Jet setting and globetrotting aren’t necessarily the most environmentally friendly pastimes. To encourage responsible traveling, Ethical Traveler has rated travel destinations according to four categories, to determine which countries you should visit if you want to maintain the moral high ground among your well-traveled friends.
2oceansvibe and Jack Daniels have once again collaborated to make sure your Taste Of Cape Town experience breaks through all previously-set records of gastroNOMic epicness by providing you and the date of your choice the comfort and safe environment that you’ll need to make the most of the Taste of Cape Town.
We often take the ability to hear for granted. Watch the moment when a 40-year-old woman, who has been deaf since birth, was able to hear for the first time.
Max Clifford used to be Shrien Dewani’s PR guy, until Clifford was charged with sex crimes. On the opening day of his defence against indecent assault charges, Clifford opened up about his affairs, his penis size and sex parties he attended in the 1960s.
A couple of weeks ago Facebook COO, Sheryl Sandberg started a campaign to ban the word ‘bossy.’ But there’s an alternative. Instead of removing a word from language entirely why not start an informed dialogue around how the use of the word? Listen to what these little girls have to say about the word ‘bossy.’
For years people have been trying to brainwash us, telling us butter is the devil. But rejoice – scientists and medical experts have questioned the thinking that saturated fats are inherently bad for us. No evidence was found to support the notion that saturated fats correlate to an increase risk of heart disease – butter’s back bitches.
The image of a low flying aircraft over a stadium is ingrained in the memories of all South Africans thanks to the 1995 Rugby World Cup final. If this would happen during the Brazil Soccer World Cup, the audience would have the privilege of witnessing a spectacular explosion.
We lost interest in coloured pencils the moment we got out of kindergarten. But this 19-year-old kid is bringing them back, showing their artistic potential in these hyperrealistic drawings. Take a look at Jose Vergara’s incredibly detailed works of art.
I was in Joburg last week, and while cruising around the Pineslopes shopping centre in Fourways in search of an emergency fluffy bathrobe, I happened upon vida’s new Pineslopes store. I went inside to nail my customary wet-wet-wet-meia-de-leite-to-hamba, and it hit me like a frigging fist to the face – the FRIO.
This artwork takes a new spin on not remembering where you parked your car. Even if you remembered where it was parked, you might not be able to spot it. Check out how Sara Watson used paint to create an almost invisible car.
The WATT aims to change the way Capetonians commute in the inner city. Have a look at this new compact electric scooter designed and developed in Cape Town by a local tech startup called eLabs.
The Boeing P-8 Poseidon is one of the most advanced search and surveillance aircraft in the world. It was used in the search of the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370. Take a look at his behemoth of the skies.
Often a westerner may succumb to emoting a racial slur of how everyone looks the same in an Asian country. Well in North Korea, it is even harder to distinguish people, seeing that there are only a couple of hairstyles allowed by the government. Here are 28 official North Korean haircuts.
When a girl says she rates a guy’s personality higher than his looks, most of the time she is hiding her Pinocchio nose under layer upon layer of cosmetic products. Well in the case of Darren Donaghey, there isn’t much else but his personality to go on. He and his fiancee won the ‘Punching Above Your Weight’ competition, where listeners voted for the most mismatched couple.
Morning! It isn’t Monday. How about that! Excellent Capetonians, Shamiel Soni and Tannan Woods have directed this Kaapstad video remix of Pharell Williams’ track, ‘Happy,’ and it is super. Enjoy it.
While you’re kicking it like Pablo Escobar, you probably aren’t thinking about that pretty little face of yours. Heroin, cocaine and meth use over time wreaks havoc on your appearance. Check out these harrowing changes of drug users’ physical appearances, cataloged by their mugshots.
Participants in the Norwegian military’s annual Cold Response exercise have been encouraged by their senior officers to take snapshots of themselves during their day-to-day activities. So naturally one jerk had to top everyone by nailing a selfie while piloting an F-16.
According to a recent study, the number of words a child hears in early life will determine their academic success and IQ in later life. By three, children from professional families hear 30 millionaire more words than children from poorer backgrounds. So talk to your baby. Talk to them just a whole damn lot.
Cops have seized mandrax with a street value of R2 billion in Charlize Theron’s home town. R2 billion is a hell of a haul, so how much are talking in weight?
For more than two weeks the disappearance of flight MH370 has flummoxed experts and civilians alike. On Monday, Malaysia’s Prime Minister announced that the plane ended up in the southern Indian Ocean. Experts came to their conclusion using a mathematical and scientific principle called the Doppler Effect.
He may not have been known that well by his name, but actor James Rebhorn’s face will have you recognize him in an instant. The popular actor passed away at the age of 65, after a long battle with skin cancer.
The Prime Minister of Malaysia has announced that the official position on the fate of Malaysia Airlines flight 370 is that the aircraft “ended its journey” somewhere in the vast Southern Indian Ocean. No one on board is assumed to have survived.
Welsh rugby star Andy Powell filed for divorce after he faced the wrath of his wife, Natasha Gascoine. His estranged wife let the world know what she thinks of Powell when she painted “cheat,” “liar” and “scum” on his car and house.
Along the beautiful back roads of Durbanville, home to many of the Cape’s finest wine farms, is where Fair Cape Dairies’ 2000 hectare sized farm can be found.
There are a lot of old people around these days. Experts estimate that by 2030 there will be a million centenarians living among us. But is living 100 years on the planet too short? How about living to 1,000 before kicking the bucket?
Nicknamed ‘The Hookies,’ the eighth Annual International Escort Award ceremony is a star-studded event showcasing the best of the best in the male escort industry. Meet male escort Duncan Black, nominee in the Best Ass and Best Newcomer categories.
I’ve just received a slightly frantic email from Seth, instructing me to tell you about the “greatest app ever invented.” It’s called Cloak, and the man is literally plutzing. He almost phoned me to tell me about it.
Trust us now, okay? You WANT to go to Wembley Taps in Gardens TONIGHT, and you WANT to go to Cabrito in Gardens on Saturday night. And you WANT to keep an eye out for the #ISEARCHMYCITY emblem. What the heck’s going on here? A competition, with a prize worth THIRTY. THOUSAND. RONDS. That’s right. Keep reading.
“The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (Amsa) has received information based on satellite information of objects possibly related to the search. Following specialist analysis of this satellite imagery, two possible objects related to the search have been identified.” So said Australian Prime Minister, Tony Abbot.
Maybe it’s the cool sea breeze, the mountain with it’s tablecloth of clouds or just the Cape Town attitude – we don’t know, but Capetonians live longer than Tshwane residents – fact. According to the report on mortality and causes of death for 2011 by Statistics South Africa (Stats SA), Cape Town residents have a longer life span.