DA Wants Zuma Out If He Misled Parliament On Nkandla – The DA says it will move to have President Jacob Zuma impeached if it becomes clear that he misled Parliament over spending on his Nkandla home. [m&g]
Taxis With Valid Permits Exempt From E-Tolls, Says Department – A total of 45 700 public transport operators have been exempted from paying e-tolls in Gauteng so far, the transport department said on Wednesday. [m&g]
Is Bitcoin The New Gold? – Digital currency Bitcoin has soared in value over the past year. Is it a good investment or just the latest fad? [tele]
Nkandla Report Out In January – Public Protector Thuli Madonsela on Wednesday dismissed claims that she plans to release her Nkandla report in March with hopes of influencing next year’s general elections. [n24]
Rob Ford Allegedly Lost His Cellphone At A Crack House – Toronto Mayor Rob Ford’s cell phone was allegedly stolen at a crack house about a month before the video of him smoking the drug was released, according to police documents. [tpm]
Apple, China Mobile Said To Have Finally Struck iPhone Deal – New partners expected to unveil the handset on the world’s largest wireless carrier around December 18. [cnet]
Stolen Facebook And Yahoo Passwords Dumped Online – More than two million stolen passwords used for sites such as Facebook, Google and Yahoo and other web services have been posted online. [bbc]
Meet The New Richest Person In China – The founder of China’s largest search engine, Baidu, became the richest person in China Wednesday, according to the Bloomberg Billionaire Index. [time]
Rooibos Tea Prices To Rise By 15% – The price of Rooibos tea will rise by 15% from January next year because of supply constraints and growing demand, producer Rooibos Limited has said. DEAL.WITH.IT. [citpre]
France Adopts Bill To Penalise Prostitutes’ Clients – French lawmakers on Wednesday approved a controversial bill that will make the clients of prostitutes liable for fines starting at 1,500 euros (R21,000). [afp]
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford To Join D.C. Sports Radio Show – The Sports Junkies, a radio show in the U.S. capital, announced that Toronto’s embattled mayor is tentatively slated to start a weekly gig on Thursday at 8:40 a.m. ET on 106.7 The Fan. Ford will be talking about his NFL picks, the station said. [usat]
Obama Says He Can’t Have An iPhone – Barack Obama was a BlackBerry addict even before he became President of the United States, but these days he may not have a choice. “I’m not allowed for security reasons to have an iPhone,” he quipped today, in a speech promoting Obamacare to a youth audience attending a summit at The White House. [verge]
Ron Burgundy Is Finally Getting His Own Scotch, ‘Great Odin’s Raven’ (PHOTO) – Exciting news to report: Ron Burgundy Scotch is coming. It’s kind of a big deal. We’re still hedging our bets that this is a promotional stunt only, and won’t result in any actual Scotch, because that kind of letdown would surely leave us in a glass case of emotion, but the rumors are getting too numerous to ignore. [huffers]
Fast & Furious Alum Gal Gadot Is Your New Wonder Woman – Gal Gadot, last seen in Fast & Furious 6 helping wrangle a giant plane that was barreling down a comically long runway, is now signing up for her own jet. An invisible one. [vanfair]
Study: Most Silent Films Have Been Lost – The vast majority of feature-length silent films made in America have been lost due to decay and neglect over the past 100 years, allowing an original 20th century art form to all but disappear, according to a study released Wednesday. [usat]
Newsweek Plans Return to Print – Newsweek, the struggling weekly magazine that ceased print publication last year, plans to turn the presses back on. [nyt]
Leg Bone Gives Up Oldest Human DNA – The discovery of DNA in a 400,000-year-old human thigh bone will open up a new frontier in the study of our ancestors. [bbc]
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