A 33-ton shark aquarium burst open in a Shanghai shopping centre earlier this month. The incident caused injuries to eight shoppers and seven security staff due to the falling glass and debris as the tank shattered. Three sharks and several turtles also died.
As US gun laws come under the spotlight after the tragic mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary in Connecticut another issue is receiving press, that of weapon manufacturers using games such as Medal Of Honor to market their wares.
According to Archbishop Robert Zollitsch, head of the German Catholic Church he would have been. The Son of God would have retweeted, liked and pinned his love for you apparently. The Archbishop said nothing about whether Jesus Christ would have used Google plus or not.
Have you ever wondered how Santa manages to distribute all the world’s Christmas presents so efficiently every year? Especially considering that there are 760 million Christian children in the world alone?
Good news! Nelson Mandela was discharged from hospital last night, according the Presidency’s Mac Maharaj. Madiba will now undergo home-based high care at his Houghton home until he recovers fully.
Earlier this week we reported on a petition that was started in the US – aiming to kick CNN host Piers Morgan out of America. The number of signatures on that list has since grown from 30 000 to more than 70 000!
Randi Zuckerberg is the older sister of Facebook creator, Mark Zuckerberg. She is also the social network’s former marketing director. But on Christmas Day she got burned by Facebook’s privacy settings just like the rest of us.
Tom Cruise is Jack Reacher, in the adaptation of One Shot, a novel by Lee Child, in which ex-military hero, Jack Reacher, becomes the lead investigator in a multiple shooting homicide after the prime suspect of an “open and shut” case calls for the drifter by name.
Earlier this year we showed you pictures of Venus – Steve Jobs’s unique, self-designed yacht recently that made its first public appearance in the Dutch city of Aalsmeer. Sadly Jobs never got to use the yacht before his death.
Swaziland has banned women from wearing miniskirts, low-rise jeans, and tanktops, saying these items of clothing provoke rape. Those who break the law will face a six-month jail term under the ban, which invokes a colonial criminal act dating back to 1889.
Following this month’s massacre at Sandy Hook elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut, CNN host Piers Morgan has called for tighter gun control measures. But instead of a pat on the back for what appears to be a pretty obvious statement, thousands of Americans have now signed a petition calling for Piers Morgan to be deported over his statements.
Isn’t he in a jolly mood, that saucy old cad. The Associated Press report that the Pope has granted his former butler a Christmas pardon, forgiving him in person during a jailhouse meeting for stealing and leaking his private papers in one of the gravest Vatican security breaches in recent times. Fifteen minutes after the meeting, […]
What’s worse that someone who thought the world was going to end last week? A tourist who thought the world was going to end. Tourists who flocked to Tikal, Guatemala the largest archeological site and urban centre of the Mayan civilisation for “end of the world” parties have damaged an ancient stone temple.
The Presidency has warned South Africans against rumours on social media that spread false information about Nelson Mandela’s health. Networks such as Twitter and Facebook have been flooded by speculation about Madiba’s health since he entered a Pretoria hospital 17 days ago for a recurrent lung infection.
Details surrounding Prince Harry’s first kill in Afghanistan have emerged. It is believed that he took the lives of Taliban militants when his unit’s Apache helicopter came to the rescue of another patrol unit under attack.
2012 has been one crazy year for social media! Facebook went public, Pinterest was named Best New Startup, Facebook bought Instagram, and Psy’s “Gangnam Style” became the most viewed YouTube video in history with more than one billion views so far!
South Africa’s most famous international model and current Victoria’s Secret angel, Candice Swanepoel, is in Cape Town. Just last night she posted this pic of her standing with her parents.
Enjoy this radical extended highlights vid of the final Friday Done Jack’s way at the Grand, which hosted over 100 lucky winners.
For as long as the internet has been around, memes have also existed. But it is becoming increasingly difficult to create a meme truly worthy of the world “viral”.
So last week we pointed you in the direction of a rad new web series produced by the guys at Tropika as part of the lead-up to the Tropika Island of Treasure 5 show they air every year on SABC1. This is Kagiso’s Island of Treasure and, despite a few questionable directorial decisions here or […]
With humanity’s climax about to be reached any minute now, horny New Yorkers are searching everywhere for that perfect spot and person to have sex with one final time.
An incredible 3,8 billion pixel photo has gone viral this week. It features a shot of Mount Everest – composed out of 400 individual photographs, taken by filmmaker/five-time Everest climber David Breashears.
Three-time Olympic runner Suzy Favor-Hamilton has been outed as having worked as a R5 000-an-hour “high class” call girl for the past year. The revelation was made yesterday on The Smoking Gun’s website.
Knowing Microsoft Word is not enough these days. Excel handles everything from complicated spreadsheets to the staff sick leave roster. If you or your staff don’t know your forat bar from your numbers formula, how simple is it to get everyone up to scratch for a mere R279 a shot?
Small French village is safe from apocalypse. Instagram reverses privacy policy. Students admit to faking eagle video. Facebook tests charging $1 a message. Apple’s pinch-and-zoom patent rejected. Zuma’s grip almost 100%. Anchorman 2 release date.
The Cape’s most prestigious horse racing event and one of South Africa’s most important calendar affairs, the L’Ormarins Queen’s Plate will be held at Kenilworth Racecourse, Cape Town on January 12 2013, with equestrian contenders competing for the R1 million purse and race-goers looking to land best-dressed honours. It was 1861 when the legendary Queen’s […]
Oe, now here’s a treat. We’ve long been fans of the Westcliff suburb of Johannesburg, with it’s rose quartz outcrops and shady, solid jacaranda trees dotted about the sloping hillside. It’s a quiet area. It’s an expensive area. And this mini-mansion lives up to the reputation of the area, quietly killing it with a large […]
Professor Patrick Bouic was in the 2oceansvibe Radio studio yesterday on the Just Josie Show for the Buchulife Health Watch. He gave us some super hot tips for staying healthy, protecting our livers, and keeping the inches off during the silly season. Also in the podcast, find out what you should look out for in any restaurant meal, and […]
Twitter has launched Twitter Archive, which allows you to download every single one of your tweets, ever. A post on the company blog announced the decision this morning. It’s no secret: You make Twitter what it is. And if you tweet, you may have found yourself wanting to go back in time and explore your […]
The past year has been an incredible one in terms of sporting events. But while watching athletes break records or pushing their bodies to the limit is always thrilling, its those micro-moments that make sports so fun to watch. And what better way to see spontaneous and awkward athlete reactions, or split-second failures, other than via GIF files?