Parliamentary Peace Accord In Tatters – The peace accord between the ANC and opposition parties in an attempt to bring order to National Assembly sessions lasted just one day. [m&g]
They’re Still Pulling Zap Signs In Parliament – Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly Lechesa Tsenoli again warned MPs to desist from making hand gestures, after Human Settlements Minister Lindiwe Sisulu was caught gesturing with her middle finger on Wednesday. [n24]
ANCYL Denied Permission To Protest Afrikaans Concerts – The Tshwane municipality has declined the ANC Youth League’s application to protest near the Afrikaans is Groot (AIG) music concerts in Pretoria, organisers said. [citpr]
NBC Scraps Bill Cosby Comedy in Wake of Rape Allegations – NBC has decided to not move forward with its planned family comedy starring the former Cosby Show star. The decision comes after Netflix “postponed” its post-Thanksgiving Cosby special. [hollyrep]
Marley Natural: Reggae Icon’s Heirs Launch Global ‘Holy Herb’ Brand – The family of reggae legend Bob Marley have teamed up with Washington-based investors to raise more than $50 million for the launch of Marley Natural, the world’s first global cannabis brand. [rt]
Yahoo Replaces Google As Firefox’s Default Search – Yahoo will supplant Google’s search engine on Firefox’s Web browser in the U.S., signaling Yahoo’s resolve to regain some of the ground that it has lost in the most lucrative part of the Internet’s ad market. [washpo]
Deadly Snowstorm Hits Northern US – A massive snowstorm has wreaked havoc in the north-eastern US and left seven people dead in upstate New York. [bbc]
Body Of Miss World Contestant Found – Miss Honduras Maria Jose Alvarado, 19, and her sister Sofia Trinidad, 23, have been found dead days after going missing in Santa Barbara. [ind]
Man With Rifle Arrested Outside White House – The Secret Service arrested a 41-year-old Iowa man one block from the White House Wednesday after a search of his car uncovered a rifle and ammunition, law enforcement officials confirmed to ABC News. [wjla]
Sony Has Dropped the Steve Jobs Movie With Michael Fassbender – An upcoming Steve Jobs biopic starring Michael Fassbender as the Apple co-founder has reportedly been dropped by Sony Pictures. [time]
‘Pick-Up Artist’ to Be Banned From UK – Julien Blanc says he can teach any man to bed women successfully thanks to easy—and very abusive—techniques. But not in Britain, it seems. [beast]
Wheelchair-Bound Michael Schumacher Paralysed And Speechless – Legendary Formula 1 driver Michael Schumacher is paralysed and in a wheelchair, who cannot speak and has memory problems, former racing driver Philippe Streiff said on Wednesday. [ibn]
Soweto 1 GP Plates ‘Worth Millions’ – If you’re determined to own the licence plate SOWETO 1 GP, there is only one way to get it: and that’s to get out your wallet and dish out R1 million at an auction next week. [iol]
‘Billboard’ To Factor Streams Into Album Chart – In an effort to keep up with the changing ways that people listen to music, Billboard will start factoring streams into its weekly album chart. [usat]
This Guy Makes $1Million A Year Playing Call Of Duty – It’s headline that resembles those online pop-up ads promising poor suckers £1,000 a day working from home. [metro]
Ex-Springbok Visagie Dies – Former Springbok and Natal halfback Gawie Visagie passed away on Wednesday morning after a long battle with cancer. [s24]
Kim Kardashian Plans To Give Kanye West A Sculpture Of Her Butt – Just when we finally forgot about Kim Kardashian’s booty, this happens. Sigh. A new report claims the reality star has commissioned a sculpture of her butt to give as a gift to husband Kanye West following her nude ‘Paper’ magazine photo shoot. [l&s]
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