FNB have announced they will start offering the new iPad to their customers at the end of this month, the first South African company to make the new iPad available domestically. More details on the South African launch after the jump!
Mobile technology and internet maven, Arthur Goldstuck joined Egon Seconds on 2oceansvibe Radio’s Easy Sunday Show, yesterday. He discusses his favourite mobile phones, and makes a stunning prediction for 2012’s phone of the year. Catch it all, in this podcast. Arthurgoldstuck-15-apr-2012 by 2oceansvibe.com
You can say a lot of things about Charlie Sheen, but the guy’s sense of humour is pretty legit. Check out his appearance in a TV advert for Bavaria’s non-alcoholic beer – blatantly mocking his sobriety – after the jump.
South Africa’s transition to full digital terrestrial broadcasting is one of those processes that one measures in aeons, like the lifespan of stars or the inexorable evolution of monkey-fish-frogs into homo sapiens. The Ministry of Communications released the latest twist in this lengthy tale this morning, so get your R700 Set Top Box fee ready while we explore Dina’s latest digital daydream, after the jump!
The unknown driver, described only as an “internet millionaire”, had taken the sports car on a test drive on a highway in southern California when the car inexplicably burst into flames. Some internet sources suggest the problem may have originated from the left rear wheel, however this has not yet been confirmed. Click through for the video.
Wait, what? Cape Town’s pride and joy, Cape Town Stadium, apparently has sections of the roof pulling loose, despite only being around for two years. Damage was found to the bolts holding the roof in place during a routine inspection. Guess how much the investigation is going to cost you, Cape Town Ratepayer…
It’s about monitoring and enforcing adherence to the “government brand”, Manyi says. The advertising of all government departments would likely be centralised in his office very soon. The predictable news emerged while Manyi was speaking at a community media indaba on Saturday.
The Grand National horse race in England has been heavily criticised after two horses had to be put down this weekend. They were euthanised because they each broke a leg after falling after a fence jump. The event’s winning horse’s trainer had the following to say: “…a lot of people need to grow up, and realise that it is life”. Pics of both incidents inside.
The Diageo World Class South Africa competition pits South Africa’s top bartenders against one another for a shot at the prestigious title of Master Bartender! Bartenders create monthly cocktails to be judged Diageo’s team of mixologists. This episode, Brent makes us a Rosemary Pepper Martini. Check out their Facebook page, to stand a chance of […]
Sergey Brin, the Google co-founder everybody keeps forgetting about except when he talks about stuff like this, has pointed to a handful of “threats to internet freedom” – Facebook, Apple, the entertainment industry, and governments that censor their citizens. By which I guess he means threats to Google.
Henry Dryer, age 92, is one of seven patients profiled in a new American documentary called Alive Inside, which looks at the power of music to help people suffering from Alzheimer’s disease. Watch how he reacts when he is given music from his youth to listen to.
Recently published photos have revealed what is believed to be the world’s first “strawberry” leopard. The big cat was discovered in South Africa’s Madikwe Game Reserve and is an incredibly rare find.
Mitt Romney has only just been confirmed as the presidential candidate for the Republican Party in the US, which means pretty soon he’s going to have to be answering some big question and making some tough political decisions. The most important of these has just arisen – to SNL, or not to SNL?
The search is on for a South African yacht which has gone missing somewhere in the Indian Ocean off northern Mozambique. It’s feared that pirates have taken the yacht, called the Dandelion, and its passengers captive. Two South Africans – including skipper John Sergel, from Durban – are believed to be on board, together with tourists from America, the UK, the Netherlands, Germany and France.
King Juan Carlos of Spain is no stranger to controversial hunting. Six years ago, it was asserted that the 74-year-old shot a drunken Russian bear that had been lured with honey and vodka. Officials dismissed the allegations as ridiculous. The Spanish media have just had another field day though, after they learned he’d broken his hip hunting in Botswana recently.
Pippa In Trouble For Gun Pointing Lark [Pics] – Pippa Middleton larks in a car with smirking pals as one terrifyingly aims a gun. Prince William’s sexy sister-in-law was last night facing a grilling by outraged cops over the antics in Paris — as it reels from a series of gun massacres across France. [thesun] ANCYL […]
Arthur Goldstuck is a pioneer in the South African market in the use of the internet as a tool for productivity. He developed the first South African benchmarks for website usability and strategy, and has represented South Africa on judging panels for events ranging from the International Advertising Festival in Cannes and the Global Mobile […]
Grabbing a dose of our favourite healthy natural plant remedy just got a whole lot easier. If you work up a little joint inflammation while searching vigorously for your new cricket bat, tennis racquet, or Speedo (no one’s judging you), head over to the BuchuLife shelf in the Totalsports or Sportsmans Warehouse – you’re bound […]
Unfortunately we don’t speak enough Vietnamese around the 2oceansVibe Compound to know exactly what Lieutenant Nguyen Manh Phan was saying, but we understand that the Vietnamese policeman is very passionate about his job. He made the bus stop.
If you ever find yourself cruising up shit creek without a paddle, then you need not worry. Just give our latest addition to the 2oceansVibe Boss Hall of Fame a call – this Vietnamese excavator rowing boat will get you there in no time!
Cape Town’s film industry is about to get a real boost as the internationally renowned Tribeca Film Festival, started by Robert De Niro ten years ago, is set to come to Cape Town each year for the next five years.
Let’s be honest, no one enjoys commuting. It’s a frustrating, time-consuming, anger-inducing practice which has become an unfortunate fact of life for some. Even more concerning however, are the actual negative effects it has on your physical and mental health. Click through for an insightful infographic breakdown.
Wine is drunk a lot. But what else can we do with the contents of Bachus’s juice bottle? Does wine have to be confined to the glass and stew? Does wine have a life outside sipping and slurping? Surely this most miraculous of beverages has other uses. It does friends, it does. And these uses have got me out of a few scrapes in my lifetime let me tell you about a few.
A prankster recently visited a mall in America with one goal in mind: to trick shoppers into thinking he was a famous celebrity, called Thomas Elliot. Within minutes he had a crowd following him, mall security guards for protection, and even had entire stores close so he could shop in private! See all the madness inside.
A rather large group of former NASA scientists and astronauts have come together to express their distrust at the way NASA thinks about climate change. They’ve written a letter, in which they criticise the Goddard Institute For Space Studies for telling fibs about man-made carbon dioxide.
J.K. Rowling – author behind the Harry Potter series – is back with a new book. Not even remotely Potter-related, she calls this one a “blackly comic tale for adults.” Read more about the book’s title and plot details, after the jump.
Julius Malema’s fall from the graces of his ANC handlers seems to have eroded much more than his political riches. The Beeld newspaper reported that Malema was allegedly unable to settle debt of R400 000 owed to his building contractor at the end of March, after which the company decided to transfer its workers to another project in Bedfordview. See more, after the jump.
Attention Saffa’s overseas! SARS has issued a Five Year Compliance Drive this month, which includes all South Africans residents working in foreign countries. The rules of compliance for submitting tax returns and payments have changed, so make sure you have all the information you need! More on this foreign income foolery, after the jump!
Like many 2oceansvibe readers out there, I’m a Calvin Klein man through-and-through. I’ve never really had a need for anything else. My Calvin’s fit perfectly (briefs, size M) and I’ve always gone for the white or the black. You know, keep it simple. I thought that would be enough of a celebration. Until I stumbled […]
For nearly a decade, one man has been working on an epic project that has the potential redefine how the world sees our country and our continent. This project has finally culminated in an amazing, entirely locally produced, graphic novel, but it needs your support if it is to continue. Click through for an inspiring sneak peak and to learn how you can help.