The BTC price was/is ~297 USD in some South African exchange. It seems that a local Ponzi shcheme (Kipi) is demanding an urgent payment in bitcoin from all members, otherwise they will lose all their investment:
http://np.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/34lvmc/btc_is_trading_at_equivalent_of_297878_usd_on_the/cqw0025
Exeunt omnes in 3... 2... 1...