Barbs Wire
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Online Editor Barbara Friedman has an unstoppable curiosity for all things weird and quirky and trawls the internet to bring you her daily choice of curated stories - Monday to Thursday at 9.35am #BarbsWire
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Barbs Wire: NHI reactions, tiny cardboard beds for Olympics, and Long Street Baths revamped
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May 16, 2024 |
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Barbs Wire: SA govt Digitech website slammed, dating app tool aims to end ghosting, and King Charles portrait has social media in stitches
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May 15, 2024 |
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Barbs Wire: Telkom outage causes outrage, Rietvlei weed eater, and more one-way roads for congested Cape Town
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May 14, 2024 |
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Barbs Wire: Undersea cable issues impact SA internet connectivity, Apple apologises for crushing ad, and Eurovision 2024 debacle
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May 13, 2024 |
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Barbs Wire: Viral video of woman chasing thief, Minecraft turns 15, and throwback movies on the big screen at throwback prices
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May 09, 2024 |
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Barbs Wire: Rare identical quadruplets, swiss army knife gets a makeover, and local fisherman's life-changing app
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May 08, 2024 |
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Barbs Wire: George building collapse, Falcon heavy launch, and dogs dyed to look like pandas in zoo
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May 07, 2024 |
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Barbs Wire: Israel shuts down AJ, UK food delivery rider still delivering after biting off customer's thumb, and first wild orangutan seen healing wound with medicinal plant
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May 06, 2024 |
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Barbs Wire: ANC election PR machine leaks, Orania gets massive loadshedding battery, and tribute to F1 icon this coming weekend
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May 02, 2024 |
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Barbs Wire: Elon's TV, $35bn Dubai airport plan, and cricketer's dog saves him from leopard attack
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Apr 30, 2024 |
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Barbs Wire: Gaza war protests spread on US campuses, another death by selfie, and snakes on a train!
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Apr 29, 2024 |
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Barbs Wire: Iranian rapper sentenced to death, America's new tallest building, and John Cleese spends a fortune to stay young
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Apr 25, 2024 |
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Barbs Wire: Zuma's health in question, first new photos of Oscar Pistorius, and Chinese youth 'gross' dress trend at work
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Apr 24, 2024 |
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Barbs Wire: Melania Trump resurfaces, bacteria from space, and South African wows Britain's Got Talent
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Apr 23, 2024 |
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Barbs Wire: Taylor Swift's album breaking records, SA no1 screentime addicts in the world, and Fuzai is China's adorable first Corgi police dog
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Apr 22, 2024 |
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Barbs Wire: Siya Kolisi gets accolade, woman wheels corpse into bank, and King penguin chicks filmed diving from a dizzy height for first time
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Apr 18, 2024 |
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Barbs Wire: Dubai floods, social media asks where is Markus Jooste's body, and smoking ban in UK a step closer?
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Apr 17, 2024 |
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Barbs Wire: IPhone loses top sales spot, first AI beauty pageant, and good news for insta-famous staffie Peggy and magpie Molly
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Apr 16, 2024 |
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Barbs Wire: New SA town name changes in the offing, fisherman's message led to rescue from remote atoll, and local kitty survives swallowing needle and thread
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Apr 15, 2024 |
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Barbs Wire: Oscar Pistorius reportedly sweeping floors, rare Harry Potter book massive price on auction, and a new photo of Titanic iceberg
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Apr 11, 2024 |
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Barb’s Wire
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Apr 10, 2024 |
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Barbs Wire: Total Eclipse and aftermath, Trump compares himself to Mandela. and even robots should have a day off
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Apr 09, 2024 |
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Barbs Wire: Cape weather wreaks havoc, total eclipse in US may be obscured, and reaction to Fridays NY earthquake
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Apr 08, 2024 |
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Barbs Wire: Mapisa-Nqakula resings, hands herself to cops, musicians call for AI ban, and top Cape beach award
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Apr 04, 2024 |
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Barbs Wire: Taiwan earthquake videos, a royal tour and tea, and baby elephant orphan Phabeni takes a walk with his new herd
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Apr 03, 2024 |
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Barbs Wire: Boeing in the poo, growing plants on the moon, and voice cloning tool too risky?
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Apr 02, 2024 |
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Barbs Wire: ANC vs MK, Thames flooded with sewage, and Siya Kolisi's proud moment as son plays rugby match
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Mar 28, 2024 |
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Barbs Wire: California cops use Lego heads to mask suspects, Dachshunds may be banned in Germany, and a tourist punch-up at a dizzy height over a selfie
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Mar 27, 2024 |
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Barbs Wire: #NosiviweMapisaNqakula trending, artist Banksy revealed? and 4 years since SA's first Covid lockdown began
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Mar 26, 2024 |
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BarbsWire: Online reaction to Markus Jooste suicide, was Princess of Wales coverage in poor taste, and Starbucks in US facing interesting lawsuit
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Mar 25, 2024 |
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Barbs Wire: Russian media's fake reports about King Charles, fridge magnets may be the memories you need, and Dorothy's ruby slippers big adventure
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Mar 19, 2024 |
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Barbs Wire: Nashville nighclub bans twerking and drinking, lab-grown meat in UK for cats, and the Karaokie machine inventor dies
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Mar 18, 2024 |
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Barbs Wire: Kate saga continues, US TikTok may be sold, and what is starvemaxxing
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Mar 13, 2024 |
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Barbs Wire: #KateMiddleton, LSD study, and root canal for a tiger
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Mar 12, 2024 |
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Barbs Wire: Kate Middelton's 'doctored' photo, the answer to potholes, and Crufts Dog Show
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Mar 11, 2024 |
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Barbs Wire: AI image generator questioned, highest paid actors 2023, and the return of the Wooly Mammoth
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Mar 07, 2024 |
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Barbs Wire: #Joshlin, #FacebookDown, and hotel that guarantees sunshine
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Mar 06, 2024 |
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Barbs Wire: Nathi Nhleko exits ANC, first sighting of Princess Kate, and Monica Lewinsky reinvented?
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Mar 05, 2024 |
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Barbs Wire: NY fashion icon dies at 102, Microsoft changes font, and another 'rip-off' event exposed
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Mar 04, 2024 |
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Barbs Wire: #JusticeForAKA, Princess Kate conspiracy health theories abound, and baby baboon hitches a ride
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Feb 29, 2024 |
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Barbs Wire: Taylor Swift's voting influence, $ value of Antarctica, and The World docks in cape Town
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Feb 28, 2024 |
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Barbs Wire: Frozen embryo ruling, baby naming, and David Attenborough fans up in arms
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Feb 27, 2024 |
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Barbs Wire: Measles outbreak in US spreads, ties back in fashion, and cute Cape Town otter family
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Feb 26, 2024 |
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Barbs Wire: #TruckersForTrump, woman sleeps next to brother's corpse, and whats's the stink in Cape Town today?
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Feb 19, 2024 |
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Barbs Wire: People in Rafah in fear of attack, Superbowl shooting, and Buffel the elephant seal in Onrus update
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Feb 15, 2024 |
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Barbs Wire: Migrating animals in decline, lightening bold kills footballer, and it's Valentine's Day
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Feb 14, 2024 |
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Barbs Wire: Jon Stewart is back, KZN politics, and World Radio Day
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Feb 13, 2024 |
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Barbs Wire: Loadshedding back with a vengeance, unidentified woman drown at Clifton, and mysterious illness on cruise ship
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Feb 12, 2024 |
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#BarbsWire: Bafana, Nando's, LA floods and a Matchstick Eiffel Tower
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Feb 08, 2024 |
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#BarbsWire: National gees builds for Bafana semi-final, Tracey Chapman charts after 36 years, and Buffel the seal on Onrus Beach
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Feb 07, 2024 |
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Barbs Wire: Gupta mansion sold, African penguin chicks flourishing a SANNCOB, and Annie Lennox calls for ceasefire at Grammys
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Feb 06, 2024 |
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Barbs Wire: SA's Tyla wins Grammy, Bafana Bafana through to Afcon Semi-Final, and viral video shows Mandela Houghton home in ruins
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Feb 05, 2024 |
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Barbs Wire: More Wilgenhof res horror stories, Meta boss apologies to victims of online child sex abuse, and documented cases of transmitted Alzheimer's
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Feb 01, 2024 |
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Barbs Wire: Pringle Bay fires, baby shark sighting, and Bafana Bafana wins
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Jan 31, 2024 |
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Barbs Wire: Jacob Zuma, Rand Water, and why our pee is yellow
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Jan 30, 2024 |
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Barbs Wire: Muizenberg paper mache house, 99-year-old woman breaks swim records, and the 'Libby' library app for free audiobooksapp
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Jan 29, 2024 |
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Barbs Wire - ICJ judgment imminent, Jon Stewart returns to The Daily Show, and SA Uber Eats’ 2023 Annual Cravings Report released
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Jan 25, 2024 |
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Barbs Wire: Curro trending over bad results, Barbie Oscar nom snubs, and Whales in Hout Bay
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Jan 24, 2024 |
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Barbs Wire: Gerco van Deventer on CapeTalk, mountain mugger comes to a grim end, passenger spots missing wing bolts on plane
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Jan 23, 2024 |
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Barbs Wire: SA sporting weekend victories, snake on a plane, and 6-legged pup rescued
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Jan 22, 2024 |
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Barbs Wire: Brit royal ailments, private school cost hikes, and UFC superstar Dricus du Plessis's upcoming fight
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Jan 18, 2024 |
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Barbs Wire: Thabi Leoka's 'PhD', long-lasting battery invention, and proud parents post pics of Grade 1 kiddies
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Jan 17, 2024 |
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Barbs Wire: Trump on a winning streak, beautiful bioluminescence in Muizenberg, and a baby rhino is born
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Jan 16, 2024 |
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Barbs Wire: New Oxford Dictionary words, Brits also don't like paying TV licences, and crypt next to Marilyn Munroe on auction
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Jan 15, 2024 |
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Barbs Wire - The ANC SG & Countries that SA may be able to afford to visit in 2024
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Jan 11, 2024 |
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Barbs Wire - Gunmen storm television studio live on air & Is Linkedin the hottest new dating site????
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Jan 10, 2024 |
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Barbs Wire - NSFAS scandal & Pope Francis calls for a global ban on surrogacy
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Jan 09, 2024 |
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Barbs Wire - The first Crocs sneaker...?
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Jan 08, 2024 |
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Barbs Wire: Jacob Zuma and the ANC, a Lesotho national removed from treehouse near border, and a unique beer
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Dec 14, 2023 |
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Barbs Wire: Tent City judgment, baboons of Constantia let down, and Muizenberg hut project completed
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Dec 13, 2023 |
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Barbs Wire: ANC t-shirt swap a stunt? Google searches for 2023 and hilarious Cape Town character stereotype AI pics go viral
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Dec 12, 2023 |
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Barbs Wire: New political players emerge, Taylor Swift ruffles feathers, and local snake rescue org garners huge WhatsApp channel following
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Dec 11, 2023 |
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Barbs Wire: Mavuso Msimang quits ANC, Meta under fire, and Christmas customs in Europe were not always so warm and fuzzy
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Dec 07, 2023 |
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Barbs Wire: AI makes doccie on AI, a pigeon killer arrested, and pacemakers repurposed for dogs
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Dec 06, 2023 |
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Barbs Wire: ConCourt elections ruling, a rare giant rat, and sweets that may curb anxiety
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Dec 05, 2023 |
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Barbs Wire: Porsche tires stabbed by car washer, a 'distressed' pair of sneakers for R5k, and Cape Town baboons let down again
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Dec 04, 2023 |
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Barbs Wire: Kissinger dies at 100, US life expectancy still below pre-Covid levels, Bumble dating trend predictions for 2024
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Nov 30, 2023 |
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Barbs Wire: Elon Musk in Israel, boy goes on forklift truck joyride, hidden cams in holiday rentals
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Nov 29, 2023 |
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Barbs Wire: Mystery illness in China, Trevor Noah i UK on the Tube goes viral, and 'authentic' word of the year for 2023
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Nov 28, 2023 |
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Barbs Wire: Local fires, Black Friday spending, and David Bowie's handwritten lyrics up for auction
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Nov 27, 2023 |
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Barbs Wire: Binance, Orlando Pirates Lorch suspension, and Omicron is two years old
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Nov 23, 2023 |
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Barbs Wire: Israel-Hamas truce, NSFAS changes, and Cape Town festive lights
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Nov 22, 2023 |
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Barbs Wire: Malema lashes out, Oscar Pistorius may be free, and Snoop Dog's marketing ploy
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Nov 21, 2023 |
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Barbs Wire - Voter registration, UK trail-runner Tom Evans mugging, and Cape Town golf course cobra showdown
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Nov 20, 2023 |
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Barbs Wire - Karoo Doney Sanctuary's 'Noah's Ark' move
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Nov 16, 2023 |
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Barbs Wire - The Cape of Good Hope has rescued 5 seals in Hout Bay
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Nov 15, 2023 |
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Barbs Wire - Google will delete millions of Gmail accounts on 1 December, but there is a way you can save yours
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Nov 14, 2023 |
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Barbs Wire - Pro-Israeli, Pro-Palestine protestors, and police on Sea Point prom on Sunday
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Nov 13, 2023 |
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Barbs Wire: 300-bed safe-space for Cape Town, Marijuana use linked to heart attacks, 500-year-old cache of pressed flowers provide info on climate change
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Nov 09, 2023 |
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Barbs Wire - #PhalaPhalaFarmGate, study shows biological age predicts dementia, Homer will no longer choke Bart
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Nov 08, 2023 |
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Barbs Wire: - One month since Hamas attack on Israel, $ 20 million shipwreck to be recovered, SPCA dog rescue
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Nov 07, 2023 |
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Barbs Wire - EFF leader congratulated the Boks, now launched an attack on the name and symbol
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Nov 06, 2023 |
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Barbs Wire - #ProteaFire #NZvsSA
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Nov 02, 2023 |
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Barbs Wire - #SpringboksRWC & #SiyaKolisi the crowds at ORTambo were incredible
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Nov 01, 2023 |
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Barbs Wire - #FamilyMeeting 15th of December and Cyril
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Oct 31, 2023 |
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#Barbs Wire - Rugby fanfare - all the photos and memes
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Oct 30, 2023 |
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Barbs Wire - Frail 85-year-old grandmother shakes hands with her Hamas captors before being released
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Oct 25, 2023 |
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Barbs Wire
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Oct 24, 2023 |
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Barbs Wire - Saturday was a massive day for the Springboks and Proteas
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Oct 23, 2023 |
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Barbs Wire - Mother weeps for all our children in Gaza
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Oct 19, 2023 |