Pistorius Cop Faces Attempted Murder Charges – The investigating officer (Botha) in the Oscar Pistorius murder case has seven charges of attempted murder against him, the police confirmed on Thursday. [news24]

Apple’s iPhone 5 Overtakes Samsung As Best-Selling Smartphone In Q4 2012 – The iPhone 5 has tipped the scales in Apple’s favor by beating Samsung’s Galaxy S3 to become the world’s best-selling smartphone model for the first time in the fourth quarter of 2012. [zdnet]

Armstrong Refuses To Meet With US Anti Doping Agency – Lance Armstrong has refused, once again, to meet with the United States Anti-Doping Agency and give testimony under oath about the doping practices that fueled most of his career as a cyclist. [newyorktimes]

102 Rhinos Killed This Year – A total of 102 rhino have been killed since the beginning of the year, says the department of environmental affairs. [mail&guardian]

Palestinian Oscar-Nominee Detained At Los Angeles Airport – Emad Burnat, the Palestinian who co-directed the Academy Award-nominated documentary “5 Broken Cameras,” was reportedly detained at Los Angeles International Airport on Tuesday night as he attempted to enter America to attend the Oscars, this according to filmmaker Michael Moore. [huffpo]

‘Ref Cam’ Set For S15 Debut – The Australian Rugby Union has announced plans to use equipment that will show the television viewer a referee’s eye view of the action. [sport24]

Dell Profits Drop 31% – Dell Inc. disclosed steep profit and revenue declines Tuesday, but the results were strong enough to bolster investors who say a plan to take the computer maker private undervalues the company. [wallstreetjournal]

Lawyers Abandon Malema Case – Lawyers from Brian Kahn Attorneys have said they are no longer representing expelled ANC Youth League president Julius Malema. Just remind me, who is Julius Malema? [mail&guardian]

Italy Election: Berlusconi Tax Letter Causes Outrage – Silvio Berlusconi is trying to buy votes in Italy’s election on Sunday by sending out letters promising a tax rebate, his rivals have alleged. [bbc]

Twitter Launches Ads API, So Marketers Can Run Campaigns Through Adobe, Salesforce, Others – Twitter just announced via blog post that it has launched an advertising API, which will allow brands to run ad campaigns through the company’s API partners, rather than having to buy them through Twitter itself. [techcrunch]

Sony Announces PlayStation 4, Doesn’t Show It – Sony officially announced PlayStation 4 on Wednesday evening at an event in New York City, showing off demos of early games but saying little else. [wired]

China Condemns US Hacking Report – China’s military says a study accusing it of sponsoring massive hacking attacks on US targets is deeply flawed. [prassoc]

Boeing 787 Dreamliner’s Failed Battery Was Wired Incorrectly, Japan says – After transport ministry report, Boeing waits for American NTSB to finish investigation into second fire before it can fly again. [guardian]

Mark Zuckerberg Co-Sponsors $33M Prize To Extend Human Life – Backed by tech luminaries, the Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences, a $3 million reward, is being presented to 11 different scientists for their efforts to cure diseases. [cnet]

British Neighborhood Wants Its Banksy Back – People came far and wide to view the Banksy stencil on a North London wall. Until it vanished and turned up on a Miami auction website. Now the town wants it back, and it doesn’t look like police can do anything about it. [ap]

Al Qaeda’s Top Recruiting Tool: The CIA – What makes someone join Al Qaeda? In the case of Abu Yahya al-Libi, the Al Qaeda luminary killed in an American drone strike in Pakistan last June, his older brother has no doubt – the suffering he endured at the hands of American interrogators using techniques similar to those portrayed in the movie Zero Dark Thirty. [dailybeast]

Majority Of Americans Believe Illegal Immigrants Should Be Deported – More than half of U.S. citizens believe that most or all of the country’s 11 million illegal immigrants should be deported, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Wednesday that highlights the difficulties facing lawmakers trying to reform the U.S. immigration system. [nbc]

Another Penguin Has Turned Up In New Zealand – A penguin dubbed Happy Feet junior has been found stranded 2,000 kilometres (1,250 miles) from home in New Zealand, reviving memories of another wayward penguin that washed up in 2011. [afp]

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French Violinist Philippe Graffin On The Just Josie Show – For Classical music lovers Sunday February 24 will be a very special Old Mutual Summer Sunset concert when the Cape Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by their principal guest conductor maestro Martin Panteleev, features internationally acclaimed French violinist Philippe Graffin. This will be the final concert of the Cape Town International Music Festival and promises to be a memorable afternoon.  Tune in at 12h45 for the interview and to find out how to win tickets. [2ovfm]

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Radio 411 With Angelo Guastella And Bailey Schneider – The talented Angela is on air with Bailey to talk about her whirlwind career and how she got to where she is today. From performing, to exploring journalism to winding up on radio; Angela has had a crazy turn of events in her career life. The Cape Town born radio DJ is in studio to give all the details on her life, career and some nitty-gritty details about herself that you would never guess! To find out all her tips on the radio business and to get to know this local personality a whole lot better. [podcast]

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