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Remember That App That Yahoo Bought From That Kid? This Is What They’ve Done With It
23 Apr 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 3 Comments
Last month Yahoo bought publishing start up, Summly from a 17 year old British entrepreneur, Nick D’Aloisio for $30 million. It has been a month since the acquisition, and this is what Yahoo have done with the app.
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Annoyed By Your Slow Internet Connection? Blame Armed Gangs [PODCAST]
23 Apr 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
In this week’s Mail & Guardian Newsroom podcast, Alistair Fairweather discusses why and how armed gangs are affecting broadband roll-out in South Africa. This, and much more, inside!
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LISTEN: SA Is Waging A Cold War With France For Their African Back Yard [PODCAST]
15 Apr 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Following South Africa’s disastrous military intervention in the Central African Republic, reports have emerged that South Africa and France are heading for a diplomatic showdown on commercial and political interests in Francophone Africa. This, and more on the M&G Newsroom podcast
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Dissecting “South Africa’s Disastrous Deployment In the Central African Republic” [PODCAST]
09 Apr 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The politics of withdrawing our soldiers from the CAR. Defence minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula’s disastrous statements in parliament. The deployment of South African troops to the DRC after recent CAR turmoil. The best and worst of the Cape Town Jazz Festival. And the new Facebook Home product review.
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Australian Criminal Snatches Bag, Runs Straight Into Glass Door [VIDEO]
02 Apr 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
Isn’t it customary to leave the scene of the crime? This CCTV footage shows a bag snatcher in Western Australia trying to escape from his victim, but instead making good his escape, he crashes into a glass door. The man spotted his victim in a Perth shopping centre on Sunday were he grabbed and bolted […]
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Brics: “A Chance For South Africa To Stamp Its Authority In The Diplomatic Game” [PODCAST]
26 Mar 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
If you missed the Mail & Guardian Newsroom show on 2oceansvibe Radio, don’t dispair. We have the podcast of this week’s Mail & Guardian Newsroom show for your analytical pleasure. Feel free to listen on the page, or download for later listening. In this week’s show, Nickolaus Bauer and Verashni Pillay talked about the fifth Brics (Brazil, Russia, India and China […]
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The ANC Purge – A “Cleaning Out Of Those Opposed To Jacob Zuma” [PODCAST]
19 Mar 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
In this week’s show, Nickolaus Bauer and Amanda Strydom spoke to senior politics reporter, Matuma Letsoalo about the ANC NEC’s decision to disband its youth wing’s executive, in a move that is likely to be seen as a purge of the political enemies of President Jacob Zuma.
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Political Party Funding Of R68,4 Million Received By The ANC Is Illegal – Experts
11 Mar 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
If you missed the Mail & Guardian Newsroom show on 2oceansvibe Radio, don’t dispair. We have the podcast of this week’s Mail & Guardian Newsroom show for your analytical pleasure. Feel free to listen on the page, or download for later listening. In this week’s show, Phillip de Wet and Deshnee Subramany discussed the thorny issue of political party funding […]
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LISTEN: “Instead of Catching Criminals, The Police Stand Accused Of Committing Serious Crimes” – Catch The M&G Newsroom Podcast Right Here
04 Mar 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
If you missed the Mail & Guardian Newsroom show on 2oceansvibe Radio, don’t dispair. We have the podcast of this week’s Mail & Guardian Newsroom show for your analytical pleasure. In this week’s edition, show presenters Charles Leonard and Amanda Strydom started the show off by talking about one story that will certainly stay on the news agenda for this week […]
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Pollution Turns Most Of Beijing Invisible [PICS]
01 Mar 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Oh dear, Beijing isn’t looking too good.
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Real-Life: Prison Escape Via Helicopter Under A Hail Of Bullets [Photo]
26 Feb 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Helicopter rescues of prisoners seem to be popular in Greece, and for the most part they prove successful. This was not the case for Panagiotis Vlastos. Greek killer Vlastos made his fourth attempt to escape the Trikala Athens prison on Sunday. A helicopter flew above the prison courtyard and after failing to pull down the fences with a […]
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LISTEN: Mamphela Ramphele Is Forming A “Super Oppostion Political Party” – Catch The M&G Newsroom Podcast Right Here
25 Feb 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
If you missed the Mail & Guardian Newsroom show on 2oceansvibe Radio, don’t dispair. We have the podcast of this week’s Mail & Guardian Newsroom show for your analytical pleasure. In this week’s edition, show presenters Deshnee Subramany and Lisa Van Wyk covered the Oscar Pistorius bail application hearing, and Mamphela Ramphele’s new political party platform, “Agang”. They spoke […]
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14 Things Oscar Pistorius Coverage Can Teach You About Working In TV News from André-Pierre du Plessis on Vimeo.
Local TV Producer Punishes US News Coverage Of The Oscar Pistorius Case [VIDEO]
20 Feb 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
This is great. Capetonian and current resident of New York, Andre-Pierre du Plessis has produced this delicious highlights reel of US television news fails in the Pistorius case. The title of the video is “14 Things Oscar Pistorius Coverage Can Teach You About Working In TV News”, and it is delightful. Du Plessis is also the […]
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LISTEN: Eusebius McKaiser And Chester Missing Call The ANC “An Old Age Home” – Catch The M&G Newsroom Podcast, Right Here
18 Feb 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
If you missed the Mail & Guardian Newsroom show on 2oceansvibe Radio, don’t dispair. We have the podcast of this week’s Mail & Guardian Newsroom show for your analytical pleasure. In this week’s edition, show presenters Amanda Strydom and Mmanaledi Mataboge cover Oscar Pistorius’ alleged murder charge and new findings unearthed over the weekend, President Jacob Zuma’s State of the Nation Address, and […]
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LISTEN: Did Tokyo Sexwale Physically Abuse His Wife? – Catch The M&G Newsroom Podcast, Right Here
11 Feb 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
If you missed the Mail & Guardian Newsroom show on 2oceansvibe Radio, don’t dispair. We have the podcast of this week’s Mail & Guardian Newsroom show for your analytical pleasure. In this week’s edition, show presenters Phillip de Wet and Verashni Pillay cover allegations of physical and emotional abuse leveled against Cabinet Minister Tokyo Sexwale, the upcoming state of the nation address and the […]
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Groundbreaking Computer Programme Uses Old Headlines To Predict The Future
05 Feb 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
While news reports are often seen as a rough draft to history, a new artificial intelligence engine may be able to use historical news information to figure out the future. Computer and technology boffins, Eric Horvitz and Kira Radinsky are using two decades of New York Times’ stories and other resources to identify the underlying […]
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LISTEN: Why South Africa’s Crime Rate Will Drop Dramatically In 10 Years – Catch The M&G Newsroom Podcast, Right Here
04 Feb 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
If you missed the Mail & Guardian Newsroom show on 2oceansvibe Radio, don’t dispair. We have the podcast of this week’s Mail & Guardian Newsroom show for your analytical pleasure. In this week’s edition, show presenters Amanda Strydom and Mmanaledi Mataboge cover new circumstantial evidence pointing to major corruption committed by Presidential Spokesperson Mac Maharaj, why exposure to heavy metals […]
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LISTEN: “Is Mamphela Ramphele Joining The DA?” – Catch The M&G Newsroom Podcast, Right Here
28 Jan 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Mamphela Ramphele enters politics. The down low on spending on Zuma’s Nkandla residence. News wisdom from M&G editor, Nic Dawes, Technology news with Alistair Fairweather. That, and so much more – inside.
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“The Fact Is, I’m Gay”, CNN Anchor Anderson Cooper Comes Out
03 Jul 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Following years of speculation and rumour about his sexuality, world-renowned CNN Anchor Anderson Cooper has revealed that he is a gay man in an eloquent and honest e-mail to his friend and contemporary, Daily Beast political writer, Andrew Sullivan. Click through for further details and to read the full e-mail.
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ETV News Quotes 2oceansvibe As Source
15 Mar 2012 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
It should be mentioned that 2oceansvibe is not only regularly quoted as source in News24 and more recently Mail & Guardian, but now also mainstream TV News. We are very flattered at our mention in yesterday’s ETV News (SABC apparently also ran the story with reference to 2ov) regarding the police brutality video. Not that […]
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Tech Report – Prevent Online Embarrassment
28 Feb 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
It’s common knowledge that job recruiters are increasingly scanning through your online presence, before considering you for a job. Seth shows us how to prevent any online embarrassments, with a few nifty apps that erase evidence of last night’s shenanigans.
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2011, As Recorded By Twitter
03 Jan 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
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.
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Who is TIME Magazine’s Person Of The Year?
15 Dec 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
TIME Magazine have announced their prestigious Person of the Year, and this year there might not be enough seats in the awards venue, given the scale of their award. So, who took the title?
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Florida Funeral Home Offers ‘Liquefaction’ Services
31 Aug 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
A Florida funeral home has unveiled an ‘alakaline hydrolysis’ unit, which dissolves dead bodies in heated alkaline water. Which is, apparently, something you might want to do; the process is being billed as a far greener alternative than cremation, producing far less greenhouse gas and requiring far less energy.
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Blackberry May Cause Riots, Says Westminster
12 Aug 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
In a rather bizarre twist, as the UK government and security forces attempt to make sense of the wave of violent rioting and looting that swept across major UK cities this week, Prime Minister, David Cameron, called into question the role social networking platforms, such as Blackberry’s BBM (Blackberry Messaging) facility might have played in stirring up unrest that saw millions of pounds worth of damage caused to property around the UK.
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Banksy Does Some Rupert Murdoch Art
08 Aug 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Banksy’s put up some new art on his site because all the other well-known people were speaking out about the NewsCorp. hacking scandal, and Banksy didn’t want to be left behind. Which is nice! Because honestly I’d almost forgotten about Murdoch. Way to be relevant, Banksy.
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Naked News Comes To South Africa
09 May 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Man, I’m not sure how to feel about this – I mean Naked News has been a thing worldwide for a while now, and it’s great that SA’s catching on to the idea of having attractive news anchors strip while letting you know what’s up on NASDAQ. Nevertheless, ultimately this is basically a way of subscribing to see folk naked on the internet.
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Gbagbo Unseated, Arrested In Ivory Coast
12 Apr 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Following a military assault on his residence in Abidjan, Ivory Coast politician Laurent Gbagbo has surrendered and been placed under UN guard, thus ceding power to his UN-recognised successor, Alassane Ouattara; this after Gbagbo’s refusal to accept defeat in November’s presidential poll.
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The Most Insane Japan Tsunami Video Footage
12 Mar 2011 by Seth Rotherham / 1 Comment
This is it – the footage from SKYNEWS that everyone is talking about – showing the most insane visuals of the tragic March 2011 earthquake in Japan. Starting with a solid wall of water out in the ocean, crashing into land and destroying everything in its path; visuals include entire villages getting flattened, aerial views […]
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Anonymous’ Hack Scandal Forces Head of HBGary’s Resignation
02 Mar 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Anonymous, the online sort-of-anarchic sort-of-activist group, forced Aaron Barr, head of HBGary Federal, the massive American tech security company, to resign. Which is sort of a huge deal in the way that Charlie Sheen isn’t. Even though I love everything that Charlie Sheen touches.
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