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EFF Calls For Removal Of Die Stem From National Anthem – The EFF says there will be no dignity in SA’s heritage until apartheid symbols have fallen. [mg]

South Africa Start Redemption Bid Against Samoa – South Africa seek to revive their Rugby World Cup hopes on Saturday against Samoa who bring an unpredictability to the Pool B match in which they will bid to inflict further humiliation on the Springboks. [sbs]

Stampede Kills More Than 700 At Hajj Pilgrimage In Mecca – A stampede during one of the last rituals of the Hajj — the annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca — has killed more than 700 people and injured nearly 900 others in Saudi Arabia. [cnn]

Scandal-Hit Volkswagen To Name Porsche’s Matthias Müller As New CEO – Volkswagen AG is poised to name Porsche chief Matthias Müller to run the entire company and is demanding resignations from several of the company’s top engineers to confront an emissions-cheating scandal that has spread from the U.S. to Europe. [wsj]

White House Says President Obama And Vladimir Putin Will Meet Next Week – In case anyone had doubt, the White House wanted it known on Thursday that it was President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia who asked to meet with President Obama, not the other way around. [nyt]

Are You Still Buyig Wood At The Shops? Time to grow up and get it delivered like an adult. [here]

SABC Records R395m Loss In Last Financial Year – The public broadcaster South African Broadcasting Authority (SABC) recorded a R395m loss in the last financial year. [f24]

Apple: WeChat And DiDi Taxi Among 25 Most Popular Apps Hit In Attack – Apple Inc said the WeChat messaging app and car-hailing app DiDi Taxi were among the 25 most popular apps that were found to be infected with malicious software, the first-ever large-scale attack on its App Store. [nw]

All Blacks Beat Brave Namibia – Wingers Nehe Milner-Skudder and Julian Savea touched down twice each as Rugby World Cup holders New Zealand scored nine tries to defeat resilient Namibia who trudged off with their heads held high after a 58-14 defeat on Thursday. [iol]

Zimbabwe’s ‘Crocodile’ Cements Position As Mugabe Heir – Zimbabwe Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa has cemented his status as heir apparent to 91-year-old Robert Mugabe, after getting close allies appointed to important cabinet posts, and securing the tasks of reforming the economy and legal system. [ewn]

Man Earned R10m With ‘Fake’ Matric – A Limpopo University employee linked to a qualifications scam that netted him millions of rands has been caught by the police. [tlive]

Never Miss The Morning Spice Again – You’re busy and you want something to read in the traffic as your driver negotiates the idiots on the road. Add your name to our VIP list of readers who get the Morning spice emailed every morning before they get published. [here]

Putin To America: ‘Don’t Call Me A Czar’ – Russian President Vladimir Putin said Americans should not think of him as an autocratic “czar” and praised their openness and creativity, in an interview ahead of a trip to New York. [afp]

Pope Francis Skips Lunch With Politicians To Be With Homeless In Washington, D.C. – Pope Francis stepped away from the pomp and pageantry of Capitol Hill to be with the poor and homeless on Thursday. [huff]

Fordham University Rescinds Bill Cosby’s Honorary Degree – Fordham University announced Thursday that it would rescind the honorary degree given to Bill Cosby in 2001, marking the first time the University has ever taken back an honorary degree. [time]

The First Drop Test: iPhone 6S vs. iPhone 6S Plus –  American Keaton Keller, who runs the YouTube channel TechSmartt, has smashed an iPhone 6S and an iPhone 6S. [mash]

Japan’s Conveyer Belt Sushi Restaurants Are Switching To Touchscreens – If there’s one singular food culture that Japan is best known for around the world, it’s sushi. And with great sushi comes a great variety of ways of eating it. Take, for instance, the novel delivery of kaitenzushi restaurants, which bring you sushi rolls via conveyer belt. [vice]

Sean Fitzpatrick: Historic South Africa Series Win Bigger Than World Cup Triumph – All Blacks legend Sean Fitzpatrick says beating the Springboks for the first time in South Africa was bigger than winning the Rugby World Cup. [stuff]

Kendra On Holly Madison, “We Just F*cked The Same Man” – Yep, Kendra Wilkinson-Baskett is still definitely not buying Holly Madison’s book. [eol]

Bar Refaeli And Fiancé Adi Ezra Are Married – The Sports Illustrated stunner and fiancé Adi Ezra exchanged vows in front of 300 family members and friends on Thursday at the Carmel Forest Spa Resort in Haifa, Israel. [people]

“Impressed” Kris Jenner offering Rob Kardashian £300K to return to Keeping Up With The Kardashians –  Rob Kardashian hasn’t been present in his family’s reality TV show Keeping Up With The Kardashians since 2012 and now his mum Kris Jenner is reportedly offering him $500,000 (£300,000) to return to the show. [hw]

The Kylie Jenner Effect! Star’s Plaid Houghton Dress Is The Fastest Selling Item In The Brand’s History – According to the designers at Houghton, Kylie Jenner is pulling more influence with their customers than any major fashion magazine in the business. And to take it a step further, she may have more influence on shoppers’ psyche than, say, major supermodels in the industry (cough, big sis Kendall Jenner). [eol]

Why Holly Madison Ended Her Relationship With Hugh Hefner – Holly Madison rose to fame in 2005 as Playboy founder Hugh Hefner’s number one girlfriend on the E! reality series The Girls Next Door. For years, cameras documented the seemingly glamorous life of Hugh, Holly and Hugh’s other live-in girlfriends, Bridget Marquardt and Kendra Wilkinson. [oprah]

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