Match-Fixing: Former SA Assistant Coach Sentenced To Eight Years – A former South Africa assistant coach has been sentenced to eight years in jail for trying to bribe a referee. [mail&guardian]

Tutu Punishes Obama’s Drone In Letter To New York Times – “I used to say of apartheid that it dehumanized its perpetrators as much as, if not more than, its victims. Your response as a society to Osama bin Laden and his followers threatens to undermine your moral standards and your humanity.” [newyorktimes]

Holy-Spirit Will No Longer Assist The Pope Once He Steps Down – Pope Benedict XVI will lose his infallibility as soon he steps down, the Vatican said on Wednesday. “Whoever renounces no longer has the assistance of the Holy Spirit to guide the Universal Church,” Vatican spokesman Federico Lombardi said. [rawst]

Shrien Dewani Back In Hospital – A British man wanted in South Africa over his bride’s horrific murder during their honeymoon has been hospitalised after his health “seriously deteriorated”, his family said on Wednesday. [news24]

Report: Apple Planning TV-Related Media Event in March – Apple is planning to hold a media event next month to introduce new developer tools for the next-generation Apple TV device the company is rumored to be releasing this fall, according to a note analysts from Jefferies Equity Research issued to clients on Wednesday. [mashable]

Financial Times To Stop Printing In SA By July – British business daily the Financial Times will stop printing in South Africa by the end of July. The Financial Times’ print run in South Africa is about 1,400 copies daily, including its weekend editions. [bdlive]

Time Warner In Talks To Part Ways With Time Inc. – Media giant Time Warner has begun discussions to separate itself from Time Inc., its $3.4 billion (in annual revenue) publishing division, according to three people familiar with the matter. [fortune]

Iceland Considers Porn Ban – Iceland may no longer be an amiable place for committed fans of online smut: the government of the European island-nation is now contemplating a wholesale ban on Internet pornography, to be accomplished with the use of China-style filters.  [glopo]

The Ozone Hole Is Getting Smaller – Good news from Antarctica: The hole in the ozone layer is shrinking, new measurements reveal. Click to find out why. [livescience]

Apple Loses Brazilian iPhone Trademark Ruling – Brazilian regulators have ruled that Apple does not have exclusive rights to use the “iPhone” trademark in the country. [irex]

Birders Rejoice: There Is A New Owl Species – After hiding in plain sight for more than a century, a small Indonesian owl has finally been revealed for what it is: a previously unrecognized species in the genus Otus, betrayed not by its appearance but by its song. [wired]

Russia Supplies Guns To Mali As Rebel Threat Persists – Russia revealed on Wednesday it is supplying guns to Mali’s government, as French troops discovered a massive homemade bomb in the largest city in the north, highlighting the threat Islamist rebels still pose. [bdlive]

Alec Baldwin’s Wife Is Pregnant – Actor Alec Baldwin and his new wife Hilaria Thomas Baldwin are expecting their first child together, a representative for the “30 Rock” star said on Tuesday. [reuters]

Steve Martin Becomes A First-Time Dad At 67 – Steve Martin’s become a first-time dad at 67. The “It’s Complicated” star and his wife, Anne Stringfield, 41, welcomed a child in December and have been spotted nearby their L.A. home with the bundle of joy. [foxnews]

Evan Rachel Wood Unleashes Twitter Fury Over Paparazzi’s Ultrasound Photo – Evan Rachel Wood is not going to stand around and let the paparazzi invade her privacy, especially if it involves her unborn baby. [eonline]

Designers Refused To Give Kim Kardashian Clothes For Her ‘Elle’ Shoot – More women copy Kim Kardashian’s style than Kate Middleton’s. But much of fashion industry continues to snub Kardashian, despite her massive exposure. [busins]

Condé Nast Traveller Names Best Hotels For 2013 – Editors of Condé Nast Traveller UK have released their picks for the best hotels of 2013, choosing properties across categories such as best beach, wilderness, design, city and country hotels. [luxuo]

Jew-Bash Designer Galliano’s Costume Mocks Faithful – Disgraced designer and convicted anti-Semitic ranter John Galliano ignited a new round of outrage yesterday — dressing like a Hasid to attend pal Oscar de la Renta’s Fashion Week show in New York. [nypost]

Having Sex Twice A Week ‘Reduces Chance Of Heart Attack By Half’ – Men who have sex at least twice a week can almost halve their risk of heart disease, according to new research. You’re welcome, guys. [telegraph]

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Chad Saaiman Launches New Album On Bailey Schneider Show – In this entertaining hour long show; Bailey plays all of his best hits and talks about his new album, which is due to release later on in the year, where his career is heading and the troubles he has overcome to get to where he is now.  He also tells us about who his favourite artists are and fills us in on what all his weird obsessions are! This inspirational artist shares all, only on 2oV fm! Catch the full interview and all his music in the podcast.

Firdose Moonde Talks Proteas Up Coming Match – This week on Silly Point, Firdose Moonde, South Africa’s ESPN cricket correspondent, was on air with Bruce Kay! She gives us the inside scoop on the Protea’s as they await the upcoming test match on Thursday. The match, which is set to take place in Newlands, promises to be a festive one, as it is not only the last game SA need to bag in order to win the series, but it also sees the final occasion at which cricket hero Mark Boucher will play for the country. She gives us the details of how the boys are preparing for the showdown and gives her opinion on the flaws of our team, and her suggestions on how to fix them. [podcast]