Calls For Zuma’s Exit Grow Louder – South Africa’s anti-graft watchdog called for a judge to investigate allegations of influence peddling in President Jacob Zuma’s government, in a report released on Wednesday as thousands of protesters called for the president to step down. [iol]
Report Impicated Zuma In Illegal Activities Related To Gupta Family – The State of Capture report released this afternoon shows that President Jacob Zuma is implicated in illegal activities related to the favourable treatment of the Gupta family. [ewn]
Guptas: We’ve Not Been Implicated In Any Wrongdoing – The State of Capture report implicates President Jacob Zuma in illegal activities related to the Gupta family. [ewn]
South Africa’s Deputy Finance Minister Turned Down A $44 Million Dollar Bribe From The Guptas – The 355-page report detailing corruption in South Africa’s ruling party offers one rare uplifting moment. In the report, deputy finance minister Mcebisi Jonas reveals more details of how he turned down an offer by the powerful Gupta family of 600 million rand (about $44 million) to be the country’s finance minister. [qz]
Trump’s Teen Jane Doe Rape Accuser Disappears Again – Gloria Allred’s daughter heralded a press conference with a woman who has accused Trump of raping her as a teen—only to cancel it at the last minute, citing security concerns. [beast]
Sir David Attenborough On Donald Trump: “We Could Shoot Him” – Until now, Sir David Attenborough was one of the few individuals in the public eye not to have broached the ever-present, all-pervasive topic of Donald Trump. [ind]
Here’s A List Of The Top Selling Sex Toy Gifts [Videos] – You know Christmas is around the corner and, with the stinker that 2016 has been, here’s a list of much-needed gifts for either yourself or your special one. [here]
Islamic State Releases Purported Recording Of Leader Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi – al-Baghdadi called for his fighters to “turn the nights of the unbelievers into days, to wreck havoc in their land and make their blood flow as rivers.” [huff]
German Court Rules Parents Of 15-Year-Old Girl Cannot Stop Her Having Sexual Relationship With Uncle, 47 – A court in Germany has ruled that the parents of a 15-year-old girl cannot stop her having a sexual relationship with her 47-year-old uncle. [tele]
Facebook Warns Growth Will Slow, Shares Dip – Facebook Inc (FB.O) shares tumbled 7 percent in after-hours trading on Wednesday as the world’s largest online social media network warned that revenue growth would slow this quarter, offsetting strong earnings that handily beat Wall Street estimates. [reuters]
More Than Half The World’s Internet Users Have Facebook – The social network announced as part of its third-quarter earnings Nov. 2 that 1.79 billion people now access Facebook in some capacity every month—16% more than this time last year. [qz]
Internet Body Backs Move To Single Wireless Network – South Africa’s Internet Service Providers’ Association (ISPA) has welcomed government’s National ICT Policy White Paper, calling it “broadly positive”. [f24]
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Bill Cosby Too Blind To Defend Himself In Sexual Assault Case, Lawyers Argue – Bill Cosby’s eyesight is so bad the actor cannot identify his accusers in photographs to help with his defence, his lawyers argued in an attempt to get the sexual assault case against the 79 year-old comedian thrown out. [abc]
FACT: It Takes Two Minutes To Enter This R100K Cash Competition – We’ve Timed It – I know there seems to be a competition every which way you turn these days, but surely you’re a fool if you don’t spare two minutes for a shot at R100 000? [here]
Discovery Are Splashing Out On R3 Billion Headquarters In Sandton [Video+Images] – If you’ve wondered what happens to all those premiums you pay but never claim on then hey, at least the folks at Discovery are landing themselves a slick new digs. [here]
World Series Of Poker: Qui Nguyen Wins Final Table, Takes Home $8 Million Prize – Former nail salon owner and failed professional baccarat player Qui Nguyen won the World Series of Poker Main Event early Wednesday morning in Las Vegas, claiming the top prize of $8,005,310 and a gold bracelet after a nine-hour heads-up session that was the longest in tournament history. [usat]
Chicago Cubs End Century Of Losing With World Series Championship – Mike Montgomery retired Michael Martinez for the final out with a runner on in the 10th inning, and the Chicago Cubs ended baseball’s longest championship drought by beating the Cleveland Indians 8-7 in Game 7 of the World Series. [cbc]
Uber’s New App Will Predict Where You’re Going – The ride hailing company began rolling out a redesigned version of its main app Wednesday. It has a simplified interface and a News Feed-like stream that surfaces personalized information, like Yelp recommendations, while you’re on a ride. The app also has new predictive capabilities that can guess your destination before you type it in. [mash]
Police Asked The Face-Biting Florida Teen What He Ate. ‘Humans,’ He Said – Austin Harrouff was being taken into custody when he made the comment, according to court documents. [washpo]
Gawker And Hulk Hogan Reach $31 Million Settlement – In fighting a lawsuit filed by the former professional wrestler Hulk Hogan, Gawker Media lost nearly everything — the verdict, its founder, its independence — but it maintained its resolute conviction that it would win on appeal. [nyt]
Taylor Swift Tops Forbes’ Highest-Paid Women In Music List – The 26-year old made $170m (£138m) last year, more than double than British singer Adele who made number two on the rich list. [sky]
Worse For Wear Madonna, 58, Shocks Guests By Rolling Around On The Floor – Clutching a glass of rosé at prestigious photography exhibition in London. [dm]
Lindsay Lohan Comes Clean About Her Strange New Accent – After a few years of living in London, Lindsay Lohan has developed an entirely new accent and way of speaking. [huff]
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