2oceans Vibe

Shell claims its SA exploration for shale gas in the Karoo will use safe techniques not known to harm the environment and “vows” not to pollute Karoo water. But since when is hydraulic fracturing a safe technique?

Most of us have been hounded by debt collectors at some point in our lives, but I doubt anyone has ever had their debt scrapped because of it. Yet a judge in Britain set aside a debt of over R200,000 in an effort to reprimand collectors for “torturing” their customer.

In the age of information, nothing can be kept in the dark anymore. These are the so called controversial Google Earth photos that initially set off Bahraini protests of inequality back in 2006. And when you see them, you’ll know why.

It’s crazy to see what can pass under the guise of therapy these days. Sarah White, a 24-year-old “psychology buff”, claims to have a new approach to help solve people’s issues, she gets buck naked.

For those of you who don’t already know, there’s a new Afrikaans vampire movie currently in production, Bloedsuier! And in a rather bold move to secure funding producers are now calling on fans to become investors in the movie.

Shhh… Do you hear that? It’s the sound of hippies everywhere rejoicing at the new-school Volkswagen Kombi. The iconic vehicle, which first debuted in 1950, was a favorite at this week’s Geneva Motor Show and comes with a whole lot of new goodies.

Remember Paul? The octopus who predicted the soccer World Cup results. Well, meet Heidi, the cross-eyed opossum who predicted winners for this years Oscars. She came up one pick sort of perfectly predicting the top Oscar awards. She’s a little bit creepy, but cute.

Britain will stop giving aid to 16 countries after a major review found that they were no longer in poverty. Some of these countries have really been freeloading it seems, India for one can afford a frigging space program, but they’re still happy to take aid?!

“You ask me if I have a God complex. Let me tell you something: I am God” should be Charlie Sheen’s new mantra after his first TV sit-down interview since he lashed out at Two and a Half Men’s producer last week. Looks like raking in $1.25 million per episode has really gone to his head.

He shrugged off his recent antics as “epic, epic behaviour.”

For those of you working in the digital journalism industry, it’s time to shine and get your hands on some bucks from Google! Google recently awarded media watchdog IPI (International Press Institute) with nearly R20 million as part of a new project to support digital journalism initiatives in Africa, the Middle East and Europe.

We discovered Danny MacAskill in 2009. He was the antidote to the prawn carnage that we’d been suffering all over Cape Town for some time. Since then the video that he posted (Danny MacAskill-April 2009) has reached nearly 24 million YouTube hits. While MacAskill’s new video, released three months ago, has 7 million hits and counting.

Businessman and “club supersta” Kenny Kunene’s license disk is two years old. Kunene’s Lamborghini was spotted by 2oceansviber, Abi, at Mzoli’s this last Sunday, 20 February 2011. Kunene’s car was reportedly parked in the middle of the road.

The earthquake in Haiti last year caused massive destruction, but even more chaos looms in the aftermath. Traffickers are taking advantage of the situation by kidnapping, buying or stealing children. Some are being auctioned off to well-meaning yet ignorant western families while others are being forced into prostitution.

Italian Prime Minister, Silvio Berlusconi, will stand trial in Milan this April. The charges? Sex with an underage prostitute. Karima el-Mahroug, dubbed Ruby the Heart Stealer, allegedly received 24 gifts from Berlusconi, with a worth totaling £200 000. That’s roughly 2 318 401 Rond here in South Africa.