Capitec Expanding With New Branches And Credit Card – Capitec is working on a pilot study in a bid to introduce a credit card next year and will spend close to R200m on branch expansion over the next three years, the bank said yesterday. In anticipation of growth from a diverse range of clients, by 2015 Capitec plans to open 200 branches, concentrated largely in higher-income suburbs. [businessday]

New Book: Kim Jong Il’s Son Says His Dad Wasn’t That Bad – Despite his tumultuous relationship with his father, Kim Jong-nam shows frustration with the outside media’s portrayal of Kim Jong-il as a crazy, eccentric dictator. “The media is creating an image of my father as this scary person. He isn’t like that.” [dailybeast]

Cruise Ship Captain Admits Mistake – In his answers to prosecutors, defense attorneys and a judge, the captain of the ill-fated cruise ship Costa Concordia admitted he made a “mistake” in colliding with rocks off the Italian island of Giglio. [cnn]

Djokovic Meets Murray In Australian Open Semi-Final – Defending champion Novak Djokovic has revealed he had to overcome breathing problems to beat David Ferrer in the Australian Open quarter-final. The world number one beat the plucky Spaniard 6-4 7-6 (7-4) 6-1 to set up a last-four clash against Britain’s Andy Murray on Friday around 0830 GMT. [bbc]

Oldest Dinosaur Nests Found In SA – An ancient dinosaur nesting site, the oldest ever found, has been excavated in the Free State, the University of the Witwatersrand said on Wednesday. Paleontologists found clutches of eggs, many with embryos, as well as tiny dinosaur footprints. Dinosaur omelette… mmmmm! [news24]

ANC To Meet Mandela Over Mandla ‘Crisis’ – ANC secretary-general Gwede Mantashe will lead a high-profile delegation to meet the Mandela family in a bid to do damage control following the shenanigans of the grandson of former president Nelson Mandela. [timeslive]

50 Cent Will Tweet A Photo Of His Penis If The Giants Lose The Superbowl – It looks like 50 Cent has a lot riding on the Super Bowl. As The Hollywood Gossip pointed out, he accepted a bet on Twitter that means that if the Giants lose the Super Bowl he will publish a picture of his penis on the internet. Well, here’s to the Giants losing. [gawker]

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Liverpool Are Through To The Final – Liverpool have progressed to the Carling Cup final after drawing with Manchester City 2-2 tonight but wining the two-legged tie 3-2 on aggregate. The Reds will meet Championship club Cardiff City in their first Cup final at Wembley Stadium since the 1996 FA Cup with the date for the decider set for Sunday, February 26. [tribalfootball]

Demi Moore Is Into Nitrous Oxide – The reason Demi Moore’s friend called paramedics Monday night, is because the actress had inhaled a dangerous amount of nitrous oxide. One of Demi’s friends who was at her home told emergency workers Demi was doing “whip-its.” A whip-it is a street name for a type of nitrous oxide inhalant. You know, from compressed cans found around the house. [tmz]

‘Car Jamming’ On The Rise In Johannesburg – Insurance claims resulting from car jamming incidents in Johannesburg have risen in the past few months, an insurance broker said on Wednesday. Car jamming involves blocking car remotes using a household remote because both remotes operate on a 400Mhz frequency. Criminals prevent the locking action of the car from being activated. [news24]

US Frees Hostages From Pirates In Somalia – Around 2 a.m. Wednesday, elders in the Somali village of Galkayo said they began hearing an unusual sound: the whir of helicopters. It was the culmination of a daring and risky mission by about two dozen members of the Navy Seals to rescue two hostages — an American aid worker and her Danish colleague — held by Somali pirates since October. [nytimes]

Miley Cyrus Eats Penis Cake – Miley Cyrus celebrated her boyfriend Liam’s birthday last weekend by licking a birthday cake that would make most men feel … just plain inadequate. The massive phallic confection was rolled out Saturday night at Club Icon in Downtown L.A. — and 19-year-old Miley quickly jumped at the photo op … posing alongside the … well, just click to see for yourself. [tmz]

The Secret List Of People Who Turned Down Queen’s Honours – The list, which covers anyone who snubbed an honour from the Queen between 1951 and 1999 and has since died, was released by the Cabinet Office. It also includes details of honours rejected by Trevor Howard, the actor, Alfred Hitchcock, the Hollywood director, Aldous Huxley, the author, and Henry Moore, the sculptor. [telegraph]

Here’s A Crazy Cat Video – We never got into the whole cat video vibe, here at 2oceansvibe. But I got sent this one this morning and I must say, it’s pretty damn hysterical. It’s quick as well. 20 Seconds or something. Check it out, you’ll cream yourself. [youtube]