Lance Armstrong Considers Making Announcement – Lance Armstrong, who this fall was stripped of his seven Tour de France titles for doping and barred for life from competing in all Olympic sports, has told associates and antidoping officials that he is considering publicly admitting that he used banned performance-enhancing drugs. [newyorktimes]

Madiba Has Fully Recovered – South Africa’s former president Nelson Mandela, who was hospitalized for almost three weeks last month, has recovered from his surgical procedure and the lung infection, the Presidency said on Sunday. [gloti]

SA Sends Troops To Central African Republic – The South African presidency announced Sunday that is sending 400 army troops to Central African Republic to help the country’s army as it faces a threat from a coalition of rebel groups. [washti]

Tycoons Lose Their Luxury Homes – Luxury homes in South Africa are becoming more available, with two prominent businessmen giving up theirs because of financial woes. [timeslive]

Hacking Scare At Capitec Bank – Hundreds of Capitec Bank Holdings clients on Sunday flocked to branches because they thought their accounts were compromised. It turned out transactions that were done in December last year, most notably between 16 and 19 December, were only effected on Sunday morning. [fin24]

SAA And The R550-Million Bailout – South African Airways received an emergency loan to cover fuel costs, preventing the grounding of its local and international flights, says a report. [mail&guardian]

Virgin France Declares Insolvency – Virgin has already taken steps to terminate the lease on its flagship store on the Champs Elysees. Virgin France is to declare itself insolvent, the latest music chain to fail against a backdrop of consumers shifting to buying music online. [bbc]

Vladimir Putin welcomes Gerard Depardieu to Russia – French film star Gerard Depardieu received a hug from President Vladimir Putin and a new Russian passport on Sunday after abandoning his homeland to avoid a new tax rate for millionaires. [telegraph]

Brigitte Bardot Threatens To Follow Gérard Depardieu’s Russian Move – Former screen siren threatens to quit France for Russia, in protest not at tax hikes but at treatment of two circus elephants. [guardian]

Kuwaiti Gets Two Years For Insulting Emir On Twitter – A Kuwaiti court sentenced a man to two years in prison for insulting the country’s ruler on Twitter, a lawyer following the case said, as the Gulf Arab state cracks down on criticism of the authorities on social media. [reuters]

Assad Speech ‘Beyond Hypocritical’ – Syrian President Bashar Assad’s speech claiming he is ready with a new peace initiative has been denounced by William Hague as “beyond hypocritical”. [walon]

Italian Fashion House CEO Missoni Missing – Vittorio Missoni, the head of Italian fashion house Missoni, is among the six people feared dead after the small plane they were traveling on disappeared off the coast of Venezuela, according to published reports. [marketwatch]

Giant Tuna Sells For $1.8 Million – A monster bluefin tuna sold for a record-breaking $ 1.8 million in the year’s first auction at Japan’s Tsukiji fish market yesterday, nearly three times the previous high set last year. [arne]

First Glimpse Of Toyota’s Self-Driving Car – Video of the latest entry into the tech race for driverless cars has been released, with Toyota’s computer-controlled Lexus seen travelling on the road, without a human in sight. [itv]

Pregnant Kim Kardashian and Her Baby Bump Arrive in Miami – Kourtney Kardashian and Kim Kardashian may be taking Miami starting Jan. 20, but right now, Kanye West’s ladylove is taking on the city with her baby bump. [eonline]

Charlie Sheen (47) Now Seeing A New P0rn Star (24) – Charlie Sheen has been pictured locking lips with adult film actress Georgia Jones on New Year’s Eve. The 47-year-old Anger Management star was seen smooching the 24-year-old brunette at a party in Cabo San Lucas in Mexico. Photos. [dailymail]

SA Men Have Sixth Biggest Penises In The World – The scientific journal Personality and Individual Differences has recently published research on the average erect penis lengths of men around the world, and according to the study, the men of the Republic of Congo are the biggest at an average penis length of 18 cm. [timeslive]

Spain’s `El Nino’ Lottery Showers $1.1 Billion On Prize-Winners – A lottery showered (EURO)840 million ($1.1 billion) on ticket holders in five regions of Spain on Sunday, in the midst of a deep recession and high unemployment. [newser]

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Toby Scheckter In Studio With Captain Kai – Toby Scheckter, former racing driver and son of South African Formula One Legend, Jody Scheckter, has created the World’s first 100% Organic, Vegetarian and FairTrade certified energy drink, Scheckter’s OrganicEnergy. He joins Captain Kai’s World to chat sports and wellness from 18h00-19h00 this evening. [captainkai]