Internet services for South Africans may have been a lot slower today. The sluggish speed was due to a Seacom outage. The company speculates that the cable was cut in the Mediterranean Sea. The company issued this statemnet on their website. Seacom has identified restoration solutions and providers and is in the process of re-configuring […]
The Pebble is part of a burgeoning industry of wearable tech like Google Glass. The device enables you to connect your smartphone to your wrist, making reading messages, e-mails and other smart phone functions a hands-free experience. The Pebble is currently only available to the 68,929 “backers” who pledged anywhere between $1 to $10,000 to see this […]
Yesterday, Lindsay Lohan expanded her now impressive collection of mugshots, when she turned herself in to the police after taking a plea deal. She was charged for a DUI while on probation for drug abuse. Her five day sentence does not need to be served in jail. Instead it will be added on to her […]
The next set of smartphones and tablets to hit the market may have screens manufactured from a human-made version of sapphire. The manufactured substance is already used in military vehicles and is close to unbreakable. According to a report published in the MIT Technology Review, the smartphone screen wouldn’t break when it was dropped, and […]
Mario Armando Lavandeira Junior is a new dad. Lavandeira, more commonly known as Perez Hilton is depicted here, showing off his new offspring. We have mixed feelings about this one. Mostly because we imagine that Perez is naked in this picture. The world’s most infamous blogger has apparently developed a softer side. I don’t have […]
The small handful of leaked photographs (here and here) showing paintings by ex-President of the United States, George W. Bush was but a taste of marvelously childlike collection that we have in store for you, here. From a topical view of a watermelon on a table to a study of a horse (or a donkey, […]
The European Space Agency (ESA) revealed on Thursday that our Universe is 80 to 100 million years older than previously thought, via a detailed map of the most ancient light in the cosmos. ESA’s Planck satellite took a 50-million pixel, all sky snapshot of the radiation left over from the Big Bang. Director general of […]
As most folks know, Jack Daniel’s has always had a special relationship with music. Some have even called it a love affair. Frank, Keith, Jimmy, Guns… the list of legends that have a special place in their heart for Jack is long and distinguished. Since day one, the Tennessee Whiskey has been back stage, on […]
In China bamboo is used to cover entire buildings while they are being renovated. Obviously, this requires the transportation of significant quantities of bamboo. Those same significant quantities would also require labour to unload said bamboo, right? Not in China, my friend. Ingenuity, nous, and a deep knowledge of what his tools can and can’t do drives […]
Like father, like son. Roman Abramovich has obviously been doing something right with regards to raising his crops, so to speak. His 19 year-old son, Arkadiy Abramovich has stepped into the a career in investments, and he’s done it with a great deal of confidence. This week, Arkadiy put his dad’s cash to good use, by buying a […]
Environmental Affairs Minister, Edna Molewa is backing the controversial call to put in place legislation for the trade of rhino horns. Molewa said in an interview that she believes it “is the right direction” and could be the answer to increasing rates of rhino poaching. It now seems that South Africa is set to push […]
It’s time you stopped joking around with your health, and actually got a decent night’s sleep when you go vertically challenged. This Limited Edition Postureform Memory Foam Mattress will improve your rest, so that you can improve your money-making. Groupies can visit dreamland with a Limited Edition Postureform Memory Foam Mattress, providing a superbly comfortable platform to […]
This shocking footage, released by the police, shows a gunman firing into a Philadelphia takeaway store, wounding three people. The incident occurred on Tuesday night. The gunman, wearing a grey tracksuit walked up to a Chinese takeaway restaurant and fired shots at the front door. Several men attempted to hold the door closed from the inside of […]
The aftermath of the Marikana mine massacre has birthed a new political party, the Workers’ And Socialist Party (Wasp). Wasp announced yesterday that it would contest the 2014 general election on a pro-nationalisation ticket. Wasp was formed by the Democratic Socialist Movement which is an affiliate of the Committee for a Workers’ International League. During […]
President, Jacob Zuma, while speaking at a Human Rights Day commemoration ceremony in Mbekwini township yesterday, said South Africans should stop criticizing its country and its economy. “We need to take a more balanced view of our country.” Zuma called on South Africans “to make our country attractive to both foreign and local investors”, urging […]
Former dancer says Bolshoi Ballet is ‘giant brothel.’ R10bn behind dogfight at SAA. YouTube hits the 1 billion mark. Ticket frenzy as lottery hits R3 billion mark. Black mamba escapes at Pretoria zoo. Duck fathers chicken. Man tries ‘Catch me if you can’ pilot scam.
A few weeks ago we received a tip from a reader about a certain guest house in Camps Bay – Whale Cottage – operated by one Chris Von Ulmenstein. We published a story, following an investigation and Ulmenstein refused to comment. Today we received this lawyer’s letter.
We have just been asked what course of action we wish to take, following the following Take Down Notice. Our response was that our lawyers had told us under no circumstance to take it down. Click to read the Take Down Notice.
Gisele in a bikini, something every straight guy wants to see and every girl wants to cry about. But what about Gisele in a bikini with a baby pouch? The 32 year old supermodel hit the shores on Sunday less than four months after she gave birth to her daughter, Vivian Lake. The new mother showed […]
Before we begin, let’s catch up on some basic life definitions. The Selfie: A picture taken of yourself that is planned to be uploaded to Facebook, Myspace or any other sort of social networking website. You can usually see the person’s arm holding out the camera in which case you can clearly tell that this […]
5Gum, the subsidiery brand of chewing gum giant, Wrigley’s are bringing acclaimed UK indie band, The Kooks to South Africa, as part of the annual 5Gum Experience. The venue for the 20 April Cape Town and 19 April Johannesburg gigs will remain a secret until the evening of the event. Fans can’t buy tickets, but […]
Wow, this week was NOT easy at all. We received such quality from you, the cherished 2oceansvibe readers. It turns out some hipsters were really going the extra mile this last week, with this fellow in particular, being VERY naughty indeed: This, from Mitch Hi Seth, Nabbed this hipster in Union Kloof enjoying a mid-morning […]
We’ve all wished we were someone else at some stage, dreaming of a better life only to come back to the crushing realisation that we’re stuck with ourselves. That doesn’t stop us from assuming other people’s identities, but there are constraints. If they happen to be famous, we tend to end up in insane asylums […]
Geneticists in Australia believe they are closer to resurrecting the extinct gastric-brooding frog. This after the team had successfully revived its genome in embryo form using the dead cell samples, in what has been named the “Lazarus Project.” Yes! Science! We might be lucky enough to experience the joys of witnessing the amphibian give birth […]
Google Glass is a potentially revolutionary technology that could fundamentally shift the way that humans interact with their environment, and dramatically improve productivity. But the product also requires the user, and anyone who comes into contact with the user, to be prepared to have the boundaries of their privacy stripped away. Google Glass will in […]
Okay, Apple signed another patent – but this time it’s a goodie. Yesterday Apple was awarded the patent for an augmented reality system, giving users the ability to tag objects on screen in live video relayed by the phone camera, which would bring up information about those real-world items in a heads-up display. In english […]
This is basically a season of Idiot Abroad. But without the complaining, and with significantly more comfortable hotels. VeryFirstTo has out together a magical journey that visits every World Heritage site. It’s a short, sharp bucket list. And by “short”, we mean it lasts for two years. Over the course of the trip, travelers visit […]
Which means that you have just over three days to get yourself a decoder, before flogging it cheaply on Gumtree come Monday morning. The BBC-produced documentary, Oscar Pistorius: What Really Happened? will air on Sunday, 24 March at 20h55 on Discovery Channel (DStv 121). You can hold out for the television version, but if you can’t wait, you […]
Yep, this is exactly what it is. Four of the best videos of bulldogs surfing, skating, wakeboarding, or snowboarding. Why? Because bulldogs happen to be awesome, and we heard somewhere that it’s Bring Your Bulldog To Work Day. Enjoy that. [Thanks, Lovonne!]
Students at CPUT have imagined what could be made of Cape Town’s infamous unfinished bridge above Port and Alfred Streets. Uploaded by YouTube user Oliver Hall, the lengthy blurb for the video reads: With careful planning in regards to the needs of the users, the possibilities of the site, and the requirements of the larger […]