I have done two of these posts in the past and I thought I would do another. I made this decision for two reasons. The first is because they are simply fun to write, and secondly because I enjoy poking fun at the hoighty-toighty world of wine, where food and wine pairings are touted as […]
Lance Armstrong to be stripped of all 7 Tour de France titles and banned for life. Malema sparks chaos at memorial service. “Despicable girl” sold pics of Prince Harry. Book will describe first hand account of Bin Laden killing.
The US and Turkey seem to have had enough of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s regime and have begun their first “operational planning” meeting aimed at bringing about its demise. They are plotting for all eventualities, even a chemical attack in Damascus which Washington has called a “red line”.
Airports Company South Africa (ACSA) have confirmed that last night an intruder at Cape Town International Airport (CTIA) managed to evade security and board a BA aircraft bound for London, he was found dead upon arrival at Heathrow Airport.
More bad news for the platinum industry. Rock drillers at the Royal Bafokeng platinum mine, close to Lonmin mines, have also begun to gather in protest against their wages. The group of 600 miners gathered outside the Royal Bafokeng mine to demand better wages for their work.
“There have been times where I would specifically give my leg or my toe a couple of really good electric shocks. That would make my blood pressure jump up and I could do more weights and cycle harder – it is effective.”
2oceansvibe’s new weekly feature “House Of The Week” will showcase the most interesting and awe-inspiring houses in South Africa. The first house is an actual castle in Knysna. The R56 million Pezula Private Castle on Noetzie Beach.
Shocking footage of a teacher brutally attacking a female student at Patriot High in Mpumalanga emerged online earlier this week. The educator eventually had to be subdued by scholars in his own classroom. The video was taken by one of the pupils on a cellphone. The teacher in question has since been suspended. It is believed that the student called him “gay” shortly before he turned violent.
How’s this for a new low? The King of Jordan intervened in the case of three of his country’s Paralympians accused of sex crimes. The men – two wheelchair powerlifters and a trainer – are accused of sexual assault and voyeurism against women and CHILDREN. However, thanks to King Abdullah they were freed yesterday to compete in next week’s Paralympic Games.
Flying is a nightmare, or rather, the facilities surrounding flying are a nightmare. Checking in two hours prior to your flight, going through the entire security rigmarole which sees you unpacking half of luggage and then having to squeeze it back in, and then rushing onto an overcrowded airplane only to wedge yourself in between an overweight, nervous flyer and a hyperactive five-year-old first timer. Seems like there should be an easier solution, and now there just might be.
The latest dance craze to go mainstream involves galloping around as if you were riding a horse. Which should be awkward by all accounts, but it’s caught on around the world, strangely enough.
Zuma: “Single women are a problem.” Palace tries to ban naked photos of Prince Harry. The US ‘has no case against Assange.’ New AIDS-Like Disease In Asians, Not Contagious. And the most powerful women in the world are…
2oceansvibe’s bi-weekly sports columnist, Sean Wilson, has been crunching the numbers. The bonus point numbers to be exact, and whether they serve any relevance.
It seems the debacle surrounding MasterChef SA winner, Deena Naidoo, is only getting started. According to a report in The Citizen newspaper, The Advertising Standards Authority of SA (ASA) received a complaint surrounding the false advertising of the MasterChef SA prizes.
This story of a talking toy and a boy is very Winnie the Pooh and Christopher Robin, but Family Guy creator Seth McFarlane has taken it a step further, going beyond the innocence of childhood and delivering a down-and-dirty modern twist in his feature film directorial debut, Ted.
A new video of kidnapped South African Stephen Malcolm McGowan has been published by Al Jazeera. McGowan was kidnapped along with Swede Johan Gustafson and Dutch national Sjaak Rijke over nine months ago. Though the video has only Al Jazeera’s voice over, the captives appear in good health.
Ever since their online debut six years ago, the TEDTalks videos have attracted an ever-growing audience. The fascinating talks, which cover a seemingly endless range of topics, feature some of the most inspirational speakers alive. Yesterday the TED Blog released a list of the 20 most-watched videos to date. Warning, this will ruin your productivity for the remainder of the day.
An 80 year-old Italian lady is in a bit of trouble with her local church after it would appear she ruined one of it’s 19th-century paintings. “The Fresco” – painted by Elías García Martínez, is a valuable oil painting of Jesus, staring off the edge of the painting wearing a crown of thorns.
With the rise of the Royal Family’s profile in America, now at a level which sees their antics on the E Entertainment channel, it was only a matter of time. before Prince Harry would fall prey to a cellphone picture leak. This time Harry was playing ‘strip pool’ in his VIP suite in Vegas.
The London 2012 Paralympics is about to get underway, and we’re still on a comedown from the 2012 London Olympics. But eight years ago, Greece spent €13 billion to stage the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. This is what some of the venues look like now.
Following the death of 34 people (and 78 injured) at Lonmin’s Marikana mine in North West, a special debate was held yesterday in Parliament. But what occurred instead was basically mudslinging and name-calling between different political parties. It got so worse that Mineral Resources Minister Susan Shabangu lost her temper, and told MPs to “shut up”. She was later made to withdraw the comment.
Kanzi the bonobo has made headlines before, first for learning sign language, and then later when he made up “words” for everyday objects. His latest feat though, is nothing short of amazing. The industrious ape crafted rudimentary stone tools that are “on a par with the efforts of early humans”.
While Julian Assange, the white-haired founder of whistleblower website WikiLeaks, is busy getting comfortable for what looks like an extended stay at the Ecuadorian Embassy in London, hacker activist group Anonymous has been getting busy. Uniting under the banner of “Operation Free Assange”, the group soon rallied their support against the British Government.
Earlier this year, it was reported that 1time Airline was in serious financial trouble, and some even wondered if they’d be around next year. 1time now requires a business rescue as they are “financially distressed”, and owe millions.
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Earlier this afternoon, expelled ANC Youth League leader Julius Malema continued his defence of the striking Lonmin mineworkers when he went to the Marikana Police Station to lay murder charges against the police who shot dead 34 of their colleagues.
Currently we rely heavily on Shark Spotters positioned at strategic points along the Cape Peninsula for shark warnings. What if there was an app for that, too?
This photo was recently taken of a Free Syrian Army fighter during a clash with Syrian military troops. As you can see, he is a ridiculously good-looking rebel. And a strong one at that – just strolling around with that rocket on his shoulder!
“‘Hey that’s my seat man,’ I said. A quick drawing ‘fuck you its mine now’ was the response as I sat down next to him mumbling ‘charming’.” That’s pretty much how movie producer Cassian Elwes’s cross-country flight started when he found an unruly ex-marine in his seat, and it was all uphill from there.
The team over at Green Renaissance has started an activation along the N2 highway in Cape Town near the Cape Town International Airport. It will serve as a continual reminder of the epidemic that is rhino poaching in South Africa.