Switzerland
COVID-19: Guess Who Gets Crisis Loans Within 30 Minutes Of Applying With A Single-Page Form
06 Apr 2020 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Applying for the funds and relief measures available to help South African businesses during lockdown can be quite arduous, which isn’t the case with every country.
OOPS: SA Communications Minister Makes Complete Fool Of Herself On Live TV [Video]
20 Feb 2020 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
It’s been a rough few weeks for Communications Minister Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams, and her interview with eNCA reporter Xoli Mngambi really didn’t help.
Fascinating Insight Into Kim Jong Un’s Swiss Boarding School Days
15 Jan 2018 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
Although we have much to learn about the North Korean dictator, some of his ex-classmates can offer some insight into his character back in the day.
The Viral Video That Turned A Swiss Town Into An ‘Open Air Toilet’
27 Jul 2017 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
A tiny Swiss village has now landed on the tourist map, but locals are condemning visitors for not respecting the area and its beauty.
The Most Ridiculous Instagram Posts From The Rich Kids Of Switzerland
12 Jul 2017 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
Switzerland is one of the world’s most expensive countries, so what do the wealthiest of the lot get up to? Let’s head to Instagram and have a look.
Eat Your Heart Out, Hilton – This Is The Most Expensive School In The World
29 Jun 2017 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
The world’s most expensive school is situated in Switzerland, where around 400 learners enrol each year and live the life of luxury. Here’s what it offers.
The World’s Longest Tunnel Is Complete – Take A Look Inside [Video]
02 Jun 2016 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
It’s been almost twenty years in the making, but now the good people of Switzerland have the world’s longest tunnel. Happy days.
Sex Abuse Victim’s Post-Traumatic Stress Allows Her To Choose Euthanasia
12 May 2016 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
When is euthanasia murder, and when is it a given right to let someone choose to die at the hands of a doctor? The debate continues.
FIFA Congress Evacuated Due To Bomb Threat
29 May 2015 by Kiernan / No Comments
As scrutiny around the conduct of FIFA and its corrupt officials rages on today’s congress in Zurich saw violent threats made against the organisation. People are angry.
Finally We Learn Why Swiss Cheese Has Holes
29 May 2015 by Kiernan / No Comments
Life’s great mysteries – what happened at Roswell, why is every picture of the Loch Ness monster blurry and where do the holes in Swiss cheese come from? Here’s one of those taken care of.
That’s Pretty Clever – Here’s Montblanc’s ‘E-Strap’ Answer To Apple Watch
25 May 2015 by Kiernan / No Comments
There is a fair amount of money to be made in the smart watch field these days, with Montblanc being the latest well-known watch manufacturer to dip their toes into the market.
This Solar-Powered Plane Will Be Flying Around The World [VIDEO]
10 Apr 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
A new aircraft called the Solar Impulse 2, was unveiled in Switzerland on 9 April. In 2015 its creators plan to circumnavigate globe in the plane that is completely solar-powered.
North Korea Is Angry At Switzerland For Not Selling Them A Ski Lift
26 Aug 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
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 […]
Switzerland’s Answer To Safer Prostitution: Drive-In Sex-Boxes [PICS]
19 Aug 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Come to Switzerland – see the Alps, blow a horn, wear a funny hat and, as of 26 August, shag a prostitute in a sex-box. These bus-stop like “sex-boxes” have been erected west of Zurich in a former industrial area to maximise romance – no, safety – for the country’s sex-workers.
Zurich To Open Drive-In Sex Boxes
30 Nov 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
This headline poses so many questions. What is a sex box? Should I want one, or be disgusted by one. What’s up with the Swiss that they need something called a sex box? Can I get one for Christmas?
FAIL: Insurance Refusing Payout After Ferrari Joyride On Bargain Coupon Ends In Crash
04 Oct 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 9 Comments
What started as a bargain may have turned into a case of near bankruptcy for a 23-year-old Swiss baker, who recently had a head-on collision with a BMW in a limited edition Ferrari 360 Spider F1 Challenge Stradale. He is now looking at having to fork out approximately R3,4 million to repair the damaged supercar.
Second Olympian Expelled For Outrageously Racist Tweet
31 Jul 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 7 Comments
The Olympics haven’t even been running for a week and already a second athlete has been expelled from the games following a racist tweet. This time the guilty party was Michel Morganella, a Swiss football player, and his Twitter faux pas wasn’t nearly as tame as Voula Papachristou’s last week.
Swiss Study Finds Illegal Downloading Doesn’t Actually Hurt Copyright Holders
05 Dec 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
In the wake of a worrying shift towards censorship of the internet, this is sort of comforting. A recent study conducted by the Swiss government has found that illegal downloading doesn’t necessarily negatively impact copyright holders, as many downloaders end up purchasing the products anyway – and “illegal” downloading is therefore remaining legal in Switzerland.
Let Them Eat Cake – In A Jacuzzi Hanging 153 Metres Above Ground
07 Oct 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
This shitcrazy group of extreme jacuzziers have just made your Friday. The group, who are members of the organisation, jacuzzi.ch, suspended themselves 153 metres in the air from the Gueuroz Bridge in Switzerland, with naught but cables and ropes keeping them up. They then proceeded to set up a special platform where they chilled, ate cake and drank champagne in a mid-air jacuzzi. Definitely bucket list material.
The Swiss To Get Special Drive-In Sex Boxes
20 Jul 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 3 Comments
Zurich, being a progressive city and all, has a popular red-light district. But still, no resident living close-by wants to see two (or more) people engage in a game of adult twister. Surprisingly it is the local police who have come up with a solution in the form of drive-in sex boxes. Yes, it is exactly what you think it is.
Jamming With The Large Hadron Collider
16 Feb 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
If you think about it, music is simply data ordered in a specific way by a clever human and then executed by either man or machine. So why not take some existing data from a very clever machine and see if it makes music? Well that’s what the very very clever people at CERN have done.
THERE’S NO ACCOUNTING FOR GLOBAL TASTE
25 Aug 2010 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Singapore – Doesn’t suck We’re already living in a global village. So the idea of national borders is becoming increasingly strained. Gallup has released data describing where in this big village respondents would re-locate if exorbitant costs (i.e. Visas and travel fees) and international borders weren’t part of the process. “Sulplise!” Most people said they’d […]
2OCEANSVIBE CLOSES IN 389 DAYS
27 Apr 2010 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Are YOU ready? If you’ve been toying with the idea of defaulting on your home loan or joining a Russian acrobat troupe for a while now, go for it. Last week, students on UCT’s upper campus were the victims of random and ferocious pamphlet bombings by people wearing “May 21, 2011” T-shirts. Naturally lured in […]
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