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 […]
A few columns back I mentioned the RE:CM 10 year old wine awards, and how some of the wines I tasted during the judging (I was filming not judging) were not very good. I couldn’t mention the best ones, as the results had not yet been made public. I can now talk freely as the awards have been handed out.
Hana Lee is an 18 year old girl who fled her native North Korea on foot in 2000. Fleeing to China, Lee was on the run from North Korean authorities and unsympathetic Chinese officials for five years. Lee is currently living in Japan and attending a university there. Known as a “dappokusha,” meaning “person who has fled […]
Pope Francis is the new leader of 1,2 billion Catholics. But he’s also the man in charge of the Vatican’s finances. Former pope, Benedict made progress in reforming the Vatican Bank by replacing the president and creating a financial-intelligence committee after allegeations of abuse and mismanagement spanning decades. Recent controversy Modern controversy surrounding the bank […]
According to project director Bernie Fanaroff, the Square Kilometre Array radio telescope will be looking for signs of life on other planets. Awesome! The SKA project will play host to the most powerful radio astronomy telescope in world once the project is completed. But construction is only set to begin in 2017, so don’t hold your breath […]
Anyone who handles the marketing budget for a brand knows that creative in advertising costs a pretty penny. And with good reason – ideas are the very stuff of novelty. Ideas are what gets your brand remembered. A London-based creative agency has taken a novel approach to how they interact with their clients. They do […]
There is a huge percentage of us that need our morning fix, especially when working long days at work. There’s no doubt that a beautiful blend of coffee is addictive, but something this strong could send you to an early grave. Labelled the “Worlds Strongest Coffee,” this new blend named Death Wish lives up to […]
If you don’t already know this, THIS is how to do the Kruger: Stay at a luxury lodge outside of the Kruger – game drive IN the Kruger. Include breakfast, dinner, and game drives, and the result is comfort in the wild and luxury at your feet. And at 50% off, it is too tempting […]
Lee Young Hee, Executive Vice President of Samsung’s mobile business confirmed during an interview in South Korea that Samsung will indeed be making a smart watch. According to Hee this is not in respsonse to rumours that Apple is working on a watch. We’ve been preparing the watch product for so long. We are working very […]
It’s not that you don’t have things going on in your life – you absolutely do. You wake up, turn off the alarm, then go and pee. Make coffee. Make toast. Check email. Get the kids out of bed. Put the garbage out, turn the sprinklers on. Clean up the dogs’ poop. Walk the dogs. […]
A special meeting of the provincial general council in East London on Monday held that the ANC’s economic transformation commission supported a proposal where taxpayers should only have to support the President’s first wife. Delegates at the commission said: What was made clear during the discussions was that, as taxpayers, we cannot afford to continue […]
Murder accused, TJ Lane pleaded guilty last month to murdering three teenage boys in a school shooting at Chardon High School in Ohio on February 27 2012. While in court yesterday, Lane removed his light blue button up shirt to show off a t-shirt which had “KILLER” scribbled onto it. As the Ohio judge sentenced […]
Syria: 26 dead in reported chemical weapon attack. Thousands flock to Pope’s Inauguration. Malema’s farm seized (the irony). Cyprus votes against tax plan. The Wright brothers might not have been first. Cheeky Watson has a go at SARU.
The official page for God was created on Facebook in 2011. And while Facebook is generally regarded as having become a dump of bad content, the God page stands out as an island of satire in a sea of filigreed baby pictures. Having taken a satirical approach, the page divides the opinions of its almost […]
In a recent study, researchers at Carnegie-Mellon University detailed how Facebook erodes users’ privacy. Researchers found that during the first four years, users steadily limited what personal data was visible to strangers within their school network. Yet through changes Facebook introduced to its platform in 2009 and 2010, the social network actually succeeded in reversing […]
Ha! Miami Heat played the Boston Celtics on Monday night, and racked up their 23rd straight win. The highlight of the game came in the second quarter, when James made a jump over Jason Terry, whose attempt at stopping the shot was embarrassingly thwarted. James’ incredible power did not give Terry the slightest chance at stopping the ball […]