Monday, June 23, 2025

The New 2011 MINI Coupe – In My Garage

I said goodbye to my buddy, the new 4X4 MINI Countryman, after six months of joyous adventure in and around Cape Town. From mounting pavements in Green Point, to dirt roads and the dunes of Arniston, it was nothing short of pure adventure. I also managed to squeeze in an online TV series, showing you, […]

Wednesday Morning Spice

Prince Charles And Camilla Arrive In SA Today – The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall were expected to arrive in South Africa on Wednesday for an official five-day visit at the personal invitation of President Jacob Zuma. The last time the Prince of Wales was in South Africa on an official visit was […]

Boeing 767 Touches Down Without Wheels In Warsaw [Video]

Howz this vibe, a plane landed perfectly without wheels in Poland! It took off from New York. Storyful reports: A Boeing 767 carrying over 200 passengers from New York’s Newark Airport made an emergency landing in Warsaw, Poland, on Tuesday. Video footage showed the Polish Airlines plane https://www.aldaorg.net/buy-accutane/ touching down on the runway without landing […]

2 Billion Rand Up For Grabs, As Lottery Has ‘Historic’ Rollover

The US Powerball lottery, which is played by people all over the world, had a jackpot this last weekend of $200 million (R1,5 billion). Whilst there were many smaller winners, no one had the right numbers to win the big jackpot prize. That means that the jackpot rolls over and gets bigger. This Wednesday’s US […]

Atlantic Seaboard Real Estate Agent War Goes Online

You might have caught the article in the Sunday Times about the drama going on amongst real estate agents along Cape Town’s Atlantic Seaboard. In a nutshell, Lew Geffen, the founder of Sotheby’s International Realty Franchises, has a franchise agreement with two gentlemen, Hugo Jankowitz and Rob Stefanutto. They’ve run the Atlantic Seaboard franchise since […]

The Pauly Shore Tapes – Part 3

Zinzi wakes up to find that his dad, Pauly Shore, has disappeared. When he finally finds him, Pauly is preoccupied with his audition for a Disney cartoon. Zinzi gets more frustrated because he wants to have fun, but Pauly spends the day taking him on mundane errands. Press PLAY below. Or start at the beginning […]

Tuesday Morning Spice

Kim Kardashian Is Getting Divorced – Kim Kardashian filed for divorce Monday just 72 days after tying the knot with Kris Humphries in a lavish ceremony that was taped for her reality show. She made $18million on the wedding which works out to R250,000 a day since they got married. [people] Kris Humphries Found Out About His […]

Design Your Home Like A Pro Architect

A man’s home is his castle. A women’s home is also her castle, but with more comfort and logic. And your castle ought to be everything you hoped and prayed for. When was the last time you walked into a place and thought, “Man, if I had built this house, I would have definitely perched […]

Puma Drops Sexual Coverblock Clydes In Time For Summer

Puma has teamed up with Undefeated to unleash these fine creations on humanity, just in time for summer. Only available at Fabiani stores from November 4, you would be a fool not to have a pair of these caressing your feet by Friday evening. A fool. A real fool. Check it out. Red. Kind of […]

Enjoy De Grendel’s Latest Vintage At Sundowners This Friday

L’Heure bleue – the hour of blue. That’s the french description of the period when the sun has set, so named for the wonderful quality of the light. Now imagine celebrating this special time of day on a Friday evening between 17h00 and 20h00 at De Grendel estate, as the sun sets over the Atlantic […]

Monday Morning Spice

Julius Malema On The Ropes – ANC Youth League president Julius Malema partied up a storm in Mauritius at the weekend amid rumours of his imminent arrest by the Hawks following an extensive investigation of his financial affairs. The Times has established that the net is closing in on Malema and that a joint investigation […]

Powerball Lottery Rolls Over To R1,5 Billion – Tickets Available Online

One and a half billion Rand is usually as high as these overseas lottery jackpots ever get. That is why I bought the following numbers for this weekend’s US Powerball lottery. What number will you choose? It has rolled over so many times that it is now at $203 Million, which works out to R […]

Friday Morning Spice

Italian Parliament Turns Into A Brawl Amid Economic Tensions – Tensions over Italy’s attempts to avoid becoming the next victim of the eurozone debt crisis exploded in parliament on Wednesday, with MPs exchanging blows and insults over a pension reform plan. Epic. [telegraph] Nokia Debuts Their First Windows Smartphones – News of a Nokia/Microsoft partnership […]

Jordy Smith Signs With 2oceansVibe Partner, Buchulife

SA’s #1 surfer, Jordy Smith recently signed with Buchulife herbal health products! You will already know the brand well, as Buchulife (the water) is a 2oceansVibe partner and featured prominently in the background of 2ov TV‘s hit online TV show, The Compound. Durban-born surfer Jordy Smith is one of the most prodigiously talented and exciting surfers […]

Clever Advertising In Wake Of Axe Deodorant Ban

Check out this ad, spotted in today’s Cape Times! This comes in response to the news that the ASA pulled a recent AXE deodorant television commercial as it might upset Christian viewers. Note how the ad teeters on the fringe of comparative advertising but probably scrapes through as AXE deodorant is not mentioned in the […]

Thursday Morning Spice

Amy Winehouse Actually Died Of Alcohol Poisoning – Remember when Amy’s dad told the world that she died from withdrawal to alcohol? Not true, it seems. A coroner has ruled that Amy Winehouse died as the unintended result of drinking too much alcohol. According to pathology reports, Winehouse had consumed a “very large quantity of […]

Voting Has Begun For Hood #5!

This is a neighbourhood desperate for a name. It’s that part of Green Point which hosts a number of institutions. From vide e, Manos, and the Cape Royale hotel to Mario’s, Giovanni’s, Jade and Hudson’s Burger Joint – this is the stomping ground of many a Capetonian and tourist alike. “Green Point” is massive! It […]

Cape Town Awarded World Design Capital 2014

Congratulations Cape Town! Cape Town has been named World Design Capital for the year 2014, ahead of fellow short-listed cities, Dublin and Bilbao. The sought-after accolade was awarded to the Mother City this morning at the International Design Alliance (IDA) Congress in Taipei. Executive Mayor of Cape Town, Patricia de Lille, accepted the award on […]

Wednesday Morning Spice

Carlos Tevez Fined £1 million For Refusing To Play – Manchester City star Carlos Tevez was hit with a £1 million fine on Tuesday following the angry bust-up during the Champions League clash with Bayern Munich, the Premier League club announced. A statement from City said Tevez — widely reported to be earning £250,000 per week — […]

WIN ‘Eastbound & Down’ Season 1 & 2 DVD Sets – GO KENNY POWERS!

THIS COMPETITION IS CLOSED: WELL DONE TO MICHAEL S & JARED R FOR OWNING THE GREATEST DSDs ON EARTH! Anyone who has seen Eastbound & Down will agree it may well be the greatest series ever made. The main character, Kenny Powers, may well be the greatest man that ever lived. They recently released season […]

Goldfish Signs With EMI

I’m just going to kick off the article with a reminder picture I took in 2004, of everybody’s favourite SA band, Goldfish. Please enjoy Dom & Dave quietly dominating an entire corner at Baraza – a Camps Bay bar which subsequently closed down. This was back in the day when Blues restaurant was actually good. […]

Tuesday Morning Spice

The Kid From Jerry Maguire Turned 21 – He was an adorable little tyke who charmed Tom Cruise in ‘Jerry McGuire.’ This past Saturday, Jonathan Lipnicki turned 21. Yes, that means you’re old. Lipnicki celebrated his birthday with friends and family, including his parents, in Las Vegas. [zap2it] Queen Mooned By Construction Worker In Australia – […]

Wednesday’s Jackpot Is R1,3 BILLION

I find it terribly amusing when people “choose not” to play the lottery. Haaaah! How sad can you get? Especially when it goes over one billion Rand! I know a lot of people who only play when it goes over one billion – and I know at least they’re in there like swimwear. Houses like this on […]

A Thing Of Great Beauty

Someone told me about this the last time I went to Jo’burg. I didn’t get to see it because I rarely move from the grounds of The Westcliff – either at the pool or in the Polo Lounge. Nonetheless, one Andrew F did manage to get a photo. Apparently this oke sits https://www.1edrxpills.com there most days, […]

The “Cry Just A Little” Song That Ian F Keeps Playing

I’ve had that “Cry Just A Little” tune by Bingo Players (listen here) stuck in my head after hearing it on Ian F’s morning show. I knew that the chorus they sampled was from way back in my youth, but I couldn’t quite work it out. You know the one: I know Caught up in […]

Monday Morning Spice

Gaddafi Might Have Been The Richest Man In The World – Moammar Gaddafi secretly salted away more than $200 billion in bank accounts, real estate and corporate investments around the world before he was killed. The new estimates of the deposed dictator’s hidden cash, gold reserves and investments are “staggering.” If they prove true, he would rank […]

Friday Morning Spice

Tattooed Barbie Doll Is ‘Overly-Sexualised And Inappropriate’– Throughout her 52-year history, Barbie has endured frequent criticism for setting a bad example to young girls with her unrealistic body shape and ditsy character. But none of her incarnations has caused so much fuss as her latest: a rock chick with dyed pink hair, a chest and neck […]

Video Footage Of Gaddafi After Killing

This footage captured by cellphone comes from AlJazeera TV and shows Gaddafi lying dead with much celebration around him, as he is dragged around the streets. Please do not click to read further (and view the video) if you are not prepared to see the video of the evil dictator with a bullet hole to […]

Thursday Morning Spice

River Phoenix Last Movie To Be Released – Eighteen years after the sudden death of actor River Phoenix, Dutch director George Sluizer says he will finish Dark Blood, the 1993 drama that Phoenix was shooting when he died of a heart attack on Halloween night outside the Viper Room in Los Angeles. [hollywoodreporter] Malema Uses […]