With more South Africans refusing to be counted, our friends at Stats SA have begun resorting to, well, mildly extreme measures. Their application, which was submitted to the courts, requests permission to enforce the provisions of the Statistics Act. Basically, if you don’t comply they can throw your naughty ass in jail for 6 months or slap you with a R10 000 fine.
German drivers and pedestrians have begun to get really upset with the behaviour of a vast majority of the cycling population inhabiting the streets around the country. German statisticians have revealed that one in three urban accidents involved a bicycle last year, with one in four being deadly.
We find ourselves in a world completely changed by technology. Not only can we hear and read that Muammar Gaddafi has died, but we can also see what his dead body looks like – within minutes! We can even watch clips such as this one involving Hilary Clinton. Watch her reaction, in real-time, as she receives the news via her Blackberry moments before it broke worldwide.
The number one tip (provided by Both Worlds who won Gold last year in the category “Use of Video/Audio” for ZANews) is: pick the right categories for your work! Use video sharing websites. The Bookmarks team can’t receive large files so video sharing sites are a must. Be snappy, salient and succinct. Don’t expect the […]
It looks like Google is getting ready to reveal a new, more polished interface for Gmail, if only to distract us from the embarrassing quietness we’re seeing on Google+; it remains to be seen whether the overhaul is part of their wider Google+ initiative or not, but visually the interfaces have a lot in common.
You know the way a lot of professional “critics” seem to be incredibly satisfied with every word that emanates from their non-smiling mouths? Well, I reckon the reason for this is that deep down inside they know their role in society is, in fact, quite menial. Nothing they say really matters when all is said […]
In what is undoubtedly the tweet of the week, here’s new MXit mogul, Alan Knott-Craig, kicking back with a pizza and a draught at Stellenbosch eatery, Ginos, having just purchased South African social media megalith, MXit. The dream. Living it. Indeed.
Gavin can’t get his head around the Mercedes S65 AMG. It weighs over 2 tons, has a champagne size fridge in the back, and yet it springs to life like some sort of Go-Kart. Before he takes it for a spin, he tries to turn on the air-con, which seems more complex than explaining Twitter […]
Abdus-Salaam Ebrahim, the national coordinator of People Against Gangsterism And Drugs, is busy resurrecting Pagad following his release from prison. The 61-year-old spent nine years in jail and two on parole, but now that he’s a free man, he is driving the resurgence of his movement, with plans to open branches around the country.
Tattooed Barbie Doll Is ‘Overly-Sexualised And Inappropriate’– Throughout her 52-year history, Barbie has endured frequent criticism for setting a bad example to young girls with her unrealistic body shape and ditsy character. But none of her incarnations has caused so much fuss as her latest: a rock chick with dyed pink hair, a chest and neck […]
This footage captured by cellphone comes from AlJazeera TV and shows Gaddafi lying dead with much celebration around him, as he is dragged around the streets. Please do not click to read further (and view the video) if you are not prepared to see the video of the evil dictator with a bullet hole to […]
Julius Malema complained this week in front of crowds in Alex and Mthatha that he is being persecuted by the ANC. The ANCYL leader says he wants to be treated in the same way that Nelson Mandela and other party leaders have been in the past, when criticising the status quo of the day.
Do I really need to say more words to make you click on this link? It’s William Shatner. Singing Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody. In his Shatner voice.The video itself is pretty great, but that’s mostly because in the video, Shatner’s face is the sky. Fun fact: Shatner claims to have first heard Bohemian Rhapsody last year.
The Libyan Prime Minister has officially confirmed Gaddafi is dead. Rebel forces have been surrounding Muammar Gaddafi’s hometown of Sirte for weeks, and according to reports, finally got their man. National Transitional Council official, Abdel Majid Mlegta, told Reuters that Gaddafi was wounded in both legs during a firefight at dawn on Thursday, but was again attacked by Nato warplanes when he attempted to flee, later dying of his wounds.
By now you must have heard of Occupy Wall Street (OWS) – an ongoing series of demonstrations in New York, now famous for the slogan “We are the 99%”. But who are these people and what are they so upset about? Watch this entertaining, yet sobering clip for the lowdown in no-nonsense layman’s terms.
You may remember that a little while back Rihanna got into some hot water with an Irish farmer for being topless in one of his fields. That video is now out, and is showing all the signs of some possible brain damage, most likely induced by Chris Brown.
Of the 56 wild animals – including six black bears, two grizzly bears, nine male lions, eight lionesses, one baboon, three mountain lions, 18 tigers, and two wolves – that escaped their private wildlife sanctuary in Zanesville, Ohio, only six were rescued; the rest have been shot by local authorities.
Holy kaw! Do we honestly even need to tell you how awesome this is?! We don’t. We shouldn’t have to. You know Kings Of Leon? The critically-acclaimed, four-album, world famous guys who do live shows like this? Yep, those guys. Tickets to the Cape Town gig are basically sold out. Which means that this is […]
Okay, not quite X-Ray specs, but definitely a leap forward in covert surveillance technology. Watch these hot science geeks show off a new type of radar they’ve cooked up that can detect objects moving through 20 cm thick concrete walls.
A group of four copycats told police they used techniques from his recent movie, “The Town”, after they were arrested for a string of 62 small time, New York robberies. In the film, a group of four friends rob a string of banks and always douse the scene with bleach, destroying any DNA evidence that may have been left behind.
In this week’s installment of Rugby Vibe, Steve dissects the performance of the various referees in the Quarter and Semi Finals of the World Cup, showing us that the spirit of the game, and the letter of the law are often at loggerheads. Steve also weighs in with his prediction for the Rugby World Cup […]
Extravagant is a word that comes to mind when you think about this residence. Not everyone has three helipads, six floors of parking and numerous floating gardens as features built into a home they don’t even live in. Approximately valued at $1 billion, and considered one of the most expensive private residences in the world, what’s wrong with it?
No shark cage, spear guns or knives. Just cameras. That’s how photographer William Winram rolls. His business card reads “Shark Publicist”, and he is on a quest to debunk the bad reputation that sharks have gained. With these incredible images he wants to show that our natural fear has been blown far out of proportion due to a couple of unfortunate accidents.
When Apple released the statement announcing Steve Jobs’ death, it also set up a public email address, rememberingsteve@apple.com, where people could vent their memories and thoughts about Jobs. These have all been uploaded to Apple.com’s “Remembering Steve” page, a crowdsourced memorial to the company’s founder.
If you’re sick of taking your boss’s crap day after day, take heart. There is indeed a sensible way to quit your job, and do it in such a way that leaves no-one in the area under any illusion how much of a tool your soon to be ex-employer is.
River Phoenix Last Movie To Be Released – Eighteen years after the sudden death of actor River Phoenix, Dutch director George Sluizer says he will finish Dark Blood, the 1993 drama that Phoenix was shooting when he died of a heart attack on Halloween night outside the Viper Room in Los Angeles. [hollywoodreporter] Malema Uses […]
Yiffers around the world celebrated yesterday as UK-based [insert your preferred style here] group, Coldplay dropped their much anticipated, South Africa-shot, video to “Paradise,” a single on their upcoming fifth studio album, Mylo Xyloto.
Pictures of a “cyclops shark” , taken in Mexico, appeared online recently. Too strange to be true, it was quickly written off as a hoax. Until now. Scientists have revealed that it is in fact a 22-inch-long dusky shark fetus. It has a single, functioning eye that’s front and centre on its head.
In a rare intersection of Science #FAIL and “Crap, that was close!”, scientists have re-analysed the findings of Mexican astronomer, José Bonilla, who, in 1883, spotted over 450 fuzzy looking objects passing in front of the sun. Turns out it was a trillion tonnes of comet debris!
Neuroscientists have discovered that using Facebook has a measurable impact on the size of particular areas of the brain. The results of a recent study show that the more Facebook friends you have, the bigger and denser become the three parts of your brain which are associated with the power to socialise. It’s unclear whether by ‘socialise’ they mean really, in real life. But maybe.