Task Force Pounces On Auction Alliance – A team of law-enforcement agencies yesterday raided 13 offices of the embattled Auction Alliance countrywide. The raids were made as Auction Alliance faces numerous battles, including allegations that it duped wealthy property bidders. [timeslive]
Cameroon Olympic Athletes ‘Missing’ – Several Cameroon Olympic athletes have disappeared amid fears they have fled the London 2012 Games to claim asylum, team officials have admitted. [telegraph]
SA Snow Makes International Headlines – “The snow began Tuesday morning, part of an extreme cold snap now biting into a nation still in its winter months. By mid-afternoon, officials recorded snowfall across most of South Africa. However, forecasters acknowledged snow remains so unusual that they typically aren’t prepared to provide details about snowfall in the nation.” [wallstreetjournal]
Emergency Vehicles Snowed In – Several ambulances and paramedic cars were snowed in at Nottingham Road on the N3 on Wednesday morning, after responding to an accident, KwaZulu-Natal paramedics said. [news24]
Mars Rover Sends First Colour Photo – NASA’s newly landed Mars science rover Curiosity snapped the first color image of its surroundings while an orbiting sister probe photographed litter left behind during the rover’s daring do-or-die descent to the surface, scientists said Tuesday. [reuters + photo]
Justin Bieber Punishes Prince William – The Biebmeister stole a moment in a recent magazine interview to slam His Royal Highness Prince William for his thinning hair. “I mean, there are things to prevent that nowadays, like Propecia,” the 18-year-old told British magazine Rolla Coaster (via the Daily Mail). “I don’t know why he doesn’t just get those things, those products. [latimes]
How Long Before Facebook Writes Off Its $1B Purchase of Instagram? – In reading the Forbes cover story on Instagram’s Kevin Systrom, one can’t help but conclude that Systrom is a very smart fellow. Perhaps his smartest move was to sell Instagram to Facebook early, before having to deliver even an iota of revenue. [forbes]
Violence Threatened At Madonna Concerts In Russia, Embassy Warns – Russian authorities were stepping up security after a threat of violence at Madonna concerts this week, the U.S. Embassy in Moscow warned. [cnn]
Inside Natalie Portman’s Strictly Vegan Wedding – The wedding between Natalie Portman and Benjamin Millepied reflected not just the bride’s Jewish faith and the groom’s French nationality, but also the couple’s outlook on the world. [people]
Facebook Game Allows You To Gamble Real Money – UK-based online gambling holding Gamesys has launched a new Facebook app called ‘Bingo Friendzy’, the first to hit the social network’s App Center that lets UK users aged 18 and over to play an online game for real cash prizes. [nextweb]
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US Presidential Campaign Gets Dirtier – Hypocritical. Contemptible. Dishonest. “Obamaloney.” The rhetoric, charges and counter-charges flew fast and thick Tuesday as the presidential election campaign continued on its sharply negative trajectory. [cnn]
Anne Hathaway Raises $2 Million For Obama – Days after “The Dark Night Rises” hauled in $36 million at the box offices last weekend, its fierce female star, Anne Hathaway, helped President Obama rake in millions for his re-election campaign at a Hollywood-studded fundraiser in Connecticut. [abcnews]
Roman-Era Boat Found Off Italy Coast ‘Almost Intact’ – Divers say they have discovered a ship off the coast of Italy which they believe is about 2,000 years old. The ship, which was found in the sea off the town on Varazze in the province of Liguria, is thought to be a Roman-era commercial vessel. [bbc]
Google’s Driverless Car Is Now Safer Than the Average Driver – Google announced Tuesday that its self-driving cars have completed 300,000 miles of test-drives, under a “wide range of conditions,” all without any kind of accident. (The project has seen a few accidents in the past — but only with humans at the wheel.) [mashable]
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The Rolling Stone Chart – 2ov Radio has teamed up with Rolling Stone magazine to bring you the weekly charts at 12h45 each Wednesday – live to your radio / car / mobile phone on the Just Josie Show! [justjosie]
Mark Grobbelaar from Women INpowered In Studio – Humans do not have many self-defence mechanisms. Mark from joins Bailey Schneider from 14h00-15h00 today to talk about protecting ourselves and staying safe in South Africa. [baileyschneider]
Gary Cool Interviews ISO Band, Hokum And Dead Alphabet – A jam packed special edition of The Rock Dimension tonight form 20h00-22h00 features interviews from ISO Band, Hokum and Dead Alphabet. In the David Vs Goliath feature, Gary Cool proves to the world that our local bands have what it takes to battle up against the Top International Bands. Blink 182 will go toe to toe against one of SA’s finest Crash Car Burn. be sure to tune in! [2ovfm]
FRESH PODCASTS
SA Fashion Designer, Gert Johan Coetzee With Bailey – Warming up the Johannesburg studio on a snowy day, fashion designer to the stars, Gert Johan Coetzee was in studio with Bailey Schneider. “From farm to fashion”, starting from dressing his sisters dolls to dressing South African celebrities. Find out more about this flamboyant fashion designer, and no it’s not just about fashion. [podcast]
Playboy Magazine’s Miss June and Miss August In Studio – Playboy South Africa’s lovely Miss June and Miss August, Zoe and Bianca, joined The IanF Show to chat about their how they got into Playboy, exactly how long it takes to do a centre fold shoot and what they do when people recognise them in public. The team thought they’d get the models to do a little reading… Here they are reading two passages from 50 Shades of Grey! [podcast + video]
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