On the final instalment of M&G Newsroom for 2013, Mandela family spokesperson General Themba Matanzima tells us about Madiba the family man, and how he sacrificed a domestic life for the benefit of first his people, and then the world.
To the ignorant, sign language is just a continuation of funky hand movements. Unfortunately, it seems that “most of us” includes the interpreter at Mandela’s memorial service yesterday. Australian news agency, Special Broadcasting Services, released a report accusing accusing the interpreter of being unfit for the job. A board member of the World Federation of Deaf […]
What you didn’t know when you were watching Breaking Bad was that Walter White actually exists. And for 10 years, his was the best meth you could buy in the state of Alabama. Check out this radical 17 minute documentary over your lunch break. And relax, there aren’t any spoilers. [Source : YouTube]
Hundreds of corporate entities have expressed tributes to Nelson Mandela since his passing last week. Notable examples have included Business Day and First Rand Bank. Woolworth’s released their own tribute in partnership with the Soweto Gospel Choir via video, and it’s pretty special. And here’s a video of the time Nelson Mandela cruised onto the stage during a Johnny […]
As the world moves progressively towards an ever more eco-friendly environment, celebrities and businessmen have begun investing into ‘Formula E’ racing. That is – racing without any petrol, diesel, or any other combustible material.
While Amazon plans to use ultra-modern drones in their Prime Air service, Groupon are going full-medieval with plans to launch a catapult delivery service.
If Obama’s speech yesterday left you yearning for more, then this video should do the trick.
Lesbian sex. It’s one of those things that is often speculated about, and not often talked about. We have so many questions, and yet so few real answers. It’s time to get the facts straight.
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A Chinese man, like so many others before him, thought death to be more favourable than shopping. Difference is – he actually killed himself.
Yesterday, a man from California was arrested due to allegations that he ran an infamous ‘revenge porn’ website that hosted images of men’s ex-girlfriends.
Kanye West recently had a fan jettisoned from one of his performances, after the brave soul heckled him relentlessly.
2013 will be remembered for many reasons. It was the year of the Reeva Steenkamp shooting, Mandela’s passing, and Miley Cyrus’ twerking. All-in-all, it was a year with moments that left us shocked, bewildered, amazed, and heart-broken. In honour of this crazy year, TIME has put together a collection of the ‘Most Surprising’ images of 2013.
There have been a few rumours surrounding Shayna Taylor and Ryan Seacrest, but the cat appears to be very much out of the bag, if recent media reports are to be believed.
After Barack Obama delivered a stirring speech celebrating Mandela’s life, he saw it fitting to celebrate by taking a little presidential selfie with Denmark’s foxy prime minister, Helle Thorning-Shcmidt.
Booing Zuma: Is this the turning point? Obama / Castro handshake shock. Murdoch’s paper runs secret insult. Twitter takes on Snapchat threat. New York’s new free wi-fi zone will cover nearly 100 blocks. Pussy Riot could be freed. Guess what Bieber did this time..
The 2014 edition of Africa’s classiest horse race is around the corner, people – chronologically and geographically speaking. The 153rd running of the LQP will feature 12 races instead of the usual 10 for the first time ever.
Ukranian president Viktor Yanukovych is facing a wave of massive protests, as citizens camp out in Kiev’s independence square.
President of the United States, Barack Obama produced a stunning oratory performance to eulogise the life of the late Nelson Mandela at his memorial service at the FNB Stadium in Soweto, today. Please enjoy the full video, and the written transcript below.
It seems the Internet gods have heard our prayers. It was just announced that Skyrive, in partnership with MacroLan and Café Caprice, will launch free Wi-Fi for Camps Bay! Skyrove is aWi-Fi company in Cape Town that specialises in software solutions, and we would like to thank them dearly for the free Wi-Fi. Internet-junkies will be able to use 100MB of data per device per day for free, and, after that, extra data can be bought from Skyrove or one of its partners.
2oceansviber Barry Herbert has been singing this song around braais for most of your life. He’s getting on now and knows that if he doesn’t ‘lay it down’ the song might fade into oblivion. And that’s exactly what his friends helped him do. Check it out – it’s a classic!
A series of photos which show Kim Jong Un’s uncle, Jang Song-thaek, being dragged away, have been leaked from North Korea.
The McLaren P1 has just sped around the famed Nurburgring in less than seven minutes. If that doesn’t strike you as newsworthy – consider that seven minutes around the 12.9-mile track equals an average speed of about 180km/h.
Elytte Barbour, 22, and Miranda Barbour, 18, wanted to seal their bond of love by murdering a person together. Either that or, they’re genuinely a couple murderous sadists.
While Mandela certainly deserves the amount of praise he has received in the past few days, there is also plenty of credit that is due to those people who were behind him all the time. People like Zelda La Grange.
Tata Madiba is being honoured by the Western Cape provincial government with laser projections that will be shone onto Table Mountain this week.
The River Jordan is being dried up for use in irrigation, which has led the Dead Sea’s water levels to drop by about a metre every 12 months. The middle-eastern nations have reacted quickly, and signed an agreement that might just bring the Dead Sea back.
Google has just dropped their very own DIY-street-view-tool that lets you contribute to their global network of images with your own camera.
The editorial staff over at The Cape Times are becoming increasingly worried that their editorial independence is under threat. It all started when Cape Times editor, Alide Dasnois, was fired unexpectedly by the paper’s new owners, Sekunjalo Independent Media.
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