Yesterday, Twitter was booming with warnings of an ominous storm that was set to break over Cape Town. Some people didn’t take the storm warnings seriously enough, and it didn’t take long for Twitpics of flooded streets to roll in. Check out the full gallery
There was a curious case of mistaken identity yesterday as Margaret Thatcher was laid to rest at St Paul’s Cathedral, in London. Mangosuthu Buthelezi, the leader of KZN-based Inkatha Freedom Party was mistaken for the late Ray Charles, a famed jazz musician.
Dan McLaughlin was one of the few privileged people to get his hands on the much-hyped Google Glass, yesterday. Like anyone else in his position, Don has elected to make a YouTube video showing us the various stages of unboxing a set of Google Glass
Sleek, functional, powerful – if you don’t subscribe to the cult of Mac, the Sony Vaio really should be the only laptop PC you look at. There are a whole bunch going for a song, right here
New studies show that the billionaires of this world didn’t get to where they are by luck, or even hard work, alone. It turns out that people who get really, really rich are basically just smarter than you.
A fire at a fertilizer plant in West Texas resulted in a massive explosion, producing multiple injuries and a death toll reported to be between 60 and 70 people.
According to newly released statistics by the Interactive Advertising Bureau in 2012, digital advertising hit a record high of $36,6 billion (R330 billion) in 2012. This spike was partly due to huge growth in mobile and video advertising.
They reckon they have the Boston bomber. Armstrong 1999 tests had banned substances. ANC unveils plan to court ‘clever blacks.’ North Korea changing their tune. New microbatteries the key for electronics. 345k dead people on Zim voters’ roll.
Popular internet messaging board, 4Chan runs on a similar premise to that of Reddit – community collaboration is their favourite pastime, especially when criminal investigation is involved. And they think they’ve found the men who bombed the Boston Marathon
Tom Cruise has now done three science fiction films: Minority Report, War of the Worlds and Oblivion. The first two under blockbuster juggernaut, Steven Spielberg, were well-received with Philip K. Dick adaptation Minority Report winning approval from critics and audiences alike, with War of the Worlds making a less convincing case.
Comedians Siv Ngesi and Brendan Murray battle it out in the ring for charity.
Never have I drunk so much wine without hearing that singular thudding pop of a cork, a sound as comforting as a mother’s voice, or the gentle breathing of a lover as s/he sleeps against your chest. I did and it made me sad
We heard that a few of you couldn’t get your hands on tickets to see the Kooks at this year’s incredible #5GumExperience, and that made you sad pandas. Well we decided to fix that for you..
Reports are coming in that a robbery attempt was made by armed men on a bank in the Cape Town City Bowl this morning. We have photos and feedback.
Girls out there that have a crush on Bradley Cooper might want to give this one a miss. Guys out there who are 38 and want to be reminded what a 20 year old girl looks like, keep reading. Presenting Suki Waterhouse..
As usual, it wasn’t easy picking this week’s ‘Naughty Hipster Of The Week’ – our weekly competition exposing local hipsters who go that extra mile to celebrate their vibe. But when you look like a garden gnome, you’re sure to make it through..
Sixty years after the first publication “Casino Royale”, we finally have an African setting for a James Bond novel. The latest novel written by William Boyd is titled “Solo”, and will be set primarily on African soil
Boston bombs made from kitchen pressure cookers. Whatsapp has more users than Twitter. Cops offered half a bar for pics of Pistorius toilet door. Facebook launching bold expensive advertising. Ozzy Osbourne relapsed. Why was Downey Junior paid half a billion Rand?
The UK Athletics chairperson has confirmed that Oscar Pistorius will not be welcome at the Anniversary games, confirming, “based on what I know at the moment, it would be a no if he rang this morning.”
The Daily Sun has published a video to their YouTube account showing a violent assault against an elderly woman by two retail security guards. The woman was accused of shoplifting by the security, and beaten with a range of weapons, including belts, broomsticks, and rubber mallets, despite begging for mercy and saying “Ke le patetse”, meaning […]
Rumours began circulating at the end of last week that former Springbok captain and current Saracens hooker, John Smit would return to South Africa to fulfill the role of Chief Executive Officer at the Sharks Rugby Union. Those rumours have been confirmed. Smit will replace current chief executive Brian van Zyl, who will mentor Smit […]
Anyone who visited the Jack Daniel’s 2oceansvibe tent at Taste of Cape Town will agree things were off the hook! Not least of which was the mental performance by Ard Matthews!
Chris “Mr Cake” Holmes, knew where his heart was and knew that his current job was not for him. Holmes also knew what path he wanted to take on his new journey. So he wrote his resignation letter on a cake.
We all love that feeling of getting into fluffy jammies and cuddling up, horizontally, into our feather down beds. But do astronauts have the same luxury? Think again!
This song has already been thoroughly taken to task by memesters – we’ve seen versions of it sung by goats, rabbits, the wine press lady… The list is endless. Now you can ad subway violinists to that.
Facebook Home’s most current video is slightly easier to understand than a few of their earlier efforts – the only problem is that that message of the ad has been roundly rejected by The People of The Internet.
The Bay Side area of Silicon Valley attracts crowds of successful entrepreneurs to settle down, owing to its close proximity to a concentrated cluster of hyper-successful tech companies. And boy, do sex workers like this neighbourhood
Art work by Kobus Myburgh, showing President Jacob Zuma and former president Nelson Mandela as white has been removed from an art exhibition scheduled to open at the Van Riebeek Hall in Nelspruit yesterday.
Sam Parnia is the head of the intensive care unit at Stony Brook University Hospital, New York. Sam can resurrect you from the dead. In fact, he’s done it a few times.
Atlantic Fog Time-lapse from Eric Nathan on Vimeo.
Photographer Eric Nathan captured the fog rolling in over Cape Town on Sunday evening, and the results are glorious. Check out the amazing time lapse video, after the jump