Zuma Suspends South Africa Police Chief Over Marikana Massacre – South African president Jacob Zuma has suspended the country’s national police chief over the fatal shooting of 34 striking miners in 2012. [ft]

Vumatel Seals Deal With Investec – Independent fibre broadband player Vumatel says it has sealed a deal with investment bank Investec. [bdl]

Bust For Drugs In A Roadblock? This Is How You Get Off – William Booth [Audio] – Let’s create an entirely fictional situation that none of us have ever been involved in. [story]

Apple Faces $862m Fine Over iPhone Chip Patent – Technology used in Apple’s A7, A8 and A8X processors, which are found in the iPhone 5s, 6 and 6 Plus, is patented by a university. [sky]

Bodies Of Dozens Of Elephants Found Poisoned In Zimbabwe – No arrests made after rangers in Hwange national park discover carcasses of 26 elephants killed by cyanide poisoning. [guardian]

Obama Orders 300 Troops To Cameroon To Support Fight Against Boko Haram – President Obama on Wednesday said he had ordered 300 troops to Cameroon to work with West African soldiers seeking to counter the Nigerian extremist group Boko Haram. [nyt]

Twitter Appoints Former Google Executive Omid Kordestani As Chairman – Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey announces ‘proven and experienced leader’ Kordestani will join company as an executive chairman. [guardian]

1% Own Half The World’s Wealth – Research by Credit Suisse shows that the world’s poor and middle classes have been squeezed to create more wealth for 1% of the population. [mg]

Video: Wits Students Clash With Cops – Students at the University of Witwatersrand say they were studying while trying to observe the protest when police attempted to remove them. [iol]

Donald Trump Says Russia Isn’t To Blame For MH17, Despite Evidence – Donald Trump doesn’t believe there is enough evidence to blame pro-Russian separatists for last year’s downing of a commercial airliner over Ukraine — despite the fact that the U.S. intelligence community believes “with confidence” that pro-Russian separatists shot it down. [cnn]

’99 Problems: Jay Z in Court Over His Hit Song ‘Big Pimpin’ – Jay Z told a jury Wednesday that he believes he has a valid license to use Arabic music featured on his 1999 hit “Big Pimpin'” that is now the subject of a copyright infringement trial. [nbc]

Parole Board To Discuss Oscar’s Release Again – Oscar Pistorius’s latest parole hearing will take place on Thursday. [n24]

Travelling To Cape Town? Here’s Everything You Need – When you’re travelling there’s nothing worse than having to locate various services without the help of a hotel concierge. But, imagine you arrive in a city and with one message you can list all the services you require during your stay. [more]

Parents Prevented From Calling Their Son Prince William – Because It Might Lead To A ‘Lifetime Of Mockery’ – The parents thought the connection with British royalty would be a useful one, but prosecutors had the power to block the use of the name. [mr]

Granny Arrested For Possession Of Dagga Worth Over R200 000 – Police in KwaZulu-Natal have arrested two women, one aged 80, for possession of dagga worth over R200, 000. [enca]

The Intifada Will Be Instagrammed – Thanks to mobile recording technology, Palestinian and Israeli leaders have lost control of the narrative—and of their own extremists. [beast]

Heads Up – Feeling the pinch with silly season arriving? Tomorrow’s US Mega Millions jackpot prize is R1.1 billion (US$84 million). Maybe it’s a good time to get a ticket? [here].

Report: American Toddlers Average One Shooting Per Week In 2015 – Christopher Ingraham of the Washington Post reported this morning on the results of a search for media reports of instances of toddlers shooting people, and the numbers aren’t good. According to his findings, American toddlers average roughly one shooting per week in 2015. [gawk]

Scott Disick Checks Into Drug And Alcohol Rehab Center For Treatment – The news breaks one day after the Keeping Up With the Kardashians star shared a cryptic message on his Instagram account, posting an image with the phrase “Never give up” written in chalk, but no additional caption. [eto]

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Cara Delevingne Contemplated Suicide – The ‘Paper Towns’ star admits she put so much pressure on herself when she was at school that she suffered a mental breakdown and considered ending her life.[sky]

Kourtney Kardashian Demands Sole Custody Of Kids – Thinks Scott Disick Is ‘A Drunk Mess’ [hl]

You Can Now Block Your Ex From Facebook’s ‘On This Day’ Feature – Facebook’s “On This Day” feature brings up old posts from the past. It can be a lot of fun, except when it reminds you of all the good times you had with an ex, estranged family member or deceased friend. [time]

Porn Star Fumes Over Airline’s ‘Lasts Longer’ Tweet – “Open your thighs, look beautiful and shut up … is all that’s allowed.” [huff]

Mamma Mia! – Amazing video shows expensive African wildcat greeting its owner by saying ‘Mamma’ [dm]

That last item is positively ridiculous and nothing but gratuitous cleavage. 

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