Ricky Gervais To Return As David Brent From the Original ‘Office’ – Some good news for fans of the original and best version of The Office: Ricky Gervais is coming back as antihero David Brent (who is basically a chilled out entertainer). [read story here – mashable]

Police Brutality Footage Horrific – Zuma – The video of a Daveyton taxi driver being dragged behind a police van is horrific, President Jacob Zuma said on Thursday. Yes, spot on, Jacob. [news24]

Groupon Announces Leadership Change – Groupon, the global leader in local commerce, today announced a leadership change in which Executive Chairman Eric Lefkofsky and Vice Chairman Ted Leonsis have been appointed to the newly created Office of the Chief Executive, effective immediately, replacing Andrew Mason. [yahoo]

Italian Paparazzo Found Shot Dead In Rome – A photographer who snapped Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, Rihanna and many more celebrities is found with a bullet wound to his head. [skynews]

In a First, Experiment Links Brains of Two Rats – In an experiment that sounds straight out of a science fiction movie, a Duke neuroscientist has connected the brains of two rats in such a way that when one moves to press a lever, the other one does, too — most of the time. [nytimes]

Benedict XVI Vows Obedience To Successor As Pope – Pope Benedict XVI has vowed “unconditional obedience and reverence” to his eventual successor. [bbc]

The Lottery Rolled Over And Is Now Sitting At R992 Million – Whatever you do don’t risk winning nearly a billion Rand by buying a ticket here. I mean, God, why would you want to spend the price of a cuppacino on the chance of becoming a billionaire? [tickets]

SA Biltong Contains Horse Meat And Even Kangaroo – Most of South Africa’s biltong – dried strips of cured meat and a much loved snack — has little to do with the ingredients on the label, according to DNA tests results published Friday. [glopo]

Marikana Families Sue Police For Millions – Family members of miners who were killed at Marikana, including mothers who suffered miscarriages in the wake of the violence, have embarked upon a multimillion-rand lawsuit against the police. [citypress]

Pope Benedict Thanks His Followers In Final Tweet – On Thursday, February 28, Pope Benedict XVI thanked the more than 1.6 million people around the world who have been following him on Twitter. It was his final tweet before the Vatican suspended his account and archived his content. [exam]

Best Cruise Ships In The World 2013 – Travelers at Cruise Critic, a website owned by TripAdvisor, have given the latest luxury liner from Disney top marks for being the best overall large ship in the world. [luxuo]

Tourism Is ‘Booming’ In North Korea – Foreign tourism is “booming” in North Korea, state media says, a week after the country triggered global outrage by conducting its third nuclear test. [smh]

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Jennifer Lawrence Enjoys Her Weed [Pic] – The woman’s been doing nonstop interviews for months now, she’s been to every awards show under the sun, and she just fell in front of “billions” of people while accepting an Oscar. So if Jennifer Lawrence wants to chill with some weed and wine, then Jennifer Lawrence can chill with some weed and wine. [vult]

NME Awards 2013 – As It Happened – See all the winners, performances and acceptance speeches from the ceremony. [nme]

Why Game Creators Prefer iPhone To Android – Nearly every best-selling Android game, from Where’s My Water? to Bridge Constructor, showed up first on Apple’s devices. And the scene’s top developers say this won’t change anytime soon. [wired]

Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer Enter Dubai ATP Semi-Finals – World number one Novak Djokovic and defending champion Roger Federer moved closer to a mouth-watering Dubai Open final showdown when they cruised into the last four on Thursday. [ndtv]

President Obama Calls For U.S. Supreme Court To Strike Down California’s Gay Marriage Ban – Throwing unprecedented political weight into legalizing same-sex marriage, the Obama administration on Thursday urged the U.S. Supreme Court to strike down California’s ban on gay nuptials. [mernew]

‘Friend Zone’ Added To Oxford Dictionaries Online – We’d expect to find “friend zone” in the Urban Dictionary, but in the official online dictionary made by a reference of all things lexicographical the Oxford University Press, who make the Oxford English Dictionary? Think again. [huffers]

YouPorn Offers Resigned Miss Delaware $250,000 To Become Miss YouPorn – Following Melissa King’s possible sex tape leaking onto a popular porn site, YouPorn.com has reached out to the pageant queen to become their new spokesperson. [buzzfeed]

The 30 Greatest Rock & Roll Movie Moments – The movies have a long history of glorious rock & roll moments. Whether the story is about gangsters, lovers, warriors or vampires, the right song can jolt an ordinary flick into something loud and wild. So behold, the 30 all-time greatest rock & roll moments in film history. [rollingstone]

Solving a Rubik’s Cube While Juggling Is Nothing for the Most Interesting Nerd in the World – World Cube Association member Ravi Fernando holds the world record for fastest speedsolving of a Rubik’s cube while juggling. Which is pretty impressive until you learn that he’s the only one in the world capable of solving a Rubik’s cube while juggling. [gawker]

Joan Rivers Blasted By Anti-Defamation League For ‘Vulgar And Offensive’ Joke Relating Holocaust To Heidi Klum’s Backside – ‘The last time a German looked this hot was when they were pushing Jews into the ovens,’ said Rivers, who refuses to apologize. [nydn]

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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]

Justin Bonello In Studio – We move to other parts of the world and while we might lose our accents, South Africans never forget the feeling of a good braai. For this reason, it is no wonder that The Ultimate Braai Master, SA’s first original reality show, is in its second year running. We’ll have renegade cook, Justin Bonello, talking us through the 60days, 8000km’s and gruelling challenges that the 15 teams will have to go through to claim the title. Tune in at 14h15 to [2girls1mic]