Naspers Injects R3.9bn Into India’s Ibibo – Global internet and media company Naspers has injected a further $250m (R3.9bn) in India’s largest online travel company ibibo Group. [f24]
Facebook Plans To Put Ads In Messenger – A leaked document Facebook sent to some of its biggest advertisers reveals that Facebook will launch ads within Messenger in Q2 2016. [tc]
Budget 2016: New Amnesty For Tax Dodgers With Offshore Assets – Non-compliant taxpayers have an opportunity to voluntarily disclose their offshore assets and income to Sars – or else face the full force of the law. [mg]
Moyane Must Go Or I Go, Says Gordhan – Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan threatened to resign from the Cabinet last weekend, a move that would have weakened the rand and caused renewed chaos in SA’s markets. [bdl]
Pravin’s SABC Face-Off – Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan has faced off the SABC and delivered on his promise not to participate in a post-Budget breakfast meeting under the banner of the Gupta family’s New Age newspaper. [tlive]
‘Biggest In 40 Years’: Rare Eddie Surf Competition Draws Thousands In Oahu – World class surfers descend on Oahu, Hawaii, to ride the famously dangerous surf at the Eddie Aikau surf competition, where crowds were expected to exceed 30,000. [guardian]
Calais Migrant Camp ‘The Jungle’ Can Be Destroyed, Court Rules – A French court on Thursday gave the state the green light to raze tents and lean-tos sheltering hundreds of migrants in a sprawling slum camp in Calais, where thousands dream of getting to Britain. [time]
Grumpy Western Cape ANC Members Warned Off Facebook – The ANC in the Western Cape told disgruntled members to stay off Facebook in the aftermath of a fallout over its troubled leadership. [n24]
Trump’s Female Tower Boss Talks About His Half-Billion Dollar Debt, Womanizing, And How He Learned To Be Shameless – According to the woman who once ran his construction projects, the billionaire’s once-decent character has been increasingly ruined and diminished by fame. [beast]
Apple And FBI To Testify At Congressional Hearing On Encryption Next Week – Apple’s legal chief Bruce Sewell and FBI Director James Comey will both testify at a U.S. congressional hearing on encryption issues planned for March 1, the House Judiciary Committee announced today. [mr]
Biden And Gaga Together At The Oscars – US Vice President Joe Biden will introduce the singer, who will perform her Oscar-nominated song “Til It Happens to You,” and he will also use the opportunity to speak out about sexual assault awareness, E! News learned Thursday. He will attend the Oscars with wife Jill Biden. [eol]
Damning Report On Jimmy Savile, Sex Monster Of The BBC – He assaulted at least 72 victims; the youngest was 8. Hundreds of employees heard stories and rumors about Savile, So why was nothing ever done to stop him? [db]
Four Dead, 14 Injured In Kansas Shooting Rampage – Four people were killed, including the gunman, and 14 others were injured after a series of shootings Thursday in rural Kansas, authorities said. Police remained in a standoff with the gunman’s roommate Thursday night several hours after the gunman was killed. [nbc]
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SpaceX Launch Postponed Again – SpaceX on Thursday called off its second attempt in as many days to launch a Falcon 9 rocket on a satellite-delivery mission because of a technical difficulty, a launch commentator said. [fort]
Russia Reduces 2018 World Cup Budget Again – Russia has reduced the budget for the 2018 World Cup by almost $80 million, less than five months after the sports minister ruled out further spending cuts. [sn]
Canada’s Child Sex Doll Trial Raises Uncomfortable Questions About Pedophilia And The Law – In 2013, Canadian border agents intercepted a suspicious package coming from Japan that was addressed to a residence in Newfoundland. That package contained a life-like sex doll. But it wasn’t a typical sex doll—it resembled a small child. [vice]
FIFA Presidency Race: Tight Finish Expected – After a year of scandals, FIFA elects a new president today with Sheikh Salman and Gianni Infantino being the two front-runners. [sky]
Adam Johnson’s Weeping Girlfriend Reveals They Have Split – As she tells his child sex trial he cheated on her with ‘quite a few’ other women. [dm]
Justin Bieber Causes Nasty Brawl At Brit Awards After-Party? New Details – Uh-oh, did Justin Bieber and his team cause some major drama at a Brit Awards after-party? There was a pretty nasty scuffle at Tape Nightclub, where the Biebs was celebrating his big win, but was he the reason for the fight? [hl]
Charlie Sheen Blames The Testosterone Cream – Charlie Sheen believes there’s a chemical explanation for the out-there behavior he exhibited back in 2011. [ww]
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