In one of the closest candidate-selection ballots in US history, former Governor of Massachusetts Mitt Romney won out over Rick Santorum at the Iowa caucuses, the nation’s first major electoral event of the year. Santorum and Romney switched between first and second frequently during the night, but a last-minute eight-vote tie margin put Romney ahead.
South Africa’s Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) has reported that approximately 39 people were killed on South Africa’s roads between December 1 – 31, 2011, and it’s not over yet as the holiday season draws to a close this week.
Earlier this week it was revealed that there are literally hundreds of bloggers who were bribed to promote Google Chrome and to claim that their blog’s were “sponsored by Google”. Google’s response has been to point the finger at ad agencies.
Woolworths And Quirk Rollout First Facebook Retail Experience – Woolworths SA and Quirk have collaborated to enhance South Africa’s f-commerce platform, facilitating and executing sales transactions on Facebook, and providing more than four million users a new offering in online shopping experiences. [mail&guardian] Kallis And Petersen Put SA In Command – Jacques Kallis and Alviro […]
France’s president, Nicolas Sarkozy announced today that Mexican-born actress Salma Hayek will become a Chevalier – or Knight – of the Legion of Honour for her services to the French Republic. The news was not too well received by all, with some labeling the country’s honours system “a laughing stock.”
We covered the Shell Oil Spill when it happened almost two weeks ago. The facts are this: Royal Dutch Shell operates an offshore barreling facility 120km from the Nigerian coast. This was shut down by a spill on the 20th of December. Shell sent out five ships to contain the spill. Oil is now washing up on the Nigerian coast.
Apple is holding a product event later this month in New York – and since the Christmas buy-a-palooza is just past, it’s looking unlikely that they’re going to be announcing any new hardware just yet. Instead, Apple seems set to refurbish iBooks, their eBook retail platform, with a couple of new publishing options.
I didn’t know what to expect, to be honest. I spend quite a bit of time at the Planet Bar (Thursday nights a must), which is sophisticated and cool, with a relaxed vibe. It certainly is more ‘mod’ when compared to, say, the world-famous Mount Nelson tea room – just next door. So when it came to […]
Super-volcanoes are a scary reality, capable of spewing billions of tons of ash and boiling hot magma upon eruption, it’s a good thing they only pop every 10 to 12 thousand years. Except when it’s been 12 900 years since its last eruption, which is currently the case.
Iran’s army has warned that it will take action against America if a particular US aircraft carrier, which was moved due to naval exercises, returns to Iranian waters. The threat sounds far from empty, too.
As South African cricketing legend, Jacques Kallis makes his 150th Test match appearance during the third Test against Sri Lanka at Newlands this week, another international South African cricketer faces a court appearance in Australia for failing a roadside breath test on New Year’s Day.
2011 may be remembered as the year that news and social media tied the knot. Check out a great visual recap of the 2011, as seen on Twitter, after the jump.
Wendi Is All Over Rupert Murdoch’s Twitter Vibe – As the News International tycoon opened his Twitter account on New Year’s Day by pouring scorn on the British for taking too much time off over Christmas – from the sun-kissed Caribbean island of St Barts – Mrs Murdoch was quick to deflect any criticism. Follow […]
The World Welcomes 2012 – An astounding one million revelers erupted in cheers amid a confetti-filled celebration in New York’s Times Square to welcome in the new year, part of star-studded celebrations and glittering fireworks displays around the world to usher in 2012. From New Zealand to New York, the world eagerly welcomed a new year […]
Every new year a group of us has great fun forwarding and swapping SMSs with each other. You know the ones I’m talking about – “May you and your loved ones have blessed New Year and blah blah blah.” It is a very weird practice, but more-so because the wording is so unnaturally elaborate – […]
When you think of an airport you’re likely to conjure up images of wide open spaces, cordoned off for kilometres, free of any midair obstacles, and normally you’d be right on the money. However, perched between two 6km mountains, Paro Airport in Bhutan is anything but normal.
Partyrockers LMFAO are currently touring through Latin America, and had a show in Honduras last night. This show unfortunately had to be stopped after a fire broke out, right in the middle of their set. Click continue for the full gallery of the devastation.
The Presidency in Pretoria has released our own Dear Leader’s message to the nation on the (almost) eve of the new year. It appears we can give ourselves a collective pat on the back. Read the whole thing after the jump.
Every year, DJ Earworm releases an epic mix of the top Billboard tracks for that year’s pop tracks. This is known as the “United State of Pop”, and 2011’s version is nothing short of incredible. This year sees no less than 25 songs mashed together, in what is being called “World Go Boom”. Full video and track listing after the jump.
Despite rumours of his resignation as SA’s test cricket captain, which spread like wildfire yesterday in social media channels following the Proteas’ resounding defeat to Sri Lanka, Graeme Smith is not resigning. While a comment on Twitter alluded to him possibly stepping down as skipper, he has confirmed that this “is not the case at all”.
Social media feeds, especially Twitter feeds, started buzzing with a rumour that Nelson Mandela had been admitted to hospital a few hours ago. It appears a DJ just happened to watch a programme airing on E-TV about the year that’s passed, and saw old visuals that prompted him to think Madiba had in fact been hospitalised.
Stephen Hawking is one of the most brilliant scientists of our lifetime, and author of “A Brief History of Time”. And he is currently shopping around for a new assistant. His website features a picture of his wheelchair, complete with wires and complex electronics. The caption reads “STOP PRESS: Could you maintain this?”
Giant Man Spotted At North Korea Funeral – In a sea of indistinguishable onlookers clad in black with their backs turned to the camera, one man stood out at Kim Jong Il’s funeral. Who is this giant? Could it be Ri “Michael” Myung Hun — North Korea’s NBA star — as some commenters have suggested? Thanks […]
It’s the 29th of December, which means we are all now sick of Top 10 lists. There are Top 10 lists of Top 10 list. Except this particular Top 10 list is actually pretty informative, collating the year’s illegal torrent data to tell us which films people wanted to see but weren’t willing to pay for. #1 is really awful.
C2C - F·U·Y·A from On and On on Vimeo.
Due to the proliferation of easy-to-use software and affordable digital equipment, electronic music is often side-lined as a sub-par musical genre, lacking complexity and technical prowess. This video for C2C’s “F.U.Y.A.” demonstrates exactly how far from the truth that is.
HARARE — An explosion hit the provincial office of Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe’s ZANU-PF in the central city of Gweru, causing only material damage, state media reported on Thursday. “We are still investigating the cause of the explosion” which occurred late Tuesday, police inspector Patrick Chademana told The Herald newspaper. He said nobody was injured […]
Having taxes on the things that are bad for you is something everyone has to deal with. There’s tax on smoking, tax on booze, and tax on gambling. In a move to remove all the fun out of your life, the French government has now introduced a tax on sugary soft drinks.
Any article discussing some fun new tech in Japan is liable to be instantly out of date, because those guys have everything. Voice synthesizers, Olympic robots, eco-friendly Christmas lights – whatever. But this is new, and probably practical enough to port overseas: vending machines that sell Wi-Fi accessible within a 50m radius.
This is not a paid-for feature. I just saw an announcement on the Emirates website about this global sale they’ve having, and I thought you would like to know about it – given your propensity for travel and good deals! Looks like a pretty impressive line-up of rates they’ve got here. I even did a test […]