Members of the transport industry are marching in the Johannesburg CBD today to protest their current salaries. Earlier this morning, in related activities, two trucks were set alight in Boksburg outside the Jerusalem Informal Settlement. To make matters worse, reports are starting to come in that petrol pumps around Gauteng and other provinces are starting to run out of fuel fast.
Although the latest James Bond instalment, Skyfall, is still over a month away from its premiere, yesterday fans were treated to a sneak preview of the new film’s theme song, sung by Adele. This came shortly after she confirmed her involvement with the movie via a Twitter picture.
Oh Paris, you sure know how to pick them. Following some girl-on-girl action between Paris and another lady, her latest boy got a little pissed off. River Viiperi is said to have been arrested for misdemeanor battery, after he decided to go after the girl’s boyfriend. I know, it doesn’t make sense to me either.
It’s not often you get to be close to dolphins as they swim, but imagine being close to thousands at one go? That’s what explorer Mike Horn and photographer Chase Jarvis did recently along the Cape Town coastline.
Last month we shared with you the first video in the Nando’s “25 Reasons Why South Africa Is Awesome” campaign. It was dedicated to South Africa’s car guards. Their new advert, however, is even more endearing: it celebrates all those people temporarily turning into Zula warriors when they hear Mandoza’s “Nkalakatha”.
Over the past 11 years, a Women on Waves ship has visited Ireland, Poland, Portugal and Spain, sparking protests in each country from pro-life groups. Rebecca Gomperts, founder of the non-profit orginasation, and her team are sailing to a Muslim country for the first time, to raise awareness about women’s health, and specifically the drug misoprostol.
New SAA chair hits jackpot. Samsung files lawsuit against Apple over latest iPhone. Truck drivers’ strike to intensify. U.S. Judge Lifts Ban on Samsung Tablet. Iran’s currency hits all-time low. There May Be Naked Pics of William, Too.
Sheryl Cwele is not a happy bunny today, she and her guilty-as-charged co-accused, Frank Nabolisa, have had their prison sentences increased to 20 years by the Supreme Court of Appeal. The pair were found guilty in May 2011 of drug dealing by the Pietermaritzburg High Court and sentenced to 12 years imprisonment each.
Today marks the beginning of the National Day Golden Week, a seven-day long national holiday in China. In celebration of the occasion, the government decided to lift the tolls on all of the country’s roads, prompting a flood of eager travellers and some of the worst traffic jams ever seen – by last night there were already 85 million people on the roads, up 13% from the previous year.
Ask anyone living in South Africa what the biggest issues facing this country are, and if they have two brain cells still knocking together the word “education” will definitely be mentioned. Which is why reading a headline such as this should have you deeply worried.
In August, in the United States, of America, smartphone owners visited Instagram from their phones more frequently and for longer periods than they visited Twitter. This is the first time this has happened.
A video showing a gang of skateboarders speeding down a tree-lined mountain road is currently racking up a lot of views on YouTube – especially due to a section that shows one of them colliding with a buck. It is believed he was speeding downhill at about 60 km/h when the animal decided to be a square.
Everyone is always harping on about saving the environment and living sustainable lives, yet it often seems that doing so would be more expensive than the typical lifestyle. A recent inforgraphic, compiled by paydayloan, suggests the complete opposite.
Remember when we told you all about that girl who asked Chad le Clos to her matric dance? I personally thought that he would find some prior engagement to drop at the last minute, but I was wrong. Good guy Le Clos delivered, making one girl’s night in Boksburg unforgettable.
Not great for the Duchess of Cambridge, as the second set of topless (and now bottomless as well) pics was published in Se og Hør magazine. When will this invasion of her privacy end? Click for more (N5FW).
Facebook is about to start testing its new gifting platform that will allow it another go at a possible revenue stream, but there’s a small problem: exposing information like home addresses, birth dates and other aspects could pose security and privacy risks.
25 000 Muslim rioters left a trail of destruction in southeastern Bangladesh as they torched Buddhist temples and homes over the weekend near the town of Ramu. The group chanted “God is Great” while setting fire to the centuries-old temples.
DA wants probe into Zuma’s multi-million rand home. Europe clinch Ryder Cup with stunning comeback. Site inspection starts off Marikana probe. Libyans hand over their weapons. No agreement in cash-in-transit sector.
Well this is embarrassing, security and staff at the Cinnamon Grand hotel in central Colombo, the luxury resort where the Australian cricket team were lodging at the time, were outsmarted by a 21-year-old male escort. After bypassing officials, he made his way to players’ rooms to offer his services.
Poor Gordon Brown. He was due to hold a press conference on Wednesday to discuss his role as the UN special envoy for global education, but only one journalist decided to go.
Last week, we reported on a picture that appeared on The Citizen’s front page. It was an image of the recent suicide attack in Kabul. Shortly after the paper came out, Johann “Slang” Hattingh alerted the rest of us to the fact that the image was actually Photoshopped – leading to questions regarding the ethics of the journalism.
Cheryl Carolus and six other SAA board members resigned yesterday, plunging the state-vested airline into yet more turmoil.
See that guy on the right – looking like he’s moonwalking away from the truck? He is our latest addition to the 2oceansvibe Boss Hall of Fame. Believe it or not, he was actually driving the truck at the time of impact. So great are his boss skills, that even he seems baffled by his impressive escape. Do I even need to tell you that he’s Russian too?
MC Hammer, or Stanley Kirk Burrell if you must, will be on The Susana Kennedy Show on 2oceansvibe Radio tomorrow.
This week, Puma launched the next Puma Race Off campaign video, featuring Manchester United footballer Michael Carrick taking on the challenge.
This year’s We Love Real Beer Craft Festival will be the fourth time the festival has been run, and as always, in the spirit of the ‘small guy’, things look to be bigger than ever on the independently brewed beer front.
Nothing gets voters riled-up like some good ol’ celebrity endorsement, and who better to scare someone into voting than the original, badass action movie star, Samuel L. Jackson. In this short clip he urges Americans, quite literally, to “wake the fuck up”.
Big blow as Moody’s downgrades South Africa. Malema’s gang calls Mthembu a ‘drunkard’. ‘Most wanted’ traffic offender nabbed. Facebook cracking down on fake ‘Likes’. Mars rover Curiosity finds signs of ancient stream.
Poor Tom Cruise. It seems he might be facing a crisis of faith because Scientology leaders are trying to force him to choose between his religion and his daughter.
Remember Kim Dotcom? He is the hacker-turned-multimillionaire businessman, accused of costing the entertainment industry $500 million through pirated content uploaded to his popular file-sharing site, Megaupload – which was shut down earlier this year.