
Justin Bieber was the victim of a sophisticated Ocean’s Eleven style cash heist while performing in South Africa on Sunday evening. Thieves have reportedly stolen more than one million rand ($100,000) in takings after a Justin Bieber concert at Johannesburg’s Soccer City stadium. The gang, armed with ropes, hammers and chisels, broke into a strongroom, [...]
May 13 2013 | Posted in
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A rare blue diamond has been unearthed at Cullinan mine in South Africa. The 25.5-carat stone was recovered by Petra Diamonds at its Cullinan mine and is expected to bring large profits. Experts say the blue diamond could be worth more than $10 million, and the find gave a boost to Petra’s share price. Similar [...]
Apr 18 2013 | Posted in
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A study published by South Africa’s Stellenbosch University found that donkey, water buffalo and goat meat have been sold as burgers and sausages in South Africa. The study found that 99 of 139 samples contained species not declared in the product label. It found soya and gluten were not labelled in 28% of products tested, [...]

About 15,000 crocodiles have reportedly escaped from the Rakwena Crocodile Farm in South Africa’s far north amid heavy rains and flooding. The owner was forced to open the crocodile farm’s gates on Sunday to prevent a storm surge, the local Beeld newspaper says. Many of the crocodiles have been recaptured, but more than half are [...]
Jan 24 2013 | Posted in
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Former South Africa’s President Nelson Mandela is celebrating 94th birthday on Wednesday and some 12 million schoolchildren across the country have sung a specially composed song as part of official celebrations. Nelson Mandela will spend the day quietly with his family in his village home of Qunu in the Eastern Cape, near where he was [...]

A controversial painting showing South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma with his genitals hanging out has been vandalized in a Johannesburg art gallery. It appears a man poured black paint over the art work displayed at Goodman Gallery in Johannesburg. It comes as the governing ANC was asking the High Court to force the Goodman Gallery [...]