Zille challenges Zuma to a debate, Zuma giggles. Rob and Kirsten are back together. Rebekah Brooks paid a ton of money to leave NewsCorp. Bill Murray gatecrashes a kickball game. All, and more, inside.
Google has become famous for its fun, interactive Doodles, each new iteration drawing in a few more newcomers. Today’s Doodle is no different and also happens to be the online giant’s biggest, most expansive effort yet.
Last night, at about 8pm local time, an Austrian by the name of Felix Baumgartner rose 128 000 feet into the air and jumped, free-falling 128 000 feet from the stratosphere. Part of the Red Bull Stratos project, this is the highest skydive ever attempted. He even landed on his feet. We’ve got the video.
Reuters is reporting that new sanctions have been imposed on Iran as of today. Amongst the most serious of those, which will hit industry hard, is the fact that all dealings between European and Iranian banks will be banned.
Last week, it was reported that another South African had been arrested abroad for trying to smuggle drugs into another country. Kathlyn Dunn (28) was arrested last week at Lombok International Airport after arriving on a flight from Singapore. Her goal was to carry 2,6kg of methamphetamine, with a street value of R4,4m into the Indonesian resort island of Lombok.
This past weekend, Microsoft unveiled its first TV commercial for its new operating system, Windows 8. The fast-paced, upbeat ad offers a glimpse of Microsoft’s “reimagined” campaign.
How often do you see a job which is actually perfect for a buddy of yours? You forward him/her the ad and tell them they should apply. Now if they get the job, why are you not rewarded? That is what HIRE BOUNTY is all about. And very often it’s over R10,000 reward!
Oh, snap! Apple and the Swiss are not having a good time right now. This morning, we reported in the Spice that Apple has just had to license the iconic Swiss-designed railway clock for use in its iOS 6 operation system. Now, Swiss photographer Sabine Liewald has filed a lawsuit against Apple for what she claims is the unauthorised use of one of her photographs.
So far, more than one million people have watched the Cape Town-made 3D animation film “Adventures in Zambezia”. It was released internationally 13 weeks ago, and will screen in Cape Town for the first time this week.
This morning, we reported on a very tragic accident that happened over the weekend in Hout Bay. A charter boat (The Maroshga) – carrying 39 people – capsised near Duiker Island around 15h00 on Saturday.
Prisons should not be fun, but they should be nothing like what we have. A slap in the face to basic human rights, a cesspool of disease, abuse and mismanagement. Reading a government report on our prisons, the notion of rehabilitation becomes the biggest joke since a chicken stepped off a curb.
Skydiver Felix Baumgartner breaks sound barrier. Family mourns hero of Hout Bay tragedy. Ex-cyclist: Doping done ‘so I could be a good teammate for Lance Armstrong’. Buffett picks up a gem in SA. Anonymous distances itself from WikiLeaks. Pippa turns down showbiz career for Kate.
Classic rock legends, The Rolling Stones, have just released their first new single in almost a decade, and it’s awesome. Click through and enjoy.
Ironically, a few days after the Film and Publication Appeal Tribunal set aside the “16N” classification of Brett Murray’s controversial painting of President Jacob Zuma: The Spear, a large penis has appeared behind Zuma on The Star’s front page.
Julius Caesar, the most prominent and famous of all the Roman rulers was stabbed on the 15th of March, 44BC – known as the Ides of March. We know this thanks to the many classical texts detailing the event. For the first time, archaeologists suspect they may have found physical evidence.
The Wu-Tang Clan’s RZA and the Black Keys have collaborated on a track for RZA’s upcoming film ‘Man with the Iron Fists’ – a Kung Fu film that he is directing, starring and co-writing (alongside Hostel’s Eli Roth) which opens November 2.
I’ll be honest. The only way I’ve ever been able to solve one of these babies was to pull off all the stickers and paste all the colours back together on each side.
Well this is embarrassing, Robert Kiyosaki has filed for corporate bankruptcy after being ordered to pay out almost $24 million following a US court ruling.
Today on the 2oceansvibe Radio Premier Show, you’ve got the chance to win one of two awesome music and goodies hampers in aid of awareness for Breast Cancer Awareness month. Click through for your chance to get involved!
“The Zuma family will continue to pay for upgrades in Nkandla which are not linked to state security”, the Presidency said yesterday.
Yesterday, about 400 miners at the Nkaneng informal settlement in Photsaneng near Rustenburg resulted to violence in order to voice their frustrations. In the process, a man was burned to death, and another was shot dead. Several security guards were also assualted by strikers.
Motlanthe book launch fires off ANC leadership race. Armstrong unfazed by doping maelstorm. Spear move sets ‘crucial precedent’. France’s Hollande promises pupils ‘no more homework’. Zuma calls summit in bid to end strike wave.
Yesterday, a metro police officer was gunned down in Khayelitsha, Cape Town. Mpumelelo Xakekile was shot by two men at the intersection of Mew Way and Lansdowne Road while issuing a fine to minibus taxi driver.
While you won’t be directly behind the beach, you will still enjoy numerous braai opportunities that would be within enviable distance for the general public.
Sepp Blatter is no-one’s favourite guy, but his Goal project – started in 1999 – has funded 600 projects in 199 member associations. Artificial pitches, association HQ’s, training centres have all been built totally on Fifa’s dime. How many projects have we got funded? Zero.
Following the press junket for their new movie, “Seven Psychopaths,” Christopher Walken, Colin Farrell and Sam Rockwell sat down with website Screen Junkies. They spoke a little of the new film, but mostly gave us some great insight into redneck culture.
An American ad agency, together with the Centre for Science in the Public Interest, have thrown down the gauntlet to the giants of the soft drink industry with a controversial new three-and-a-half minute video that looks at the health risks of the overconsumption of sugary, carbonated drinks.
1time CEO Blacky Komani recently said that his airline owed Acsa as much as R130 million. As part of cost cutting measures, the company will now retrench 15% of its workforce.
Fatty Boom Boom is a track on the second Die Antwoord album, Ten$Ion. It is also the third song from the CD that has been made into a music video.
Paying off student loans is never easy, even more so when decent-paying jobs are few and far between. Which is exactly what drove two British students to turn their faces into marketing and advertising real estate.