kidnapped three women and kept them as prisoners at 2207 Seymour Avenue, Cleveland for over 10 years.
There’s only so far directions like “Near To Ferrari” or “You know Fruit & Veg City?” will get you. Finally, one of Cape Town’s hippest and fastest growing nodes is getting its own name.
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Nigeria has the second-highest gross domestic profit of any African nation. A fountain of oil produces 2,5 million barrels of oil every day, and the nation’s wealthy have more money than you can fathom. And it stands to reason that there is a healthy sprinkling of extrovert personalities within the ranks of the country’s elite. And when they get married, they get married, hard.
Vehicle 19 is a crime thriller about an American tourist caught in a web of Johannesburg police corruption, starring The Fast and The Furious’s Paul Walker. It’s an ambitious film that tries to leverage its star, city and concept to great effect. Unfortunately, the end result is vapid, messy and ultimately unsatisfying.
Ascape artist Anthony Martin was handcuffed, locked inside a coffin-like plywood box, and then pushed out of an airplane flying 4,460 metres above the ground. Martin said:
A large 366m diameter pentagram has been carved into the surface of the Earth in a remote area of Kazakhstan. It is so large that it can be clearly seen via satellite. Up until now, pundits have been mystified and intrigued by the pattern, but an archaeologist may be able to shed some light on the mystery. Experienced archaeologist Emma Usmanova said:
The latest Marmite advert depicts “Marmite welfare officers” doing the rounds and collecting jars of Marmite that have been abandoned or neglected – and animal welfare advocates are throwing a collective tantrum over it.
According to the Broadcasting Complaints Commission of SA (BCCSA), MultiChoice has been handed a R10,000 fine for an advert that promoted the ‘Hannibal’ television series. The BCCSA said that on 24 April 2013, the commission received three complaints when the advert was broadcast during Masterchef Australia on M-Net.
A study conducted by scientists at Jiangsu Provincial Centre for Disease Control and Prevention suggests that the regular ingestion of raw garlic can lower your risk of lung cancer. Participants who ate the herb on a regular basis reduced their risk by 44%. In smokers, the risk of lung cancer fell by 30%.
Sure, you have a handle on who the biggest stars in the world are right now, but you probably have no idea who the wealthiest women in music right now are. No seriously. In this top 7 list you’ll find no Beyonce, no Lady Gaga, no Adele, no Rihanna, no Katy Perry, no Nicki Minaj, no Taylor Swift… So obviously they’re all old-timers, right? Wrong. A youngster tops the list.
It takes a lot of courage to pop the question. It takes even more to decide to do it at a baseball game in front of thousands of spectators, and will more than likely be caught on camera and beamed to thousands more in their living rooms. In other words, you have to be certain that this will work out.
Will a lottery win solve all your problems and make you happy? Its an age old question. Well, lucky for us, Princeton Professors Daniel Kahneman and Angus Deaton have put a lot of time and effort into researching this question, and have come up with an answer.
Last year, over 2,500 respondents participated in the SA National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, the results of which were published on Tuesday. The survey showed that 22% of South African children between the ages of two and five are either overweight or obese – that’s 10% higher than in the United States. On average, 60% of women aged 50 years and above have waist measurements of 88cm or more.
Daughter of F1 billionaire Bernie Ecclestone, Petra has had R7.5 million worth of jewellery stolen from her Belgravia home in London. A man posing as a Kazakh millionaire is reportedly responsible for the theft.