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South Africa
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Here Are SA’s Deadliest Serial Killers
30 May 2014 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
This is disturbing, but it is not the most disturbing thing about the report….
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The ANC Is Freaking Out Over This Cartoon
30 May 2014 by Jasmine Stone / 6 Comments
The ANC are taking this VERY seriously… Do you think this is as offensive as they do?
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Token White Guy – Kurt Darren Defends Decision To Perform At Jacob Zuma’s Inauguration
28 May 2014 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Jeepers Creepers people! Let the guy represent… he doesn’t have to be as hateful as you just because you like his music.
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SA Government Is Freaking Out Over Fake Twitter Accounts
28 May 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
So the Pres has a Twitter account (even if he doesnt use it) but it seems he is one of very few in the newly named government who has such savvy advisers.
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This Hollywood Website Is Obsessed With Genevieve Morton’s Cleavage
27 May 2014 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
SA beauty gets the gossip spotlight from a Hollywood website.
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Report: South Africa Is One Of The Drunkest Countries In The World
13 May 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Braai, Boerie and Beer: they just go together. And with so many grapes in the cape alone we have to make wine or they would go to waste. Naturally, once the wine is made we have to drink it otherwise it would also go to waste and we hate wasting, right?
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All Black Says SA Teams Should Rather Play UK, Instead Of AUS And NZ
16 Apr 2014 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
With the Super Rugby franchise nearing its 20th year a former All Black has his doubts about the competitions current format. He thinks it’s maybe time to reevaluate the southern hemisphere competition, saying SA teams should rather play UK and European teams instead.
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British Tourist Pays R45,000 To Download Neil Diamond Album In South Africa
15 Apr 2014 by Jasmine Stone / 5 Comments
While on a trip visiting her boyfriend’s family in South Africa, Katie Bryan had a huge surprise waiting for her back home in England – a bill from her mobile carrier for R45,000. All because she downloaded a Neil Diamond album.
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Guess Which SA Business Exec Made 1.826 Billion In 2012?
11 Apr 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
In 2012 the highest paid South African exec received a salary of R190.7 million. That massive paycheque belonged to the then chief executive of SABMiller, Graham Mackay. But that’s chump change for the SA exec who earned R1.8 billion in the same year.
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Battle Royale: How SA’s Economy Compares To Nigeria’s
08 Apr 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Monday served as a rude awakening to South Africans. South Africa is no longer the largest economy on the continent. Nigeria’s newly calculated GDP sits at $510 billion, way larger than South Africa’s $384 billion. Rather than feeling sorry about our deflated ego, take a look at how the two economies compare.
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Truck Swerves For 16-Month-Old Child Strolling On The N1
04 Apr 2014 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
This is mental. A 16-month-old child was almost hit by a truck on Thursday in Gauteng. Traffic police say that the child was walking along the N1 near the Grasmere offramp, with no parent or caretaker in sight.
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SA Aviation Authority Scrambles To Regulate Drones
03 Apr 2014 by Seth Rotherham / 2 Comments
Right now there are no written laws in South Africa to do with the private use of drones in commercial airspace. The South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) thinks otherwise:
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SPL!NG Movie Review: Four Corners
26 Mar 2014 by SPLING / No Comments
Pollsmoor Prison is overpopulated and way beyond capacity, famous for Nelson Mandela’s incarceration and infamous for its prolific gangsterism. A gang war has been raging for almost a hundred years between ‘The Numbers’, several prison gangs divided by their 26, 27 and 28 affiliations, exercising their rule by means of extreme violence. Their bonds extend beyond […]
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Brace Yourselves: The Low Down On South Africa’s Economic Bubble And Looming Crisis
25 Mar 2014 by Jasmine Stone / 3 Comments
South Africa’s economy is experiencing an economic bubble similar to the kind that precipitated the downfall of Western economies in 2008. Even though the South African economy has received a bit of attention after the Rand fell considerably to the US Dollar, some analysts foresee a looming financial crisis in a couple of years for the emerging markets, including South Africa.
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GENIUS: Local Startup Let’s You Insure JUST Your Phone / Laptop / Games Console Online (An SA First)
11 Mar 2014 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Have you ever tried to insure JUST your laptop? Or JUST your Playstation? Have you ever tried doing that in a few clicks online? No you haven’t – because you can’t. Until now..
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This Is How The Internet Works In South Africa [PICS]
10 Mar 2014 by Jasmine Stone / 3 Comments
As you sit crawling the internet on your smartphone, desktop or snazzy laptop, it is easy to dismiss the work going on behind the scenes to get you your internet fix. Instead of cursing the offspring of your internet service provider when your router light goes off, or when your cat pictures are taking too long to load, take a look at the bigger picture.
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Here Is A Fresh Breakdown Of Mobile Operating Systems Market Share In South Africa
07 Mar 2014 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
Android and iOS tend to be known as the big hitters when it comes to international mobile operating system markets, but recent stats paint a different picture of the SA mobile market. Going by install base figures, BlackBerry and Symbian S60 systems hold highest market shares in SA.
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New Law: If Your Foreign Life-Partner Hasn’t Been With You For 5 Years, He/She Must Leave The Country
27 Feb 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Radical changes to South Africa’s immigration laws are expected to come into effect from 1 April. One of the major changes will require a cohabitation of five years before your foreign partner will be allowed a life partner visa. This is basically the government telling you to go live somewhere else if you want a relationship with a foreigner.
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SA’s Economy Enjoys Unexpected Growth Spurt In The Last Financial Quarter
25 Feb 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Statistics South Africa showed that the economy grew more than expected in the last financial quarter of 2013. The SA economy achieved a surprising 3.8% quarter-on-quarter growth, after the third quarter only showed 0.7% economic expansion.
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FACT: SA Watches More Porn Than The Rest Of The World
24 Feb 2014 by Jasmine Stone / 4 Comments
Pornhub has found that SA watches porn longer on average, than the rest of the world. Out of their estimated 35 million daily users, 91000 are South African and they watch much longer than the world average
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Joke Of The Day: FW De Klerk Accuses South African Government Of Discrimination
31 Jan 2014 by Jasmine Stone / 8 Comments
FW de Klerk made that statement during a speech to mark 20 years of democracy in Cape Town. The former President pointed to the country’s Gini coefficient as evidence to support his claim. South Africa’s Gini coefficient is 0.7, which makes the country one of the most unequal societies in the world. FW ignored the whole apartheid thing that was the boss of when he quoted that figure.
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Enjoy This Local Doccie: Yoga In Pollsmoor Prison [VIDEO]
17 Jan 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
‘Free Inside’ is a documentary filmed from within the confines of Pollsmoor prison.
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Bruce Springsteen Will Be Playing In SA This Month – Enjoy These Pics Of Him Through The Years [GALLERY]
13 Jan 2014 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street band will be arriving for their tour of Africa in a mere matter of days, so join us on a trip down memory lane as we look at some of Springsteen’s best pictures through the ages.
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Our Swanky Airports Are Ruining Our Airfare Prices
09 Jan 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The Airports Company South Africa (Acsa) have spent the last 10 years building new airports across the country that cost a lot of money, which are being paid for in the form of airport taxes.
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This Is Why We Shouldn’t Be Happy With Our 78.2% Matric Pass Rate
07 Jan 2014 by Jasmine Stone / 3 Comments
Angie Motshekga, our minister for basic education, released what seemed a very pleasing matric pass rate of 78.2% yesterday, but experts have claimed that these results are not of any value.
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Yislaaik: Someone Was Just Arrested In Cape Town For Internet Piracy
12 Dec 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 3 Comments
Unlucky! A South African man was accused of uploading a film to The Pirate Bay, and has since been arrested, according to CEO of the Southern African Federation Against Copyright Theft (SAFACT), Corné Guldenpfennig.
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Watch Nelson Mandela’s One And Only Movie Cameo Here [VIDEO]
06 Dec 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
A man who is as well-known and distinguished as Nelson Mandela has obviously been credited for dozens of on-screen appearances, but surprisingly, he’s only been featured in one major motion picture.
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Top 10 Most Inspiring Nelson Mandela Quotes
06 Dec 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 3 Comments
The legacy of Nelson Mandela all too easily overshadows the reality of the person he was. At the end of the day, he was a simple man who saw the wrong in the world, and committed himself to undoing it by any means.
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Watch Obama’s Tribute To Nelson Mandela [VIDEO]
06 Dec 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The world lost one of its greatest sons last night at 8:50 PM. Since then, news stations, politicians and celebrities have been pouring out tributes for South Africa’s former president.
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Finally: South Africans Can Book Doctor’s Appointments Via This Website
05 Dec 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
For most of us, finding a new Doctor that is competent, caring and close by is near-impossible. Finding the time to actually call to make a booking is even more difficult. Asking around often proves fruitless; online directories only supply contact details. And even if you find a doctor with a web booking form, how do you know if they’re any good?
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