Tired of reading how high-raking police officials are sometimes the most corrupt of all? Here is your chance to not only propose a solution, but also possibly win some cash! Lobbyist Hugh Glenister announced yesterday that he would award R100 000 to a young southern African who can offer the best remedy for developing an anti-corruption framework for specialised police unit, the Hawks. Details inside.
Ever since The Exorcist was first screened all those years ago, the legitimacy of the practice has been a constant topic of discussion. A new documentary looks to shed a rather bone-chilling light on the unsettling issue.
Google Glasses – Welcome To The Future – Google is giving the world a glimpse of what life would look like through a pair of its futuristic augmented reality glasses. A video released by the company Wednesday shows how wearers of the high-tech specs can free their hands from technology — keeping everything at eye level. [nydailynews] […]
So last week we nearly got our hat-trick, with 2 out of the 3 legs of the multiple coming through. Some idiot’s kick before the half time whistle in the Sharks game ruined that for us! So this week we’re jacking it up a little, by giving you a bigger multiple to play with, courtesy of […]
Instagram for Andriod has been downloaded at least a million times in less than 24 hours. The iOS version – used on the iPhone – has been available since October 2010. But the two apps aren’t exactly alike – read what the differences are inside.
Over the weekend, roughly 300 dogs were rescued from secret woodland kennels just south of Manila. They were part of an illegal online gambling operation in which players outside the Philippines bet on dogs fighting at a clandestine compound. But this is not the animals’ happy ending, as many of them are too injured or too wild to rehabilitate.
American Pie followed four young high school students as they tossed their wild oats to the wind in a last ditch effort to enter college without their virginity. The mix of gross out comedy and spirited coming-of-age school nostalgia was infectious, instantly igniting film careers and spurning several sequels with diminishing returns, until American Reunion…
Domestically, SAA is at the top of the airline pecking order, an advantage which Nationwide Airlines is claiming they have abused. For that reason they’re suing them, to the tune of R155 million. That’s a lot of flights.
The ANC National Disciplinary Committee have announced that Julius Malema has been summarily suspended from the party and all his responsibilities there, following comments he made last week at a lecture where he labelled President Zuma a “dictator”. Except isn’t he already suspended? Join us as we try untie this new craziness, after the jump!
With the launch of the all-new MINI Roadster, MINI fans have the opportunity to prove their dedication by earning badges that make them a part of the MINI movement. Your reward? Entries into the draw for the ultimate night-time adventure. To claim your first badge, and to find out where you can find the other […]
A consul-general’s job, amongst other things, is to facilitate trade and friendship between citizens of two countries. Marie-May Kolsch, the Seychelles consul-general, may have taken that mandate a little too far, judging from some rather salacious communication between herself and a former director of the failed Pinnacle Point property group. An eyebrow-raising email exchange, after the jump.
A driver in the UK has been jailed after trying to run a group of pedestrians over “like skittles.” The group of people had apparently “been mocking him” as he drew up at a junction. So he did what any sane person would do in such a situation by turning his car into an 80km/h motorised battering ram. Video after the jump.
Bob Skinstad will be kicking off his new weekly show on 2oceansvibe Radio today, from 3pm to 5pm. Bob will be giving away a smartphone every week for the first month, with today’s show featuring an iPhone 4S prize, courtesy of Vodacom! Bob will also be interviewing Chris Roper, the editor of Mail&Guardian Online, as […]
Russian daredevil Tyomka Pirniazov free-climbed up to the ornate Soviet star on top of the 200 metre tall, Stalin-era Kotelnicheskaya Embankment Building in Moscow. Which is made a little more impressive by the fact that he spent the duration of the climb with a camera clenched in his mouth.
Zimbabwe has suspended all weddings indefinitely – reportedly in an effort to curb corruption and fraud. The ban on matrimony was revealed by the state-run Herald newspaper, SW Radio Africa reported yesterday.
Yesterday, between six and 12 tornadoes hit Dallas County, Texas, throughout the day. That estimate alone is enough reason to rejoice that twisters are not a regular phenomenon in South Africa. Add to the equation that they’re powerful enough to fling 18-wheeler trucks like toys, and you’ve got a legitimate reason to break into song and dance down the main street.
DJ Fresh vs. Verashni Pillay – Someone put up a cartoon on the web showing a female DJ getting punched in the face. So Radio 5’s DJ Fresh tweeted that he found it hilarious, in a DJ etiquette sense. Verashni Pillay from Mail&Guardian freaked out and they engaged each other in a Twitter bitch-fight, which has […]
It’s getting to that time when people are saying, “enough with the coffee pinotage already.” I don’t mean they are tired of drinking the stuff, rather that they are fed-up with my rants and raves on the subject. “We get it,” I hear them crying, “you don’t like the stuff. Move on.” I have tried, dear readers, I have tried so hard to seal my lips on the subject. I have tried to make the blasphemy a blasphemy itself. I have kept mum. I have kept it inside. That is, until I came across this: Coffee Pinotage, with bubbles.
In case you thought the Dutch were only good at making cheese, think again. A car that can fly for up to 500 kilometers at speeds of 177 km/h, has been produced in the Netherlands. Check out the video after the jump.
Some people didn’t get Dumb & Dumber. For those of you who did, please enjoy possibly the greatest news so far this year: It’s been a while since fans last heard about “Dumb and Dumber 2” project, and some people believe that the gig is already dead. Director Peter Farrelly, however, brought the good news […]
It’s that time of the year again – the Easter silly season, when people risk their lives driving like lunatics on our national roads. To counter the madness, the Western Cape government has announced it will be setting up roadblocks where you and I least expect them, as part of a grand plan which aims to see zero road deaths in the province over the Easter period.
The Catholic Church in Ireland has apologized after gay porn popped up on screen during a PowerPoint presentation by a priest at a primary school. Father Martin McVeigh was presenting a talk for parents in preparation for their kids’ First Holy Communion. But when he inserted a flash disk into his computer, images of man to man action popped up on screen.
The owners and employees of Lombardini Game Lodge near Jeffrey’s Bay in the Eastern Cape were left somewhere between surprise, anger and hilarity when they arrived at work yesterday to discover that one of the lodge’s precious (though not living) inhabitants had been brutally attacked overnight.
A new once-click payment system focused on social media is currently being tested in Belgium. Paycento enables internet users to pay to read a single article or download a piece of music without having to fill out forms or enter their credit card details on the website. More details inside.
I was all set to hate the Colin-Farrell-starring remake of 1990’s Total Recall (which had Arnold Schwarzenegger portray an amnesiac freedom fighter from Mars) – but it actually looks pretty rad! Flying cars, memory implants, and Jessica Biel are all things that make good movies good. Take a look.
Wits secured their place in the Varsity Cup next year with a hard-fought 19-17 victory over defending Varsity Shield champions, CUT, in a dramatic final played in Bloemfontein last night. Their victory promotes them to the high stakes Varsity Cup next year!
Gay Sex With Shrien Dewani: Another Man Comes Forward – A senior UK parliamentary figure claims he had kinky gay sex sessions with honeymoon murder suspect Shrien Dewani, British newspaper the Daily Star reported at the weekend. The man told detectives that Dewani was a “submissive” who enjoyed sadomasochism and dressing up in leather. [mail&guardian] MegaMillions […]
Fellow South Africans, the word is in! Don’t think that people being jailed for hate speech online is something that only happens overseas. According to a South African legal expert, we too can be prosecuted for “cyber smearing,” which can mean fines or even jail should you be caught. More on minding your netiquette, after the jump!
On Saturday, demonstrators across Europe took to the streets to partake in a day of protest against capitalism. The proceedings, which started peacefully, took a turn for worse soon after they began when protestors began clashing with local law-enforcement. Click through for the video.
During a time where we really cannot afford to lose anymore rhinos, another one has passed away – this time after being hit by a lorry outside Pretoria. Pics of the incident can be seen after the jump.