Blue Label To Acquire R5.5bn Stake In Cell C – Blue Label Telecoms announced yesterday that it intended to buy a 45 percent stake in Cell C for R5.5 billion in a move that would help the operator reduce its debts. [iol]

SABC Board Members Announce Resignation In Parliament – SABC board members Krish Naidoo and Vusi Mavuso have announced in front of Parliament’s portfolio committee on communications that they will be resigning from the board, calling the board unfit. [n24]

Paris Climate Accord To Take Effect; Obama Hails ‘Historic Day’ – A global agreement to combat climate change will take force after support from European nations sent the accord across an important threshold on Wednesday, prompting U.S. President Barack Obama to hail it as a “historic day” for protecting the planet. [reuters]

Hurricane Matthew: Mass Evacuations Ordered – State officials in Florida, South Carolina and Georgia cautioned residents not to hunker down at home if they live in the hurricane’s potential path. [cnn]

Accountant To Trump: ‘I’m The One That Did All The Work’ – The accountant who confirmed that leaked Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump tax returns were legitimate is pushing back against the billionaire’s claims that he “brilliantly” used tax laws to avoid paying federal taxes. [hill]

More Than 10,000 Refugees Have Crossed The Mediterranean Trying To Reach Italy In The Last 48 Hours – The numbers say it all: more than 10,000 people have been rescued in the last 48 hours while trying to reach Europe from Libya, according to Italy’s coastguard. [qz]

Obama Has No Plan To Save Aleppo From Putin And Assad – The White House is weighing options to slow down the joint Russian-Syrian advance on a rebel stronghold. But none of those options involve saving the country’s largest city. [db]

Samsung Acquires Viv, A Next-Gen AI Assistant Built By The Creators Of Apple’s Siri – Samsung has agreed to acquire Viv, an AI and assistant system co-founded by Dag Kittlaus, Adam Cheyer and Chris Brigham — who created Siri, which was acquired by Apple in 2010. [tc]

Mugabe’s Son-In-Law To Head Air Zimbabwe – Zimbabweans vented their outrage on Wednesday over the appointment of President Robert Mugabe’s son-in-law as chief operations officer of national airline Air Zimbabwe, a move seen as strengthening the autocrat’s control over national assets. [iol]

Gawker Founder Nick Denton Public Commentary – “The internet “has brought all the poisons to the surface” [qz]

Did You Even Know About These Gigantic Vegetable Gardens In The Middle Of Cape Town’s CBD? [Video] – Using green lawns for a little bit of farming never did anyone any harm – and that’s just one reason why you should get behind this local initiative. [here]

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Kardashian Concierge Key Witness In Robbery – The concierge who was taken up Kim Kardashian’s private elevator and opened the door to a $10 million jewelry heist has become the critical witness … sources connected to the case tell TMZ. [tmz]

The Kim Kardashian Heist Murders Paris’s Rep With The Rich And Famous – While Paris police continue to seek the assailants in Monday’s robbery of Kim Kardashian, questions linger about whether the city is safe for ultra-wealthy visitors. [beast]

Kim Kardashian’s Bodyguard Pascal Duvier Had Debts Of $1.6m, Filed For Bankruptcy – Kim Kardashian West’s bodyguard reportedly had huge debts and had filed for bankruptcy just ten weeks ago. According to the Daily Mail, Pascal Duvier filed for insolvency in June, 2016 citing debts of €1,093,518. [stuff]

The Reason Kim Kardashian’s Robbers Will Struggle To Sell Her $4 Million Ring – What can you do with such a high profile diamond, after you have stolen it from one of the world’s most recognisable personalities? Not very much, it seems. [here]

Everyone Is Talking About This New ‘Google Home’ Gadget – Get Up To Speed Here [Video] – I remember watching futuristic shows back in the 90s and thinking ‘that will never happen’. Well, say hello to the future with the Google Home gadget. [here]

Local Company Can Guarantee You Won’t Suffer From Buyer’s Remorse – Once that money disappears from your account emotions can become muddled, but these guys are pretty certain you’re going to feel good about your purchase. [here]

Five Ways The City Of Cape Town Plans To Sort Out Our Awful Traffic Situation – It’s no secret that our city’s traffic situation is dire, and there are some areas in particular that routinely cause the pulling out of hair. Let’s talk solutions. [here]

Does This Mysterious Website Hold Secret Details Of A Daft Punk World Tour In 2017? – Daft Punk has only toured twice—once in 1997 and once 2007. So when there’s any chance that the robots could be booking new shows, fans typically go mental. It should be no surprise that when the mysterious website Alive2017.com popped up this week, fans went mental. [giz]

‘I’m Going To Get In A Lot Of Trouble For Telling You This!’ – Anna Kendrick is visibly horrified as Robbie Williams recounts bizarre X rated story. [dm]

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