Vodacom Announce iPhone 4S SA Launch Date – Finally we have some idea when Apple’s iPhone 4S will be landing in SA. On Vodacom’s website their iPhone 4S registration page just went live. Luckily the wait is not too long – 16 December is only a couple of weeks away. I think I know a number of Blackberry users who have made the decision and will stop “waiting for the next one to come out.” [bandwidthblog]

Bryce Lawrence Wins Ref Of The Year Award – World Cup-winning All Blacks flanker Jerome Kaino has been named New Zealand’s rugby player of the year. Bryce Lawrence, who incensed South African fans with his control of the World Cup quarterfinal between the Springboks and Wallabies, was named referee of the year. [sportlive]

Blackstone Looking At Yahoo Buyout – Private-equity firms the Blackstone Group and Bain Capital have reportedly decided to join a group planning to launch a takeover bid of Internet company Yahoo!. According to Reuters, the potential buyout offer is not yet formalized, but would be for the entire company.  [foxbiz]

Nando’s Pulls Dictator Commercial – The “Last Dictator Standing” TV commercial currently running in South Africa will be cancelled, the Nando’s restaurant chain said on Thursday. “We’ve noted with concern the political reaction emanating out of Zimbabwe, including perceived threats against Nando’s Zimbabwe’s management, staff and customers,” the company said in a statement. [news24 / video]

Facebook Considering Real-Money Gambling – Currently, Facebook has a strict policy of banning real-money gaming applications on its website- but that may soon change. Now that Facebook is likely to become a public company (by issuing shares which anyone can buy), it is exploring real-money gaming as a viable source of income. [rakeback]

Helen Zille Triumphant Following Simelane Removal – Triumphant DA leader Helen Zille has renewed her party’s campaign to have Menzi Simelane removed from his position as national director of public prosecutions following a Supreme Court of Appeal ruling that declared his appointment unlawful. [timeslive]

Chrome Overtakes Firefox For Number 2 Position – Google Inc. didn’t enter the Web browser market until 2008, but its free Chrome software has already become the second-most-used in the world behind Microsoft Corp.’s Internet Explorer. Chrome moved past Firefox, an offering by the nonprofit Mozilla Foundation that Google has helped support. [wallstreetjournal]

Kris Humphries Wants Annulment From Kim Kardashian – This is as real as it gets. Kris Humphries, who filed for an annulment to his 72-day bride Kim Kardashian Wednesday, is facing the harsh reality of an ugly situation: He was just a pawn. According to sources very close to the NBA player, Humphries believes Kardashian only needed him as a groom to boost ratings for her show. No ways! [nydailynews]

Nicolas Cage’s Sells Superman Comic For R16 Million – Someone out there just leapt all comic book purchase price records in a single bound. A near-pristine copy of Action Comics #1 — better known as the first appearance of Superman — sold at an online auction Wednesday night for a staggering $2.16 million. [cnn]

Apple Responds To iPhone ‘Abortion’ Controversy – Apple found itself embroiled in controversy this week after iPhone voiced concerns about Siri, the new handset’s voice-controlled digital assistant feature. At the request of the user, Siri can search for and display the location of a bookstore or coffee shop; however, some users recently noticed that Siri draws a blank when asked to find abortion clinics. [huffpo]

Method Actor Daniel Day-Lewis Turns Into Abraham Lincoln For New Film – Daniel Day-Lewis is portraying Abe Lincoln in an upcoming film – and he looks just like him! This picture was snapped in a restaurant in Virginia, where the film has been shooting since the fall. The resemblance is uncanny, but we’ve come to expect nothing less from Mr. Day-Lewis. [njnews]

Twitter’s Self Service Ad Platform Finally Goes Live – Twitter‘s long-awaited self-serve ad platform was quietly introduced in November with a “handful” of advertisers, according to the company. The program, which Twitter announced in April 2010, is available to anyone with a credit card who wants to take advantage of Promoted Products. However, the option isn’t yet open to the public. [mashable]

Watch Piers Morgan Argue with Herman Cain’s Buffoon of a Lawyer [Video] – Piers Morgan spent about 30 minutes on his program tonight attempting to interview Lin Wood, the attorney of soon-to-be-former presidential candidate Herman Cain. But try as he might, Morgan simply could not make Wood understand that, when you go on a talk show to answer questions about your client’s various sex-related scandals, you’re sort of expected to do so. [gawker]