2oceansVibe staffer and avowed earthchild, Bearded Wiseman, sinks his teeth into the weighty issue of hotel development in the Kruger National Park, and nails his colours firmly to the mast of the godless neo-conservative capitalists who critics say want to turn the Kruger National Park into Disney Land. Notes from the thinking man’s greeny – here’s […]
Billboards have emerged across Australia carrying the slogan “Jesus: a prophet of Islam”. The Islamic group behind it, MyPeace, has done this in an attempt to encourage interfaith relations between Christians and Muslims. But not everyone is impressed with this gesture, and believes it to be more provocative and offensive than helpful.
Tired of having to mission to a parking lot to score some hash? Constantly fearing the wrath of the pigs? Scared of your Nigerian coke dealer? Now, according to Gawker, there’s a safe and easy way for you, the tech-savvy drug-aficionado, to source your drug of choice: online.
Eight Million SA Cellphones To Be Switched Off – In November Cabinet approved a six-month extension of the deadline for operators to register their customers’ details including identity numbers and addresses. SA mobile operators MTN, Vodacom and Cell C now face the daunting prospect of switching off approximately eight million SIM cards at the end of […]
Richard Heene, father of “Balloon Boy” and creator of a hoax that saw global TV coverage in 2009 (and eventually got him and his wife arrested), wants to sell the infamous “flying saucer” balloon for $1 Million Dollars to aid the relief effort in Japan.
It has been confirmed that the Hawks and the South African Revenue Services have raided the home of the controversial Durban tycoon Sbu Mpisane and his wife Shaun on Wednesday morning. You’ll know the guy that I’m speaking about. The dude who’s wife bought him a Maserati GranCabrio for his 40th recently.
So you’re a mutant… Shame. Genetic anomaly, vat of green liquid goo or ninja turtle – it’s not your fault. You could blame your genes, your father’s tight jeans, the nearest nuclear power station or your mom for dropping you on your head one too many times. Just remember you’re special. No, not “Valentine’s Day” […]
So Joshua Kaufman had his MacBook stolen in March. Which sucks – he reported the crime to the police, but they couldn’t help, due to lack of resources. Except Kaufman has the Hidden app on his MacBook, which lets him remotely stalk and photograph the thief – and put them online. Thanks, Internet.
The moment was like that of a bedraggled and thirsty bandito stumbling across a well in the middle of the Mexican desert. Or Henry Stanley finally finding Dr. David Livingstone. It was catharsis. It was all I could do to stop myself from sinking to my feet and sobbing gently, right there on the sidewalk of 14th Street. I was standing in front of a bona-fide, American issue 2010 Chevy Camaro SS. Click link for rest of article.
Last month we told you that Irish actor Jonathan Rhys Meyers was spotted in Cape Town. But what is he doing here? If you guessed having sundowners in Camps Bay or playing with the cheetahs at Spier, you would be incorrect. According to the upcoming edition of Heat Magazine, he is currently a guest at Montrose Place. Yes, as in, the rehab facility.
Social networks were all yesterday with rumours that Will Smith had died on the set of his latest movie, currently being shot in New Zealand.
New Zealand police are investigating CCTV video footage from a Dunedin pub where the Lions rugby team celebrated their Super 15 win over the Highlanders on Saturday. An 18-year-old woman has claimed that she was sexually assaulted and that the incident involved a Lions player.
Johannesburg is undoubtedly the economic centre of Africa. With this follows the allure of prosperity and the chance to better ones life through economic empowerment and social status. Now the only centre for asylum seekers and refugees in Joberg will be closed after local businesses won a court application against the Department of Home Affairs.
In an exclusive interview with 2oceansvibe, the CEO of South Africa’s 2010 FIFA World Cup Organising Committee, Danny Jordaan has revealed today that the SA World Cup’s financial statements support the tournament’s perceived success. Jordaan confirmed, “In today’s forthcoming AGM, the Operations Report and Financial Report will confirm that the SA World Cup shows a total revenue […]
UPDATE: Blake’s rep have denied these images are real – more here. The first thing one feels when becoming a big star, is the overwhelming desire to photograph or film yourself nude or having sex. From there, the pics are “leaked” and the press publishes them. TV’s Gossip Girl actress, Blake Lively is the latest […]
The Mother Of The Year title so far for 2011 has to go to this young lass from the UK. She just gave birth to a premature and underweight baby, who also endured carbon monoxide levels SIX TIMES higher than the level considered safe for a baby before birth. Why? Because mum smoked 3 500 cigarettes during pregnancy. Read her priceless reasoning behind it inside.
The Pentagon is due to publically release it’s first formal cyber strategy next month, and the understanding is that it’s going to be classifying some kinds of computer sabotage as acts of war; apparently, a serious enough computer attack could be interpreted as a “use of force” that would warrant physical retaliation.
Prince William Says FIFA Should Postpone Election – Prince William, who is president of the Football Association, last night dramatically intervened to back calls for football’s shamed governing body Fifa to postpone today’s presidential election in the wake of bribery allegations. He joined the organisation’s attempt to scupper the re-election of Sepp Blatter, the only candidate […]
Ex-pats living in France or those thinking of settling in one of the most beautiful countries on Earth – beware! Apart from the vagaries of its law and mind-numbing French bureaucracy, there are qualified and supposedly ‘upstanding’ lawyers (called ‘advocat’) and Notaries (called ‘notaires’) who lose no opportunity to fleece well-meaning and honest new residents to their country. Follow the link for this public interest warning.
South African police commissioners have notably enjoyed the odd perk here and there when it comes to matters of their private lives. It has emerged that Gauteng police commissioner, Mzwandile Petros, is no exception to this common occurrence and has a new two year lease costing R30 000 a month.
Multiple news sources reported today that a senior Egyptian general has come forward to confirm that forced “virginity checks” had been performed on women arrested during demonstrations. This had previously been denied by military authorities, but general Amr Imam has not only confirmed but defended the practice as a protective measure for the women’s own good.
We featured pics of Kimbo arriving at LAX Airport the other day and although those sights might have satisfied some of the girls out there, I don’t think it fully gave you what you wanted – which is this – an ultra-zoomed in hi-res pic of the $2million rock in question. Put your sunglasses on […]
There comes a time in any man’s life when he is faced with a difficult moral decision. I was going to attempt to outwit The New York Post’s photograph, headline, and strapline on Tiger Woods, but I won’t. Instead I’ll present it as is, in all its symphonic brilliance. I’ll also give it the official 2oceansVibe stamp of approval for best Tiger Woods-related headline to date. It’s a pleasure.
In my humble opinion, Formula One is a sport unparalleled in prestige, tradition, wealth, gamesmanship, sportsmanship and simple, old fashioned bravado. Sure, it’s had its low moments over the years, but name me a sport which hasn’t. The thing is, all this doesn’t automatically mean good entertainment. However in 2011, they really have got it right. Here’s why.
The concept for a Marlboro cigarrette-swapping smartphone app has been making the rounds – the idea being that social smokers would be able to trade digital cigarettes for real ones using bump technology, and ‘hardcore smokers’ would be able to redeem the digital smokes for real ones once they’d accumulated enough.
Proctologists world-wide get thousands of people every year wandering into their offices with things lodged in their asses saying, “Doc, I really don’t know how it got up there. I just sorta fell on it.” But I really don’t know what to make of this one: A New Zealander very nearly exploded after literally falling on a high-pressure hose.
My extensive collection of sunglasses is well documented, and I can tell you right now, without hesitation, that this new pair of Persol “Steve McQueen‘s” from Sunglass Hut is EASILY one of my favourites. They are the epitome of ‘classic’ and the contrast of the light tortoiseshell frames against the blue lenses make me so […]
Some people are calling this ‘tourism suicide’. The Dutch government has announced that by the end of the year, the marijuana-selling coffee shops for which the country is famous will be closed to foreigners.
Now you could own the dress that was part of one of Marilyn Monroe’s most memorable scenes. Debbie Reynolds is auctioning off her vast Hollywood memorabilia collection on June 18 and it includes the white halter dress which the blonde bombshell wore on the set of her film, The Seven Year Itch.
Thanks to China, I am officially never complaining about the state of our roads in South Africa ever again. A lorry (pictured) has fallen down a massive fracture in the road which opened up as the truck drove over it. Scary. This comes just after four other lorry drivers in February were lucky enough to survive after a bridge collapsed as they drove over it.