Aleksandr Pylyshenko, a Ukrainian artist who owns a private zoo in the city of Vasilyevka, plans on living in an enclosure with Katya and Samson, his lions, for five weeks to raise money to improve the zoo’s living conditions and to increase awareness of underfunded private Ukrainian zoos. So that makes sense.
When two teachers entered Enock Sifundza’s home on Thursday morning to complain about his son’s behaviour at school, they probably didn’t expect to be held at gunpoint at beaten with a knobkerrie. But what might have shocked them most is that he was let off with a warning, pending an investigation and/or time to lose the docket.
The SABC Stinks – The Media Workers Association of South Africa (Mwasa), one of the unions representing SABC workers, now claim that traumatised workers in the SABC’s rented offices in Nelspruit can’t cope with the foul smell of the you-know-what odours they have to endure. For weeks Mwasa has claimed – and continues to – […]
Her untimely death shocked millions of people, but as proof that every cloud has a silver lining, a duet between Amy Whinehouse and Jazz Legend Tony Bennett is to be released as a charity single. All royalties from the pop classic Body and Soul, are to go to an organisation set up by Amy’s father, curbing youth drug use.
The International Monetary Fund has another scandal to deal with, although this time it’s a financial one. A French court has today ordered an investigation into the new IMF head, Christine Lagarde, and her role in a much-criticised $400 million arbitration deal in favour of a controversial tycoon. It concerns the mishandled sale of sportswear maker, Adidas, in the 1990’s.
A newborn baby girl who doctors declared dead after being delivered was moments from her burial when she awoke and started crying at a Brazilian funeral home. She was immediately rushed back to the hospital placed in an intensive care unit, but sadly passed away for real shortly afterwards.
Listen up, the game is WIDE open! Tomorrow afternoon, you and your office could be working. OR! You could be: DRINKING JACK DANIELS AND COCKTAILS EATING CARAMEL POPCORN EATING GOURMET MISS K HOT DOGS Watching True Grit (starring Jeff Bridges) in total, private comfort at the Fugard Theatre in Cape Town. ALL for free, and […]
Speaking at the Black Hat hacker’s conference in Vegas yesterday, former director of the CIA’s counterterrorism center Cofer Black voiced concerns about a future “code war” where hackers tamper with the technology that runs our day-to-day interactions. Then a fire alarm accidentally tripped, which was nice and thematic.
COMPETITION NOW CLOSED: Congratulations to our winner, Dean Kruyer! His entry was randomly selected by computer from the group of correct entries. Sanbona Lodge is an experience not be missed out on. Combining the splendor of the Cape wilderness with international standards of comfort and service, a stay at Sanbona is a memeroable experience. Which […]
Hannah Rhind, daugher of Cape Town businessman Philip Rhind, was the target of a petrol bomb thrown at her father’s Clifton house earlier this year. We know this because her name was on the bomb. And in a rather embarrassing turn of events for Shumsheer Singh Ghumman, that little personalised touch also led to the speedy identification of him as the perpetrator.
Recently 2oceansVibe told you about a certain duel that was going to happen live on YouTube, well kind of, between Isaiah Mustafa, the old Old Spice Guy, and Fabio Old Spices, the new Old Spice Guy. Isaiah defeated Fabio after some heated bathroom exchanges, but the real point of interest is that 22 million people have watched.
Due to popular demand, we will be dusting off some of the biggest hits from the past and giving our newer readers a taste of yesteryear. Kicking off with this absolute beaut of a woman, spotted at Cavendish Square some time ago.. So I was leaving Cavendish Square on Friday after a thoroughly enjoyable Chunky […]
Spoil the lady in your life.. by treating her to a breakfast at Boschendal overlooking the valley of Franschhoek. August is the month to spoil all Mothers, Daughters, Sisters, Grandmothers, Friends, Wives, and Girlfriends! Spoil the woman in your life this August, with a bottle of Boschendal Bubbly and upload a picture onto facebook. The […]
Hugh Hefner has had a tough time recently with his fiancé first dumping him, and then telling the press how bad he is in bed. So he did what any 85 year-old would do by throwing a party with a group of girls six decades younger than him. Only then did things get silly when they started planking – pics inside.
Police have confirmed that the device attached to terrified Australian schoolgirl Madeleine Pulver was not a bomb, just a tremendously elaborate hoax. The device, attached to the girl by a masked intruder in her parent’s home, “gave the appearance of a legitimate improvised explosive device.”
R3.5 Billion Of Cocaine Found On Luxury Yacht – Biggest Ever – A haul of cocaine with a street value of up to £300m has been found hidden inside a luxury yacht in Southampton, the UK Border Agency has said. Officials found 1.2 tonnes of cocaine hidden in a secret compartment in the £1m yacht two […]
Just when you thought you were safe, someone goes and straps a bomb to your rich neighbours daughter. No really. This is exactly what happened to an unfortunate 18-year old girl in the wealthy suburb of Mosman in Sydney, Australia. Somebody call Bruce Willis.
I was amused when I read that the article we published yesterday about Internet Explorer users having a lower average IQ than users of other browsers was a hoax. Not because I dislike IE users, but because this would have been the push they needed to, explore other browsers. Unfortunately though, sometimes global news agencies do get it wrong.
Only a surfer knows the feeling. It’s a saying that has been reserved for that rush of sheer exhilaration as you catch the perfect wave into shore, that moment of blinding truth that connects you with nature – that driving force that motivates you to get up early and break the ice. For Bethany Hamilton […]
Matt Damon and his mom – a teacher – recently took part in a public march to support educators. But during a television interview a cameraman of all people decided to pipe up, claiming that “10% of teachers are bad at their job.” Matt wasn’t having anyone potentially insult his mother and responded with: “Maybe you’re a shitty cameraman!” Cute, man!
A 31-year-old Swedish man, known only as ‘Richard’, was attempting to build a nuclear reactor in his kitchen and was arrested and had his experiment shut down after he contacted the Swedish Radiation Authority (Strålsäkerhetsmyndigheten) to ask whether or not his pet project was legal.
2oceansvibe is all about giving. If we’re not giving you relevant, original and imaginative stories, then we’re giving things away. Great things, which improve your life. Gifts that just keep on giving, if you will. Here’s another gift: Matilda’s. Matilda’s is the site you’ve probably been looking for, or hoped to find. It leverages the […]
Forget history lessons, interesting facts, supermarket choices, hints of vanilla, toasted oak or residual sugar;. Let’s be honest, for most people the only reason they want to learn anything about wine – past the operation of a corkscrew – is so they don’t look like a tit.
There are all sorts of Women’s Day specials flying around at the moment. That’s why I wanted you to check out this particular vibe! So cool!
At least that’s what Mike and Jim at Research In Motion would have the industry believe. RIM is expected to launch several new BlackBerry devices today in a desperate effort to win back its market share, particularly in North America.
Italy has become the next European country to join the wave of nations banning women from wearing veils that cover their faces in public. An Italian parliamentary commission has approved a draft law prohibiting women from wearing a burqa, niqab or any other garment that covers the face in public places.
Developing Story A light helicopter flipped on its roof on UCT’s Middle Campus early this morning. Injuries or deaths are as yet unknown. Confirmed reports are that a photographer and the pilot survived the crash unharmed. More pics, and audio after the jump!
Look, no one likes a flash mob, so try to refrain from breaking down our doors tomorrow, okay? One of the world’s most universally popular comics, Pablo Francisco, will be live on 2oceansVibe Radio‘s Morning Meeting tomorrow morning at 10h30. Be sure to tweet us your song requests and any questions you have for Pablo. […]
Vilnius is the capitol city of Lithuania – a place where they feel very strongly about cars wrongly parked in specifically allocated bicycle lanes. In this clip the city’s mayor, Arturas Zuokas, can be seen literally crushing an “illegally parked” luxurious blue Mercedes – with an armored vehicle!
Rupert Murdoch Pie Thrower Jailed – Jonathan May-Bowles, known by his comedy stage name of Jonnie Marbles, looked stunned as he stood motionless in the dock before turning towards the cells and grinned at supporters in the public gallery. May-Bowles, 26, of Windsor, had pleaded guilty to a breach of the peace and common assault when […]