Royal Baby Attends First Photocall As Parents Present Him To The World – A future king has attended his first photocall aged one day old as the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge presented their newborn son to the world. [guardian]
MTN Shares Take A Beating As CFO Resigns – Shares of MTN Group took a beating on Tuesday after Africa’s largest telecoms operator said its chief financial officer had resigned following unspecified allegations that were under investigation. [fin24]
Apple’s Profit Beats Estimates As iPhone Sales Surge – Shares of computer and smartphone maker Apple rose nearly 5% in after-hours trading after it reported better-than-expected profits for the third quarter. [bbc]
Rhodes Law Clinic Defends Decision To Fund ‘Indigent’ Mandelas – Rhodes University is standing by its law clinic’s decision to fund 16 members of the Mandela family, who apparently qualified for aid as indigents. [mail&guardian]
Global Warming Has Paused – Huge amounts of heat are being continuously absorbed by the deep ocean, which could explain why global warming has “paused” over the past 10 to 15 years, scientists have concluded. [independent]
3 Cope Members Defect To DA – Three Cope members defected to the DA on Tuesday. The new members were former Cope women’s movement secretary Nozipho Didiza-Ndlela, Cope Gauteng deputy secretary Norman Mohale, and Cope West Rand secretary Vulindlela Xundu. [news24]
A Quarter Of All Internet Traffic In North America Is Google’s – Google accounts for nearly a quarter of Internet traffic in North America, according to a recent study conducted by analytics firm DeepField. [money]
Google Reader Died Because No One Would Run It – No one took ownership of Google Reader internally because it wasn’t a top priority for Larry Page and his inner circle of lieutenants. And if you aren’t working on something that the boss cares about, then what’s the point? [buzzfeed]
North Korea Mass Games Mark 60th Anniversary Of Korean War [Video] – Around 100,000 performers take part in North Korea’s Mass Games to mark the 60th anniversary of Korean War. [telegraph]
Match-Fixing Case Against Hansie Cronje Suspended – Although a New Delhi court has permitted a match-fixing case against Hansie Cronje and others, proceedings were suspended due to his death. Fair enough.. [mail&guardian]
Juju’s House Sold For R1.45 Million – The controversial politician’s 3-bedroom Flora Park home was auctioned in Polokwane on Tuesday morning. Local ANC member and town planner Emmanuel Makhokha successfully bid R1.45 million for residential property. [enca]
Get R100 Off Every Time You Spend R500 At Caprice – That’s effectively what a 20% discount is. And that’s what you’ll get every time you spend at Cafe Caprice in Camps Bay, if you show them the Cafe Caprice voucher in the new 2oceansvibe iPhone app. You can download that [here]
Fellow Riders Supportive Of Lance Armstrong – Disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong says fellow riders have been generally supportive of him this week during an annual bike ride across the US state of Iowa. [stuff]
Hey Flipper! Dolphins Call Each Other By Name – Dolphins call to each other using distinctive whistles that serve as names, new research suggests. [fox]
Kim Kardashian And Kanye West Splash Out On Gold-Plated Toilets – Kim Kardashian and Kanye West have reportedly spent more than $750,000 on luxury gold-plated toilets to be installed in their new house. [thestar]
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Ryan Botha With Bailey Schneider, 2pm – Ryan went to Manchester United on trial and was invited back after matric. On returning to Manchester he couldn’t get a work permit and returned home and signed for Supersport United, and a few other teams thereafter. Today, he joins Bailey Schneider in studio talking about his life after soccer, his new PointBreak and a couple of other spicy details of his life. Make sure you tune in for the full hour! [baileyschneider]
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