Sondag Sanctioned Over Darren Scott Alcohol And Drugs Article – Sondag newspaper was sanctioned by Press Ombudsman Johan Retief on Monday, about an article it published on former television presenter Darren Scott. [news24]
Apple’s iPhone 5S Is Outselling The 5C By Two To One. Or Is It Three To One? – When the iPhone 5S and 5C went on sale last month, there was every reason to suspect that the more advanced 5S would draw more early adopters to the Apple (AAPL) stores than the 5C. And indeed, by one launch-day line count, the iPhone 5S buyers outnumbered 5C buyers that first day by 20 to 1. [fortune]
Assad Jokes That He Should Have Won The Nobel Prize – Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad has jokingly said that he should have been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, a pro-Damascus Lebanese newspaper reported on Monday. [afp]
Marikana Commission: Chronicle Of Death Foretold And Planned For By SAPS – While Monday’s news on the Marikana Commission of Inquiry focused on the funding of the injured and arrested mineworkers, important details of how police prepared for their disperse-and-disarm strategy emerged at the Commission itself: before the killing of 34 striking miners, police asked for four mortuary vans and an arsenal of live bullets. [daimav]
High Court Orders Legal Aid To Fund Marikana Mineworkers – The North Gauteng High Court on Monday reviewed and set aside the decision of Legal Aid South Africa refusing legal funding to the injured and arrested mineworkers for their participation in the Marikana commission of inquiry. [bdlive]
SA, France Sign R20bn Power Plant Pact – French President Francois Hollande announced on Monday the signing with South Africa of a $2bn pact for a thermal power plant in South Africa. [fin24]
Are Kate Moss And Johnny Depp Reuniting? – Johnny Depp and Kate Moss are reportedly reuniting to star in Paul McCartney’s forthcoming music video, Queenie Eye. The couple dated for three years between 1994 and 1997, and their split left the British supermodel heartbroken. [vogue]
Frankfurt Book Fair: ‘Print Will Always Be Important’ – The chief executive of the world’s largest trade book publisher has stressed the ongoing importance of print whilst taking part in a panel discussion at the Frankfurt Book Fair last week. [prwe]
Rihanna Sex Show Tweets Lead To Thai Bar Owner’s Arrest – Thai authorities have arrested a bar owner in connection with a lewd sex show mentioned in racy tweets by pop star Rihanna during her recent trip to Thailand, officials said Monday, two weeks after an Instagram photo of Rihanna with a protected primate led to the arrest of two other men. [cbc]
Sandton’s Traffic Nightmare – As business owners, employees and motorists become increasingly frustrated with traffic into Sandton, management and the city have commissioned a study to help tackle the problem with a master plan. [ewn]
New Security Scare At Buckingham Palace As Armed Man Arrested Attempting To Force Entry – An armed man has attempted to gain entry to Buckingham Palace in the latest dramatic security scare to take place at the royal palaces. [dailybeast]
Russian Oligarch Buys R950,000 Truffle – White truffle season is upon us, and the fancy fungus is now popping up on city menus at the usual outrageous prices. Uptown restaurateur Nello Balan has gone one better by getting his mitts on what he claims is the world’s biggest white truffle, weighing in at a mouth-watering 4 pounds. But regulars at his Madison Avenue eatery won’t get even a whiff of it — Nello says he sold it Thursday to Russian oligarch Vladimir Potanin for $95,000. [page6]
Texas Theater Chain Bans Madonna After Reported Texting Incident – A Texas-based theater chain has banned Madonna after the pop star was apparently admonished for rudely texting during a premiere screening. [ew]
Irregular Bedtimes Lead to Misbehaved Kids – Getting children to bed on time can be a chore, but it could pay off with fewer behavioral problems later on. [time]
Sylvester Stallone Charged $395 per Autograph at NY Comic Con – Yesterday afternoon, Sylvester Stallone turned up at New York Comic Con, partly to promote his upcoming film, Escape Plan, and partly to sell a tiny fragment of his existence for a steep fee. A very steep fee: $395 an autograph, $445 a photo. [gawker]
Tom Hanks’ Movie About Captain Phillips Is a Lie: Real Captain Is No Hero, According To Crew – Despite opening to a strong $26 million this weekend, the Tom Hanks starrer Captain Phillips has found itself in hot water: The real crew from the Maersk Alabama that was taken by Somali pirates state that the film account of their hijacking was less based on a true story and far more an account of revisionist historical fiction. [defamer]
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