7 Memorable Moments Of Parliament 2015 – Today marks the last day of Parliamentary questions for President Jacob Zuma. 2015 has been an interesting year for Parliament with the EFF outbursts, DA monologues and Zuma’s comebacks. We take a look back at the year that was. [iol]
Fire Forces Some Simon’s Town Residents To Evacuate Homes – Residents living in Runciman Heights and Harbour Heights were being evacuated, according to the City of Cape Town’s Disaster Risk Management Centre. [tlive]
BOMBSHELL: Zuma Made Deals With The Cape’s Biggest Gang Bosses Back In 2011 – In a desperate bid to try and secure ANC votes before the Western Cape’s local elections Jacob Zuma called in all the stops. Talk about dirty hands. [2ov]
Paris Attacks: Mastermind Abdelhamid Abaaoud Confirmed Dead As France Admits They Did Not Know He Was In Europe – Isil terrorist was “riddled” with bullets following police raid and had to be identified by saliva samples. Follow all the latest news. [tel]
Crazy Pictures Of The Simon’s Town Fire That Was Out Of Control [Gallery + Video] – The mountain above Simon’s Town has been on fire since Wednesday. Check out some pics of the devastation it caused. [here]
Paris Attacks: Police Examine Remains Of ‘Cowgirl’ Turned Suicide Bomber – French forensic and medical experts are examining what remains of the woman who blew herself up during a police shootout after the Paris terrorist attacks, believed to be Islamic State supporter Hasna Aitboulahcen. [guard]
CNN Correspondent Suspended Over Tweet About House Vote – CNN strives for a tricky balance in its news programming. It wants spicy, watchable coverage enlivened by perspectives and opinions — but no partisan biases from its corps of reporters and anchors. [wp]
Remember When Zuma Said The Country Doesn’t Come First? Here’s His Explanation Plus A Few Zingers [Videos] – During yesterday’s Q&A session in parliament JZ had to field some tough questions. Not that it stopped him having an absolute blast. [2ov]
Germany Could Send Troops Into Streets For First Time Since War – Germany could deploy armed soldiers on its streets for the first time since the Second World War, as Europe went into lockdown in the wake of the Paris attacks. [tel]
Donald Trump ‘Not Opposed To Muslim Database’ In US – Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has said he would be open to having a “Muslim database” in the US in the wake of the Paris attacks. [bbc]
2 Israelis Killed In Tel Aviv Stabbing Attack – A pair of attacks by Palestinians, including a stabbing at an office building in Tel Aviv, killed five people Thursday, intensifying a two month-long wave of violence. [time]
Eddie Jones Signs As England’s First Overseas Head Coach – Eddie Jones will be unveiled as England’s first foreign head coach on Friday after agreeing terms with the Rugby Football Union on Thursday night. [tel]
MaRihanna : Marijuana Products Will Be Launched By Rihanna Amidst Her Denial – Range of marijuana products is said to be launched by the 27-year-old star, Rihanna, in her branded products called MaRihanna that is only available in four weed-allowing states in US states – Colorao, Wahington, Oregon and Alaska. [fwn]
Police: Bombers, One Of Them 11, Target Nigeria Market – Two bomb attacks in 24 hours — one of them involving an 11-year-old female bomber — killed dozens of people and wounded more than 120 others in the Nigerian cities of Yola and Kano, authorities said. [time]
Donald Trump Plans To Do “Frankly Unthinkable” Things If Elected President – In a move that will only further endear him to his base of angwy widdle babies, Donald Trump said recently that he wouldn’t rule out the idea of issuing special IDs or maintaining a national database of Muslims if elected president. Baby likey! [gwkr]
#JeSuisDiesel: Dogs Around The World Pay Their Own Tribute To Hero Police Canine Killed In Paris Siege (With A Little Help From Their Owners) – Twitter users are posting pictures of their pets online to pay tribute to police dog Diesel, who was killed by a female suicide bomber yesterday during a French anti-terror raid. [dmail]
UWC Scraps 1st, 2nd-Year Exams – The University of the Western Cape (UWC) has scrapped its end-of-year exams for first- and second-year students, while final-year students will continue to write. [n24]
Drought Could Send Rooibos Prices Skyrocketing – From frothy red lattes to rust-coloured teas, popular rooibos drinks will likely become scarcer and more expensive because of a widespread drought in South Africa, including in scrubland where the rooibos plant normally flourishes. [fin]
More Mexicans Are Leaving The U.S. Than Coming In, So You Can Stop Talking About The Wall Now – All this talk of a wall between the U.S. and Mexico has tainted the discussion about immigration in the U.S. — so much so that it’s made us forget about some pretty simple facts. [gwkr]
Nasdaq CEO Greifeld Plans To Name Adena Friedman As COO And Heir Apparent – Nasdaq, Inc. (NDAQ) Chief Executive Bob Greifeld is planning a management overhaul that will both set the stage for his retirement, and for the first woman to run a major U.S. stock market, the FOX Business Network has learned. [fox]
Woman’s Strip Tease Stops Traffic On San Fransisco’s Bay Bridge – A woman was taken for a psychiatric evaluation after she stripped down to her underwear while strolling down Bay Bridge in San Francisco. [nyp]
ISIS Isn’t The World’s Deadliest Terrorist Group. Boko Haram Is. – After three attacks in as many weeks — in Paris, Beirut and Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula — in which a total of at least 397 people were killed, the world’s attention is fixed on the Islamic State and its horrific brutality. [msble]
New Zealand Opens Voting On New Flag – Voting has begun in New Zealand in a referendum which could see the country getting a new national flag. [bbc]
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