A friend of mine Angela, that I was in school with ‘just the other day’, recently contacted me to let me know about an adventure she is involved in that involves swimming the English Channel. Now this isn’t just your routine pro swimmer making a beeline across the channel, and here is a little bit [...]
So the ‘other royal wedding’ has come and gone, and while the first of the two brought us Pippa Middleton, a balcony ‘blowjob scene’ and a rather tired little flower girl, French journalists covering the royal wedding in Monte Carlo this week added new words to their vocabulary – boerewors, melktert and kameelhout. South African [...]
French weekly L’Express reported on its website that Charlene Wittstock, who is set to marry the tiny French Riviera principality’s head of state on Saturday, went to the airport in nearby Nice last week to board a one-way flight for South Africa, where she grew up. It required “infinite persuasion” by the prince and members [...]
Elizabeth Hurley will be in South Africa this July. Hurley, who is an ambassador for Estée Lauder’s breast cancer campaign, will be the guest of honour at Estée Lauder’s Pink Illumination Ball in Johannesburg, reports Sarie magazine. The Ball is held in aid of the Look Good Feel Better Foundation that supports women with breast [...]
As you are probably aware, my mate Ruan Potts is fighting for the EFC Africa 09 heavyweight title on 30th June 2011 at the Coca Cola Dome in JHB. Awesome is all I have to say about this. Check out the trailer below for the fight and be sure to show you support by heading [...]
It’s winter in the mother city and I bet you’re stuck in doors with the kids because going to the beach on a cold grey day just isn’t as much fun. I came up with a list of things to do in and around Cape Town and I thought. Why don’t you go have a [...]
Yup- if you have the money and the stomach for it, you too can join Julius Malema and Jacob Zuma and the ANC Youth League behind closed doors at their 24th National Congress. Packages start at R50,000 for 1 person – the “Anton Muziwakhe Lembede founders package” – and race right up to the very [...]
In a move that is sure to piss a whole lot of people the fuck off, Holland is to bar foreigners from its infamous cannabis-selling coffee shops. Anti-drugs laws will see restrictions placed on who can use the shops, which allow patrons to buy and smoke drugs legally. The rules, called “tourism suicide” by some, [...]
SAMA nominated singer Justin Bergh is back with a regular Friday winter sessions slot at Caveau Wine Bar and Deli at Joesphine Mill in Newlands, Cape Town for next three months starting 13 May 2011 from 19h00 – 10pm Bergh, who toured with Bryan Adams in 2010, released his third album recently and has a [...]
The South African Astronomical Observatory (SAAO) has announced that a rare eclipse will be visible in SA during June. “A total lunar eclipse will be visible from South Africa on the 15th of June 2011. The last total lunar eclipse visible from this region was in February 2008 and the next one will only be [...]
Remember I wrote about the fact that a South African Girl will be the next Royal Wedding Bride? Well it’s just been reported that the winner of Idols 2009 Jason Hartman has been invited to perform at the royal wedding of Prince Albert of Monaco and the South African swimmer Charlene Wittstock. Hartman, who apparently [...]
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The SA Music Awards on Saturday night were such a shambles that some of the judges could not be seated for the ceremony. Ukhozi FM’s Phumlane Mbatha, better known by his stage name, DJ Sgqemeza, was part of the huge judging panel, which included his Ukhozi FM colleague Zandile Tembe and journalist and socialite Lesley [...]
…and don’t you forget it! Most of you think that it’s a chance to have a fat party tomorrow night and then do sweet f-all on Wednesday, but you must remember how important Wednesday is to South Africa. If you are not happy with what your elected officials are doing for you in government, now [...]
Do you suffer from Friggatriskaidekaphobia? Or fear of Friday the 13th as it’s more commonly known. I’m starting to think Joe Social and Asstastic do. Maybe it’s because today is Friday the 13th? Or perhaps it’s because TheFrenchConnection’s alias is Jason? And he had his 13th birthday on Friday the 13th. And he owns a [...]
My mate Ruan Potts is the unbeaten challenger in the upcoming Heavyweight EFCAFRICA Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) Title fight going in with a record of 12 – 0. So let’s give you some info on the guy. Ruan Fights out of the Dragon Power Gym in Cape Town, www.dragonpower.co.za. This from the Dragon power Website. [...]
I will definitely be going to this! Tickets please!! I was listening to KFM this weekend and I heard about this so I searched it out and much to my happiness it’s true. Big Concerts have announced that UK alternative rock band Coldplay will be performing live for the first time in South Africa in [...]
This just landed on my desk. No I’m not invited I’m just saying… For those of you not in the know, Hugh Hefner is 85 and he is marrying his 25 year old lover Crystal Harris. Love truly is blind… Joe SocialI’m writing this cos I have a lot to say and sometimes I can’t [...]
Saturday, 07th and Sunday 08th of May will see an estimated 12,000 people descend on the Riebeek’s Valley for the annual Olive Festival. This is an awesome festival taking place in and around Riebeek Kasteel and Riebeek Wes. The festival is the largest of its kind in Southern Africa and offers visitors an opportunity to [...]
Ex South African Swimming champion Charlene Wittstock will be the next royal bride. This was announced in what is being called disney week. The girl married Prince Charming and the bad guy ended up at the bottom of the sea. Monaco’s Prince Albert II and Charlene Wittstock are to get married in Monte Carlo’s millionaire’s [...]
