Israel Elections: Netanyahu Claims Win Over Herzog After Strong Comeback – Israeli prime minister makes apparent recovery from low numbers ahead of elections but polling day highlights deep divisions in society. [guardian]
Zuma Survives No Confidence Motion – A motion of no confidence in President Jacob Zuma was predictably defeated by an ANC majority in the National Assembly on Tuesday. [n24]
Maimane: Zuma Is A Thief – President Jacob Zuma is a thief, DA parliamentary leader Mmusi Maimane said on Tuesday. [n24]
Pick n Pay, Landrover Pull Out Of Afrikaans Is Groot Concerts (Because Steve Hofmeyr) – Pick n Pay and Jaguar Land Rover SA have decided not to renew their sponsorship of the Afrikaans is Groot concerts, Beeld newspaper reported. [m&g]
2nd Round Funding Sends Local Online Neighbourhood Platform To Next Level – Live in over 600 neighbourhoods across SA and with a second round of funding secured, OurHood has now launched apps for both the iOS and Android platforms. [story]
Facebook Messenger Will Now Let You Send Money To Friends – The company joins Snapchat, Square Cash, and Venmo in the booming peer-to-peer payment market. [verge]
Ethiopian Plane Hijacker May Finally Get Asylum in Switzerland but Only after 30-Year Prison Term – The co-pilot of Ethiopian Airlines flight ET702 who had hijacked his plane and got it to Switzerland, in a bid to claim political asylum in the country, may finally have his wish granted, though not exactly as he might have planned. [ibt]
HSBC Closing Britons’ Jersey Accounts Amid ID Checks – HSBC is closing accounts on Jersey belonging to customers living in the UK. It is part of a move by UK banks carrying out checks on the identity and addresses of thousands of their customers on the Channel Islands. [bbc]
Secret Service Wants a Fake White House to Help Protect the Real One – Stung by accusations that it cannot adequately protect the White House, the Secret Service wants to spend $8 million to build another White House in Beltsville, Md. [nyt]
Goodbye, Times Square: Toys R Us Leaving Flagship – Toys R Us will not renew its lease for the 110,000-square-foot retail location in the Times Square area. [cnbc]
Republican Congressman With ‘Downton Abbey’ Office Resigns – U.S. Representative Aaron Schock, a Republican from Illinois whose Downton Abbey-styled office launched a series of media reports questioning his use of taxpayer dollars, announced on Tuesday that he is resigning from Congress. [reuters]
California Restaurants And Bars Now Prohibited From Serving Water Sans Request – Today, the State Water Resources Control Board announced sweeping new regulations in an attempt to help alleviate the ongoing drought, and one of them will hit very close to home for diners. [sfeater]
Kendrick Lamar’s To Pimp A Butterfly Sets First-Day Streaming Record On Spotify – Michael Bublé’s ‘Christmas’ was the previous record holder. [time]
Jimmy Kimmel’s Shocking Reveal About…His Two Penis Surgeries – The late-night talk show host mentioned during a panel at South by Southwest over the weekend that the hole in his private part once closed up. [eonline]
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