Dewani Defence To Apply For Discharge – Lawyers for British businessman Shrien Dewani said on Monday they intended applying to the Western Cape High Court for his discharge on charges of conspiring to kill his wife Anni. [bdl]
Dewani Left Hotel Staff A R15 000 Tip – Before closing its case in the Shrien Dewani murder trial on Monday, the State handed up the latest common cause facts agreed to by itself and the defence – including details of the payment Dewani made to the Cape Grace Hotel. [n24]
Kassig Executioner Identified As French Citizen – France identified one of its citizens Monday as an executioner in the latest ISIS video showing the beheading of an American hostage. [nbc]
Obama Orders Hostage Policy Review – The Obama administration is finally looking to fix its disjointed efforts to handle U.S. hostages. But that comes too late for the family of an American aid worker killed by ISIS. [beast]
Eastern Ukraine Braces For ‘Full-Scale War’ – Ukrainian soldiers are on edge and artillery barrages continue. With Russian troops and tanks crossing the border, how long can this ‘ceasefire’ hold? [beast]
Latest Madoff Fraud Deal Pushes Amount Recovered To Over $10 Billion – Latest settlement involves two ‘feeder funds” that agreed to pay $500 million to victims of the Ponzi scheme. [fort]
Real Madrid And Microsoft On Verge Of $30 Million Deal – Tomorrow, at an event in Madrid, Spain, at the Real Madrid Stadium Santiago Bernabeu, Orlando Ayala, Corporate Vice President, Chairman of Emerging Markets, will announce a major four-year business, technology & marketing partnership between software provider Microsoft MSFT -0.24% and the soccer powerhouse. [forbes]
Ramaphosa Set For Talks With Opposition – Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to meet leaders of a number of political parties represented in Parliament at Tuynhuys in Cape Town on Tuesday. [iol]
Furious Tshabalala Denies Affair With Zuma – SABC board chair Ellen Tshabalala has angrily responded to yesterday’s Sunday Sun front page story, which alleged that she had had an affair with President Jacob Zuma. [citpr]
Chaos Erupts At EFF Conference, Leaving A Trail Of Blood – Chaos and violence erupted at an EFF Northern Cape conference at the weekend leaving a trail of blood, according to a media report. [tlive]
Cosatu Split: How The ANC Will Suffer – The biggest losers in the Cosatu-Numsa battle seem to be the ANC, SACP and Cosatu – and the real price is set to come in the 2016 municipal elections. [m&g]
Group Five Tumbles On Profit Warning – South African builder Group Five tumbled 15 percent on Monday, its biggest one-day drop in 14 years, after flagging first-half profit would fall by more than 20 percent, hit by weak performance in its engineering and construction operations. [busrep]
Mr Price Online Sales Grow 195.3% In SA – Online sales for clothing retailer Mr Price Group have increased by 195.3% to R44.7m in South Africa for the half year period ending 27 September 2014. [f24]
Namibia Dehorns Rhino – Namibian environmental authorities embarking on a de-horning exercise for black rhino have already spotted three carcasses left behind by poachers, an official said on Monday. [n24]
Kim Kardashian To Enter Bigg Boss On Her Maiden Trip To India – Living up to the title of Queen of Reality TV – Kim Kardashian is all set to conquer the hearts of millions of Indians through India’s biggest reality show, Bigg Boss. [toi]
Another Woman Comes Forward To Accuse Bill Cosby Of Rape – Another woman who claims she was raped by Bill Cosby has spoken out about her encounter with the embattled comedian. [huff]
Airbus Seeks Patent For ‘Flying Doughnut’ – European aircraft manufacturer seeks patent for futuristic plane design that resembles a polo mint. [tele]
Charles Manson Gets Marriage License – Mass murderer Charles Manson plans to marry a 26-year-old woman who left her Midwestern home and spent the past nine years trying to help exonerate him. [ap]
Snapchat Lets You Transfer Money To Friends With Snapcash – If it feels like your money keeps disappearing, this won’t help. Snapchat has announced a partnership with mobile payments service Square to introduce Snapcash, a payments feature that lets you transfer money between accounts on the ephemeral photo-sharing platform. [mash]
Daniel Day Lewis Receives Knighthood – The Oscar-winning star was honoured at Buckingham Palace in London for his services to drama by William, who took on the investiture ceremony on behalf of Queen Elizabeth. [nzh]
Inside The Minds Of Men Who Are In Love With Their Lifelike Dolls – Photographer Benita Marcussen recently met with a number of doll owners to understand the strange obsession. She found that doll owners tend to be extremely protective of their dolls, treating them with respect reserved for lovers, friends or cherished possessions. [busins]
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