Russia Could Be Banned From 2016 Olympics After Doping Report – Russian track and field athletes could be banned from the 2016 Olympics after an independent report detailed an apparently state-sponsored doping program. [cnn]
German FA President Wolfgang Niersbach Quits Over World Cup Scandal – The president of the German football association, Wolfgang Niersbach, resigned on Monday over a 2006 World Cup scandal that has tarnished the reputation of the world’s biggest football federation. [guardian]
City Of Johannesburg Imposes Level 2 Water Restrictions – The City of Johannesburg says it’s had to implement level 2 restrictions due to the ongoing drought. [enca]
Good-Quality Colour CCTV Footage Captures Robbers Carrying Out An ATM Bombing From Start To Finish [Video] – If you’re looking to take notes on how to pull off a petrol station robbery now is your chance. Here’s one executed from start to finish. [2ov]
Jordanian Officer Fatally Shoots Two Americans, South African At Security Training Site – Jordanian officer shot dead two U.S. government security contractors, a South African trainer and two Jordanians at a U.S.-funded police training facility near Amman on Monday before being killed in a shootout, Jordanian authorities said. [reuters]
James Hewitt, Princess Diana’s Lover, Tries To Sell Letters From Prince William – Over twenty years since he was Princess Diana’s lover, former cavalry officer James Hewitt planned to sell letters sent to him by a young Prince William. [db]
GENIUS: SA’s Lost Pets Are Being Found In Seconds With This New App – There’s nothing worse than seeing notices about lost pets. How many people see them and how many of them lead to the pets being found and returned? A new local app is finding great success with lost pets being found and returned. [2ov]
Indonesia Plans To Use Crocodiles As Prison Guards – Indonesia—having passed on half-measures like shadow-triggered spear-walls and dogs with bees in their mouth and when they bark they shoot bees—has come up with an outside-the-box idea for guarding its death row drug convicts: crocodiles. A body of water teeming with crocodiles. [gawk]
Nigerian Man Becomes First African To Win The English-Language World Scrabble Championships – Wellington Jighere, who graduated university earlier this year aged 32, beat his British rival after four straight games in the best-of-seven final round against Lewis MacKay. [tele]
MTN CEO Sifiso Dabengwa Resigns – Chief executive of MTN Sifiso Dabengwa has resigned in the wake of the mobile giant’s battle with Nigerian regulators. [mg]
Students Hurl Insults At Higher Education Acting Minister Outside Parliament – “Voetsek‚ shut up‚ fat belly” students shouted at Higher Education and Training acting minister Thulas Nxesi. [tlive]
Make Sure You’re Sitting Down – This Is How Much Money Zuma Is REALLY Making – Relatively speaking, Jacob Zuma’s income is much higher than any other president in the world. Here are the stats to back that up. [here]
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Donald Trump: ‘Maybe We should Boycott Starbucks’ – Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump weighed in on the day’s controversy on Monday, floating the prospect of boycotting Starbucks after the coffee giant announced it would abandon its Christmas-themed cups. [cnn]
Earth In ‘Uncharted Territory’ On Global Warming – Earth has heated up by one degree Celsius (1.6 degrees Fahrenheit), Britain’s weather office said Monday, as greenhouse gases hit record levels just weeks before a crucial climate summit in Paris. [afp]
Nigeria President Buhari Fires Anti-Corruption Chief – Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has sacked the head of the country’s anti-corruption agency. [bbc]
James Small To Coach At Pirates – The Pirates Rugby Club in Johannesburg have appointed former Springbok wing James Small as assistant coach for next season. [s24]
Rare SA Blue Diamond Could Fetch R786m – Two rare coloured diamonds go under the auction hammer this week in Geneva, with one standout blue diamond discovered in a South African mine last year expected to fetch up to R786m ($55m) – which would set a world record for any gemstone. [f24]
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Stormers: Eddie’s Tricky Jigsaw – New Stormers coach Eddie Jones is going to have a more challenging Super Rugby season in 2016 than he may even realise yet from a playing resources point of view. [s24]
It Doesn’t Get Bigger Than This – Two giant jackpot prizes go off tonight. There’s the Mega Millions jackpot of R2.5 billion ($180 million) and EuroMillions R1.5 billion (€100 million). Looks like we will be buying Xmas prezzies this year after all! Get your tickets [here]
Woman Finds Out She’s Pregnant an Hour Before Giving Birth – Judy Brown was 47 when she gave birth to a girl she didn’t know she was having. [time]
Jennifer Lawrence Forgets Her Red Carpet Poise – As she pulls faces with fans after wowing in ethereal floor-length dress at The Hunger Games Paris premiere. [dm]
Student Dies After Joy Ride In Shopping Trolley In Australia – One man is dead and another man has been seriously injured after a shopping trolley they were riding hit a car in Australia. [mash]
Caitlyn Jenner Wows In Plunging Blue Dress As She’s Joined By Kylie At Glamour Awards – Caitlyn accepted the honour of Transgender Champion at the annual awards event which was attended by a host of famous females. [mirror]
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