Zuckerberg To Sell 41.4 Million Facebook Shares – Mark Zuckerberg will sell about $2.3 billion in Facebook Inc. shares to pay a tax bill, reducing his share in to company to 56.1 percent. [msn]

New York City Council Bans E-Cigarettes in Public Places – Electronic cigarettes are set to be banned from bars and restaurants in New York City, after the New York City Council voted 43-8 Thursday to add the devices to a 2002 law prohibiting smoking in certain public spaces. [wsj]

Nkandla: Zuma’s Dodgy Builder Bust For Fraud – President Jacob Zuma’s Nkandla homestead builder Thandeka Nene is being held in the Seychelles for attempted fraud. [m&g]

Fidel Castro Weighs In On Historic Handshake – Former Cuban dictator Fidel Castro finally weighed in on the death of his ally Nelson Mandela, in a “Reflection” that addresses the famous handshake between the Cuban and American heads of state at Mandela’s memorial service. [huff]

Malema 215 km/h Speeding Case Handed Over To National Police – Economic Freedom Fighters leader Julius Malema was still in police custody at 23:00 on Thursday night after he was arrested for speeding, Gauteng traffic police said. [n24]

Steve Hofmeyr Arrested For Speeding – Afrikaans singer Steve Hofmeyr has been arrested in Bronkhorstspruit for travelling 169km/h in a 80km/h zone. [m&g]

Eminem ‘Wants Bieber To Seek Help’ – Eminem has reportedly invited Justin Bieber to stay with him over the festive period. The hip-hop star is said to be deeply concerned about the 19-year-old singer, who has been accused of drug use, terrorising his neighbours and visiting a brothel this year. [tele]

Apollo Theatre Collapse Injures More Than 80 People In London’s West End – Seven people seriously hurt after part of Shaftesbury Avenue theatre ceiling collapses on to balcony during performance. [grdn]

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Generations’ Akhona Back In Court In Jan For ‘Stealing’ R17.90 Pills – The shoplifting case against former Generations actress Maggie Benedict has been postponed to January 28 after she appeared briefly in the Randburg Magistrates’ court today. [cpress]

Elders Say Mandla Is Head of Mandela Family – Tribal elders have endorsed Nelson Mandela’s grandson, Mandla, as the new legitimate head of the Mandela family, despite eldest daughter Makaziwe being punted for the position by Winnie Madikizela-Mandela. [tlive]

Why Is Putin Pardoning His Political Enemies? – First it was amnesty for Greenpeace and Pussy Riot members, now a possible pardon for the former oil tycoon Khodorkovsky. Russia’s president sure is being benevolent to his fiercest critics. [beast]

Human Rights Group Slams Mariah Carey For Concert In Angola – The Human Rights Foundation is criticizing Mariah Carey for her recent concert in Angola, calling the nation’s president, José Eduardo dos Santos, a “notoriously corrupt” dictator. [holrep]

Who Owns the World’s Biggest Bitcoin Wallet? The FBI – In September, the FBI shut down the Silk Road online drug marketplace. The seizure sparked an ongoing public discussion about the future of Bitcoin, the world’s most popular digital currency, but it had an unforeseen side-effect: It made the FBI the holder of the world’s biggest Bitcoin wallet. [wired]

Robin Wright, 48, ‘Engaged’ To Toyboy Alpha Dog Star Ben Foster, 33 – Over three years after their divorce was finalised, it seems Sean Penn’s ex-wife is ready to walk down the aisle again. Robin Wright, 47, is engaged to dashing young actor Ben Foster, 33, according to Life & Style, [dmail]

Rodman In NKorea To Prep For Game On Leader’s Birthday – Former NBA star Dennis Rodman arrived in North Korea on Thursday to meet leader Kim Jong Un and put the finishing touches on plans to bring 12 ex-NBA players to Pyongyang for a Jan. 8 exhibition game marking the leader’s birthday. Rodman said the game is on track despite the recent execution of Kim’s uncle in a dramatic political purge. [chron]

Prince William Called Kate Middleton ‘Babykins’ In Intercepted Messages – Hacked voicemails left by Duke of Cambridge were basis for News of the World stories about alleged drunken behaviour and near miss during Army exercises, jury is told. [tele]

Lawyer: Accused Harvard Student Was Under Pressure – A Harvard student accused of making a bomb threat to get out of a final exam was under a great deal of pressure and seems remorseful, his lawyer said Wednesday after his client was freed on bail. [bost]

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