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Dating Show Featuring “Undateable” Disabled People Draws Public Outcry [PICS]
27 Mar 2012 by Steyn du Toit / 1 Comment
An upcoming television show in the UK has sparked outrage because it appears to brand disabled people as “undateable”. The show will see case studies – including a guy with Down’s syndrome and a skateboarder with a facial disfigurement – paired with able-bodied people. But the creators have defended the title – saying it is merely a reflection of society’s own perceptions.
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Ex-Goldman Sachs Employee, Greg Smith, Shopping For Book Deal
26 Mar 2012 by Bearded Wiseman / No Comments
Greg Smith, the South African-born ex-Goldman Sachs executive who resigned this month, and went on to launch a scathing attack on Goldman’s culture in the New York Times, is seeking a deal to write a book about his experiences there.
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Chubby Contestant Stuns Simon Cowell On Britain’s Got Talent [VIDEO]
26 Mar 2012 by Steyn du Toit / No Comments
Inevitably, at some point during reality TV talent show auditions, a heavyset and/or ugly contestant will walk onto stage and be greeted with ridicule and laughter. But then said contestant opens his/her mouth, and everyone – including Simon Cowell – starts to cheer and cry hysterically. Step inside for that magical moment.
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Goldman Sachs Starts Scanning Emails For The Term “Muppet”
22 Mar 2012 by Bearded Wiseman / No Comments
After South African-born Greg Smith sent a scornful resignation op-ed to the New York Times last week, Goldman Sachs will now undertake a company-wide email review. They’ll be searching for terms like “muppet”, and other things that may help to reveal disgruntled employees.
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Tech Report – The Cure For The Shopping Mall Nightmare
22 Mar 2012 by 2oceansVibe TV / No Comments
For some of us, shopping malls are the absolute worst. With queues and people breathing all over you, touching you, children, sticky ice-creams, screaming, and of course, the trauma of finding parking. In this episode Seth shows you how to avoid this nightmarish experience. *This insert was first published in December 2011 on ETV. [...]
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Have You Seen The New Cape Argus?
20 Mar 2012 by Bearded Wiseman / 1 Comment
On March 9 2012, the Cape Argus officially changed its format and added a morning edition. The broadsheet is now only available in a size at about half of what it used to be, and the layout has been given a visually stimulating modernisation. We caught up with executive editor, Gasant Abarder, to find out more.
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A Bloody, Bruised Bieber? Not Exactly… [PICS]
20 Mar 2012 by Matt McDonald / 1 Comment
Well well, what do we have here? Has an enraged fan of “real music” finally flipped their lid and had a go at pop’s young princeling, the Biebster? We should be so lucky. Full story and gallery after the jump!
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FNB Denies Accusations Of Bond Racism
20 Mar 2012 by Simon Gerber / No Comments
FNB yesterday denied claims made against them for charging illegally inflated bond rates to black clients. This was in response to allegations in Noseweek magazine that FNB, which took over 80 000 clients from Saambou when it collapsed in 2002, had been overcharging them.
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First Goldman Sachs, Now JPMorgan Chase; Second Honest Banker Shows Himself
16 Mar 2012 by Bearded Wiseman / No Comments
This really is quite something. One might even say a “trend” is occurring. Following the publication of a whistleblowing letter by an ex-Goldman Sachs employee in the New York Times, a second honest banker has emerged. He works at JPMorgan Chase, and wrote his letter to the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
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Vaalwater Police Brutality Victim Speaks [VIDEO]
16 Mar 2012 by Bearded Wiseman / 3 Comments
Norman Mokau, the victim of a brutal attack at the hands of a Vaalwater police officer in Limpopo last year, says he is still in pain after the incident. Mokau was beaten up by a police officer in November last year and the officer has only just been suspended.
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BREAKING: Auction Alliance On Brink Of Collapse As Staff Flee
15 Mar 2012 by Bearded Wiseman / 7 Comments
A report this morning indicated that a “large contingent” of the Johannesburg Auction Alliance sales staff were set to resign. They were reported to be “in talks” with Aucor yesterday about them looking for new jobs. Much more seems to have happened today, though.
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South African Goldman Sachs Exec Exposes The Rot In His Firm
15 Mar 2012 by Bearded Wiseman / 1 Comment
Goldman Sachs lost $2,2 billion of its market value yesterday after Greg Smith – a South African-born Goldman “big shot” in Europe – chose to resign and write an opinion piece letter about Goldman’s corporate culture to the New York Times.
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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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Umkhonto We Sizwe: “Malema Would Have Faced Firing Squad During Struggle”
15 Mar 2012 by Steyn du Toit / No Comments
The Umkhonto we Sizwe Military Veterans’ Association (MKMVA) has kicked up quite a bit of dust over a statement they’ve made about Julius Malema. They say that if this was still the struggle era, Malema would have been killed by a firing squad for “the way in which he was rude to the ANC leadership.” See the ANCYL’s response after the jump.
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Discovery Channel Fires Bear Grylls
14 Mar 2012 by Bearded Wiseman / 1 Comment
He’s eaten from a zebra carcass, swum across freezing lakes in just his undies to see what it’d be like, and he once slept in a dead sheep’s carcass for warmth. Sadly, it might be a while before we get to watch any of Bear’s antics again. The Discovery Channel set him free for good yesterday by announcing their relationship is over.
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Mail & Guardian Picks Up Story From 2oceansvibe
14 Mar 2012 by Seth Rotherham / 2 Comments
It’s been a roller-coaster couple of weeks for 2oceansvibe Media. Just recently SuperSport picked up an online Rugby Show concept from us, along with the anchor that presented it; then Naspers also took our sales man – you can read about that here. And now Mail & Guardian are picking up stories from us! Suffice to [...]
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eNews Channel Anchor Caught Napping Live On Air [VIDEO]
14 Mar 2012 by Steyn du Toit / No Comments
Reading the news can be a tiresome event – just ask eNews anchor Ayanda-Allie Paine! After announcing the weather segment on Saturday night, Paine slouched over her desk and rested her head on her right arm for a quick rest. But watch what happens as the camera accidentally stays on her instead of cutting to the weather girl. Awkward.
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UPDATE: Vicious Police Brutality In Vaalwater, Limpopo
14 Mar 2012 by Bearded Wiseman / 14 Comments
Yesterday, 2oceansVibe ran a story about the brutal handling of an individual by a Vaalwater policeman. Instead of facing a charge of attempted murder, the officer involved is facing a lesser charge of assault with intent to do grievous bodily harm. He also spent time as the acting station commander of Vaalwater Police Station, after the incident occurred.
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Vicious Police Brutality In Vaalwater, Limpopo [VIDEO]
13 Mar 2012 by Bearded Wiseman / 14 Comments
A video clip of a uniformed police officer brutally attacking and detaining an individual has been brought to our attention. The footage, allegedly filmed in Vaalwater, Limpopo, clearly incriminates a Vaalwater police van, and a uniformed police officer who appears to still be on duty. N5FW.
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Rebekah Brooks Arrested By Phone Hacking Task Force
13 Mar 2012 by silverstreak / No Comments
Ex News Corps bigwig, Rebekah Brooks has been arrested with her husband Charlie, and four others on the charge of “conspiring to pervert the course of justice”. The charges relate to the News Of The World phone hacking scandal, the details of which continue to poison the well of journalism in the UK.
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Tech Report – South Africa’s Information Highway Is More Like A Country Lane
13 Mar 2012 by 2oceansVibe TV / No Comments
Do you ever think back to a time before the internet? Before instant gratification and information at your fingertips, it was a time when you had to go to a library to find things out. It seems prehistoric compared to our lives now, where anything we want, information wise, is there for the taking. But [...]
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George Bizos Declares Info Bill Unconstitutional
13 Mar 2012 by Bearded Wiseman / No Comments
Nelson Mandela’s former defence lawyer, and veteran human rights lawyer, George Bizos, has written to Parliament stating that the protection of state information bill is unconstitutional on several counts.
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January Jones’ Cellphone Got Hacked (Betty Draper From Mad Men) – PICS
13 Mar 2012 by Seth Rotherham / 1 Comment
Incredible timing all of this – just before season 5 of Mad Men launches. First you had the red-head Christina Hendricks’ nude cellphone pictures hitting the net (here) and then in the last few days Don Draper himself suddenly featured in print, saying Kim Kardashian is a “fucking idiot” (here). And now, another favourite, January [...]
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Bruce Good Live On ‘Creative Mornings’ This Friday
12 Mar 2012 by Jessica Tasker / No Comments
If you don’t know about Name Your Hood by now, well then you haven’t been reading enough. This genius idea, created by Bruce Good basically gives people a chance to suggest names for their affiliated neighborhoods and then vote on one to stay, giving people the chance to actually identify themselves with where they live [...]
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Julius Malema Calls For Regulation Of The Media
12 Mar 2012 by Simon Gerber / 4 Comments
In the very same interview on SABC last night (covered in the Morning Spice here), in which Julius Malema asked the ANC for forgiveness, he has also called for heavier regulation of our media. Malema alleges that the media is what is destroying democracy in South Africa. A bit of a silly accusation if you ask me. More of his rant, inside.
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Is CNN About To Buy Mashable?
12 Mar 2012 by Bearded Wiseman / No Comments
A few hours ago, Reuters blogger, Felix Salmon, recorded an exclusive interview in which it was revealed that CNN will buy social media website, Mashable, for more than $200 million dollars. The announcement is due to be confirmed as early as tomorrow, according to Salmon.
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Death Row TV Show Is A Hit In China
12 Mar 2012 by Matt McDonald / No Comments
What’s hot on TV in China’s Henan Province these days? Just a little show where death row inmates are interviewed moments before they are killed for their crimes. The show is called “Interview Before Execution” and it has China riveted to the tune of nearly 40 million viewers every week.
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Stop KONY 2012: Ugandans React To Viral Kony Video
09 Mar 2012 by Matt McDonald / 9 Comments
As the #StopKONY juggernaut continues rampaging across the interwebs and social networks, some reporters have turned to Kony’s fellow Ugandans for comment on the video, and the Invisible Children organisation’s project to bring Joseph Kony to justice. Their opinions? Not positive.
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