The South African Minister Of Arts And Culture is a super frugal guy. His department spent R3,125 to hire the P-meister an Audi A5 for a total of two days last year. Our selfless servant of the people put the luxury sedan to excellent use, and drove a staggering 1,000 metres in it for the 48 hours in which it was in his department’s hire.
If you were in any doubt as to whether Julius Malema is back to his former self, his speech at the University of Limpopo to 3,000 students should reassure you.
George W. Bush’s Scottish terrier, Barney, the former first dog, has died of lymphoma at the age of 12. While in the White House, Barney was the subject of annual “Barney Cam” videos and even had his own website, Barney.gov. He was a gift to Laura Bush from Christine Todd Whitman, the then governor of New Jersey, […]
So the US Government might “shutdown” tomorrow – but what does that mean? Don’t worry, we’re here to educate, keep reading…
After being denied entry to the University of South Africa to give a talk, Julius Malema referred to white people as his brothers and encouraged them to give up land without compensation. He then went on to criticize the University, and SA Students Congress.
Political analyst Richard Calland released a book this year titled, ‘The Zuma Years: South Africa’s changing face of power’. In the book he said while he is still critical of the past, he misses Mbeki.
Bill was running a tad late from leaving some papers backstage so Bono hopped into his seat and began reminiscing, in an exaggerated Arkansas drawl, about the first time they met.
The Movement for Democratic Change in Zimbabwe once raised hopes that President Robert Mugabe’s ZANU-PF could be defeated at the polls. But, after losing three elections in a row, the party is at war with itself and looks set for a slow death.
Pictures of an old man with his wang out have appeared on 65-year-old Richard Barnes’ Facebook account. Openly gay Mr. Barnes was deputy mayor to Boris Johnson between 2008 and 2012. He insists his Facebook account was hacked and he didn’t upload the pictures, but there is speculation that the pictures could have been uploaded automatically using an iPhone Facebook app.
Two Bills, one selfie. The legendary ex-US President, Bill Clinton, and equally legendary co-founder of Microsoft, Bill Gates, posed for a legend….wait for it…..dary selfie at the Clinton Global Initiative this week.
Former US President George W. Bush is on Instagram. Of course he is. He joined a couple weeks ago and here’s something else you probably didn’t know, he has a cat named Bob.
Remember Rajesh Sundaram, the former ANN7 senior editor who said he feared for his life after quitting the Gupta-founded news network? Well now he has plans to pen a tell-all book about the dreadful three months he spent working at ANN7. The book will be called ‘Indentured’.
It’s so obvious you’d think it would be a frontline staple throughout the world. Mannequins are being used in Syria to confuse the opposition. And they’re dressed to kill! check it out.
Aspiring socialist thinkers need to keep a keen eye on the communications channels of the Economic Freedom Fighters in the coming weeks, because South Africa’s youngest political party will be holding workshops on the philosophies of Marx, Lenin and Franz Fanon on the forthcoming weeks.
Deshnee Subramany and Sarah Evans from Mail & Guardian talk to The Institute for Security Studies’ governance, crime and justice head Gareth Newham. They discuss what to expect when the latest crime stats are released this week, how to unpack the numbers and what these stats might tell us about crime in SA.
Here’s a word of warning to any murderers looking for appeal or bail – if you must wear a chain, keep it on the inside. Two members of the ‘Waterkloof Four,’ Gert van Schalkwyk and Reinach Tiedt, were denied an application for leave to appeal against a previous ruling that they return to Zonderwater prison.
That’s according to Andrew Heslop, editor of press freedom and media development at the World Editors Forum, who wrote an open letter to Zuma that was published in the City Press on Sunday. The letter was a response to Jacob Zuma’s speech made to a group of journalism students from the Tshwane University of Technology about “patriotic reporting.”
Jacob Zuma’s nephew, Khulubuse, and a business partner chartered a jet for R2,5 million to fetch R50 million in gold bars from Conakry, the capital of Guinea. However, on their return they found the “99.9% pure gold bars” were nothing more than copper and zinc knock-offs worth about R7,000. Eish.
A former SAS soldier has confessed, in secrecy, to his wife, that Princess Diana was assassinated by shining a bright light into her driver’s eyes, causing the fatal accident in the Paris tunnel.
Footage has come to light that once again underscores the brutality of the conflict in Syria. A photojournalist embedded in that country has handed this series still shots to Time for publishing. Knitted together, the video documents the execution of a young Syrian (whose political or military affiliation cannot be verified) in the town of Keferghan, near Aleppo, on August 31, 2013.
Are you boycotting Stolichnaya vodka in protest of the anti-gay laws in Russia? You may want to think again. A gay rights advocate in Latvia, Kasper Zalitis who joined the forces boycotting Stoli, recently found out that Stoli vodka is actually made in Latvia.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s chief election rival has sparked a storm by flipping the bird on the cover of the weekly magazine supplement of the Sueddeutsche Zeitung daily newspaper’s Friday edition. The middle finger, or “stinkefinger” (note: best vulgarity name, ever) is a fairly big deal in Germany. Cranking one out in public can earn you a fine of anywhere between 600 to 4,000 Euro.
This is the latest full length international trailer for ‘Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom’. The film chronicles former president Nelson Mandela’s life, from his childhood to the monumental day he was inaugurated as the first legitimate President of South Africa.
Vladimir ‘Poots’ Putin has written an article for the New York Times. In it, he says the Syrian rebels are to blame for using chemical weapons. Interesting. Click to read his article..
President Jacob Zuma addressed a group of journalism students from the Tshwane University of Technology yesterday. He told them that when he leaves South Africa people always have such great things to say about how well the country is doing, but when he is in South Africa the reporting concentrates on the ‘opposite of positive.’
So this is quite interesting. Out of nowhere Russia suggested that instead of attacking Syria, the international community should take control of Syria’s chemical weapons. Obama didn’t mind that. Neither does Syria, it seems..
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper addressed 400 Ontario non-profit group volunteers while speaking about the importance of social media, he revealed the importance of twerking, but he meant to say tweeting. He said: […] A quick twerk is a great way to express what I’m thinking As the surprised crowd went silent, the Prime Minister […]
Julius Malema has a babysitter! That’s right, JuJu has been paired up with a babysitter to make sure he doesn’t bring the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) into disgrace.Commissar “Dad” Mpho Ramakatsa, a former Umkhonto Wesizwe and ANC member, has been appointed to keep the militant party in check.
Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom premiered on Saturday at the Toronto International Film Festival, and received a 10 minute standing ovation when it was all said and done. Actor Deon Lotz, said it was an honour to be in the movie, adding it was a proudly South African moment.
Senator John McCain was caught playing iPhone poker during the Senate Foreign Relations hearing on military action in Syria. McCain supports the US using force against Syria, but didn’t seem too interested in what other people had to say on the matter.