Oscar Set To Pay Steenkamps R2m – Oscar Pistorius’s lawyers are apparently in talks with Reeva Steenkamp’s parents about an out-of-court settlement that could net them around R2m. [n24]

Nun Gives Birth To Baby Named After Pope – A nun who was rushed to hospital complaining of acute stomach pains has given birth to a baby boy – and named him Francesco after the Pope. [tlgrph]

Brilliant…

Obama Says Weed Not As Dangerous As Alcohol – It is “a bad habit and a vice,” he says, but “I don’t think it is more dangerous than alcohol.” Also, it’s not fair that minority kids are punished for smoking it “when some of the folks who are writing those laws have probably done the same thing.” [newser]

Scandal Of R1.2 Billion Missing SA Satellite – The whereabouts of a spy satellite – commissioned by South Africa from a Russian company for R1.2-billion – remains a mystery, eight years after the deal was struck. There are doubts whether the satellite even exists. [tlive]

DA Demands Answers For Govt’s ‘R1bn’ Satellite Deal – The DA has requested for government to provide answers about “Project Flute”, a satellite contract it says was commissioned over eight years ago. [m&g]

85 Richest People In The World Own Half The World’s Wealth – One trillion pounds is owned by just 85 people including Bill Gates, Larry Ellison and the Koch brothers meaning a new global threat that is the wealth gap. [mirror]

Nigeria Crush Bafana Dream – Nigeria again proved to be the jinx team for South Africa as they beat Bafana 3-1 to eliminate the Chan hosts from the competition. [sprsprt]

Marikana Cops In Brits Shoot-Out – A few of the policemen who shot and killed striking mine workers at Marikana were part of the core team deployed to Mothutlung, Madibeng, in North West, where three people died, allegedly at the hands of the ­police this week. [ctyprs]

You’ve Read About Their Groundbreaking Startup – Now visit their website and drive off in a brand new, highly discounted car [7days]  

Wife Of Indian Minister Found Dead In Hotel Room After Twitter Row – The wife of an Indian government minister was found dead in a New Delhi hotel room on Friday, police said, days after she was involved in a row with a Pakistani woman journalist over Twitter. [reuters]

Jamaica’s Bobsled Team Have Qualified For The Winter Olympics – Olympic organizers said Saturday that Jamaica has qualified for the two-man competition at next month’s Sochi Games, though it remains unclear if the fledgling squad will get a chance to race. [espn]

1,000+ Rhinos Killed In 2013 – More than 1 000 rhinos were killed in South Africa last year at a record-breaking rate that could wipe out the country’s entire population of white and black rhinos in a little over two decades. [m&g]

Stressed, Bloody Dolphins Await Slaughter In Japan’s Infamous Taiji Cove – More than 200 bottlenose dolphins spent a second day penned in a cove by Japanese fishermen, U.S. conservationists said Sunday, many of them stressed and bloodied from their attempts to escape. [cnn]

SA’s Personal Drone Industry Is Exploding – With Personal Drones sporting live-streaming built-in cameras with a range of 0.5km and easy-flying technology (GPS to maintain position and fly-home if things go wrong) now available at around R15k, this new industry has become a major talking point. [dronephoto.co.za]

Pope Defrocked 400 Priests In 2 Years – A document obtained by The Associated Press on Friday shows Pope Benedict XVI defrocked nearly 400 priests over just two years for sexually molesting children. [usat]

Madonna Apologizes For Racial Slur On Instagram – Madonna sent out an apology on Saturday after sparking off a furor by using a racial slur in the caption of an Instagram photo of her son. [rollingstone]

Ukraine Protests Turn Into Fiery Street Battles – Anti-government protests in Ukraine’s capital escalated into fiery street battles with police Sunday as thousands of demonstrators hurled rocks and firebombs to set police vehicles ablaze. Dozens of officers and protesters were injured. [washpo]

Laura Linney Has First Child At 49 – Laura Linney is a mom! The 49-year-old actress and her hubby, Marc Schauer, quietly welcomed a baby boy last week after keeping the entire pregnancy a secret, her rep confirms to E! News. Their son, who was born on Jan. 8, is named Bennett Armistead Schauer. [eonline]

Justin Bieber Closing In On Rehab As Codeine Addiction Is Revealed – Justin Bieber and his buddies drink the champagne of sizzurp … and lots of it. Sources familiar with the situation tell TMZ … Justin is a fan of Actavis prometh with codeine cough syrup — known in the lean community as top of the line. [tmz]

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