Nedbank is SA’s Most Expensive Bank – Nedbank Group has again emerged as the most expensive bank in South Africa, the annual Finweek Bank Charges Report released on Thursday showed. [fin24]

Jo’burg’s R1bn ‘Present’ To Zuma Benefactor – Evidence suggests that a hotly contested smart electricity meter tender, to the value of R1.25-billion, was fixed to benefit Vivian Reddy’s firm. [mail&guardian]

Boeing Dreamliners Grounded Across The World – The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has ordered airlines to ground Boeing’s 787 Dreamliners over safety fears after an emergency landing in Japan. It follows a decision by the US Federal Aviation Administration and two Japanese airlines to ground all of their 787s. [skynews]

Video Of Lance Armstrong Interview With Oprah Winfrey Finally Hits The Net – The interview that most of the world has been waiting to see, has finally aired in the US. Whilst the first part of the interview will be screened on SA TV tonight, here is an edited version, showing exactly what you want to see. [2ov]

Lance Armstrong Stripped Of 2000 Olympic Bronze Medal After Revelations – Just days after the International Olympic Committee suggested that Lance Armstrong’s revelations of performance-enhancing drug use could prompt the removal of cycling from future Olympic Games, the IOC has stripped Armstrong of his 2000 Olympic bronze medal. [yahoo]

Why Lance Armstrong’s Confession Should Make You Worry – While many people speculate about this being his first step towards redemption, a comeback, a new chapter in the doping arms race, the one thing nobody seems to be discussing right now is what L’Affair de Lance means for you. [wired]

Facebook App Adds Free Voice Calls. Will Anyone Care? – Facebook doesn’t just want you to poke, message and stalk your friends. Now it wants you to actually talk to them. [newyorktimes]

How Dr. Dre Made $300 Headphones a Must-Have Accessory – Just a few years ago, spending $300 on headphones was something only a handful of artists, music producers, and audiophiles would even consider. But that was before a hip-hop legend got involved. [time]

Two London Workers Overslept And Should Have Been In That Crane The Helicopter Hit – Two workmen last night thanked ‘divine intervention’ for their astonishing escape from death as a helicopter crashed into their crane and turned into a fireball. The pair should have been in the cabin when disaster struck, sending burning debris cascading 700ft on to the rush-hour streets of London below. [dailymail]

Tomorrow’s Powerball Lottery Has A R900 Million Jackpot – You can now buy tickets for tomorrow’s $100 million Powerball lottery. This is the first big lottery of the year and not to be missed! [tickets]

Instagram Is Not Losing Users – After weeks of accusations that Instagram has seen a sharp drop in its user numbers, the photo-sharing service released new data that gives better insight into the actual number of people using the service on a regular basis. [allthings]

Is This Smoking Hot Japanese Model to Blame for the Boeing Dreamliner’s Overheating Battery Problem? Yes – As Boeing scrambles to figure out why the lithium-ion batteries in their 787 Dreamliners keep starting fires, the residents of Japan already know exactly who the culprit is. [gawker]

Michelle Obama Officially Joins Twitter – Michelle Obama officially joined Twitter on Thursday, her 49th birthday. The account will be run by White House staff, which were prohibited from managing the First Lady’s campaign Twitter. [tpm]

Michelle Obama Sporting Bangs – Suddenly, first lady Michelle Obama is sporting bangs. On her birthday. Just a few days before her husband’s second inauguration. [usatoday]

Porn Star James Deen on His ‘Canyons’ Experience With Lindsay Lohan – Following a scandalous exposé of Lohan’s outrageous behavior during the making of Paul Schrader’s film The Canyons, her costar, porn legend James Deen, tells Marlow Stern what it’s really like working with LiLo—four-way sex scenes and all. [dailybeast]

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The Premier Show With Seth And Bruce 10h00 to 13h00 – Easing you into your Friday, Seth and Bruce discuss the topics of the day, with a smattering of sport, entertainment and finance. Powered by Jack Daniels! [2ovfm]

The Three Little Pigs on 2 Girls, 1 Mic – Two good pigs are dead. The mutilated bodies of the brothers, decorated police officers both were found in their respective homes on the same night of a savage and grizzly revenge crime. The prime suspect, a wolf, is still at large… and he wants the third little pig dead. Three Little Pigs is a taut psychological thriller set in a world where Animal Farm meets Reservoir Dogs and gives rise to a dark and unexpected take on the classic children’s story and stars Rob van Vuuren, James Cairns and Albert Pretorius. The director joins Angel at 13h15 today to chat about the production. [2girls1mic]

FRESH PODCASTS

The State Of E-Commerce In SA – The first Biz Takeouts Marketing & Media radio show of 2013 kicked off last night and streamed live from 5pm-6pm via 2oceansVibe Radio. Marketing Manager of Biz Community and host of show, Warren Harding, looked at the state of e-commerce in South Africa with studio guest and CEO of Loot.co.za, Gary Hadfield. They covered the current state of e-commerce in South Africa, the trends of online shopping in South Africa over the last decade and a look at some case studies and information about e-commerce in South Africa. [podcast]