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“My First Time Was With Obama” New Sponsored Campaign Ad Causes Outrage [VIDEO]
26 Oct 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
In a new ad, sponsored by US President Obama’s campaign, the creator of the popular HBO series Girls compares voting to losing one’s virginity. As you might imagine, not everyone was impressed.
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IFP Member Shot Dead In Front Of KZN Court
16 Oct 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Showing the signs of the political tension between the Inkatha Freedom Party and the National Freedom Party, violence erupted outside a KZN courtroom yesterday. This resulted in the shooting of an IFP member, Siya Dlamini, who was killed as a result.
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BREAKING: Julius Malema Fired As ANC Youth League President
23 Jul 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Earlier this year, the ANCYL’s national executive committee insisted that Julius Malema would stay their president until their next elective conference in 2014. As it turns out, they were bluffing when earlier today they fired Juju from his position.
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Jackie Selebi Will Be Released On Parole, Today – You’ll Never Guess Why
20 Jul 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 5 Comments
Correctional Services Minister Sibusiso Ndebele announced that disgraced former police commissioner, Jackie Selebi will be released from prison today.
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Soldiers Dance In Streets After Kim Jong-Un Becomes Head Of Military [GALLERY & VIDEO]
19 Jul 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 3 Comments
Yesterday reports surfaced that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un had been given the title of Marshal – the country’s highest military rank. And how did the troops respond? Turns out they were so ecstatic that spontaneous dancing broke out in the streets!
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Arrests Made During Far-Right British Protest Against “Islamification” [GALLERY]
16 Jul 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
The controversial, far-right English Defence League marched on Saturday through the streets of Bristol against the “islamification” of the city. Basically, the group believes that there are too many Muslim’s in Britain and they should rather move somewhere else.
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Malema Supporters Cause Chaos Before Jacob Zuma Lecture
11 Jul 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Yesterday eight Malema supporters were arrested in Limpopo just before Jacob Zuma was due to deliver a Nelson Mandela Centenary Lecture. Several ANC supporters were also overcome by teargas in the process.
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Zuma Says Farm Attacks Are NOT Racially Motivated
05 Jul 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
This morning it was reported that President Jacob Zuma has said that farm attacks in the country are not racially motivated. While it may appear that attacks taking place on the farms of white commercial farmers are racially motivated, this was not the case. These crimes should be “viewed within the context of our country’s high crime statistics.”
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New Report Claims Yasser Arafat Was Poisoned
04 Jul 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
As you’ll recall, Yasser Arafat died in a Paris hospital in 2004 from a “mystery illness.” A new investigation has now revealed that a urine stain on Arafat’s underwear had traces of Polonium-210 – a highly radioactive substance. His wife now wants to exhume his body to investigate the test results.
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Check Out Patricia De Lille Rapping Against Drug Abuse [VIDEO]
26 Jun 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Check out Cape Town Mayor, Patricia de Lille, recording a rap tune in a bid to curb drug and alcohol abuse. Non-kids (especially those in advertising and politics) trying to be as cool a real kids normally just looks awkward. So does De Lille manage to not look like a fool doing this? Check it out and decide for yourself – after the jump!
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Protester Attempts To Arrest Tony Blair In Hong Kong [VIDEO]
15 Jun 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
After being branded a war criminal at the Leveson Inquiry last month, a member of the public attempted a citizens arrest on Tony Blair yesterday! The former prime minister was about to start a speech on faith and globalisation at Hong Kong University, when the incident took place. Check out video footage after the jump!
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George Bush’s Severed Head Was On Game Of Thrones
14 Jun 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
So there was this scene towards the end of the first season of Game of Thrones – that popular, high budget, swords/sorcery/nudity show that HBO’s running – where a bunch of heads were lined up on spikes. And director’s commentary from the recently-released Season 1 DVD has revealed that one of the heads belonged to ex-president George Bush.
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Tokyo Sexwale Rumoured To Get The Boot in Cabinet Reshuffle
11 Jun 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The Citizen reported over the weekend that Tokyo Sexwale is to be booted out of President Jacob Zuma’s Cabinet in yet another cabinet reshuffle. The rumour comes from a “highly placed source” who told The Citizen that “Sexwale has been speaking against Zuma’s government lately. Zuma wants him out.”
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Greek Politician Punches Female MP In Face Live On TV [VIDEO]
08 Jun 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Ilias Kasidiaris is a Greek politician and former special forces soldier. He is the Golden Dawn party’s spokesperson, as well as a passionate far-right Holocaust denier. See him take part in a live TV debate, during which he disagrees with, and ends up punching a female member of parliament several times in her face. He also throws water in the face of another MP.
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Bheki Cele Asks President Jacob Zuma For His Job Back
29 May 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Police commissioner Bheki Cele is currently suspended. It is also recommended that he be fired and that a criminal investigation be launched into his involvement regarding the irregular awarding of police headquarter leases worth R1,7bn. But Cele has now allegedly written to President Jacob Zuma, asking to be reinstated. As easy as that.
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Assange Stands “Real Chance” Of Election In Australia
21 May 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Because apparently having your own talk show for starting a thing on the internet isn’t enough, recent polling of Australia’s Labor Party suggests that the Wikileaks founder is reasonably likely to get elected to the Australian senate, should he choose to go ahead with plans to run.
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Patricia De Lille: “Obamas Should Get Freedom Of Cape Town”
15 May 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 3 Comments
Patricia de Lille is about to fire off a proposal to award the Freedom of the City of Cape Town to Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle. According to Cape Town’s mayor, the couple exuded leadership, excellence and inclusion, which made them “natural candidates for the city’s highest accolade.”
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Ugandan Rebel Chief Joseph Kony’s Whereabouts Revealed
30 Apr 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Derided or not, proponents of the KONY2012 campaign have managed to make Kony famous, or at the very least a topic of conversation. And now it would seem authorities are close to capturing him as well. There are three international armies hunting him, and according to Uganda’s army chief Aronda Nyakairima, Joseph Kony is currently operating in volatile border areas between Sudan and South Sudan:
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Controversial, Privacy-Destroying CISPA Bill Passed In House Of Representatives
30 Apr 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
CISPA – the ugly cousin of other internet-crippling bills SOPA and PIPA, whether Facebook admits it or not – passed late last week in the GOP-controlled House of Representatives. Worse, the bill was amended before it passed to allow even more types of private information to be tapped and shared by government agencies in the US.
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Kulula Has A Special Offer – Your Fourth Wife Flies For Free
25 Apr 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Say what you want about South Africa, at least we’ve got some pretty good advertising in this country. It’s not just Nando’s or Santam that have the monopoly on that either. Check out this spicy ad from Kulula, telling us all about their new special.
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Russell Brand Talks To British MPs About Drug Abuse [VIDEO]
25 Apr 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Yesterday comedian Russell Brand gave evidence to British MP’s about his battle with addiction during a renewal of the government’s current drugs policy. True to his style, Brand sported a sleeveless t-shirt that showed off his heavily tattooed arm, copious jewellery, cowboy boots and hat, and a long trenchcoat. His colourful speech included a description of how emotional and psychological difficulties led to him becoming addicted to drugs.
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Julius Malema’s Expulsion Has Been Upheld
24 Apr 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 3 Comments
SABC Radio and The New Age newspaper have reported that Julius Malema’s expulsion from the ANC has been upheld. As from today, 24 April 2012, Julius Malema is no longer a card-carrying member of the ANC, and holds no office in the party, or any of it’s organs.
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Capetonians Hit The Streets To “Cover The Night” For Kony 2012 [VIDEO]
23 Apr 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 12 Comments
If you’ve been following the Kony 2012 movement, you’d remember they called for an April 20 world wide canvassing campaign. “Cover the Night” also hit Cape Town over the weekend and saw activists put up their share of posters around town. See all the “excitement” after the jump.
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Now It’s Helen Zille Versus The SA Human Rights Commission
05 Apr 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
A youth activist based in Johannesburg has apparently laid a complaint with the SA Human Rights Commission (HRC) regarding Helen Zille’s tweet of almost two weeks ago, where she referred to scholars in the Eastern Cape that come to the Western Cape for schooling as “refugees”. Read his justification while Pink Floyd’s “The Wall” gently resonates in your head, after the jump!
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Aung San Suu Kyi Secures Myanmar Parliamentary Seat
02 Apr 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Nobel Peace laureate, Aung Sun Suu Kyi has hailed “the beginning of a new era” in Myanmar’s (also known as Burma) politics after her party claimed a spectacular 43 out of 44 parliamentary seats in a historic by-election yesterday.
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Minister Denies Dropping K-Bomb After Having To Fly Economy Class
02 Apr 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
This weekend, the City Press reported that Minister Lulu Xingwana, on being told she couldn’t have her flight seat upgraded from economy to business class, she merely enquired, “whether or not this was because she is a k****r?” Xingwana has responded by saying it is all “sensational hot air”, and accused the paper of “one-sided and biased journalism.”
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Helen Zille And The Eastern Cape “Health Refugee”
27 Mar 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Less than a week after Helen Zille’s latest Twitter-storm about comments she made about the state of education here in the Western Cape versus the same in our neighbours – she called students from the Eastern Cape who attend school here “refugees” – she has gotten all up in the ANC’s grille once more with fresh comments regarding the state of health here versus there.
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Update: ANC Allegedly Concedes, Pretoria To Keep Its Name
23 Mar 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Despite his insistence that Pretoria’s name would be history by the end of this year, it seems Tshwane Metro’s mayor, Kgosientso Ramokgopa, has had to concede that while the city name “Pretoria” will stay, a handful of street names will be made over. Details after the jump!
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Obama Answers Deaf Student In Sign Language [VIDEO]
22 Mar 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Here is a great example of how easy it is to ensure yourself a long, celebrated career in politics. After attending a conference in Washington recently, Barack Obama greeted some audience members. A deaf student in the crowd signed to him: “I am proud of you.” Not missing a beat, Obama signed back: “Thank you.” Video after the jump.
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Sleepy Grabouw Reels After Violent Race Riot
20 Mar 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Black and coloured residents of sleepy Overberg town, Grabouw, were at each others’ throats yesterday as racial tensions exploded over attacks on a local school.
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