IPhone Reprieve Seen Aiding Apple Sales, Hurting Samsung – The U.S. decision to overturn an import ban on Apple Inc. (AAPL)’s older iPhones and iPads may help short-term sales and hobble Samsung Electronics Co. (005930) in any settlement talks in the companies’ patent fight. [bloomberg]
Zuma Hails Bob As Tension Rises – President Jacob Zuma yesterday congratulated Robert Mugabe on his re-election to the presidency of Zimbabwe even as international unease mounted about the return of Africa’s oldest leader after polls denounced by the country’s opposition as “stolen”. [timeslive]
Le Clos Wins 100m Butterfly Gold – South Africa’s Chad le Clos was delighted to claim his second gold in Saturday’s 100m butterfly final, but there was disappointment for birthday boy Ryan Lochte at swimming’s world championships. [iol]
Twitter Hands Down New Rules To Beat Abusive Talk – Twitter is handing down new rules to control abusive language, the company said Saturday, a move which follows a barrage of nasty, harassing, and threatening messages directed at high-profile female users of the microblogging site. [associated]
No Winner: Powerball Lottery Jackpot Jumps To $400 Million (R4 Billion) – The Powerball lottery jackpot jumped to $400 million after nobody won in Saturday night’s drawing. The numbers drawn Saturday were 21-24-36-42-45 with Powerball 15. [more + tickets]
Cheeky: We’ll Accept Our Fate – Kings president Cheeky Watson says they will not challenge the decision to relegate them from Super Rugby. [sport24]
Government To Pay R1 Billion For Mala Mala Game Reserve – The government has agreed to pay out more than R1-billion to settle a land claim against one of South Africa’s most exclusive game lodges, the five-star Mala Mala reserve in Mpumalanga. [timeslive]
US Closes 25 Embassies In Middle East Amid Threats From Al-Qaeda – Security was tight at US missions in the Arab world as Washington held urgent talks on an al-Qaeda threat. [mail&guardian]
President Obama Turns 52 – Last week, while he was on Capitol Hill meeting with congressional Democrats to discuss issues including immigration reform and the federal debt, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi presented him with a dark-chocolate cake inscribed, “Happy Birthday Mr. President.” [washpo]
7 Apps You Don’t Want To Miss – It can be tough to keep up with all the new apps released every week. But you’re in luck — Mashable takes care of that for you, creating a roundup each weekend of our favorite new and updated apps. [mashable]
Justin Bieber Shoves Fan’s Phone Down His Pants After Telling Them To Stop Throwing Stuff On Stage – Justin Bieber asked fans to stop throwing things on stage during his show at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey Tuesday night after someone’s underwear hit him in the face. Bieber threatened to walk off stage if the letters, panties and even cell phones — one of which he stuffed down his pants before throwing it back to the crowd. Nicely. [starpulse]
Newsweek Sold To All-Digital News Company – Newsweek, the iconic news magazine whose print version was abandoned late last year, has been sold to an all-digital news company, IBT Media. [cnn]
Victoria’s Secret Angel, Doesn’t Believe In Bras – You’d think a Victoria’s Secret model is comfortable in bras, right? Wrong, according to Behati Prinsloo. [huffers]
Kebble Murder Case Forensic Detective Hosts Murder Mystery Weekend – Any armchair detective would be crazy to miss the murder mystery weekend in Stanford, with SA’s top forensic Scientist, David Klatzow. Klatzow is most famous for his case-breaking testimonies in famous SA trials, including the Helderberg and the Kebble murder. He is currently involved in the Pistorius case. [info]
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