Prince Was Treated For a Drug Overdose Six Days Before His Death – Recent reports that Prince was treated for a drug overdose six days before his passing on the morning of April 21 have shed light on the singer’s cause of death. [jez]
Prince Found Unresponsive In Elevator, CPR Failed – Prince was unresponsive in an elevator when the musician was found by sheriff’s deputies who had been called to his suburban Minneapolis compound, a Minnesota sheriff said Thursday. [abc]
Prince Was Writing A Memoir Before His Death – Prince was one of the most prolific artists of his time, but music wasn’t his only passion. Before his death at age 57 on Thursday, April 21, the late icon was working on something else for his fans: a memoir. [usm]
Wolf Blitzer Fondly Remembers The Prince Classic “Purple Haze” – Wolf Blitzer is either a big fan of Jimi Hendrix, weed, or Cam’ron. Either way he doesn’t seem to know shit about Prince. [gawk]
‘Sorry’ Cell C Boss Says He Will Not Resign Over Remarks – CELL C CEO Jose dos Santos said on Thursday although he had come under tremendous pressure over the past few days he would not resign from Cell C over sexist remarks that have been widely panned. [bdl]
SETH COMMENTS: My 2 Cents On The Cell C CEO – Regarding this whole Cell C CEO debacle, I just want to say that no matter what your thoughts are on the matter, for the CEO of a company as big as Cell C to NOT realise that comments like that would cause uproar, is astounding. To risk it, is just outrageous. Possession of that basic wherewithal is part of a CEO’s job. The mere fact that he uttered those words – given his position – illustrates that he is a moron. And I don’t mean that in a name-calling, mocking way. I mean it in the genuine sense of the word, ‘moron.’ He is not fit to be a CEO. He’s exposed. End of discussion.
Radebe Opens Oakbay Can Of Worms – Jeff Radebe, Minister for Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation, opened a can of worms on Thursday when he said three cabinet ministers were to hold meetings with South Africa’s four big banks to get reasons why they decided to close the bank account of the Gupta-owned Oakbay Investments.[f24]
President Obama Flies To London To Convince Brits To Stay In The EU – U.S. President Barack Obama flies to London on Thursday with a mission: to persuade wavering British voters not to ditch membership of the European Union in a June 23 referendum that Washington fears could weaken the West. [fort]
Drone Flights Will Be Banned During Obama’s Visit To London – Drones have been banned in parts of London while Barack Obama visits the UK this week. [eng]
India Says British Queen Should Keep Her Crown Jewel – India should relinquish its claim to a huge diamond it has fought for decades to get back from the British, the government told the Supreme Court on Monday, because the stone was given to its former colonial ruler rather than stolen. [reuters]
Arms Deal Report: No Evidence Of ‘Criminal Shenanigans’ – President Jacob Zuma released the findings of the Seriti commission today – announcing that no proof of corruption was found. [mg]
Time Is Running Out – Enter Cape Town’s Favourite Race Before It’s Too Late – With little less than a month until the coolest run in Cape Town entries are running slim. Get yours now and we’ll treat you right. [here]
MTN Nigeria Loses Nearly 5 Million Subscribers – Africa’s biggest mobile network MTN [JSE:MTN] has shed millions of subscribers in Nigeria amid a SIM registration fine saga in that country. [f24]
The FBI Paid At Least $1 Million To Get Inside The San Bernardino Shooter’s iPhone – After weeks of a very public back and forth with Apple over opening the San Bernardino shooter’s iPhone, the FBI opted for plan B and asked an Israeli security firm to crack the device. And they paid a premium. [giz]
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Canada To Push For Making Sale Marijuana Legal – The Canadian government will introduce legislation next year that would make the sale of marijuana legal, its health minister has said. [bbc]
Volkswagen Reaches ‘Substantial’ Settlement To Buy Back, Repair Cars – Volkswagen has reached a settlement in principle with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, California officials and consumers over a plan to fix or buy back nearly half a million vehicles that violated emissions standards, a federal judge said Thursday. [usat]
Burundi: Sepp Blatter Tried to ‘Bribe’ Our President to Step Down – Burundian President Pierre Nkurunziza is an evangelical Christian who loves soccer so much that he has his own club team, Hallelujah FC. Last year the president was accused of kicking a soccer ball around on a private pitch while citizens took to the streets to protest his bid for a third term as president of his small Central African nation. [fp]
Carmen Electra Mourns Her ‘Mentor’ Prince: ‘He Gave Me My Name’ – The singer and actress has the legendary “When Doves Cry” singer to thank for her career. In a statement to Us Weekly on Thursday, April 21, Electra mourns the loss of her “mentor” and ex-boyfriend. [usm]
President Obama On The Death Of Prince: “Today, The World Lost A Creative Icon” – The White House released the following statement from President Barack Obama following the sudden, unexpected death of 57-year-old musical legend Prince on Thursday. [vox]
Women Who Prince Has Dated – Famous women who have dated Prince, listed alphabetically with photos when available. If you’re wondering “Who has Prince dated?” then you’ve come to the right place. [rank]
Cool Things To Do In Jozi This Weekend – Jozi is one of those cities where a little inside knowledge goes a long way, so enlist the help of the pros and see another side to the City of Gold. [here]
This Cape Town Restaurant Is Changing The Local Fine Wining Scene – Good food and wine make the world go round, and when you pair the two together you have yourself a fantastic night out. [here]
Monuments Are Lighting Up Purple To Honor Prince – The world has been blue with mourning since learning of Prince’s passing Thursday, but now cities around the U.S. are lighting up purple to honor the late musician. [mash]
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