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Pupil Murdered In Front Of School Mates In KZN [VIDEO]
30 Oct 2013 by silverstreak / 15 Comments
A video has surfaced that shows a pupil at Sizimele High School in Dannhauser, KwaZulu-Natal being murdered in full view of other pupils at his school. Bongani Nkabinde was beaten and speared to death in a fight with other pupils. The horrifying attack happened just after pupils attended their morning assembly.
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Attention Girls: The ‘Thigh Gap’ Is Not A Good Thing
30 Oct 2013 by Luke Buchanan / 3 Comments
In the past, girls would compare themselves to persons in their vicinity – checking to see who the skinniest girl in the room is, and seeing how they match up. Now, they have the internet for that – and the girls on the internet are way skinnier than anyone you might ever really meet. The proliferation of photo-sharing sites like Pinterest, along with the concept on ‘thinspiration’ has caused mass hysteria as girls across the world attempt to get as skinny as possible – and maybe one day achieving the infamous ‘thigh gap”.
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Google, Facebook And Microsoft Say Goodbye To Cookies
30 Oct 2013 by Luke Buchanan / No Comments
“This website uses cookies – please press continue if you would like to proceed”. With any luck, this banner will soon be forgotten by the human race. Some of the biggest sites in the game are finding ways around using cookies – the little bitty pieces of code that marketers deploy to people’s browsers to track their online movements.
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Presenting: The Complete History Of Coffee [INFOGRAPHIC]
29 Oct 2013 by Luke Buchanan / 1 Comment
We don’t want to make any outlandish claims that can’t be justified, but we’re pretty sure that coffee is one of the world’s most popular and widely-consumed drinks. Apparently its drunk by an estimated 1.6 billion people globally each day – and many of rely on the stuff to get us out of the morning zone and transition us into the working zone. It’s magic stuff – but how did it get to us?
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Shut Up And Take My Money – Reverse Microwave Chills Drinks In 45 Seconds [VIDEO]
29 Oct 2013 by silverstreak / 3 Comments
This just became your most cherished bar and/or braai tool. Meet the Vortex. It’s a “reverse microwave” that chills drinks in 45 seconds. How does it work? I’m so glad you asked. Please enjoy the video
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Charles Saatchi Is Suing Nigella Lawson For R8 Million
29 Oct 2013 by silverstreak / No Comments
Charles Saatchi is on the brink of suing his ex wife, Nigella Lawson for £500,000. Just prior to their divorce, photographs emerged of Saatchi holding the throat of Lawson at a popular London restaurant. When public sentiment concluded that Saatchi had assaulted Lawson, Nigella maintained absolute silence, cementing the opinion that Saatchi was guilty of abuse.
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Land Rover SA Are Using Sex Tapes To Market Their Cars
29 Oct 2013 by Seth Rotherham / 3 Comments
A reader sent in a link to an article about a Hollywood actress’ sex tape. It included a trailer for the sex tape, with Land Rover SA’s branding all over it.
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Street Prostitutes’ Clients From Umhlanga To Be Named And Shamed On Facebook
29 Oct 2013 by Luke Buchanan / 4 Comments
Yoh – residents of the suburb of Glenwood in Durban are getting angry. They’re so fed up with the prostitutes that stand on their streets, they’re going the extra yard to identify their clients, name them on Facebook, thereby disrupting business as usual. The concerned residents wrote to the local community paper to announce that they would set up “surveillance cameras and a registration service on Facebook for free”.
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This Is How To Take The Perfect Instagram [INFOGRAPHIC]
29 Oct 2013 by Luke Buchanan / No Comments
Platforms like Instagram, Twitter and Facebook that were developed alongside the smartphone have birthed a new creative class – the phone-tographers. Some phone photography enthusiasts are good, composing neat shots of their family, their pets and their holidays. Some of them, however, should never have been handed anything capable of taking photos. If you fall into the latter group of individuals, you’ll be happy to know that we have a little how-to guide in the form of an infographic called ‘Phone-Tography 101′
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Mark Shuttleworth’s African Island Retreat Is Beautiful [GALLERY + VIDEO]
29 Oct 2013 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
I caught an article in the FT Weekend, entitled, ‘Principe: a haven on earth.’ I’ll be honest, I had no idea that Mark Shuttleworth had bought the Bom Bom resort on Principe island. Did you?
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Yes, Airlines Are Definitely Making Economy Seats Smaller [PICS]
29 Oct 2013 by Luke Buchanan / No Comments
After the long process of checking in at the airport, it’s always reassuring to have a look at your seat think,”well, at least the seats can’t get any smaller”. Sadly, that reassurance is soon to be a thing of the past, as airlines are looking to squeeze in just one little extra seat in each aisle. In a push to create more 1st class and Business Class room, top airlines like American Airlines, Air Canada, KLM, and Emirates are going to squish those in Economy that little bit more.
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This Guy Might Have Surfed The Biggest Wave Ever [VIDEO]
29 Oct 2013 by Luke Buchanan / No Comments
When it comes to breaking records, some choose the safer route: opting to put straws in their mouths. Some, on the other hand, enjoy being towed into 30-metre waves by a jetski. This was the gambit of one Carlos Burle, in an attempt to break the world record for biggest wave ever surfed, held by Garret McNamara, who successfully carved a 23-metre behemoth just two years ago.
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Hindu Organisations Are Angry About This New Zapiro Cricket Cartoon
29 Oct 2013 by Luke Buchanan / No Comments
So a few weeks ago, newly appointed Cricket South Africa CEO Haroon Lorgat released the 2014 match itinerary for the Proteas – which miffed the Board of Control for Cricket in India. The BCCI has always had an edgy relationship with Lorgat, especially during his stint as the ICC CEO due to their differences over a number of issues. Zapiro, in typical fashion, took to his drawing board and produced something that Hindus aren’t particularly happy with.
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This Guy Predicts The ANC Will Get 61% In Next Year’s General Elections
29 Oct 2013 by Luke Buchanan / 2 Comments
Elections are fast approaching, and those among us who have dodged democratic apathy will soon be queuing outside toll booths across South Africa, in an attempt to make our great country better. As with any election, this one will come with as much pre-election hype as it will post-election hype. As part of the hype, we have people like Stephen Grootes who predict that the ANC will win by a landslide 61%.
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This Epic Breakup Letter Has Just Gone Viral
29 Oct 2013 by Luke Buchanan / 5 Comments
“I’m committed to a friendship” said her ex when he, very abruptly, called the whole thing off. Six weeks (and a few tubs of ice cream) later, and the newly single woman discovered that her bastard of an ex had been having an affair with his most recent ex on and off the whole time. After her initial confrontation with the guy, she wrote him a killer break up letter that the internet just can’t get enough of
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Cape Town Nails Top 3 Spot In Lonely Planet’s 2014 Best Cities Guide
29 Oct 2013 by silverstreak / 1 Comment
Cape Town has been ranked the third best city to visit in the world in the 2014 Lonely Planet’s 2014 Best In Travel guide, behind Trinidad (Cuba) and Paris (France). Check out Lonely Planet’s opinion of Kaapstad, and the rest of the contenders after the jump
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Couple Win Holiday Trip – Become Drug Mules
28 Oct 2013 by Luke Buchanan / 1 Comment
Have you ever watched the program ‘Border Security: Australia’? If you have, you’ll know that Australian border-control officials are some of the toughest in the business, taking no kak from no one. However, one unwitting elderly couple managed to slip through the system, after it emerged that their bags had been lined with methamphetamine while they were away in Canada.
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Hate Passing In Traffic? This Insane Gadget Let’s You See Through Trucks [VIDEO]
28 Oct 2013 by Luke Buchanan / 1 Comment
You haven’t started driving on the open road for real unless you’ve overtaken a few trucks, right? If you’re going to drive far, you’re going to get stuck behind trucks – that’s a fact. Problem is you never pass them, because it’s just too hard to see around them..
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2oceansvibe Declares Summer 2013 Open
28 Oct 2013 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
A somewhat controversial decision this year, you might say – given the upcoming weather for Tuesday and Wednesday. But you simply can’t ignore Sunday’s summer fever, with a repeat of that weather happening today.
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Karl Lagerfeld Has Actually Produced A Fashion Line Inspired By His Cat [PHOTOS]
28 Oct 2013 by Luke Buchanan / 1 Comment
As the head designer for Chanel, Karl Lagerfeld is one of the most successful fashion designers of all time. His designs are often beautiful, sometimes shocking, and sometimes a little… weird. This time, he’s taken inspiration from his cat to design a new range of fashion accessories.
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This Bra Sends Out A Tweet Every Time You Unhook It [VIDEO]
28 Oct 2013 by Luke Buchanan / No Comments
This piece of hosiery is equipped with BlueTooth, so every time there’s an unclasping of the clips, the bra communicates wirelessly to your Twitter account, triggering a tweet that reminds women to go for a medical examination. By extension, everyone will know that you have your bra off.
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The Future Is Here – Space Travel Could Be A Regular Thing By 2016 [PICS & VIDEO]
28 Oct 2013 by Luke Buchanan / 1 Comment
Well, we say ‘anybody’ – but by that we mean anybody who has R750,000 to spare on a trip to space. Yup, a small Arizona-based business, The Paragon Space Development Corporation, has used some existing technology to create a helium balloon that will take passengers to the edge of space.
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Hold On To Your Hats – Bruce Springsteen Is Coming To Town
28 Oct 2013 by Luke Buchanan / No Comments
That’s right, Bruce Springsteen is making a trip across the Atlantic for two shows in South Africa. The Boss has sold 120 million albums, won 20 Grammy’s, two Golden Globes and an Academy Award – so it’s fair to say that him coming here is big news, even if you weren’t born when he had his first hit single.
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South African Rapper, Khuli Chana Is Pressing Charges After Being Shot By SAPS [PIC]
28 Oct 2013 by Luke Buchanan / 2 Comments
Multi-award winning rapper, Khuli Chana, became a victim of police violence early this morning, when SAPS fired multiple shots at his driver window. Chana was on his way to meet a DJ at the New Road Caltex garage for a gig in Pretoria when he was shot at from an unmarked police vehicle.
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Here Is Your New Marketing Buzzword – Introducing The “Manfluencer”
28 Oct 2013 by Luke Buchanan / 1 Comment
It must be said – the recession hit us all hard. We’re not as wealthy as we used to be, and won’t be as prosperous as we hoped we would. In particular, the 2008 recession hit men the hardest, and left more men out of work than women. What did this mean? This means that more men were taking on home-keeping tasks like shopping, cooking and cleaning.
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Local Cricketer Killed By Cricket Ball
28 Oct 2013 by Luke Buchanan / 1 Comment
Former first-class South African cricketer, Darryn Randall, has died after he was struck on the head by a cricket ball. Randall, 32, was hit on the side of the head before he collapsed. He was batting at the time – but it is hasn’t been made clear whether or not he was wearing a helmet.
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Jack Daniel’s Launches Radical Online Store
28 Oct 2013 by silverstreak / No Comments
Up until now, the only place to purchase bespoke Jack Daniel’s fashion wear or collectable items was by making the trip to the JD Hardware Store in Lynchburg Tennessee. Now, local Jack fans can do their online shopping and enjoy free delivery to anywhere in South Africa, from Sandton to Springbok, thanks to the newly launched JD online store.
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Men Versus Women – Guess Who Multitasks Better?
25 Oct 2013 by silverstreak / No Comments
Yep, it’s that time of the week when a study says that one gender is better than the other gender at something, and we all get outraged and/or jokey. Despite your general jadedness when it comes to questions of this nature, the results of the study have potentially massive implications for modern work life.
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Please Enjoy This R2,500 Completely Over-The-Top iPhone Camera Lens
25 Oct 2013 by Luke Buchanan / 1 Comment
iPhone camera lenses are not a new thing by any stretch of the imagination. They emerged a few years ago, to accommodate and enhance the steadily improving camera technology that was being developed. They started out small, with individual lenses being sold for about R200, and a set of all sorts of different lenses being sold for around R500. It was more of a start-up company kind of thing to do – but now the big dogs have latched onto to the market, and Sony is one of those who are looking to make a big impact.
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So This Is The Guy That Will Star In 50 Shades Of Grey
25 Oct 2013 by Luke Buchanan / No Comments
After Charlie Hunnam backed out of the role to play kinky billionaire Christian Grey in the screen production of “Fifty Shades of Grey” two weeks ago, producers launched a search for a replacement. Fortunately for the producers, and for all the middle-aged women who so love the books, they managed to find a super sub in time for production to start in November.
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