Mbete Apologises For ‘Cockroach’ Comment – Parliamentary Speaker Baleka Mbete has apologised for likening EFF leader Julius Malema to a cockroach at a recent ANC gathering in North West. [m&g]

Naspers Hives Off Printing Division Paarl Media – NASPERS on Wednesday announced it intends unbundling its printing division, Paarl Media Group, into a separately listed company called Novus. [bdl]

State Security: Signal Jam ‘An Error’ – The signal jamming in the National Assembly ahead of the State of the Nation address was caused by an operational error, the state security department said on Wednesday. [n24]

Prawn King Lance Armstrong Enters Guilty Plea – Lance Armstrong pleaded guilty to careless driving for hitting two parked cars with his SUV in Aspen, a crash his girlfriend originally tried to take the blame for, a prosecutor confirmed Wednesday. [espn]

Local Girl Dies As Class Prank Fails – A 17-year-old girl died at Eden Park Secondary School, Johannesburg, after a classmate pulled a chair out from under her, Gauteng police said on Wednesday. [n24]

Obama: We Are Not At War With Islam – President Barack Obama defended his decision not to call war against ISIS as a religious one during remarks at an anti-extremism summit on Wednesday. [cnn]

United Nations Investigates Claim Of ISIS Organ Theft – The United Nations is looking into claims that ISIS — already considered the wealthiest terrorist group on record — may be harvesting organs from slain civilians and gaining financial benefits by trafficking the body parts, officials said Wednesday. [cnn]

The Crazy-Expensive Gold Apple Watch Could Make $5 Billion Per Quarter – News flash: Apple products are expensive, and Apple makes a ton of money every quarter because of it. The high-end version of its upcoming Apple Watch, though, could set a new record in terms of cost — and bring in truly boffo revenues. [fortune]

Pinterest Seeks $11 Billion Valuation With New Funding – Investors in Pinterest Inc. are doubling down on the image-bookmarking site with a new round of funding at a rich valuation. [wsj]

Arrigo Sacchi: ‘I’m Not Racist … But There Are Too Many Blacks In Youth Teams’ – The former Italy manager Arrigo Sacchi has denied being racist after he was quoted as saying there are “too many black players” at youth level in Italy – evidence that the nation is now “without dignity or pride”. [guardian]

Chelsea FC Condemns Racist Fans On Paris Train – British Prime Minister David Cameron has said a video of self-proclaimed racist fans who were filmed preventing a black man from boarding a Paris subway train, was “extremely disturbing and very worrying”. [rte]

RECAP: Video Shows Chelsea Fans Proud Of Being Racist – You know what illicit oil money can buy your football club? Didier Drogba, Eden Hazard and, for a mere £50 million, Fernando ‘Can’t Hit A Barn Door’ Torres. You know what illicit oil money can’t buy your football club? Class. [2ov]

Vanilla Ice Facing Burglary Rap Over House Break – Vanilla Ice has been charged with breaking into and stealing from an abandoned home in Florida. [heart]

U.S. To Auction Off Another 50,000 Bitcoins From Silk Road Bust – The United States Marshal Service said Wednesday that it plans to sell 50,000 bitcoins — worth nearly $12 million at current rates — that were seized from the computer of convicted Silk Road mastermind Ross Ulbricht. [mash]

Dr. Seuss Returns With Newly Discovered Book – Dr. Seuss long ago passed from the scene but old manuscripts by the beloved children’s author keep turning up. [usat]

‘Revenge Porn’ Operator Hunter Moore To Plead Guilty – The operator of a “revenge porn” website who posted stolen nude photos online has agreed to plead guilty to hacking and identity theft, according to court papers filed Wednesday in Los Angeles federal court. [huff]

Pages From the Diary of the Slender Man Stab Tween Are Scary as Hell – Last summer, two 12-year-0ld girls from Waukesha, Wisconsin tried to murder their friend because they thought it would appease a mythical demon internet meme. What’s almost as disturbing is what investigators later found in one of their bedrooms. [gawk]

Metrorail App Tells Your Boss If You’re Late – Metrorail has announced a new service to help workers inform their superiors if they will be late for work. [f24]

Chelsea Handler On Her E! Series: “I’m So Much Smarter Than That Show Was” – Chelsea Handler might be sharing topless photos on Twitter, but it’s her new gig with Netflix that has her feeling liberated from former E! talk show Chelsea Lately. [hollyrep]

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