Cecil Chao, the Hong Kong billionaire who oferred an initial sum of R650 million to the man who could win his daughters heart, has now doubled up his offer in a desperate attempt to ensure he has grandchildren.
The current world record for the largest Bitcoin transaction sits neatly at R10 million – which is a damn good showing for a currency that should really still be in its infancy.
When you buy a house in Constantia for R32 million, you expect certain things, like a minimum of six bedrooms, a private study with a stealthy exit to the garden for garden whiskey drinking, and separate quarters for the live-in staff. Things like grass tennis courts, however – well those are a nice touch. And they could be yours to touch.
One of the worlds rarest and most coveted diamonds has been found at the Cullinan mine in Pretoria – and sent straight to London.
It’s hard to accept that it’s been three whole decades since Apple changed the tech marketing game with their iconic ‘1984’ ad that aired during the Super Bowl.
When was the last time you entered a corner shop that was locally owned and operated?
This is too good to be true! The Jamaican bobsled team has raised over R1 million on Crowdtilt so they can compete in the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia.
More accurately, he’s aiming to eradicate the poverty, not the countries. Every year for the past five years, Bill and Melinda Gates have published an annual letter in which they tally the success or failures of their foundations, and set the philanthropic agenda for the next year. This year’s annual letter, which was released today, goes down a slightly different path. Rather than a letter, it’s more of a manifesto.
With every new year come new possibilities. And with the rafts of societal, economic and social changes that happened in 2013, this year absolutely reeks with possibility.
One of life’s cruellest ironies is finding yourself in Cape Town during January. The summer weather’s still calling you out to go and enjoy the city, but with Christmas bonuses nothing more than a distant memory, there’s that pesky issue of your ever-dwindling bank balance. So what’s a Capetonian to do?
Did you know that fabulously wealthy people enjoy reading, maintain a to-do list and wake up at least three hours before work? They also set goals, watch less television and maintain a healthy diet by eating less junk food and exercising four times a week. To find out what else they do, check out the infographic below.
There’s paid-for product placement and then there is free, invaluable exposure by way of brand loyal customers.Take this famous US brand which found itself the subject of a hit rap song which is closing in on YouTube 100,000 views.
The iconic Dr. Dre, unsatisfied with his runaway headphone sales, is launching a music service to rival Spotify called Beats Music.
It’s another one of those classic moment where you’ll kick yourself so hard for not doing this first in South Africa. These guys have absolutely NAILED IT with a super-slick online service that will blow your mind.
The rector of the University of the Free State, Jonathan Jansen, has made a complaint to the South African Human Rights Commission after a bizarre advert for student accommodation appeared in the local papers.
A shade under 10 bar is what you can expect to pay for an estate sized property in the Cape. Madness? No, my friend. These are the kinds of bargains you’ll find littered all over the place once your breach the Boerewors Curtain. This place has two, yes TWO swimming pools. Don’t believe me? Details are inside, friend.
A team of researchers have concluded that richer people, particularly women, have better sex than their poorer counterparts of the same gender. At least, that’s true of a control group of Spaniards who took part in the study. The slightly more astounding conclusion is that 90% of the people polled (not intended) in this study were satisfied with quality and quantity of sexy time in their lives.
We all know the drill when it comes to Axe adverts. One geeky guy, one can of Axe deodorant, and about a hundred scantily clad women with a hunger for geeky men.
What, you think a couple of bankers don’t like to kick back and smoke a doob every now and then? ‘Course they do. They do that, and a whole lot of other stuff.
The pursuit of happiness. That’s what we’re all doing, isn’t it? Although, one gets the feeling that we don’t always pursue it in the right ways.
Yes, truly. Innocent, if poorly written, Mills & Boon novels have given way to classics like ‘Cum For Bigfoot’. It seems ’50 Shades of Grey’ has woken the Kraken of human sexuality, and now the ferociously horny are looking for something a little more…exotic.
This is a bold move from HBO. They’ve uploaded the first two episodes of ‘Girls’ season three on YouTube – where you can watch them right now, for free.
How hard could it be? Surely if all the resources, employees and infrastructure are at your disposal – you too could run a Fortune 500 company That’s what this infographic aims to do – to help you find out if you’ll make the cut.
It’s nearly that time again. The ‘Game of Thrones’ Season 4 trailer debuted on HBO yesterday, and it got plenty of attention as fans the world over eagerly await the next instalment of the mammoth series.
Back in September 1988, Martin Tankleff woke up one morning to get ready for his first day of senior high. But when he walked into to his dad’s office, he found him bleeding heavily on the floor.
When he isn’t the mood for a island holiday, Richard Branson likes nothing more than to leave his Necker Island home and rough it for a while in Africa.
Earlier this week, Jerry Seinfeld appeared in another one of Reddit’s ‘Ask Me Anything’ feeds, and shared his tips on being a productive human.
The likelihood is that you will never need to practically re-create what you see in this video.
Death awaits us all. But if you live in Monaco – it might wait a little longer. This new infographic projects the life expectancy of those born in 2013.
Speaking at the ANC’s 102nd birthday celebrations at KaNyamazane near Nelspruit, Jacob urged the crowed to vote for the ANC, in order to allow the party to change unspecified aspects of the country’s constitution.