For only the 2nd time in the history of lotteries around the world — a lottery jackpot run-up has exceeded $400 million (R3.8 billion).Tuesday’s game has a $425 million jackpot and YOU can get tickets for it online here.
A new study conducted by researchers from King’s College London, and just published in the journal Age and Ageing, has found that smoking “rots” the brain by damaging memory, learning and reasoning.
Yesterday, singer Chris Brown tweeted, “I look old as fuck! I’m only 23…” In response, a comedy writer named Jenny Johnson replied to him: “I know! Being a worthless piece of shit can really age a person.” She was referring to his 2009 arrest after he violently assaulted Rihanna.
Those of you who were lucky enough to have enjoyed the Kommetjie Festival this weekend, probably won’t bat an eyelid. But those of you who missed it – wow – we’ve got a treat for you. Check these crazy pictures..
The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), a sister company of The Economist earnestly attempts to measure which country will provide the best opportunities for a healthy, safe and prosperous life in the years ahead. Can you find South Africa?
Likely to be launched in time with the British summer (British warmer rainy season), Cadbury’s has announced an awesome invention: chocolate that will be able to withstand 40C temperatures for three hours before melting.
Today is truly the end of an era. Veteran newsreader Riaan Cruywagen will be reading his last news bulletin on air this evening at 19h00 on SABC2.
It has been five months since SA’s internet radio industry was rocked by revelations that quoted listenership figures were being incorrectly supplied by a JHB-based service provider. Since then, 2oceansvibe Radio has been hard at work. This is the result.
It would have been impossible to miss recent reports about SA’s booming film industry. With Charlize Theron’s new film being filmed here at a cost of over $100 million, NOW might be a good time to change your profession.
After shattering the Three Peaks Challenge record earlier this month, expert trail runner AJ Calitz has become the inaugural winner of Red Bull LionHeart after an intensive two-day event on Cape Town’s Lion’s Head.
Vettel makes F1 history. ANC branches revolt. SA’s booming film industry. Gangnam Style takes YouTube’s top spot. Rolling Stones fans left fuming over unsold tickets. JR Ewing deis. Sheen gave Lohan $100k. Saudi women now wear electronic tags.
Jack Parow has just dropped this insane music video for his song, Afrikaans is Dood (Afrikaans is dead). The plot involves Parow defending himself against a group of thieving lowlifes. What do they want to steal? His lyrics, of course!
Steve Case is a highly respected individual for many reasons, but most importantly because he is the co-founder of America Online, or AOL as you might know it.
The annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York took place yesterday. It was attended by more than three million people and watched by a further 50 million on TV.
And by delicately poised, we mean might not go ahead. The Confederation of African Football (Caf) has yet to grant permission for the Chili Peppers to play at FNB Stadium in February. This is sure to piss a lot of people off.
Footage has emerged of US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton appearing to doze off during a Barack Obama speech in Myanmar on Wednesday. She was seated next to Burmese freedom icon and Nobel Peace Prize winner, Aung San Suu Kyi.
I came across a hard-hitting article on my iPad from the latest issue of TIME magazine, entitled “Generation of Orphans: South Africa’s AIDS epidemic forces grandmothers to parent again. Here it is in it’s entirety.
A Big Concerts representative let slip yesterday that Justin Bieber would perform two shows in South Africa next year. Then a radio station gave away the first tickets this morning leaving little to the imagination.
You all remember that brilliant short film Timmy Henny made of Cape Town, “Mini Cape”? Well, Tim has been chosen amongst six other international film makers to produce a video in the Basilicata region in Southern Italy.
Do you think there is a good chance of Chelsea drawing with Manchester City on Sunday? BEcause if they do, along with just two other sports predictions this weekend, R100 will become R1,000 for you. That’s right – click for more..
Pictures personally taken by Kate Middleton during her trip to the Malaysian part of Borneo in September have been published on the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s website. They were taken during a private walk with Prince William near the Danum Valley research station, and can also be seen on Middleton’s Flickr page.
Lost Beatles rejection tape discovered. DA taking no-confidence to Concourt. ANC ’embarrassed’ after Potch mayor replaced by DA. Facebook testing auto photo sync. Is child sleep training a hoax? Kate’s private photos revealed. Chris Brown cancels tour.
What makes good wine good? A devious little question. A question that sits around a corner with its foot held out hoping you trip. It’s a question however, that I am bound to try and answer.
It’s never cool when a child dies, and it is definitely not something that should be celebrated. But that doesn’t seem to apply here, as a local kid took his Metro Cop mother’s gun to school and gunned down the school bully – leaving a bunch of kids ‘free.’
A brand new beach bungalow in Clifton is one of life’s greatest gifts. This beautifully is absolutely immaculate and, at a mere R35 million, just within reach for most of us. Click for info and pics.
The members of the Westboro Baptist Church are some of the worst people you’ll ever encounter. Considered one of the most homophobic and anti-Semitic hate groups in the world, they are known for picketing at the funerals of soldiers – holding up posters with vitriolic phrases such as “God hates fags” and “Thank God for dead soldiers”.
Most of us are smart enough not to do our Internet banking using a computer we’re not familiar with, but did you know, you’re also quite vulnerable when you jump onto that free Wi-Fi connection you might encounter while out doing whatever it is you’re doing, or while abroad?
Yesterday we reported on Jonathan Trappe’s incredible recreation of the famous floating house from Pixar’s film Up. Trappe staged his flight during this year’s International Balloon Festival in Mexico.
Just south of Stockholm in Sweden, lies a renovated nuclear bunker called Pionen White Mountains. It was decommissioned nearly 20 years ago by Sweden’s Civil Defense, and at one point, it became the brief home of WikiLeaks.
This is the perfect example of how to quit your job in a classy way, while giving management the middle finger at the same time. Two news anchors from Maine in the US, Cindy Michaels and Tony Consiglio, signed off their broadcast on Tuesday night with their resignations.