Blackberry Messanger Comes To iOS and Android – BlackBerry CEO Thorsten Heins has announced that BlackBerry Messenger (BBM), the popular service that has long allowed BlackBerry users to chat and share voice notes, images and video, will now be cross-platform with free apps for iOS and Android. Too little too late, guys. [forbes]
Gupta Waterkloof Report Complete – “A meeting of the relevant ministers will be convened on the 15th May 2013 to study the contents of the report and provide feedback to the general public and members of the media at a press conference on a date to be announced.” [news24]
BP and Shell Raided Over Allegations Of Petrol Price-Fixing – The European Commission today raided the offices of BP and Shell on suspicion that they are playing a central role in what could be the next price fixing scandal – colluding to inflate oil prices and, in turn, the cost of petrol. [indep]
Aaaaand, back to the Guptas…
Guptas Accused Of Buying ANC Votes With Food Parcels – The Gupta family has been accused of distributing food parcels at an ANC North West branch meeting to sway decisions in favour of President Jacob Zuma, it was reported on Tuesday. [timeslive]
Facebook Bans ‘Social Suicide’ App Social Roulette – Facebook has blocked an app that offered users a one in six chance of deleting their entire account. Known as Social Roulette, the app was designed to mimic Russian Roulette where a single bullet is loaded into the cylinder of a revolver and well, you know the rest. [techspot]
SAA Gets 20 New Airbus A320s – South African Airways will soon have 20 new Airbus A320s in the skies. The national carrier will take delivery of the aircraft, valued at R10-billion, from next month on a long-term lease. [timeslive]
Japanese Politician Calls Wartime Sex Slaves ‘Necessary’ – Japanese officials have distanced themselves from comments made by a prominent nationalist politician that suggested women forced to become prostitutes to entertain Japanese troops during World War II were “necessary.” [cnn]
Nigeria: Goodluck Jonathan Declares Emergency In States – Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has declared a state of emergency in three states after a series of deadly attacks by Islamist militant groups. [bbc]
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Roger Federer Cuts Off His Beautiful Flowing Locks – Last week in Madrid, Roger Federer was his typical self, flowing locks under a bandana and all, but for his surprising early loss to Kei Nishikori. This week? He’s sporting a new ‘do. [tennis]
Mayoral Candidate Claims Jesus Endorsed Her – When North Miami voters get into the booth to vote for a new mayor today they will have to choose among a colorful cast of candidates, including a woman who claims she was endorsed by Jesus. [abcnews]
Jaden Smith, 14, Wants To Be Emancipated From Parents Will & Jada So He Can Live Alone – Jaden Smith doesn’t even have his driver’s license, but he is ready to buy his own home and get emancipated from his famous parents. [radar]
Someone Wrote the Steamy Hillary Clinton/Bill Clinton Love Scene You Never Wanted to See – Former secretary of state and enduring coolness icon Hillary Clinton may be getting a Hollywood biopic. Written by South Korean screenwriter Young Il Kim and included on the Black List in 2012, Rodham chronicles Clinton’s early career. And it’s hot.. [vanfair]
Cyclists Shouldn’t Get To Play By Their Own Rules – The other day, something happened in Chicago that made bicycling a little more boring. Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel introduced an ordinance that would double the fine for “dooring” a cyclist. [busins]
Heather Graham Does Maxim Shoot – Here’s forty-three-year-old Heather Graham looking like a ridiculously sexy twenty-year-old and unleashing her killer curves and wicked stems in the newest issue of Maxim magazine. [popoholic]
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