Students In New York Rise Up In Solidarity With #FeesMustFall – Students across various universities in New York, as well as workers in the city, are set to march to the South African consulate on Wednesday to hand over a letter to the South African ambassador. Already, organisers say, a decolonisation movement is beginning to take root in New York universities. [mg]
A Gambler Bet $12K On A Trump Win — And Bookies Now Give The Donald Better Odds – Hillary Clinton may be soaring ahead in the opinion polls, but gamblers are far from counting out Donald Trump in the presidential race. [mw]
Obama’s Half-Brother Will Be At Vegas Debate Cheering For Trump – President Obama’s Kenyan-born, half-brother Malik will be in the audience in Las Vegas Wednesday night when Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton square off in their third and final debate. [p6]
Obama Tells Trump: Stop ‘Whining’ And Trying To Discredit The Election – President Obama ridiculed Donald J. Trump on Tuesday for saying that the presidential election was rigged against him, telling Mr. Trump, the Republican nominee, to “stop whining and go try to make his case” to win more votes than Hillary Clinton. [nyt]
No Family Handshakes At Next Debate – This intensely antagonistic election has shattered another quaint campaign ritual: the handshakes between opposing candidates’ family members before a debate. [nyt]
Gordhan Will Not Make Representations To NDPP: Lawyer – Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan said he would not meet the Tuesday 5pm deadline to make representations to the National Director of Public Prosecutions Shaun Abrahams to review his fraud charges‚ his lawyer Gideon Malatji said on Tuesday. [tlive]
Bob Dylan: ‘No Word’ From Singer On Nobel Prize For Literature – The body that awards the Nobel Prize for Literature has said it has stopped trying to contact US singer Bob Dylan about being this year’s honouree. [bbc]
Porn-Hub: Indian Train Station Gets Free WiFi, Commuters Indulge – An Indian train station that introduced free WiFi for commuters has become a hotspot for porn searches. Patna station has attracted a new wave of visitors, not all of whom are there to catch a train. [rt]
Ecuador Says It Cut WikiLeaks Founder’s Internet Over US Election Interference – Officials released a statement confirming that the government cut off internet access for Julian Assange following a raft of leaked emails targeting Democrats. [guardian]
Two South African Pizza Companies Are Going To War – Until a proper vote has been done no one can legally claim the title of SA’s tastiest pizza. That didn’t stop someone trying, and now they’ve been called out on it. [here]
Alan Knott-Craig Earned R47m In His Time As Cell C CEO – Local telecoms veteran and former Vodacom CEO Alan Knott-Craig took home total pay of just over R46m from Cell C during his two year tenure at the company. [f24]
Leonardo DiCaprio Says He Is Cooperating With Feds In ‘Wolf Of Wall Street’ Money Laundering Probe – U.S. authorities allege that the movie “Wolf of Wall Street” may have been made with laundered money from Malaysia. [huff]
Ivanka Breaks Her Silence On The Trump Tape – The presidential hopeful’s daughter makes her first public statement on the now-infamous recording. [fc]
‘El Chapo’ Judge Gunned Down In Front Of His House In Mexico – The federal judge who presided over appeals from various accused drug lords — including Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman — was killed with a bullet to the head outside his Mexico home Monday, authorities said. [nydn]
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Samsung Is Setting Up Exchange Booths At Airports To Keep Its Combusting Galaxy Note 7 Phones Off Planes – Representatives of the South Korean company are setting up pop-up booths at airports around the world to exchange or refund customers’ Galaxy Note 7 devices and hopefully prevent the explosion-prone phones from making it on board. [qz]
Disney Dropped Twitter Pursuit Partly Over Image – Walt Disney Co. decided not to pursue a bid for Twitter Inc. partly out of concern that bullying and other uncivil forms of communication on the social media site might soil the company’s wholesome family image, according to people familiar with management’s thinking. [bloom]
Italian Mob Trades Weapons For Looted Art From ISIS In Libya – Two Italian organized-crime rings are accused of trading in weapons with ISIS fighters for illegally pilfered artifacts from Libya. [beast]
Eight Points Corporate SA Should Consider Before They Kill Their Staff With Stress – Work isn’t supposed to be a walk in the park, but if your employer is working you to the bone then they might be ruining it for everyone. [here]
Khloe Kardashian Responds To ‘Cruel’ Claims Trump Called Her A ‘Fat Piglet’ – The Republican presidential nominee reportedly had some harsh words for Kardashian on “Celebrity Apprentice.” [huff]
So You Think You Know How To Fix The Springboks? Here’s Your Chance To Make It Known – I have no doubt you’ve heard your fair share of Bok chatter these past few weeks, and of course your advice is the way forward. Time to get the word out there. [here]
Tobey Maguire And Wife Jennifer Meyer Split After 9 Years Of Marriage – The two are separating after nine years of marriage, PEOPLE has confirmed exclusively. The ex-couple share two children: daughter Ruby, 9, and son Otis, 7. [people]
Tupac, Janet Jackson And Pearl Jam Among Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame 2017 Nominees – Tupac Shakur, Janet Jackson and Pearl Jam are among the new nominees vying to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame next year. [time]
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