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ANCYL Plans Mass Action For Nationalisation – The ANC Youth League will take to the streets in October to demand the nationalisation of mines and an equal share in South Africa’s mineral resources, says its spokesman, Floyd Shivambu. The mobilisation is planned for October 27 and 28. [timeslive]

MNET Punts Less Costly Digital Service – Government could shave as much as R1.225 billion off the subsidy cost of using a simple “converter” instead of a complex set-top-box as the country prepares for the long-awaited conversion of the TV broadcasting service to digital from the current aging analogue system, says M-Net. [bizlive]

SA’s Highest Quality TV Remains Online – With over 10,000 views and a total of 300 hours viewed in the first two weeks, the quality of production on weekly 5-7min shows like “The Compound” and “Witch Doctor Watts” on 2oceansvibe TV, has been welcomed by the upwardly mobile, who are choosing uncapped broadband over satellite TV subscriptions. Saving money and avoiding productions made for the lowest common denominator seems to be a trend. [2ov.tv]

Lisa Kudrow Discusses Online TV Show Success – Tuesday night marked the end of season one of Lisa Kudrow’s “Web Therapy” on Showtime. The series originated online as a seven-minute-per-episode “talk show,” where viewers would voyeuristically find themselves engaged in the life of Fiona Wallace, a dysfunctional psychologist who practices treatment through a three-minute Web chat with her clients. [cnn]

Wikileaks Founder Loses Control Of His Memoir – WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has lost control of more than just the U.S. State Department cables he possessed. He has also lost control of a memoir he had planned to publish. Assange’s British publisher, Canongate Books, announced on Wednesday that it would release an unauthorized memoir about Assange on Thursday. [wired]

Dog Eating Carnival Banned In China – A dog eating carnival in China dating back more than 600 years has been banned after public outrage at the cruel way the animals are slaughtered, state media said Wednesday. The dogs are killed and skinned in the streets of Qianxi township in the eastern coastal province of Zhejiang during the festival, which is usually held in October, the official Xinhua news agency said. [afp]

iPhone 5 To Launch October 4 – AllThingsD cautioned that Apple could “change its plans anytime,” but said the present plan calls for Apple’s new chief executive Tim Cook to preside over the launch of the iPhone 5 on October 4. Cook, 50, replaced Apple’s ailing co-founder Steve Jobs as chief executive of the Cupertino, California-based gadget-maker last month. [ninemsn]

Duchess Of Cambridge Given Private Lessons In Workings Of The State – The Duchess of Cambridge is being given a series of private briefings on the workings of Britain’s national institutions to groom her for a lifetime of Royal duties, aides have disclosed. [telegraph]

P Diddy Releases Butt Book – Sean “Diddy” Combs releases a butt book. Yes, it’s a book full of butt. The book will showcase a variety of booties from around the world. Pictures for the coffee table book will be taken by Raphael Mazzucco, who is one of the most influential and talented fashion photographers in the world. [hitcrave]

Facebook Users Not Digging Latest Changes – Facebook users took to complaining about changes intended to make it easier to manage the torrents of updates from friends at the world’s largest social network. People vented ire in an array of online venues including a “Petition against the new Facebook homepage” at the social network and a Twitter stream tagged “#NewFacebook.” [timesofindia]

Bill Gates Is The Richest American. Again – Microsoft founder Bill Gates has extended his lead over investor Warren Buffett at the top of the Forbes list of rich Americans. Mr Gates’ wealth grew by $3bn (£1.9bn) to $59bn, despite his philanthropic efforts, as Microsoft’s stock climbed. Mr Buffett, who also continued giving his wealth to good causes, dropped $11bn to $39bn as the value of his Berkshire Hathaway firm slid. [bbc]

Thursday Is “Vote For Table Mountain” Day – Table Mountain is at the bottom of the final 28, in the running to be one of the new seven wonders of nature. Table Mountain needs YOU to vote at least every Thursday. We need 30 million votes to make the final 7.  You can vote on the website or by SMSing the word ‘table’ to 34874 (SMS cost R2). You can vote once on the website and as many times as you want on SMS. come on, gang, let’s do this thing!  [votefortablemountain.com]

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