Charlie Brown Arrested For Stalking – The man who was the voice of Charlie Brown in several “Peanuts” television shows was charged Wednesday with stalking and threatening his former girlfriend and a plastic surgeon who gave her a breast enhancement he apparently didn’t like. [fox]

Google Revenue Hits Record High Of $50 Billion – Google’s revenue has topped $50 billion for the first time. That’s a more than 12 billion dollar increase on its 2011 revenue posting. The company posted record profits of $10.75 billion. [hersun]

Lindiwe Mazibuko Cites FNB In Open Letter To Zuma – Wow, I bet FNB didn’t expect things to go quite this far. But I guess all publicity is good publicity, right? Check out this scathing open letter by DA Parliamentary Leader, Lindiwe Mazibuko. [story, letter]

Lance Armstrong Faces Lawsuits For Lies In Books – Two readers of Lance Armstrong’s book “It’s not about the Bike” have filed suit against him and his publishers in federal court, claiming the book is a fraud based on lies and false advertising. [usatoday]

Rand Drops To Weakest Level Against Dollar In Nearly Four Years – The rand weakened to its lowest level against the dollar in almost four years on Wednesday as uncertainty in labour markets continued to rattle foreign investors. Nine to one, is the figure you’re looking for. [bdlive]

Prince Is Back [Video] – After declaring the Internet “completely over” in 2010, Prince seems to be playing along for now: the singer today posted a lyric video on his website for the new song “Screwdriver,” which follows the leak last week of a snippet of the tune by a mysterious new Twitter user named 3rdEyeGirl. [rollingstone]

More Than One Rhino Killed On Average Every Day This Year – Thirty-two rhino have been poached in South Africa since the beginning of the year, the department of environmental affairs said on Wednesday. [news24]

Australian Open: Roger Federer Expects “Tough” Andy Murray Clash – Roger Federer said he is ready to face a more aggressive Andy Murray in the Australian Open semi-final after coming through a dramatic quarter-final. Finish him, Rog! [bbc]

Sex Offenders Are Allowed To Use Facebook – A federal appeals court ruled Wednesday that a 2008 Indiana law forbidding registered sex offenders from using instant-messaging and social-networking sites like Facebook is an unconstitutional infringement of First Amendment-protected speech. [wired]

Morocco Has Decided To Change The Law That Let’s Rapists Marry Their Victims – The Moroccan government has said it plans to change a law that allows rapists to avoid charges if they marry their victims. The move comes nearly a year after 16-year-old girl committed suicide after being forced to marry her alleged rapist. [aljazeera]

Facebook Is Now the Most Used Mobile App in US – The signature Facebook app passed Google Maps in October of last year to become the most used mobile app in the U.S. and held onto the top spot through the end of the year, according to data released Wednesday. [mashable]

Cameron Promises Britons Vote On EU Exit – Prime Minister David Cameron promised Britons a vote on quitting the European Union, rattling London’s biggest allies and some investors by raising the prospect of uncertainty and upheaval.

Vatican Defends Ivory Policy – The Vatican defended itself on Wednesday against accusations it encourages illegal ivory trafficking, telling elephant lovers it would do what it could to help combat “a serious and unjustifiable phenomenon” but warning campaigners not to expect too much. [news24]

Comic Novel Imagining Hitler Return Is Bestseller – Eighty years after Adolf Hitler’s rise to power, a novel that imagines his return to modern-day Berlin has become a bestseller in Germany, though a comedy about the Fuehrer is not to everyone’s taste. [afp]

Remains Of Only European Monarch To Be Buried In US, Returned – Laid to rest in north suburban Libertyville more than 40 years ago, King Peter II of Yugoslavia long had the distinction of being the only European monarch buried on U.S. soil. Now he has the distinction of being the only European monarch disinterred from U.S. soil. [chictrib]

Bafana Go Top, Morocco Flatter – South Africa closed in on the African Nations Cup knockout stages with a win on Wednesday while debutants Cape Verde Islands narrowly failed to do the same as Group A came alive after its moribund start. [supersport]

Shakira Has Baby Boy – Shakira and Gerard Piqué’s baby boy, ‘Milan,’ has already got some sweet sneakers, as shown when his Spanish footballer dad posted a photo on his WhoSay page of the little boy’s Nikes. [eonline]

Lego Star Wars Accused Of Racism – Lego has been accused of racism by the Turkish community, after it has been claimed a new Star Wars set resembles one of the country’s most symbolic mosques. [yahoo]

Adele’s First Live Performance of “Skyfall” Will Be at Oscars – It’s not exactly surprising news, but James Bond fans can officially look forward to the musical performances at the Oscars this Feb. 24: Adele, the singer behind the theme to Skyfall, will perform the Oscar-nominated song (which she co-wrote with Paul Epworth) live for the telecast. [time]

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Lindiwe Suttle Chatting Kirstenbosch Summer Sunset Concerts – Lindiwe and Toya Delazy are both in this week’s Kirstenbosch Summer Sunset Concert lineup, and Lindiwe joins Just Josie at 13h15 today with a ticket giveaway to the concert! [2ovfm]

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