South Africa And North Korea: ‘With Friends Like These…’ – South Africa’s deputy minister of International Relations and Co-Operation Ebrahim Ebrahim is visiting friends this week: the North Korean government. [dailymav]

China’s Richest Man Buys $28 Million Picasso at Auction – China’s richest man, Wang Jianlin, bought Picasso’s painting of his young children, Claude and Paloma, for $28.2 million at Christie’s in New York yesterday, the auction house said. [bloomberg]

Marijuana Will Be Taxed In Colorado – A year after Colorado voters approved the legal recreational use of marijuana by adults, state voters approved a 15 percent excise tax and 10 percent sales tax on all recreational marijuana sales in the state, Tuesday night. [huffpo]

Google’s Schmidt Dismisses The Threat Of Social, Mocks Microsoft, Speaks Of The NSA Leaks – Google executive chairman Eric Schmidt is not a fan of Microsoft MSFT +1.94%, and isn’t at all afraid of the rise of social media. In a recent speech, Schmidt also explained the move into cloud computing would fuel the rise of their Android operating system and Chrome browser, in detriment of the PC and Microsoft. [forbes]

Russell Brand Becomes Face Of UK’s Anonymous Protest – Comedian Russell Brand joined the London arm of the worldwide Million Mask March held by the Anonymous movement to protest against austerity cuts. [itv]

SA Land Secured By Hong Kong Firm – Hong Kong property firm Shanghai Zendai took its first venture into the African market on Tuesday with a deal worth $104 million to develop land in Johannesburg, South Africa’s commercial hub. [iol]

De Blasio Is Elected New York City Mayor – Bill de Blasio, who transformed himself from a little-known occupant of an obscure office into the fiery voice of New York’s disillusionment with a new gilded age, was elected the city’s 109th mayor on Tuesday. [newyorktimes]

Djokovic Snuffs Federer In Three Sets – Roger Federer had never lost his opening match at the ATP World Tour Finals since the elite tournament moved to London in 2009. Until now, that is. [espn]

Mango Airlines CFO Sex Pest Wants Job Back, Gets Bounced – Former chief financial officer of Mango Airlines, Headman Manziya, has failed in a last-ditch attempt to get his job back, the Business Day reported on Tuesday. Mzayiya was dismissed for sexually harassing a colleague three years ago. [m&g]

From Writer To Porn Star – Woman films sex scenes with X-rated lothario James Deen after responding to ‘open casting call’ [dama]

India Launches Spacecraft To Mars – India has successfully launched a spacecraft to the Red Planet – with the aim of becoming the fourth space agency to reach Mars. [bbc]

Pussy Riot’s Tolokonnikova ‘Is Being Punished With Move To Siberian Prison’ – Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, one of the jailed members of the Russian punk collective Pussy Riot, is on her way to a prison colony in the heart of Siberia, according to relatives and lawyers. [guardian]

Here Comes Mark Zuckerberg’s Knowledge Economy – It’s Mark Zuckerberg’s knowledge economy now. And the rest of us just share information inside it. Or at least, that is how it appears to Mark Zuckerberg. Ever since Facebook (FB) blew away its earnings three months ago, the company’s CEO has been peppering conference calls with the term. [fortune]

Corpse Scandal At Charlotte Maxeke Hospital – As the Department of Health investigates allegations of an apparent scandal involving corpses at the Charlotte Maxeke Academic Hospital, a Roodepoort widow has come forward claiming she was also a victim. [ewn]

Sars Reports Big Drug Haul – Drugs worth about R14.2m were seized in October by SA Revenue Service (Sars) customs teams throughout the country, the tax-collector said on Tuesday. [news24]

That Nazi Art Stash Guy Has Vanished – Cornelius Gurlitt, the 80-year-old man who hoarded thousands of paintings looted by the Nazis in his Munich flat, has disappeared, German authorities have said. [theweek]

Drew Barrymore Is Pregnant – Olive Barrymore Kopelman is going to be a big sister! The Hollywood tot’s famous mom, Drew Barrymore, is pregnant again. [usm]

Do You Only Buy Printer Ink When You Run Out? – Isn’t it time you grew up and ordered your ink online? Get it delivered to your door before you run out. Take the GRRR out of grudge purchases! [inksaver]

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