Going to space isn’t such a big deal these days. Basically, you just need enough money and you can go. But if you have enough money, you might as well go on your own, or with some mates, right?
Shhhh! This video will self-destruct within zero-zero-seven seconds of viewing. One of our agents caught this top secret footage at this weekend’s South African release of Skyfall, the latest film in the Bond series.
Releasing December 7, Breaking the Taboo is a documentary made by Sir Richard Branson’s son Sam which sets out the case for decriminalising drugs. Some big names are backing the venture, including Morgan Freeman and Kate Winslet.
Australia’s world-first laws on cigarette and tobacco plain packaging have come into full effect on Saturday. All brand logos and colours have now been replaced with generic olive green coverings, gruesome pictures of diseased body parts, or depictions of children and babies made ill by their parents’ smoking.
The Mexican drug cartels are more than just gangs. They are a combination of organised crime and military – even if a rather undisciplined one. It’s the mafia with radio towers, RPG’s and armored vehicles. They are extremely badass; in the most horrible and corrupt way possible.
Welcome to the gun show. Moustafa Ismail’s guns are so large he probably struggles to feed himself. However, these guns might be for nothing if the Guinness World Records finds he used implants.
Browsing the list, it would appear that things have gone and taken a bit of a more traditional turn this year. Aiden won boys, and Sophia girls, but there are definitely some good normal names doing the rounds. The data for the name list is collected historically for comparison, and this year nearly half a […]
A photo of a New York Police Department officer giving a homeless man a pair of shoes has gone viral. It was taken by a tourist earlier this month in Times Square. Shen sent a copy of it to the NYPD, who then uploaded it to their Facebook page two days ago.
This headline poses so many questions. What is a sex box? Should I want one, or be disgusted by one. What’s up with the Swiss that they need something called a sex box? Can I get one for Christmas?
Forget about starting the weekend by schlepping home and collapsing on the couch. Rather enjoy spectacular views of Table Mountain and the Atlantic Ocean at one of Cape Town’s hidden gems! Zero parking hassles and pure chilled vibes.
The Supreme Court of Appeal has just stated that the South African government acted unlawfully when it delayed a decision on a visa application by the Dalai Lama. Do you remember the saga about the fact that the Dalai Lama couldn’t come to South Africa to celebrate Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu’s 80th birthday in October […]
At the beginning of this month, we sent the Bearded Wiseman off on an expedition to Jozi. It was no ordinary mission – he had to compete in an Amazing Race-like challenge in a TukTuk around the Sandton CBD.
You can make big cash from a property like this. Apart from the prestige of having your own wine farm, this chunk of earth sports 10 luxury suites, conference facilities, wedding venue etc. You’ll be rolling in it… Check out these killer pics..
As part of a highly successful campaign that launched in Cape Town’s City Bowl in July last year, Gugulethu has begun its own interactive, public campaign to unearth creative and significant new street and neighbourhood names for itself.
A Belgian man wants to have his marriage annulled after he found out that his Indonesian wife of 19 years had actually been born a man.
Global press agency AFP have released their selection of 2012’s best pictures. There are 99 in total, and together they capture every major news story of the year so far – from Mo Farah’s win at the Olympics, to police officers surrounding the bodies of the Marikana miners they shot just moments earlier.
If you’re eating on the go, you’re planning for a short life. Professor Patrick Bouic was in the 2oceansvibe Radio studio last week on the Just Josie Show, to discuss the very real health threats that fast food poses to us, and our kids. Click through for top tips on how to side step heart disease.
Entries now open for the 2012 Friday Done Jack’s Way finale at Grand Café & Beach on 30 November. It’s that time of the year when, lets face it, your enthusiasm for all things “work” is waning. The holidays are within spitting distance and all you can think about is chilling with your mates in the […]
We have just found ourselves wondering how on earth Jacob Zuma sleeps at night when we heard about this: all Grade One to 11 pupils in Olifantshoek, in the Northern Cape, will repeat their 2012 grades next year.
The Eat Out DStv Food Network Restaurant Awards took place in the grand ballroom at the Westin in Cape Town last night. Apart from the prestigious Restaurant of the Year award, several other accolades were also dished out, including Chef of the Year, Best Steakhouse, and the Service Excellence Award.
A new study conducted by researchers from King’s College London, and just published in the journal Age and Ageing, has found that smoking “rots” the brain by damaging memory, learning and reasoning.
Those of you who were lucky enough to have enjoyed the Kommetjie Festival this weekend, probably won’t bat an eyelid. But those of you who missed it – wow – we’ve got a treat for you. Check these crazy pictures..
Likely to be launched in time with the British summer (British warmer rainy season), Cadbury’s has announced an awesome invention: chocolate that will be able to withstand 40C temperatures for three hours before melting.
I came across a hard-hitting article on my iPad from the latest issue of TIME magazine, entitled “Generation of Orphans: South Africa’s AIDS epidemic forces grandmothers to parent again. Here it is in it’s entirety.
You all remember that brilliant short film Timmy Henny made of Cape Town, “Mini Cape”? Well, Tim has been chosen amongst six other international film makers to produce a video in the Basilicata region in Southern Italy.
What makes good wine good? A devious little question. A question that sits around a corner with its foot held out hoping you trip. It’s a question however, that I am bound to try and answer.
It’s never cool when a child dies, and it is definitely not something that should be celebrated. But that doesn’t seem to apply here, as a local kid took his Metro Cop mother’s gun to school and gunned down the school bully – leaving a bunch of kids ‘free.’
The members of the Westboro Baptist Church are some of the worst people you’ll ever encounter. Considered one of the most homophobic and anti-Semitic hate groups in the world, they are known for picketing at the funerals of soldiers – holding up posters with vitriolic phrases such as “God hates fags” and “Thank God for dead soldiers”.
Yesterday we reported on Jonathan Trappe’s incredible recreation of the famous floating house from Pixar’s film Up. Trappe staged his flight during this year’s International Balloon Festival in Mexico.
With two American states legalising the possession and recreational use of spliff, this is becoming an important question to ask. Especially as, according to a new survey from the California Office of Traffic Safety, there are more stoned drivers on Californian roads than drunk ones.