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Business
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Rhino Poaching Ring Leader’s Assets Seized By NPA
19 Mar 2013 by Gabi October / No Comments
The National Prosecuting Authority said on Monday that the Pretoria High Court had granted an order to seize the assets of suspected rhino poaching ring leader, Joseph Nyalunga. Spokesman, Medupe Simasiku said the order was granted in terms of the Prevention of Organised Crime Act. Simasiku said: The application was launched by the Asset Forfeiture [...]
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Malema Misses R16 Million SARS Debt Deadline
19 Mar 2013 by Gabi October / 1 Comment
The future is not looking that bright for Ju-Ju. Julius Malema has missed the deadline to file challenges to SARS’ application for the sequestration of his estate to cover the R16 million tax debt bill. Court documents dated 14 March 2013 said Malema “failed to file an answering affidavit and the application is therefore set [...]
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Seth Rotherham’s Interview In The March Edition Of Playboy Magazine
15 Mar 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Apart from easy-on-the-eye visuals, Playboy magazine is famous for its in-depth interviews. I was fortunate enough to be invited as the March edition’s subject, resulting in a 6-page interview. More than enough reason to get a copy
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House Of The Week – Drop A Smooth R30 Million On This Bantry Bay Bombshell [GALLERY]
14 Mar 2013 by Aramat Broccoly / 3 Comments
Well, R29 950 000. But what a view! Hell, the view alone’s worth 40 bar. At least. And that infinity pool that gives the impression that it’s actually part of the ocean? Don’t be naughty. If the price made your eyes water a little bit, just step back for a second, and contemplate the word, “cocktails”. [...]
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Radvertising: French Toilet Paper Ad Is Solid Gold [VIDEO]
14 Mar 2013 by silverstreak / 1 Comment
“Emma…” Do you know one of those condescending twerps who smirks whenever you read a book, print a page, write something one a note pad – their tablet in hand? Are you one of those condescending twerps? Do you use an iPad when you run out of toilet paper? Obviously not. This rad TV ad [...]
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The Mad Men Season 6 Teaser Is Here [VIDEO]
14 Mar 2013 by Aramat Broccoly / No Comments
Why do they do this to us? If the suspense for Mad Men season from the poster wasn’t enough, try getting your head around the subliminal messages in the teaser vid. April 7 can’t come soon enough. AMC promises the upcoming episodes will feature much more chaos and “upheaval” than previous seasons. Many members of the cast [...]
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Enjoy The Floor Plans Of All Your Favourite TV Show Apartments [GALLERY]
13 Mar 2013 by Aramat Broccoly / No Comments
Television shows – we love them. And with many great television shows have come many great fictional apartments. The gallery below, that shows an artistic recreation of our favourite TV show apartment floor plans from Friends, to Golden Girls, to Big Bang Theory. Enjoy that. [Source: Mashable]
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Facebook Likes Can Predict Your Personality
12 Mar 2013 by Gabi October / No Comments
Researchers at Cambridge University are using algorithms to predict religion, political stance, race and sexual orientation from the things one “likes” on Facebook. The research provides quite accurate personal portraits. Over 58 000 volunteers were used for the study, and provided their Facebook “likes” as well as demographic information. These volunteers also provided psychometric testing [...]
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Mad Men Season 6 – Are You Ready?
12 Mar 2013 by Aramat Broccoly / No Comments
Remember those days in art class when you had to find the underlying meaning to a picture or advert? Okay well, if you were never in art class, that was an actual lesson. Just roll with it. I don’t know if we are reading too far into this one, but if we analyse the poster [...]
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Britain’s Most Expensive House Has Been Sold For R1 Billion [GALLERY] #soblessed
12 Mar 2013 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
If your numbers for Wednesday’s Powerball Lottery come through, you’re gonna kick yourself that number One Cornwall Terrace has been sold! For £80million! And that was R270 million below asking price! It’s clearly a buyer’s market..
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Political Party Funding Of R68,4 Million Received By The ANC Is Illegal – Experts
11 Mar 2013 by Gabi October / 1 Comment
If you missed the Mail & Guardian Newsroom show on 2oceansvibe Radio, don’t dispair. We have the podcast of this week’s Mail & Guardian Newsroom show for your analytical pleasure. Feel free to listen on the page, or download for later listening. In this week’s show, Phillip de Wet and Deshnee Subramany discussed the thorny issue of political party funding [...]
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Old Spice Launches New Spokeperson – Mr Wolfdog [VIDEO]
11 Mar 2013 by Gabi October / No Comments
Old Spice’s ad agency, Wieden+Kennedy has introduced a new spokesperson to the now revered line of YouTube Old Spice spokespeople, which has included the likes of Isaiah Mustafa and Fabio Lanzoni. The ambassador for their Wild Collection is a wolf, Mr Wolfdog. And obviously, he has been appointed their Executive Director of Marketing, and enjoys his [...]
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Use Google Maps To See Where Rich And Poor People Live In South Africa
11 Mar 2013 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
We spotted an article on BusinessInsider about a Reddit post which showed a search for high and low end retailers, as a way to define a city’s rich and poor areas. We did the same thing, pitting Woolworths against Shoprite. Here are the results:
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LISTEN: Mail & Guardian’s Chris Roper Reports From The South By Southwest Conference [PODCAST]
11 Mar 2013 by Gabi October / No Comments
The Mail & Guardian team traveled to Austin, Texas for the twentieth annual South by Southwest conference. Online editor, Chris Roper and General Manager for Digital Operations, Alistair Fairweather bring us clips from Elon Musk’s keynote address, and other assorted treats. South by Southwest is one of the biggest interactive film, music, tech and pop culture conferences [...]
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House Of The Week – Bishopscourt Mansion For R35,000,000
07 Mar 2013 by Aramat Broccoly / No Comments
This gem in Bishopscourt has enough to make your eyes pop. Its unique simplicity makes this mansion a pure work of art. But what did Pam Golding have to say? With its distinctive features and attention to detail, this newly built home finished to exacting standards represents contemporary architecture at its best. Situated in [...]
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Motlanthe Defends Funding Christmas Holiday With Public Money
07 Mar 2013 by Gabi October / 7 Comments
Apparently Deputy President, Kgalema Motlanthe thinks it’s okay to use public money to foot the bill for transport and security costs of his Seychelles Christmas vacation. And according to Motlanthe, the use of public money was in line with government policy. Democratic Alliance MP, David Maynier posed a question to Motlanthe in the National Assembly, [...]
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National Assembly Approves E-Tolling Bill
06 Mar 2013 by Gabi October / No Comments
While introducing the bill yesterday, Transport Minister, Ben Martins said the Transport Laws and Related Matters Amendment Bill was essential for, “the appropriate implementation of the e-tolling system”, arguing that it was a requirement for the implementation of the Gauteng Freeway Improvement Project. The bill was approved with a majority vote by the National Assembly with 193 [...]
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Saudi Prince Outraged By Forbes – Claims To Be Much Wealthier Than Reported
05 Mar 2013 by Gabi October / 2 Comments
What’s a few billion dollars between friends? A lot, according to Saudi Arabia’s Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal, who is challenging Forbes’ ranking of his wealth. Forbes reported the prince’s wealth to be a staggering $20 billion (R181 billion), ranking him at 26 on the Forbes Richest List. But Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal said he has a [...]
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According To Brand SA: Oscar Pistorius, Police Brutality, And Marikana Haven’t Harmed The Country’s Reputation [VIDEO]
05 Mar 2013 by Gabi October / 1 Comment
Ayanda-Allie Payne, eNCA News anchor challenges Brand SA CEO, Miller Matola in light of the recent headlines that have placed South Africa in a bad light. Payne and Matola discuss issues ranging from the Oscar Pistorius trial to the brutal death of Mido Macia at the hands of the police, and the Marikana massacre. Payne [...]
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Cape Town Hotel Pushes To Liquidate Ex-Convict / Sushi King, Kenny Kunene
05 Mar 2013 by Seth Rotherham / 1 Comment
A Green Point hotel which acts as the landlord for ZAR nightclub, owned by ex-convict Kenny Kunene, has filed for their liquidation. Kenny Kunene, who also happens to be a good friend of Oscar Pistorius, claims the hotel ‘fooled’ them with regards to their liquor license.
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LISTEN: “Instead of Catching Criminals, The Police Stand Accused Of Committing Serious Crimes” – Catch The M&G Newsroom Podcast Right Here
04 Mar 2013 by Gabi October / No Comments
If you missed the Mail & Guardian Newsroom show on 2oceansvibe Radio, don’t dispair. We have the podcast of this week’s Mail & Guardian Newsroom show for your analytical pleasure. In this week’s edition, show presenters Charles Leonard and Amanda Strydom started the show off by talking about one story that will certainly stay on the news agenda for this week [...]
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Outspoken Cape Town Guest House Owner Knee-Deep In Controversy
01 Mar 2013 by silverstreak / 17 Comments
Chris Von Ulmenstein is no stranger to controversy. Owner and operator of the Whale Cottage franchise of guest houses, Von Ulmenstein’s guest houses sport pages and pages of colourfully-worded reviews on user-generated review sites, like Trip Advisor, and has been embroiled in a number of public spats in recent years with a variety of individuals [...]
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Get Up To Speed: The 2013 Budget Speech – In English This Time!
28 Feb 2013 by Gabi October / No Comments
We caught up with 2oceansvibe Media’s accountants, Galbraith Rushby, who gave us this thorough analysis on the 2013 Budget Speech and what it means for you and me. In English that you can understand! Click for more.
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House Of The Week – People In Glass Houses Can Do Whatever The Hell They Want
28 Feb 2013 by Aramat Broccoly / 2 Comments
Well, look, apparently money can buy anything. This is architectural gem was designed by Nico van der Meulen Architects. Known as “The Glass House” its beauty covers almost 27 000 square feet of prime real estate in Johannesburg. This, from Design Milk: This modern mansion comes complete with an indoor pool, an outdoor pool, a [...]
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