For most of us, the haka is something the All Blacks do before a rugby test, and not much more. In reality though, hakas are performed throughout New Zealand, not only by Maori. This moving, farewell haka performed by a passionate military unit captures the emotional weight of the war cry and has captivated thousands of viewers around the world.
In true Jack Daniel’s celebratory style, one lucky person will be driving away in a 2012 Camaro SS1 V8 worth R1 million!
Post-mortem analysis of the shooting at Marikana has revealed startling new evidence, showing that the death of the 36 protestors at the hands of the police may not have been due to the police acting in self-defense. This is contrary to earlier reports that have stated that police retaliated at a small group charging at them with machetes.
The Arctic Ocean’s ice cover has decreased to its lowest ever recorded size, and scientists say the melt season still has a few more weeks left.
1time has announced in a statement that it will halt operations between Johannesburg and Mombasa – effective from September 17.
While on a kayak trip down the Amazon River, a young South African adventurer was ambushed by a pair of youths. His attackers shot him three times and left him for dead but, despite his serious wounds, he got up and ran 5km to the nearest village to receive help.
It’s not a good time to be a smoker in Australia right now. Right off the back of the news that the Supreme Court has upheld the decision to strip all cigarettes of their branding, the state of Tasmania is now considering banning the sale of cigarettes to anyone born after the year 2000.
ANCYL demands land in Constantia. US troops plot to kill Obama. Apple stock soars. New HIV pill gets approval. Will.i.am song to broadcast from Mars. A lion loose in Essex? Did Harry delete his secret Facebook account?
The Clifton Shores girls stopped by the 2oceansvibe Compound to be taught a lesson. We focused on Cape Town road names. The pronounciation of Buitengracht and BuitenKANT roads, is obviously of paramount importance.
Online shopping has made life a lot more pleasant. There are no queues, no creepy shop assistants awkwardly approaching you to offer their assistance, and you can sit on your ass in your underwear on a Sunday morning with a cup of coffee. Lab42 recently compiled a survey of 500 online shoppers, to try and discovery the trends that are driving us away from brick and mortar shops. The result is a pretty sweet infographic.
Bucking international trends such as what we have just witnessed in Australia, a US appeals court on Friday upheld a lower court ruling that would block the federal government from requiring tobacco companies to put graphic anti-smoking images on cigarette packaging.
Polio survivors from Africa have pioneered a new extreme sport that combines skateboarding and soccer to produce Skate Soccer. Now, an award-winning South African film crew is crowd-sourcing funding via Kickstarter for a documentary film about the truly remarkable sport.
Last year saw a lot of incidents where UK public transport users were being racially abused by fellow commuters. Some of these moments even got caught on camera and went viral. The one thing all the offenders had in common was the fact that they were white, British, and clearly had no love for anyone else trying to live in “their country.” But the tables are turned in this latest video. Police officers are currently investigating claims of a black woman making racist comments about white people on a London bus. Check out her take on Caucasian folk, below.
As far as owning a piece of history goes, this prison cell door, from Robben Island – the institution infamous for the incarceration Nelson Mandela – is about as good as it gets. The cell door is still in the same condition it was when it was removed in 1996, and may even have imprisoned Mandela himself!
The Denali National Park in Alaska has suffered its first deadly grizzly bear attack in the North American park’s 95 year history. 49 year-old Richard White of San Diego was attacked on Friday, but managed to snap up 26 photographs, which may provide vital insight into the minutes before his death.
2oceansvibe’s bi-weekly sports columnist, Sean Wilson, is today staring the recovery process from the hangover that the Springboks’ performance gave him this weekend. The Boks delivered what was a decidedly lackluster performance against Argentina in Mendoza on Saturday, that’s for sure.
You might have caught the story in the Sunday Times about ex-Springbok player Earl Rose and his wife (Amor) ploughing their BMW into the famous Ooskus fish & chips shop in Gordon’s Bay. Here is the CCTV footage. According to Timeslive: Dramatic video footage shows rugby player Earl Rose staggering topless from a fish and […]
The worst kept secret in South African concert history has been confirmed: the Red Hot Chili Peppers will finally be touring South Africa in February 2013.
A laid-off clothing designer fatally shot a former colleague near the Empire State Building on Friday morning. In turn, he was shot dead by police officers during a confrontation that also wounded nine bystanders. Newly released CCTV footage shows the moment the shootout happened. Please be warned that this is not for sensitive viewers.
My mother is pretty obsessed with Carrol Boyes ‘stuff’ and we have every item required, from the bread knife, to full knife/fork sets, salad servers, bows, platters – you name it. Check this 7-piece out for only R1,999 – you save R1,500. Perfect for you, or as a gift.
Two members of the all-girl Russian punk group Pussy Riot who escaped being arrested after performing inside Moscow’s main cathedral in February are on the run.
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By now you would have heard that the ANCYL is marching in Cape Town this morning. They have promised to keep things orderly and peaceful. However some traffic and noise disruptions can still be expected, as is the case with any protest involving a large number of people. Here are all the important routes, times, and info.
In a case that has dragged on for nine years, and been in court for three, an American man is set to feel the full wrath of the music industry after it was confirmed by court on Friday that he will have to pay $675 000 in damages for downloading and sharing just 30 songs from once-popular music-sharing sites, Napster and Kazaa.
Samsung to pay Apple $1 Billion in damages – shares plunge. Prince Harry’s secret Facebook profile. Neil Armstrong dies. Syria carnage. Pussy Riot members escape. 15-year-old wins PGA. Empire state shooting. CT cops ready for ANCYL.
Lucas Hartong, a member of the European Parliament from the Netherlands, has asked the European Parliament to cancel South African Airways’ landing rights in Europe over its anti-white hiring laws.
Brian Atwood’s latest ad campaign, starring South Africa’s Candice Swanepoel has come under sanction for being a little to steamy for the tastes of New York’s Madison Avenue types. Both the video, and the print portions of the campaign have been given a strong forward defensive off of their respective platforms. The New York Post […]
As you no doubt read in the Spice this morning, the most successful Tour de France cyclist ever, Lance Armstrong, might soon be stripped of all seven of his titles. What you might have missed though, is that he’ll also have to pay back all of his accumulated winnings which amount to roughly R35 285 592!
Jozi – get a load of the rad new PUMA store that’s about to take you by storm!
You might remember model, Andrej Pejic, who is rather famous for his hot female-like appearance. Well, Andrej might have some new competition – 19-year-old Stav Strashko, who stars in a new ad for Toyota.