Somebody Really Wants That Kim K Tape Off The Market

The sex tape that made Kim Kardashian, well, Kim Kardashian has a bidder who desperately wants it off the market.  It’s been mere days since Kim’s marriage to Kris Humphries, and an anonymous buyer now suddenly wants Vivid Entertainment’s rights to the infamous 2007  tape of her and Ray J.  And those rights ain’t cheap.
In much the same way that it didn’t cost nothing to take Kim off the market (how many squillions did that wedding cost?), it’s been revealed that removing the tape from the public domain will cost the mystery bidder no less than $30-million.  That will also buy all additional footage that was not included on the DVD.
I love that Kimmy is trying to stay anonymous here.  It’s so sweet (and unusual) for her to remove herself entirely from her own publicity stunt.  Genius move.
[Source: TMZ]

The Dalai Lama Wants To Hang With Des Tutu On His Birthday

His Holiness the Dalai Lama

The Dalai Lama has applied for a South African visa to visit Desmond Tutu on the Arch Bishop’s 80th birthday. Why does he need a visa? Because he was barred entry to South Africa in 2009 to ensure that ties with our key trade partner, China weren’t jeopardised.
The Dalai Lama is due to give a lecture as part of events to celebrate Tutu’s birthday on October 7. The following day, he will deliver the inaugural Desmond Tutu International Peace Lecture in Cape Town. This event will not be open to the public.
Home affairs spokesman Ronnie Mamoepa said that they received his application yesterday: “We have confirmed receipt of the visa application by the Dalai Lama through our mission in New Delhi, India.”
In 2009, Desmond Tutu criticised South Africa’s barring of entry to his fellow Nobel Peace Prize laureate to attend a peace conference in Johannesburg, with the government saying that it did not want to jeopardise relations with China. Foreign minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane later said that the Dalai Lama was free to visit the country and that the decision had been poorly communicated.
Poorly. Indeed.
[Source: iafrica]

Zola is back: Rolling with Zola on eTV

Sunday 25 September will see Zola rolling back to our screens with his new reality show, Rolling with Zola. The raw unscripted reality show, which premieres on e.tv chronicles the life of the charismatic Bonginkosi “Zola” Dlamini and captures his personal quest to unearth new talent to collaborate on an album.



As an artist who has enjoyed an illustrious career as a kwaito musician, Zola has experienced both the highs and lows of the industry, so his real life journey will provide context to the series. The 13 part docu-reality series captures Zola’s journey from his tough childhood in Soweto to his multifaceted career as an entertainer as well as his tour throughout South Africa as he goes on a mission to locate 6 talented South African musos. Through it all, Zola will face his past, flaws and future head-on, giving viewers a glimpse into his life.[Justcurious]

Chinese Tycoon Offers To Buy 0.3% Of Iceland

Huang Nubo, the sixteenth richest person in China, has offered $100 million to buy 300 square kilometres of Icelandic wilderness. He calls himself a “poet and adventurer,” so it would make sense that he’d want to buy the property to develop a golf course and tourist destination.
The area is known as Grímsstadir á Fjöllum, which is as good a name for a golf course, as any, I guess. It’s partially owned by the Icelandic government, which still needs to okay the deal; private landowners tempted by giant stacks of cash seem to have already accepted the agreement, however.
Icelandic nationalists (who knew?) suspect slightly more sinister motives, though:

Opponents have questioned why such a large amount of land – equal to about 0.3 per cent of Iceland’s total area – is needed to build a hotel. They warned that the project could provide cover for China’s geopolitical interests in the Atlantic island nation and Nato member.While home to just 320,000 people, Iceland occupies a strategically important location between Europe and North America and has been touted as a potential hub for Asian cargo should climate change open Arctic waters to shipping.

[Source: CNN]

ANC Youth League violence

Violence erupted in Johannesburg CBD ahead of Malema's disciplinary hearing. News24 spoke to political analyst Aubrey Matshiqi about the impact the protest will have on the hearing. View slideshow...

Doctor Secures Property With HIV-Infected Needles

I’ll just leave this here: A female doctor from Brazil has reacted to the frequent robberies Sobardinho property by studding the walls around her property with HIV-infected needles to keep burglars away. We know this because she’s kindly put up a hand-written sign,saying “HIV positive blood. Do not trespass.”
The orthopaedist, who remains unnamed, is currently having her license reviewed by the region’s Medical Council, since it’s obviously a little bit insanely illegal for workers to take medical supplies from public hospitals.
There’s a video report over here.
[Source: NTN24]

“Millionaires Club” Advocates Case Commences Today

In what has been deemed a landmark case starting today in the North Gauteng High Court, 13 advocates face being struck off the roll for allegedly sucking the Road Accident Fund dry through dodgy billing practices.
The group of lawyers, named the “Millionaires Club”, has been identified for double briefing and charging multiple fees from the RAF.  They include two senior counsel, one of whom has allegedly charged R11 million in legal fees in a ten-month period for close to 1,000 trials. That’s pretty phenomenal.
While the Pretoria Bar has already suspended and fined the errant members, many are calling for the Millionaires Club to be struck off the roll. The rather juicy case which got underway this morning will investigate the legal fraternity’s ability to self-regulate.
[Source: EWN]

ANCYL Promises Disciplined Supporters Ahead Of Malema Trial

Hundreds of people have been gathering this morning outside the ANC Youth League headquarters in Johannesburg, following the league’s promise that supporters would behave well in the lead up to Julius Malema’s disciplinary hearing.  Rubber bullets have already been used by police to contain the crowd.  Twitter is alive with reports of violence and mayhem going down.
A tweet by journalist Cedric Mboyisa earlier said, “Police are now firing rubber bullets.  It’s war out here.  A bottle just missed me.”
Meanwhile, chairperson of the ANCYL’s Tsakane branch, Thepelo Khumalo, said in advance, “We will not cause confrontation with police…we are staying together united and disciplined.  We are not going to break anything”.
League members converging around Thelepo said they did not believe that Zuma was going against Malema, in spite of the charges brought against him and Floyd Shivambu.  Nevertheless, there are clearly some very disgruntled supporters out there.  And this picture, tweeted by Mboyisa (@SApolitics1), shows Juju supporters burning an ANC T-shirt featuring Zuma’s face.
[Source: City Press]

Fraudster Chose The Wrong Yacht

Not sure if you caught the article in the Sunday Times about Dean Rees, who ran a ponzi scheme which sucked in and spat out the likes of former Pick n Pay CEO, Sean Summers. You can read the article here, if you missed it. So anyway, he has run off to Switzerland, where he continues the starring role in his make believe game. That’s until the task team investigating him get their ducks in a row and get him extradited to face the music back in South Africa.
Not that we should focus too much on the fraud here.
It mentioned in the article that he had a Ferrari 599 and also hired a yacht to celebrate his wife’s birthday in St. Tropez, back in 2008. The Sunday Times reported that he spent R500,000 a day hiring it out, although the charter website reckons the yacht goes for around € 175,000 a week (around R1.8million). That works out to around R250,000 a day, by my calculations.
And judging by the pictures on the yacht charter website, old Deano did himself a great injustice by hiring the yacht, Tommy. Besides the fact that the furniture is kak, there was another yacht on the same website for sale, which was far more desirable. At €49,000,000 (half a billion Rand), allow me to introduce you to “April Fool.”

One of the lounges on the yacht, ‘April Fool’

Now we all know the phrase “If it floats, flies, or f*cks, rent it” – which is the phrase often used by wealthy people, but rarely used by billionaires. That’s because billionaires simply buy yachts like the one above. Instead of dicking around renting yachts with rubbish furniture.

Beyonce is Pregnant

Beyoncé has revealed she is expecting her first baby.
The singer made the surprise announcement as she debuted her baby bump on the red carpet at the MTV Video Music Awards tonight.
Wearing a long orange gown by Lanvin, the 29-year-old clutched her visible bump and told assembled press: 'I have a surprise!'
Scroll down to see Beyoncé's performance of Love On Top

Baby bliss: Beyonce has revealed she is expecting her first baby with husband Jay-Z

The singer didn't let her pregnancy prevent her from bringing the house down with an energetic performance.
She cheered on her husband Jay-Z, who performed new single Otis with Kanye West, before taking to the stage herself.

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Arriving onstage in a purple glittery blazer and black trousers by Dolce & Gabbana, the mother-to-be said: 'I want you to feel the love that's growing inside of me.'

Content: The singer glowed with happiness as she clutched her baby bump

Maternity chic: The 29-year-old chose a bright draped gown by Lanvin for her debut maternity dress

After a fabulous performance of Love On Top that attracted a standing ovation from the audience, Beyoncé ripped open her jacket and proudly rubbed baby bump.
The cameras panned to the audience where Jay-Z was beaming, as his friend Kanye jumped up and down, smacking the father-to-be on the back and shaking him.
Beyoncé performed at the Roseland Ballroom in New York on August 14, and covered up her stomach with a sheath of fabric that draped lightly across her protruding bump.

Proud mama: After her performance Beyonce ripped open her blazer and rubbed her baby bump

The announcement comes after a stellar summer for the Grammy-winner in which she headlined Glastonbury and released another hit album, 4.
Beyoncé, who has won 16 Grammy awards, said in a recent  interview that she feels she has achieved enough in her career to settle down and make family a priority.
'When you're young - 18 or 19 - you have the energy and drive. That's the time to work as hard as you can,' she told the September issue of In Style.

Congratulations! Jay-Z beamed from the audience while Kanye West thumped his friend on the back

'Now I'm a woman, and because I gave it my all, I can focus on my marriage.
'I can decide I want to have kids. I can be the mother I want to be and dedicate myself to my children.'
Beyoncé married rapper Jay-Z on September 4, 2008 in New York.

Cover up: Beyonce covered her stomach with a sheath of material during a performance at the Roseland Ballroom on August 14

Speaking to Piers Morgan in June, she hinted: 'I always said I was going to have a baby at 30. I'm 29 now.
'But I also said I was going to retire at 30. So I don't know,' she said, adding: 'I am not retiring, I tell you.'
Pressed by Morgan she said: 'Only God knows, only God knows.'

Parents-to-be: Beyonce and Jay-Z married in an intimate ceremony in New York on September 4, 2008

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2031269/Beyonc-pregnant-Singer-debuts-baby-bump-MTV-VMAs.html#ixzz1WP0NJxKF

Africa’s Richest Man on “MTV Meets…”

Nigerian Dangote, 54, has a lot to teach African youth about entrepreneurship:  according to a recent issue of prestigious US publication, Forbes Magazine, the self-made billionaire is now the richest man in Africa and the 51st richest person in the world – with a net worth of US $13.8 billion.

Starting with relatively humble beginnings in 1977 thanks to a loan from his wealthy uncle, Dangote has since built one of Africa’s largest conglomerates, employing more than 12,000 people.  While cement remains the most prized jewel in his crown, Dangote’s sphere of influence now spans sugar, oil & gas, transportation, banking and textiles, exporting, importing, manufacturing, real-estate and philanthropy, among others.
Putting Dangote on the spot at Lagos’ Eko Hotel were Nigerian investment banker and MBA student J.G. Ayodele; Zimbabwean born US based Public Administration Masters student Farayi Chipungu;  photographer Yomi Black from Lagos and Liberian singer Jerrilyn.


In each episode of MTV Base Meets…with MTN, African youth are given the opportunity to meet and questionAfrica’s political, cultural and business leaders. Among the interviewees involved in the series to date have been music legend Hugh Masekela, UK businessman Richard Branson, Nigerian media mogul Ben Murray Bruce, South African politician Julius Malema, Liberian President Madame Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf and Rwandan President Paul Kagame.
                                                                                                                    
MTV Base Meets Aliko Dangote with MTN will be shown on MTV Base (DStv Channel 322) on Monday 29 August @ 20:30 CAT,  Wednesday 31 August @ 22:15 CAT, Thursday 1 September @ 18:30, Sunday 4 September @ 15:00 and Monday 5 September @ 16:00 CAT.
 The final influencer still to come in the MTV Base Meets…with MTN series is R&B artist and philanthropist Alicia Keys (premiere Monday 5 September).
 Read more about Aliko Dangote on FORBES. (Link) 

Mechanic Joyrides And Crashes Client’s R3,5 Million Ferrari F40

An American mechanic took a client’s classic Ferrari F40 for a spin in Texas last week. Unfortunately he lost control of the 20-year-old supercar and smashed it into a fence. He survived, but somehow I don’t think that helps his case much. Police felt it necessary to also mention that speeding was involved before the accident.
The car’s original tyres are also being blamed for the accident, and because the chassis has been damaged it is believed it is now a write-off.
Here is eyewitness, Travis Brown:

I don’t know how fast he was going but I could hear the turbos spooling on the car. Next I know I heard tyre squealing, then he jumped the curb and hit the fence.

[Source: Mirror]

Thank God It's Friday

Massive Condoleezza Rice Photo Album Found In Gaddafi’s Lair – “Deeply bizarre and deeply creepy.” That’s how the State Department is describing a surprising find inside the compound of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi: a photo album with “page after page” pictures of Condoleezza Rice. [msnbc]

SA And US Free $1.5 Billion Libya Aid – The United States and South Africa reached a deal on Thursday to let the UN Security Council release $1.5bn of seized Libyan assets for emergency aid, diplomats said. The last-minute accord meant the United States would not press for a vote at the Security Council to force the release of the money. [news24]

Gaddafi Reads Playboy - Babak Dehghanpisheh visited a Gaddafi family home this morning and discovered a secret palace hidden behind an ordinary façade. Read about the garden labyrinth, 40-foot deep bunker, hot tub, waterfall, Playboy magazine collection, yachting brochures and an empty box of Coronas. [dailybeast]

Gaddafi’s Double Agent – For more than five months in a city locked down by forces loyal to Col. Moammar Gadhafi, regime opponents in Tripoli’s Fashloom neighborhood relied on a fellow resistance leader who told them with uncanny accuracy how to evade security sweeps and tipped them off to impending raids against them. [wallstreetjournal]

Idols Contestant To Undergo Surgery After Fight – The Idols star who was assaulted outside a club at the weekend will undergo surgery on his crushed cheekbone soon. But first 22-year-old Freddie Van’Dango will perform with James Blunt and Chante Moore at the Idols Spectacular tonight. [timeslive]

Newlyweds Bust Stealing Food For Reception – They had all they needed for their wedding reception: Something blue, something borrowed – and $1,000 worth of something stolen. Two Pennsylvania newlyweds were busted Friday after police said they were caught swiping items for their wedding reception. [dailymail]

Astronomers Find Planet Made Of Diamonds - Astronomers have spotted an exotic planet that seems to be made of diamond racing around a tiny star in our galactic backyard. The new planet is far denser than any other known so far and consists largely of carbon. Because it is so dense, scientists calculate the carbon must be crystalline, so a large part of this strange world will effectively be diamond. [reuters]

Sims On Facebook Is World’s Fastest Growing Social Game – Heads up, Zynga: looks like you have some serious competition in the Facebook game space at last. The Sims Social, a reboot of Electronic Arts’ bestselling $4 billion games franchise, has only been out of beta since last Thursday — but it already has 4.6 million people playing it daily, according to AppData, a traffic tracking service from Inside Network. [mashable]

Alex Baldwin Is Moving In With His 27 Year Old Yoga Instructor – Alec Baldwin is settling down as he advances his political ambitions. The 53-year-old perennial bachelor, who has his eye on a mayoral run, also seems to have his heart set on marriage with 27-year-old yoga instructor Hilaria Thomas. Sources close to the “30 Rock” star confirmed that Baldwin has sold his 300 Central Park West apartment at the famed Art Deco Eldorado to move in with his girlfriend downtown. [nypost]

News International Paid Coulson’s Legal Fees – News International, the British arm of Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation, has been footing the bill for the DLA Piper lawyer representing former top News of the World editor Andy Coulson—but may stop doing so, according to the Financial Times. [lawdaily]

Warren Buffett To Invest $5 Billion In Bank Of America – Warren Buffett will invest $5 billion in Bank of America Corp, stepping in to shore up the largest U.S. bank in the same way he helped prop up Goldman Sachs and General Electric during the financial crisis. Bank of America shares rose nearly 26 percent at one point, but gave up most of those gains by early afternoon, closing 9.4 percent higher at $7.65. [reuters]

Austria Gets Another Fritzl - Police in Austria have arrested a man suspected of imprisoning and sexually abusing his two daughters in his village home over 40 years. The man, now 80, denies the abuse, which allegedly began when one girl was aged 12 and the other four. Police say the case was reported in May, when the daughters escaped after one reportedly knocked over the father as he tried to rape her. [bbc]

Giant Rat Killed With Pitchfork In New York - It sounds like an urban legend: giant mutant-looking rats roaming a city housing project. Only there’s a picture. A photo making the rounds shows Housing Authority worker Jose Rivera minutes after he speared the humongous rodent with a pitchfork at the Marcy Houses. It’s covered in white fur and looks well-fed. It appears to be about three feet long, including its hideously dangling tail. [nydailynews]

Clever Dolphins Use Shells To Catch Fish – Already famed as Earth’s first tool-using marine mammals, the bottlenose dolphins of Australia’s Shark Bay have proved handy yet again, by using conch shells to trap tasty fish, then shaking them into their mouths like sardines from a tin. [wired]

Mexico Casino Attack: 40 Killed - At least 40 people were killed and a dozen more wounded Thursday, officials said, when a northern Mexico casino was attacked by men who fired off guns and ignited drapes, rugs and furniture. Some witnesses reported that the attackers threw grenades into the Casino Royale in Monterrey, while others said gasoline bombs started the fire. The flames trapped customers and staff in the building. [washpo]

Phuza Thursday

Steve Jobs Resigns As CEO Of Apple – Steve Jobs, the visionary co-founder of Apple Inc. and driving force behind a string of products that revolutionized the consumer-electronics industry, stepped down as chief executive but was named chairman of the board, the company said late Wednesday. His relinquishing of daily control had been widely anticipated since he took an extended medical leave earlier this year. [latimes]

Gay Tim Cook To Take Over From Steve Jobs – The new CEO of Apple is Tim Cook, a man outed as gay who many expected would take over the job if Steve Jobs ever had to resign, as he did today. The company said the switch was made during a meeting of the board of directors and that Jobs had specifically advocated for Cook as his replacement. Cook had been chief operating officer, overseeing sales, operations and the supply chain. [advocate]

Apple Wins Ban On Samsung Smartphone Sales – Apple won an injunction in a Dutch court on Wednesday to stop Samsung Electronics from marketing three smartphone models in some European countries after alleging a breach of patents. Apple and Samsung are locked in a bruising patent fight in the United States, Europe and Asia, as they jostle for the top spot in the smartphone market after Nokia, the market leader for a decade, was ousted in the second quarter. [reuters]

Samsung Using Kubrick Film As Evidence Against Apple - In the ongoing battle between Apple and Samsung over their tablet computers, with Apple claiming Samsung, essentially stole their idea; Samsung have now submitted evidence in court from the movie ’2001 : A Space Oddysey.’ The evidence shows a still shot from the movie, showing spacemen using flat tablet devices – claiming the movie came out before Apple created the iPad. Wow! [fosspatents]

Gisele Bundchen And Tom Brady Top Forbes Power Couple List - Gisele Bundchen and Tom Brady position Forbes’ Top Power Couple list. While the Gisele Bundchen and Tom Brady relation wasn’t desirable enough, the predicted to be first billionaire model and her quarterback husband just topped off Forbes’ highest paid celebrity couple list. “The couple brought in a confounding $76 million in this last year alone.” [ukusanews]

Correct Spelling Of Gaddafi’s Name Finally Discovered - A new video of someone leafing through the passport  of Gaddafi’s eldest son Mohammed, reveals an interesting discovery: the spelling of Qaddafi’s name. A much-circulated 2009 ABCNews.com story found 112 different ways to render the Libyan leader’s last name. But, according to this passport, the accurate Latinized spelling is one of the least commonly used of those 112: Gathafi. (The passport also shows Mohammed’s title as “Son of the Leader of the Revolution,” a reference to his father’s preferred title as head of state.) [theatlantic]

Plettenberg Bay Surfer Dies After Shark Attack – A 49-year-old surfer died today after being attacked by a shark in Plettenberg Bay, about 500 kilometers (310 miles) east of Cape Town. The victim has been confirmed as local Plettenberg Bay resident and surfer, Tim van Heerden. Surfers who witnessed the attack said it may have been a great white shark about 2 meters (6.56 feet) in length. There have been several sightings by surfers of sharks in the same area. [bloomberg]

R9 Million Bounty On Gaddafi’s Head - Libya’s new masters offered a bounty for the fugitive Muammar Gaddafi on Wednesday, after he urged his men to carry on a battle that kept the capital in a state of fear. A former ally, however, said the Libyan president had made plans to escape to Algeria or Chad dressed in women’s clothing. [mail&guardian]

Lacoste To Sponsor Normal People - Like other companies, Lacoste sponsors professional athletes, including reportedly paying tennis star Andy Roddick more than $5 million annually to wear the brand while competing. But in a twist, the brand also recently began outfitting noncelebrities, including the wait staff, bus boys and valets at the Hamptons location of Nobu. [nytimes]

Ozzie Media To Boycott Rugby World Cup - Australian news organisations are threatening to drop coverage of the Rugby World Cup unless rules around reporting are loosened. The Newspaper Publishers’ Association (NPA) – which represents both Rupert Murdoch’s News Ltd and Fairfax Australia – says it is rejecting the International Rugby Board’s (IRB) accreditation terms and will not send accredited journalists to New Zealand. [nzherald]

Joost Gambles On Treatment - “I’m going to fight this thing. Don’t worry, I’m not going to die too soon,” said Joost van der Westhuizen at a media conference in Midrand on Wednesday to announce that he is undergoing experimental stem cell treatment in a desperate attempt to cure his motor neuron disease. Dr Jody Pearl, a specialist neurologist, said the treatment was developed by Doctor Steve Ray, a British neuron-scientist. [sport24]

Pippa Middleton Shacks Up With Her Beau - Britain’s Pippa Middleton has moved in with her long-term boyfriend Alex Loudon. The sister of the Duchess of Cambridge has reportedly moved her things into the investment banker’s home and they are said to be experimenting with living together, as a trial for marriage. [femalefirst]

Facebook Scraps ‘Places’ – Tucked near the end of Facebook’s 1,200-word blog post detailing a slew of privacy changes was a short obituary for a Facebook feature unveiled with great fanfare last year: Facebook Places, a check-in service that allowed users to share their locations on Facebook and redeem coupons. [huffpo]

Kim Jong Il Enjoyed Fun Trip To Russia - After a “fun trip” across Siberia on his armored train, North Korea’s autocratic leader Kim Jong Il met with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev Wednesday for talks expected to focus on nuclear disarmament, energy deals and economic aid. Kim arrived at the base in an armored Mercedes limousine and wore his trademark khaki leisure suit. Killing it, as usual. [msnbc]

Will Smith, Jada Pinkett Smith deny reports they are splitting

It took them a while, but Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith finally responded Tuesday afternoon to an InTouch Weekly magazine report claiming the high-profile Hollywood power couple had split.

Only a few hours after Jada Pinkett Smith’s publicist said her client “has nothing to say right now” — usually the kind of comment made prior to a breakup confirmation — the couple issued a statement denying they were ending their marriage.

“Although we are reluctant to respond to these types of press reports, the rumors circulating about our relationship are completely false,” the couple said in their statement.

“We are still together, and our marriage is intact.”[suntimes]

Is this the end of Automobile swag?

While music mogul Birdman is trying to purchase an $8 million Maybach Exelero, Jigga and Yeezy destroyed a $380 000 Maybach 57 in their music vid 'Otis'. Could the Maybach brand be tarnished for good? [motorauthority]

Jay-Z & Kanye Trash Maybach 57 in “Otis” Video

I can only imagine the value of this vehicle skyrocketing over the original during the auction that will benefit East African drought disaster relief but check out how much it might of cost to transform one of the world’s most expensive vehicles to a doorless Bat Mobile.[inflexwetrust]

WHO INVENTED SWAG?

Lenny Kravitz’ Daughter Stars In New Woolworths ‘RE:’ Campaign

Did you catch the 16-page RE: insert from the latest issue of ELLE magazine?
According to PopYaCollar:

Lenny Kravitz’ daughter, Zoë, headlines a star-studded cast in the latest Woolworths RE: brand campaign, which kicked off with a massive insert in the latest ELLE magazine. Zoe was also on the cover and shares space inside with the likes of top SA musicians, Xander Ferreira from Gazelle and Mark de Menezes from the Dirty Skirts. The Rock & Roll theme runs further, with a TV ad, punctuated with Joan Jetts’ most famous song, “I Love Rock and Roll.”
It’s very exciting for all of us at RE: and I hope you like the new range. How hot are those red skinnies?

Malema’s Private Jet And The EuroMillions Lottery

If you caught this weekend’s Sunday Times you will know all about the private jet that Julius Malema flies around in. You know – the jet that belongs to his buddy, who gets tenders from Jules. Fraud and corruption aside, I just wanted to chat about the jet itself. People seem to get very excited about any private jet that comes along – when there is very often nothing to make a fuss about. ESPECIALLY in this case, when you’re dealing with a Cessna Citation 500.

Sunday Times confirmed the plane was worth R18 million, which is somewhat spicy, given that most of the Cessna Citation 500s out there were made in the 1970s (production ran from 1971 to 1985) and are sold second-hand for between $500,000 and $800,000 (R5.7 Million). So that’s all you’re really dealing with – if you wanted to get one – five or six bar. There are some good cars that sell for a similar price.
Now when we discuss winning “the lottery,” private jets and private islands inevitably come up. And when we’re talking about the local South African lottery (upcoming jackpot is R5 million), I wonder how many people realise that the jackpot is hardly in the league of our dreams. So, if you’re lucky, you can buy a second hand jet like the one Juju flies in. And that’s before you have to buy petrol and pay for a pilot. And, while we’re at it, what are you actually getting? Check out these pics of the same model plane:

Seriously, what is that? What am I supposed to do with that?
On top of it, this thing is only good for trips around South Africa. It has a maximum range of 2,250km so you can go from Cape Town to Johannesburg and back. Don’t expect to jet off to New York at the drop of a hat – unless you plan on organising some Top-Gun-style mid-air refueling vibes. Even to Paris, this thing would have to be re-fueled four times. Not really the vibe we’re after, Im sure you will agree.
And that, my friends, is why we play the overseas lotteries. The most recent jackpot win was R1.8 Billion – a charming chubby couple from Scotland. Now that’s the kind of money we need to get proper jets. Jets that can take us to New York in one go. Jets that we can sleep in. Like the Boeing Business Jet (BBJ) which, second hand, is around $68 million. In Rands that is about R500 million. Which is a very realistic proposition if you win the likes of the Euromillions or US Powerball lotteries when they’ve rolled over a few times..

So if you want to play with Malema and their little girl jets, then keep playing the local lottery.
But if you want really useful jets – the jets that we’re really dreaming about – then you need to enter the overseas lotteries.
We do – every week.
Today’s Euromillions lottery jackpot, for example, is R756 million.
And you can buy your tickets safely and securely online at www.2oceansvibelottos.com
The chances of winning are small. But they’re even smaller without a ticket

PETA – How Vegans Will Invade Porn

The website will be full XXX, but here’s the twist, the porn will be coupled with graphic images of mistreated animals. With previous campaigns seeing the likes of Ron Jeremy and Jenna Jameson, this isn’t exactly shocking. Just weird. Now I can think of a few other words to make with the P, the T and the A.
Apparently the porn site will illustrate the horror of life for animals on factory farms, and promote a vegan lifestyle. It will also feature pictures and video shot undercover by the group’s hidden camera investigations.
Critics are have had a go at them in the past, claiming that their methods of protecting animals come at the cost of exploiting women.[2oceansvibe]

The Many Looks Of Kim Kardashian

Congratulations Mrs. Humphries!
It was her big day!
And, to celebrate KIM KARDASHIAN, we've put together a thorough photo gallery of some of her many looks!
Just like a Barbie doll the middle Kardash comes in a verity of different styles: Red Carpet Kim, Workout Kim, Up Town Kim, ect.
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[Image via WENN.]  

Gold Diggers’ Memorandum

I often hear people going off at how certain people are gold-diggers and that these people are not willing to work for their money.
People that hate gold-diggers state that they do not understand how someone can be content with leeching off someone’s hard earned money and not do anything with their lives to earn a living.  Society teaches us that we need to dedicate our lives to work and earn our living. Anything outside of that is shunned upon. If you are born into a wealthy family, you will struggle to gain the respect of general society because apparently it is wrong to be born with an advantage. Should you fall in love with a man who is wealthy, you will struggle to earn society’s respect because it is wrong to spend someone else’s money, why don’t you have your own?
 [Justcurious]

Malema camp to fight Zuma over suspension

ANC Youth League leaders are plotting to fight back against President Jacob Zuma in a bid to stave off disciplinary charges that may see Julius Malema suspended from the ruling party.

"There is a debate right now about what should happen," a youth league leader close to the discussions told the Sunday Times yesterday.
"There is a plan that Julius should defy (and not attend the hearing) or go to the disciplinary hearing with the entire membership," the leader said. "We should all be charged. The plan is to isolate him. He was speaking on behalf of the membership (when he made comments about Botswana)."[Timeslive]

Floyd Shivambu Also Charged

Floyd Shivambu

The news broke earlier today that the ANC will charge Julius Malema for infringing upon the ANC’s constitution. The party spokesperson Keith Khoza has now confirmed that Floyd Shivambu will also be charged with bringing the ANC into disrepute and sowing divisions. Shivambu is the current ANC Youth League spokesperson.
Malema recently said the league would send a team to Botswana to consolidate local opposition parties and help bring about regime change, as it believed the government there was “in full co-operation with imperialists” and was undermining the “African agenda”. The ANC reacted angrily to the comments, publicly rebuking the youth league.
The league responded to this, saying it did not believe it was in the wrong or going against ANC policy. It expressed disappointment at being publicly rebuked before the matter had been internally discussed. On Saturday, however, faced with the prospect of being disciplined, the ANCYL withdrew the statement on Botswana and apologised to the ANC.
Clearly this was too little, too late.
[Source: News24]

5 People Who Need To SHUT UP!

*puts on MOM dress*

1. Hush Club Management and whoever manages their Twitter account

Whoever is running the account needs to have their fingers chopped off. You are doing more damage than good. At this point, whether Minnie was wrong or not doesn’t matter to me as a neutral outsider. What matters is that a woman was assaulted in your institution during Woman’s month and instead of taking responsibility, you guys are labeling her a liar and suggesting she’s xenophobic. Maybe she is… but she didn’t assault herself. Someone did. Maybe not an employee of yours but it happened on your watch. The damage has been done, she suffered, your name has been tainted somewhat but I believe you can still fix this.
Call Minnie in, better yet, go to her, sit down with her and apologise for this mess. Pay her doctor’s fees back the same way you were willing to pay for her alcohol. Right now your potential and current clients are waiting for your reassurance that such an incident will not happen again and that they are safe in your club. Something that your arrogant statement failed to do. Please behave like a business, not like a spoilt child with pride and ego, as displayed by your Official Tweets.

2. Khanyi Mbau

The self proclaimed Queen of Bling took to twitter to tell Theunis Crous to stop calling her.

Khanyi also tweeted a “screen capture” of Theunis’ number to prove that she indeed got a call from him.
Khanyi sisi, this was not necessary. If you don’t want to speak to Theunis anymore then tell him you don’t want to speak to him, don’t tell us. Whether or not you really meant it when you said he shouldn’t call you, posting this on Twitter screams “I want attention”. I understand how Twitter can pull you in and make you want to share details of your life, damn, I suffer from that too so I can overlook this.. BUT Your tweets to Primrose? LOW!

If her husband is the one who called you because “he still wants you back” as your tweet suggests, why harass Primrose about it on Twitter? As someone who likes you, I am disappointed by this behaviour. Especially because you have been giving off this image of “I’ve changed, I’ve grown, I’m a new person”... I guess this proves that the change has to happen inside first because if’ that’s the case, such slip ups won’t happen.

And whoever is doing your PR or is your manager, Please tell them I said they’re USELESS. They shouldn’t be allowing such things to happen, especially given this new image we are being sold.

Now calm down sisi and count to 10 before you try post another Twitter Expose. Rather tell us when your book is coming out, kudala silindile.

3. Primrose and Theunis Crous

So you guys are going to JUMP every time Khanyi says JUMP?

Would it have killed you to just ignore her tweets and discuss them between the two of you and those who matter in your lives?  I’ve said this before and I will REPEAT:

You cannot control what Khanyi says about you, you can’t control what people assume based on what she says, you cannot change our perceptions that you two are a childish couple who enjoy the attention you get from all this but what you CAN do is to work on your relationship, your marriage and make sure that it is not shaken again.

Work on your union, that’s what mattters. If you’re gonna go around trying to put out the fires Khanyi lights up on TWITTER (not even in your HOME), then you are going to be very busy because after Khanyi it will be someone else. Now please, IGNORE Khanyi, block her, mute her on Twitter (tip: mute her name and mute her again as a keyword), so that you never get to see anything said about her or by her on that network. Even if those silly twitter people tag you on her tweets.

Twitter twits get it all wrong on Menzi Ngubane

Social networking site Twitter's dark side reared its ugly head yesterday morning, with rumours rapidly spreading on the site that Generations star Menzi Ngubane had died late on Tuesday night.

But in a press statement released yesterday morning the show's producers asked fans not to "hamper" his "steady return to health". Some of them had posted their condolences on the site.
Ngubane, who plays Sibusiso "Ngamla" Dlomo in the soapie, was admitted to hospital on August 6 and has been receiving treatment for an undisclosed ailment since.
There had been speculation that Ngubane was suffering from a liver complaint.
Executive producer Mfundi Vundla said: "The actor is undergoing successful treatment and his condition has improved considerably.
"He will be in recovery for the next few weeks [and] his steady return to health is certain."
Dorcas Dlamini, a Twitter user and fan of the actor, who is also known for his role as Cijimpi in the old local TV series Kwa Khala, said: "Menzi Ngubane . *hoping & praying so hard it's just a really stupid and bad rumour*".[Timeslive]