If you don’t know what de-extinction is, think Jurassic Park. Scientists want to bring back the likes of passenger pigeons, dodos and woolly mammoths using a process which would include cloning genes, and cross breeding with similar animals.
Barely a month passes in South Africa without fresh news of additional competition in the low-cost airline space. Now, a band of completely new players in the market has entered stage left, and has announced that they will be in the sky by the “last quarter” of this year, with ticket sales set to get underway as early as next month.
As if you needed any more reminders that point and shoot cameras have gone the way of the buffalo, we bring you a telephoto lens for your smartphone photography. Snap up one of these badboys for R500 bucks, and you’ll make your investment back in likes quicker than you can say, “No filter.”
We’re well passed the heady days of excitement, when we marvelled at the power of this “social media” thing. Yes, that was 2012. It’s 2013, and we’re all about the cold, hard data now.
Madonna has topped the latest celebrity earnings list, which has raised more than a few pairs of eyebrows considering that her latest album flopped. So how did she make a whopping $125 million between June 2012 and June 2013 you ask?
Last week, vulnerabilities in the city of Joburg’s online ratepayers portal were widely reported. At the time, anyone with internet access could view municipal invoices which included personal details, financial details, PIN numbers and addresses of Joburg residents.
The body of a University of Cape Town student was found in Newlands Forest on Monday. Ilan Belcher, 19, went hiking with his brother on Sunday, and decided to continue hiking after his brother went home.
E-Cigarettes have become more popular than sliced bread. Celebrities have hopped on the bandwagon and e-cigarette companies are now sponsoring sports stadiums. The trend is growing so rapidly that the market is expected to exceed $1 billion this year. Having been caught rather by surprise, the US government is looking at how they can regulate this market.
In yet another stunning example of how you can’t keep Zimbabwe down, the country’s tourism and hospitality minister has told reporters at the a UN tourism conference that plans are afoot to develop a $300 million “Disneyland in Africa” at Victoria Falls.
The economic crisis in Italy has really reached crisis levels. We know this because now it is officially too expensive for Italian men to keep their mistresses. This must be one of the harder aspects to deal with because, if The Sopranos has taught us anything, it’s that the Italians like them some mistresses.
We all dream of a world where you can throw a massive house party, pass out and wake up to a spotless house. Now, unless you have an OCD nocturnal roommate, that’s not going to happen. But then again, it just might. One day, flying robots will clean the house as you slumber. Yebo, yes.
Charlene deGuzman, who is variously a actress/comedian/musician/tap dancer/awesome person, stars in this smart and eye-opening short film entitled, ‘I Forgot My Phone’. The film documents the modern world we live in, which is saturated with smartphones.
Genius, billionaire, playboy, philanthropist – you’re thinking Tony Stark, aren’t you? Well, Elon Musk might be the closest thing we’ve got to a real-life Iron Man. He not only is a genius, billionaire, playboy and philanthropist, he’s now creating the things that he saw in the Iron Man movies!
These drones are becoming more and more popular by the minute. If they’re not delivering you beer at OppiKoppi or sushi in Japan, they’re probably filming you taking a piss in the field at Rocking the Daisies, or at the first US Bull Run in Virginia. Unfortunately for the crowd at the bull run, the […]
Syria: It looks like the US are going in. UN endure sniper fire in Syria. Guess why Kenny quit the EFF? Billabong shares plunge. They found Lamar Odom. 10 things to watch at the US Open. Check the latest Breitling.
Being holed up in an Ecuadorian Embassy leaves a lot of time for creative expression, apparently. Please enjoy one Julian Assange donning a platinum wig, and rapping about Australian politics. The video marks one of the first major highlights in his campaign to run for political office in Australia
As pretty as this three minute video is, it was shot in the name of science, and not art. That’s all well and good, but the majority of you should be entirely concerned with the incredible footage of hundreds of glowing snails escaping through a garden.
Sunday marked the one year anniversary of Neil Armstrong’s death, and NASA released this music video as a tribute to the late astronaut. On July 20, 1969, Armstrong became the first person to walk on the moon as commander of NASA’s Apollo 11 lunar landing mission.
A UK research firm has pitted the sexes against each other on a mission to find out who the better drivers actually are. Check out this video and infographic to see how men and women compare in each test, and who ultimately takes home the gold medal in the end. Do you think it’s accurate? […]
Sheena DEEPnarain was a model and even a cheerleader, but now she works for Gupta-TV. She has penned an open letter, following the disastrous start ANN7 received last week. Here it is.
Remember when we brought you How Animals Eat Their Food? Well, guess what? There’s a sequel, and yes, it’s even better than the original. This video was posted to the Mister Epic Mann YouTube channel on Friday, and already has over a million views. We would say this depiction of how animals eat is pretty […]
Simon Cowell has been joined by his baby mama in St. Tropez, and the two have been putting on quite a show with their over the top PDA. This must be a slap in the face to Lauren’s now ex-husband, and Simon’s now ex-friend, Andrew Silverman. We gotta hand it to them, they look happy. […]
A Philadelphia woman was found alive and well, two weeks after her funeral. Yes, you read that right. Sharolyn Jackson was thought to be dead by her family. They identified a body as hers, but noted the only thing “odd” about the body was that her nose looked a little thinner than normal. Sharolyn had […]
24-year-old Gareth Bale will soon be playing for Real Madrid. The world record breaking, €100 million (R1,366,590,600) transfer from the Tottenham Hotspur has been finalized, and an official announcement could be made tomorrow.
The Democratic Alliance is claiming that 50 ANC members in the Western Cape defected to their party this weekend at a community meeting in Kraaifontein.
If you watched the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday night, you were witness to the “secret,” ‘N Sync reunion, that took place for what seemed like one minute, amidst Justin Timberlake’s gratuitously long solo.
England ratcheted up their third Ashes title in a row this weekend. Naturally, the chaps were in a fine mood to celebrate, and they did just that. At around 23h30, the players decided to move their celebrations on to the field.
The very dodgy son of the dictator of Equatorial Guinea, Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue, wants Michael Jackson’s famous bejeweled glove back.The very dodgy son of the dictator of Equatorial Guinea, Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue, wants Michael Jackson’s famous bejeweled glove back. Last week the US government attempted to seize over $71 million (R726,863,226) worth of assets from Nguema
Only read this if you like the sound of 5 nights in Helsinki + travel visas + spending money + expenses covered + a MINI Countryman for use during your trip + travel. The MINI NOT NORMAL competition is off the charts!
North Korea is extremely angry at Switzerland, because the land of watches, Cuckoo clocks and chocolate refused to sell the tiny nuclear dictatorship a line of ski lifts for a much-publicised ski resort. Here’s the BBC: The equipment – which included chair lifts and cable cars – was for the Masik ski resort project which […]