Brain Implant Helps Paralysed Man Regain Partial Control Of His Hand – A 24-year-old man who was paralysed in an accident six years ago has regained some control of his hand using an implant that sends signals from his brain directly to the muscles that move his wrist and fingers. [guardian]

ANCYL Slams ‘Posh Exile Babies’ For Opportunistic Zuma Resignation Call – Children of ANC leaders and veterans who have called for action to be taken against President Jacob Zuma are showcasing the highest form of opportunism, the ANC Gauteng’s women, youth and veterans leagues said on Wednesday. [n24]

Without An Auditor‚ Oakbay Faces Being Delisted By JSE – The Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) is keeping “a close eye” on Oakbay Investments to ensures it complies with legislation governing listed companies after KPMG has refused to audit the company in future. [stimes]

Led Zeppelin’s ‘Stairway To Heaven’ Heading To Copyright Trial – The opening riff from Led Zeppelin’s “Stairway to Heaven” is going on trial. The case centers around claims from a trustee of late Spirit guitarist Randy Wolfe, also known as Randy California, that “Stairway to Heaven” copies music from the Spirit song “Taurus.” [lat]

Van Rooyen Mum On Mystery Dubai Trip – Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Des Van Rooyen has refused to comment further about his recent trip to Dubai. [ewn]

Global Steel Demand Set To Fall Again In 2016: Worldsteel – Global steel demand will continue to fall this year before a slight pick-up in 2017, the World Steel Association forecast on Wednesday. [reuters]

You Have No Idea Just How Bad Cape Town’s Traffic Problem Really Is – While Cape Town just got named South Africa’s most congested city we need to figure out ways to beat the traffic. [here]

Polio Will Be Wiped Out By 2017: Gates – Bill Gates said on Wednesday that “with any luck” polio will be eradicated by 2017 in the last two countries where it remains active, Pakistan and Afghanistan. [eth]

Sean Parker’s $250 Million Plan To Annihilate Cancer – Sean Parker, the billionaire co-founder of Napster and the first president of Facebook, announced a $250 million initiative to accelerate the development of effective cancer treatments—and he’s asking the country’s top scientists to pitch in and openly share their research findings. [giz]

‘So What If Putin Is Corrupt?’: Russia Remains Unmoved By Offshore Revelations – In Russia, corruption is considered in much the same way as the climate: something that makes life harder and causes constant grumbling, but is an unchangeable part of the fabric of life. [guardian]

Shock Exit For Novak Djokovic – Novak Djokovic crashed out of the Monte Carlo Masters Wednesday after suffering a shock defeat by world No. 55 Jiri Vesely. [cnn]

Today’s Cool Cape Town Business Profile – DFI – Time to have a look at another one of Cape Town’s movers and shakers – these guys are so on point they’re even working with Bill and Melinda Gates [here]

Bok Captain CAN Be Based Overseas – That was the word coming out of SA Rugby on Wednesday following a media report over the weekend that overseas-based players would not be considered for the captaincy. [s24]

Injured Woman Airlifted Off Table Mountain – A woman in her 20s was airlifted off Cape Town’s Table Mountain on Wednesday afternoon after she fell and injured her leg. [tlive]

Insurance Paid Out R4m For Senzo’s Death – Orlando Pirates says Senzo Meyiwa’s insurance payout matter has now been resolved, and all money due to his beneficiaries has been paid into a trust fund. [ewn]

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Kremlin Assumes Financial Burden of Keeping Lenin’s Mummy Looking Fresh – The exquisitely taxidermied corpse of Russia’s communist revolutionary turns 146 next week. Just this January, two Russian deputies urged to “end the outrage” and “inhumanity” and bury Lenin already, the “Christian” way, but Putin didn’t want to “divide society.” And so, the sarcophagus is to remain above ground, on display in the Red Square mausoleum. [gawk]

North Korea Uses Fake Abraham Lincoln Letter To Criticize Obama – North Korea has tried warnings of nuclear attack and racist diatribes to criticize U.S. President Barack Obama. Now it’s turning to Abraham Lincoln. [fox]

Austria May Seize The Home Where Hitler Was Born – The question of what to do with the apartment complex at Salzburger Vorstadt 15 in the town of Braunau am Inn on the border of Austria and Germany has been a headache for the village and the Austrian government for decades. [smith]

Manager: ‘Mick Schumacher Not Thinking Of Formula 1 Yet’ – Mick Schumacher’s manager has played down any talk that the 17-year-old might soon be ready for Formula 1. Mick, the son of F1 legend and seven-time world champion Michael, kicked off a busy schedule in Formula 4 this year at Misano last weekend. [sm]

Megyn Kelly Courts Donald Trump For Her TV Special – Megyn Kelly went to see Donald Trump to ask him to appear on her ‘Most Fascinating People’-style Fox TV special. We’ll hear how she got on tonight. [beast]

Will Smith Had Loaded Gun In Car On Night He Was Killed – Former New Orleans Saints star Will Smith had a loaded gun inside his vehicle on the night he was shot, but there was no evidence that it had been fired, police said Tuesday. [usat]

This Loop Street Cool Cat Has Finally Been Snapped In Action – It seems the rest of the country is snoozing when it comes to taking home free wine, and here’s the proof from the Cape Town CBD [here]

The 12-Year-Old Boy Who Briefly Became Australia’s 30th Prime Minister – A 12-year-old boy has become the 30th Prime Minister of Australia, according to that irreproachable record of fact, Wikipedia. [smh]

New Evidence On When Bible Was Written: Ancient Shopping Lists – Eliashib, the quartermaster of the remote desert fortress, received his instructions in writing — notes inscribed in ink on pottery asking for provisions to be sent to forces in the ancient kingdom of Judah. [nyt]

Rihanna Has Officially Been No. 1 In Our Lives For As Long As The Beatles – With “Work” again in first, she’s now accumulated 59 weeks at No. 1 — the same as the Beatles. All she needs is 20 more weeks there, and she’ll match Mariah’s record of 79 total weeks at No. 1. [vult]

Burglars Pull Off Dramatic NYC Bank Heist Through Hole In Roof – The New York Police Department is investigating how burglars stole nearly $300,000 from a bank in Brooklyn through a hole in the ceiling — completely undetected. [abc]

Meet The Man Who Brokers Celebrity Sex Tapes For A Living – According to his Twitter profile, Kevin “KB” Blatt is “the world’s only celebrity sex tape broker, and Scandal Specialist.” He’s the Hollywood sex tape middle man who has helped promote videos featuring everyone from Colin Farrell to Verne “Mini Me” Troyer. Basically, if you’ve watched a celeb sex tape, you’ve probably come across Blatt’s work. [vice]

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