Today is Dale Steyn’s 29th birthday, so, on that note, happy birthday from the Vibe, Dale! We dig your vibe. Recently, Dale got together with Warwick “Wok” Wright to do a crossover of their sports. Wok is a professional surfer, and Dale is, well, arguably the best fast bowler in the world. Watch them take each other on at each other’s sports, after the jump.
Sacha Baron Cohen has just given birth to General Aladeen, another outrageous personality in his latest character comedy, The Dictator. The British comedian continues to export his brand of risque, politically incorrect, fish-out-water comedy to the Americas, continuing the legacy of Ali G, Borat and Bruno.
Frank.net sell Life Cover, Disability Cover, Serious Illness Cover, and Salary Protection directly to people without using brokers. They’re backed by Munich Re – the world’s leading re-insurer – so you never have to worry if they actually have the money. They tell it like it is, and don’t hide behind big words or misleading […]
Attention time geeks: a leap second has been scheduled for June 30, 2012. The month will be one second longer, to re-synchronize Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), which is based on an atomic clock, and Universal Time (UT) which is based on the earth’s rotation. Basically it’s a cool moment where your clock will legitimately read 23:59:60.
2oceansvibe’s bi-weekly sports columnist, Sean Wilson, gives us the low-down on last weekend’s disappointing international rugby test against England, considers Morne du Plessis kissing one’s sister, gives a heads up to the fickle Port Elizabeth crowd, and fires off a warning to Pat Lambie’s hair stylist. 1. Sometimes Morne du Plessis’s quote about sisters doesn’t cut […]
In my opinion this is a far more exciting countdown than the Olympics; in 40 days, NASA’s nuclear powered Curiosity rover will enter the Martian atmosphere, and the landing is the most nerve-racking part for the engineers.
Last week, on the IanF Show on 2oceansVibe Radio, Spike and IanF ate chilli because they needed something to keep them warm during Winter Week! Winter Week nestled perfectly around the winter solstice, which was on Friday, the shortest day, and the longest night – yuck! What better way to keep warm than with a […]
America’s gay hating public have called for a boycott after cookie company Oreo posted a picture in support of Gay Pride on it’s website. I’d have thought it would have been the racists, seeing as an Oreo is all about vanilla sandwiched between two delicious pieces of chocolate wafer. Here’s what all the fuss was about.
The Future is Ours from Michael Marantz on Vimeo.
This is awesome, a video made for no other reason than to inspire, motivate and give hope. Whether you’re stuck in a rut, having a bad day or just need a pick-me-up, this is the video that’ll get you back on track. Click through for a tear-jerking dose of inspiration.
The Department of Environmental Affairs (read: the South African government) has welcomed (obviously?) the Council of the Global Environment Facility’s approval of R25 million worth of funding aimed at strengthening the current wildlife forensic capabilities in South Africa. The donation will help combat wildlife crimes like rhino poaching.
Paris Hilton is now a DJ, and booked (bought?) herself a set during the Pop Music Festival in Brazil. But it turns out she’s not quite “there” yet. That’s if the heckling and booing from the crowd was any indicator. Deadmau5 also had the following to say on Twitter after seeing it: “To be fair… the mayans saw this shit coming.”
The Economist has surprised everybody by doing something fun, using the United Nations’ World Drug Report 2012 (released yesterday) to generate a map of the world’s heaviest weed users. The Pacific island of Palau wins easily, with nearly a quarter of people aged 15 to 64 having smoked pot in the past year. South Africa does okay, too.
Norah Ehpron basically created the mould for modern day romantic comedies, writing both “When Harry Met Sally” and “Sleepless In Seattle.’ She passed away yesterday in Manhattan of complications relating to acute myeloid leukaemia.
Chris Grant the CEO of NetDynamix – a streaming service provider whose clients have included the likes of Primedia and 2oceansvibe Radio – will be live on 2oceansvibe Radio‘s Biz Takeouts show between 17h00 and 18h00 today. You can tune in online at www.2ov.fm. you can also get the mobile app for your smartphone to listen on […]
NEWSFLASH NETDYNAMIX WILL BE INTERVIEWED LIVE ON AIR LATER TODAY CLICK HERE FOR MORE ABOUT THAT South Africa’s online community was rocked by stunning allegations made on Monday, as local IT practitioner, Shaun Dewberry, released a damning report challenging the listenership figures claimed by radio stations including 2oceansvibe Radio and Ballz Radio. In it’s conclusion, […]
Earlier this month Vision Of Humanity released its latest Global Peace Index of 158 countries, on it South Africa place 127th. SA dropped 29 places from when it sat at 98 in 2007. Conversely, the world has become more peaceful for the first time in three years.
Spice Girls: The Musical – The Spice Girls are set to make £5MILLION each off the back of their new West End show. Victoria Beckham, Emma Bunton, Melanie Chisholm, Melanie Brown and Geri Halliwell were reunited in London yesterday for the launch of musical Viva Forever! [mirror] ABSA Bank Warns Of Profit Slump – ABSA issued […]
Nikola Tesla was one of greatest inventors of our time, most notably giving us alternative current electricity, which we still use every day. Modern-day illusionist and magician Marco Tempest recently paid homage to him with an amazing collaboration of analogue and digital technology, creating a futuristic pop-up book biography. Click through for the fascinating video.
Do you remember Placebo’s 1996 debut album, the one with the little boy in the red jersey pulling a face? Well, that boy is all grown up now, and it turns out that life wasn’t too kind to him. When life gets you down, what are you to do but sue the band that stuck your face on their album 16 years ago?
Cyprus has become the fifth euro zone country to seek emergency funding from Brussels, and it may require a bailout amount worth up to half the size of its economy. We’re not talking the kind of numbers that Spain and Greece have been after, but when half of your economy is looking a bit worse for wear, it’s not ideal.
Okes, you remember when we told you about Avastar earlier this month? The club with the flamefrowers, laser laaits, confetti masjiens, and fock masjiens? Well, it opened and got some international attention since we introduced you to Rivonia’s finest new establishment. Step inside boet, but remember, what happens at Avastar stays at Avastar.
THIS COMPETITION IS CLOSED IN CAPE TOWN JOHANNESBURG IS STILL OPEN!! You’ll have to excuse the pun, but after seeing the King Bee, The 2oceansvibe Media Compound is literally buzzing with excitement. Yes friends, it just got a heck of a lot more real around here. And YOU could be one of the first people […]
‘Robot and Frank’ stars Frank Langella as an old man forging an unlikely bond with his Peter Sarsgaard-voiced robot butler, which starts off as an odd-couple comedy and then turns into a heist film, because Langella used to be a jewel thief. It looks pretty great, and they loved it at Sundance. Take a look.
Roses are red, violets are blue, but no matter the colour, Moses needs Lobola! That was the story that Moses Nefale shared with Sanlam as part of his entry to the Sanlam National Start Something Day competition. In a world of uncertainty and unrest, Moses looked back to his roots and decided that it was […]
I don’t really care how fast it is, I just want to own something that uses an infinite-capacity wireless vortex beam. Though it sounds like a death-ray, it describes what American and Israeli researchers have used to create the fastest ever wireless network: twisted beams of light that transfer data at 2,56 terabits per second.
2oceansViber, Fred, got in contact with us recently about his stolen MacBook Pro, which was grabbed by a thief as Fred confronted him in his bedroom. The thief and the MacBook got away, but Dropbox remained installed. Imagine the surprise when pictures from his stolen Mac started appearing in his DropBox. They tell quite a story. Full (hilarious) gallery inside.
On Sunday night, England dropped out of Euro 2012 in a quarterfinal against Italy. After 120 minutes of play, without any score, the teams went into a penalty shootout which saw Ashley Cole and Ashley Young both miss their attempts. The two players, who are both black, drew heavy racist abuse on Twitter which is now being investigated by British police.
It has just been announced that South Africa is set to be the host of this year’s Champions League T20 in October. Cape Town, Johannesburg, Centurion, and Durban, are the chosen venues for the most lucrative club-cricket tournament in the world, now into its fourth year.
We just received the awesome news that Jack Honey is coming to South Africa! And we’re giving you the chance to win one of the first bottles in the country! Make sure you listen to The Bailey Schneider Show on 2oceansvibe Radio between 14h00 and 15h00 later to catch Seth Rotherham interviewing Jeff Arnett, Master […]
Check out Cape Town Mayor, Patricia de Lille, recording a rap tune in a bid to curb drug and alcohol abuse. Non-kids (especially those in advertising and politics) trying to be as cool a real kids normally just looks awkward. So does De Lille manage to not look like a fool doing this? Check it out and decide for yourself – after the jump!