Steve Hofmeyr Beaten By Puppet In Magistrate’s Court – The Randburg Magistrate’s Court has set aside an interim protection order obtained by Afrikaans singer Steve Hofmeyr against puppet Chester Missing. [tlive]

Sales Of Music On Vinyl Hit 18-Year High – With help of heritage rock acts such as Pink Floyd vinyl sales account for £20m of UK record industry’s revenues this year. [guardian]

Review Cricket Safety: Ex-ICC Boss – Former International Cricket Council chief Jagmohan Dalmiya has called on the game’s administrators to work on upgrading safety standards to ensure that incidents like the shock death of Australian batsman Phillip Hughes never happen again. [s24]

Brazil Legend Pele ‘Doing Fine’ In Sao Paulo Hospital – Brazil legend Pele has said he is “doing fine” after being transferred to a special care unit following treatment for a urinary infection. [bbc]

North Korea’s ‘Princess’ Moves Closer To Center Of Power – In her slim-fitting trouser suits and black-heeled shoes, Kim Yo Jong cuts a contrasting figure to her pudgy older brother, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. [busins]

Floyd To Speaker: You’re Not My Mother – Speaker of Parliament Baleka Mbete has again lost her cool, telling EFF Chief Whip Floyd Shivambu to behave in accordance with African tradition and show her respect as an older person. [tlive]

Malema Rejects Report, Calls Zuma A Criminal – Economic Freedom Fighters leader Julius Malema defiantly called President Jacob Zuma a criminal on Thursday in the rowdy parliamentary debate on a report demanding the suspension of EFF MPs from the legislature. [n24]

Concourt: Hawks Not Sufficiently Independent – The Constitutional Court has agreed that the legislation governing the Hawks does not provide adequate independence for the corruption-busting unit. [m&g]

PetroSA Boss Fired – The board of the Central Energy Fund (CEF) on Thursday rescinded the appointment of Tshepo Kgadima as chairman of state oil company PetroSA, following a two-week media storm that erupted after his appointment, when allegations of fraud were made against him. [bdl]

Syrian Electronic Army ‘Hacks’ Independent, OK Magazine And NHL – The websites of the Independent, the Daily Telegraph, OK magazine, the London Evening Standard and America’s National Hockey League have been “hacked” by the Syrian Electronic Army, the pro-Assad Syrian hacker group. [guardian]

Bafana Move Up 6 Spots In Fifa Rankings – Bafana Bafana have risen to 51st place in the world following an impressive Afcon 2015 qualification campaign. [citypr]

Natalie Portman In Talks To Join Steve Jobs Biopic – Natalie Portman is in talks to join Universal’s Steve Jobs biopic. Character details were not revealed, but it is expected to be a major role. Should a deal get done, the Oscar winner’s casting would mark another positive reversal of fortune for the Danny Boyle-helmed project. [deadline]

Fantasy Date With Twins Turns Sour for Manhattan Man, 84 – The website billed itself as a place where older men with money could meet young women interested in dating someone who could support them financially. “Find your sugar baby,” the site exhorted its users. [nyt]

Bollywood Actress Veena Malik Sentenced to 26 Years in Jail For Blasphemy – The actress appeared in a scene that referenced Muhammad’s daughter. [time]

Los Angeles Police Release Ferguson Protesters For Thanksgiving – The Los Angeles police chief ordered on Thursday the release of about 90 Ferguson protesters who were arrested Wednesday night. [mash]

Powerball Lottery Jackpot Sitting On R1 Billion – It seems to be that time again, gang – that you should seriously consider getting tickets to the US Powerball lottery. It’s rolled over to a point where the jackpot is $90 million – which is R1 billion! Get tickets [here]

A Sleep Researcher’s 4 Scientific Ways To Nap Better (VIDEO) – In a perfect world, we’d all be able to take a break from our busy days and recharge with a much-needed nap. But since it’s virtually impossible to carve out time for a daily daytime snooze, what we really need are sleep strategies to make the most out of the few times we are able to catch a few zzzs. [huff]

Tracy Morgan’s Lawyer Says The Comedian May Never Be The Same – Tracy Morgan’s lawyer gives an update on his condition after suffering a severe brain injury in a highway crash last June. Tracy suffered the injury after a Wal-Mart truck slammed into a limo van that was carrying Morgan and several other friends on their way back from a show in Delaware in June. [busins]

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