France Cancels Official Dinner With Iran’s President – Because he wants it to be wine-free. [ind]
‘People Going Crazy’ Over Water – The full might of the drought has hit Joburg with a vengeance. Three water towers have run dry leaving entire suburbs in the north-western areas without water for almost three days. [iol]
They’re Not Accepting Rands In Zimbabwe – As the rand continues to slide, some shops in Zimbabwe are no longer accepting rand coins. [ewn]
Sepp Blatter Still In Hospital after ‘Small Breakdown’ – Sepp Blatter remains in a Swiss hospital after what his spokesman called a “small breakdown” related to stress. [cbc]
Zuma Dismisses R4 Billion Jet Uproar, Says Its ‘Sensationalism’ – South Africans have a tendency of sensationalising issues, President Jacob Zuma said in response to reports about the procurement of a new VIP jet for him. [tlive]
Billionaire Buys Blue Moon Diamond For 7yo Daughter For Record $68m (R960 Million) – A Hong Kong billionaire has spent a record $US48.4 million ($67.8 million) buying a 12.03-carat diamond dubbed “Blue Moon” for his seven-year-old daughter at an auction in Geneva. [abc]
Vladimir Putin: Russian President Wants Doping Investigation – Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered an investigation into claims the country’s athletes have been part of a systematic doping programme. [bbc]
Bezos Overtakes Slim As World’s Fourth-Richest On Amazon Rally – Jeff Bezos has edged past Carlos Slim to become the world’s fourth-richest person, buoyed by a 113 percent rally this year in Amazon.com Inc. [bloom]
Why Kevin Tucker Bought Back PriceCheck – Local price comparison website PriceCheck has come a long way since Kevin Tucker started coding it from scratch in his bedroom in 2006. [f24]
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Mitsubishi Flies Japan’s First Ever Passenger Jet – Mitsubishi Regional Jet is country’s first commercial airliner since propeller models of the 1970s and is aimed at growing market for smaller planes. [guardian]
Facebook Reports Spike In Government Requests For Data – Facebook Inc. said in a report on Wednesday that government demands for its user data surged in the first half of 2015. [reuters]
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Woman Who Stuck By ‘Notorious Womaniser’ For 23 Years Left Empty-Handed – As he leaves £500k estate to horse charities. [tele]
Snoop Dogg Just Launched His Own Brand Of Pot – The rapper said it was “truly the first mainstream cannabis brand in the world” [time]
Female New Zealand MPs Thrown Out of Session After Revealing Sexual Assault – Several female New Zealand members of parliament were kicked out of a meeting on Wednesday for “flouting the rules,” after revealing they were victims of sexual assault. [jez]
Naked Man Masturbating On Helen Suzman Bridge – Sipping coffee on my balcony overlooking The Waterfront I must confess that the sight of a vagrant ‘pleasuring himself’ on top of the cut-off bridge does nothing for my appetite. [gun]
Highest Paid Bosses In South Africa – South Africa has one of the biggest pay gaps in the world, where chief executives get paid on average 140 times more than the average employee. [biztech]
Justin Bieber Snaps a Selfie With Jennifer Aniston — What Does It Mean? – Justin Bieber shared a fun photo of himself hanging out with Jennifer Aniston on Instagram on Wednesday. [ps]
Fashion Blogger’s Bizarre Beauty Secret: Sperm Facials (NSFW) – A skin care treatment being promoted by a British model-turned-fashion blogger is rubbing some experts the wrong way. [huff]
The Curse Of The Celebrity Nanny – A new report says Gwen Stefani’s marriage to Gavin Rossdale ended because of his multi-year affair with their babysitter. Has the celebrity nanny curse struck again? [db]
Seal Wasn’t A Fan Of Heidi Klum’s Yearly Vow Renewal – It turns out Seal wasn’t very into renewing his vows to Heidi Klum on an annual basis. [fox]
George Clooney Pops To Scotland For A Butty – Staff at a Social Bite cafe in Edinburgh are “unbelievably excited” at meeting the Hollywood A-lister. [sky]
Good Grief: Former Voice Of Charlie Brown Pleads Guilty To Murder-For-Hire Plot – Peter Robbins, the man who was the original voice of the beloved Peanuts character “Charlie Brown,” pleaded guilty on Tuesday to a murder-for-hire scheme in which he attempted to pay someone $50,000 to murder the San Diego County sheriff. [mash]
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