Chaos During Zuma Lecture – Chairs Thrown – A public lecture by President Jacob Zuma in Cape Town degenerated into chaos yesterday when supporters of ANC Youth League leader Julius Malema booed and heckled him. Matters got out of hand and an SABC cameraman was injured when a chair was hurled at him. Dearie dearie me. [timeslive]

Zac Efron Drops Condom On Red Carpet – Zac Efron, star of the animated movie “Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax,” may have made an accidental condom drop on the red carpet at the movie’s Los Angeles premiere, if this video is to be believed. [cnn]

Woman Scams Nigerian Scammers – A Brisbane woman fleeced Nigerian scam artists by stealing more than $30,000 from their internet car sales racket, a court has been told. Sarah Jane Cochrane-Ramsey, 23, was employed by the Nigerians as an “agent” in March 2010 but was unaware they were scam artists. [courier]

100,000+ Gather In Support Of Putin – Prime Minister Vladimir V. Putin rallied his supporters on Thursday in a rare campaign appearance before a packed outdoor stadium, evoking Russia’s historic battles against foreign invaders and telling the crowd that victory “is in our genes, in our genetic code.” [nytimes]

Sacha Baron Cohen Banned From Oscars – The Academy Of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences has pulled actor Sacha Baron Cohen‘s tickets from the 84th Academy Awards. This means he is banned from attending the Oscars even though he is an Academy member and one of the stars from Hugo, Paramount’s 11-nominated movie and Best Picture contender. [deadline]

Local Airline Experiences Massive Delays Due To Contract Disputes – Velvet Sky flights were delayed by up to three hours on Friday morning, the low-cost airline said. The 05:45 flight from Johannesburg to Cape Town, the 06:10 flight from Durban to Johannesburg and the 06:20 flight from Johannesburg to Durban were delayed. [news24]

Google To Add ‘Do Not Track’ Button – A coalition of Internet giants including Google Inc. has agreed to support a do-not-track button to be embedded in most Web browsers—a move that the industry had been resisting for more than a year. The reversal is being announced as part of the White House’s call for Congress to pass a “privacy bill of rights.” [wallstreetjournal]

Rock Stars With Their Parents – They had fame, reams of money, and fans willing to do wild, unmentionable things just to breathe the same air — but in its September 24, 1971 issue, LIFE illustrated a different side of the lives of rock stars: Just like other mere mortals, it seemed, they often came from humble backgrounds, with moms and dads who bragged about them, fussed over them, called them on their nonsense, and worried about them every single day. [time]

JK Rowling Writing Adult Novel – J.K. Rowling has announced her next novel will be something “very different” from the Harry Potter series – a work for adults. There is as yet no title, release date or details of Rowling’s next work, but on Thursday she announced a deal with publisher Little, Brown to publish the book in the U.S. and Britain. [cbc]

Charlotte Church Settles With News Corp, Following Mum’s Suicide Attempt – Singer Charlotte Church has settled her damages claim against News Group Newspapers over the hacking of her phone, London’s High Court has heard. The singer told the inquiry led by Lord Justice Leveson that her mother attempted suicide after finding out the NoW was about to run a story about her husband’s affair. [bbc]

Bugatti Set To Unveil Most Powerful Roadster Ever – Bugatti is set to unveil the most powerful roadster of all time at the 82nd International Geneva Motor Show at the beginning of March. With an increase in power up to 1,200 HP, the Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport Vitesse has entered a new dimension of open-top driving. [luxuo]

R6,275 Return Flight To London With Virgin Atlantic – One of the beauties of flght comparison websites, is you can find deals that aren’t even published as a promotion. Like this deal we found at 2ovflights.com, letting you fly with Virgin Atlantic to London and back for R6,275, including taxes.  [2ovflights]