One of South Africa’s greatest entrepreneurs, Koos Bekker, is stepping down as CEO of Naspers, a company he helped build into the monster it is today. Click for more, as well as our interview with Koos.
We all know that the photos published in women’s fashion magazines – correction, all magazines – have spent a dubiously large amount of time under the Photoshop brush. The star of the hit show ‘Girls’ recently did a photo shoot for Vogue. In the show Lena Dunham’s character is known for her homely but real appearance. So when the blog Jezebel attacked Dunham on her photo’s as “probably not terribly real,” the star voiced her opinions.
The only Oscar making news headlines of late has been the blade runner, but the Academy Awards are just around the corner. The people over at the Daily Beast got their hands on one of the 6,000 Oscar voters willing to spill the beans. Here are a couple of tips the anonymous voter has for us, concerning the upcoming Academy awards.
Samsung are trolling Apple again. Hard. Remember the iPad pencil ad? Yep, well, so does Samsung. Here’s the ad they’re spoofing:
Bad news for Muslims dreaming of going where no man has gone before. Islamic clerics have banned Muslims from living on Mars. But there is some logic behind this, considering you will most likely die from the red planet’s harsh environment.
The ‘I got a girl pregnant’ prank is a tried and tested classic. It ranks right up there with Glad Wrapping a toilet seat. Watch as 16-year-old, Emmanuel Kellam, tells his ‘African Dad’ he got a 14-year-old girl pregnant. Hilarity ensues.
Two years ago everyone was talking about Facebook’s acquisition of Instagram for $1 billion. Back then we thought it to be an abhorrently large amount of money for a site almost dedicated to cat pictures, duck face selfies and filtered food porn. Well Facebook’s recent purchase of WhatsApp dwarfs that deal.
If you’re a delegate at this year’s Design Indaba and you share your design via Twitter, you’ll earn Design Dollars to redeem at the DID store, and the chance to win a professionally rendered schematic drawing, prototype and trademark of their design. Quite mean.
The last available spot in the Ski Cross semifinals was decided by a photo finish. What makes it so awesome was that the three contestants vying for the coveted place in the semifinals all crashed over the finishing line.
If you’re going to be a complete a-hole and threaten people with a fake gun as you drive by, it’s probably best not to post those hijinks to any kind of social media. Twenty-one-year-old Daron Stinson is facing a host of felonies after he “pretended” to rob and shoot at frightened pedestrians with a pellet […]
In the days leading up to Facebook’s $19 billion purchase of WhatsApp, Google CEO Larry Page was willing to beat Facebook’s offer. So what happened that caused WhatsApp CEO Jan Koum to decline Google?
Welcome to Sudan, where you’ll be sentenced to one month jail for “indecent activity” if you’re unlucky enough to suffer gang rape. On the one hand, you get off “lightly” when authorities suspend the sentence because you’re pregnant. On the other hand, you also get fined $625. That’s what happened to an Ethiopian teenager in […]
EWN reports that details of the state’s case against murder accused, Oscar Pistorius have been leaked. The state has set out 13 facts on which it will base the bulk of its argument. They will argue that Pistorius told security guards moments after shooting Reeva Steenkamp that everything was fine at his Pretoria East home. Check out the rest of their case, below.
This is the coolest yet most bizarre “children’s” book ever. ‘Movies R Fun!’ will have you tucking in your kids with the famous words of Buffalo Bill – “It rubs the lotion on its skin, or else it gets the hose again.”
Super Rugby kicked off last week with the first games of the South African conference. True to form, the tournament produced entertainment play and thrilling finishes in equal measure. This week the Kiwis and Ozzies come online, completing the greatest trifecta of awesomeness in world rugby. And oh yes, the English Premier League mounting to […]
Miley is celebrating all things Americana in her performance of her track ‘Party in the USA.’ Among the dancing versions of Mount Rushmore, Liberty Bell and Statue of Liberty, a fake former president of the USA also got his jiggy on with the patriotic Miley Cyrus.
Kiev has become a blood and ash covered war zone. More than a 100 people have died in clashes this week. Footage of Ukrainian armed forces, mercilessly shooting protesters have emerged. AK-47s and sniper rifles mowed down protesters carrying only sheets of metal for protection.
An 11-year-old boy sits shivering in the cold at a bus stop in Norway. Hidden cameras capture acts of kindness that restore your faith in humanity.
Avoid being taken for a ride when travelling with a Camry Digital Luggage Scale. Much more convenient than trying to guess the weight of bags and suitcases, this scale gives you peace of mind that you’re not paying extra or over their weight limit when travelling by plane. Boasting a compact design with zero and […]
In the spirit of keeping up to date with the length of time we humans have before our robotic overlords take over, here’s a watch list for companies at the forefront of robotic innovation. As they say, keep your friends close and your impending robotic overlords closer.
Hoffman’s will directs son away from Hollywood. Things get worse in Ukraine. Rebekah Brooks beats first charge. One person wins $400 lottery. Bernie Ecclestone supports Putin’s gay-rights stance. North/South Korea family reunions. Lara Stone / Cindy Crawford’s nude photo shoot.
It’s an age old question. What do you do with your luggage when you’re on your ace at an airport and nature is calling? You could leave it out the door, right? Wrong. Unattended luggage in a bathroom stinks of bomb, and will induce panic. The only option is to take it with you into the stall, which is, you know, hell.
If you consider yourself an adult male, you’re probably going to want to wear a suit at some juncture in the near future. This is what you need to do in order to not screw it up.
Did you get up this morning and think, “Hell, I reckon I’m ready for my castle now.” If you did, you’re in luck. There’s one going in George for 21 bar. And it comes with underfloor heating.
The guys over at CableKiosk.co.za are some of our neighbours over here at the Woodstock Exchange. Naturally, we were thrilled when they told us that they are now accepting payment in Bitcoin. Asked why they made the move toward Bitcoin, the team advised that they’re simply massive fans of open source systems. Fair play. Check […]
Sitting at the tip of Africa has its drawbacks when you are desperate to watch Game of Thrones. That goes for most series. We are stuck with paying exorbitant fees for satellite TV that only has a couple of watchable channels anyway. So what else is there to do, other than pirating Game of Thrones ASAP using torrents?
The SA parliament has presented a bill to legalize cannabis for medical, economic and industrial purposes. IFP MP Mario Oriani-Ambrosini made an emotional speech, urging the bill to be passed. Oriani-Ambrosini admitted that he uses marijuana for medical reasons. According to the MP, he wouldn’t be able to stand in front of parliament without it.
What with February being award month; musicians collected more shiny objects at the recent Brit Awards. Here are the winners. The 2014 Brit Awards ceremony held at the O2 Arena featured performances by the likes of Beyonce, Katy Perry and Lorde. The latter took away the award for best international female.
What you have here is a BBC documentary crew interviewing a homeless Angolan musician on the streets of Glasgow, only for racist Laurel and Hardy to rock up, and pick a fight with the guy. He humiliates them.
By now you’ll have heard that Facebook has purchased Whatsapp, an app that most consumers use for free, for $19 billion. The deal was signed at a very sentimental location for co-founder Jan Koum: the former North County Social Services office – the place where he used to stand in line to collect food stamps.