Nasa Scientists Find Evidence Of Flowing Water On Mars – Researchers say discovery of stains from summertime flows down cliffs and crater walls increases chance of finding life on red planet. [guardian]
Here It Is – Trevor Noah’s First Daily Show Monologue [Video] – We’ve been waiting eagerly for Trevor to make his big début and now, finally, we have our first glimpse of the man in action. [watch]
Obama, Putin Clash Over Role For Assad In Syria – US President Barack Obama and Russian leader Vladimir Putin called for cooperation to bringing an end to the war in Syria on Monday, but clashed over whether any peace plan should include Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad. [f24]
Pope Reckons Government Workers Have Right To Refuse Gay Marriage Licenses – Pope Francis said on Monday government officials have a “human right” to refuse to discharge a duty, such as issuing marriage licenses to homosexuals, if they feel it violates their conscience. [reuters]
Facebook Goes Down For The Second Time In A Week – For the second time in a week, Facebook had outage issues. The website began having issues around 3 p.m. Eastern Time, causing a flurry of angry posts on the other social media networks that were working. [nw]
Woman Who Helped Shawshank Style Jailbreak Gets Up To Seven Years’ Prison – A prison seamstress who helped two convicted killers escape a maximum security facility in New York was sentenced to up to seven years yesterday. [9n]
Mugabe: “We Are Not Gays” – Robert Mugabe, the nonagenarian dictator of Zimbabwe, argued against what he called “new” human rights while speaking at the United Nations on Monday. [bf]
MTN Buys Fibre-To-The-Home Player From MultiChoice – Mobile operator MTN says it has concluded a deal with MultiChoice to acquire Smart Village, which will accelerate it’s fibre to the home (FTTH) strategy. [bt]
Is Telkom Readying To Buy Cell C? – Local fixed-line telecommunications company Telkom has issued a cautionary announcement, sparking speculation that it could buy Cell C. [f24]
Refugee Crisis: Zuma Rebukes Leaders – South African President Jacob Zuma has rebuked world leaders at the annual gathering of the United Nations over the current refugee crisis in Europe, saying it was “man-made” because world powers did not listen to Africa when it dealt with its problems. [iol]
Record iPhone Sales For Apple Again – Just as surely as the leaves fall from the trees, selling a record number of new iPhones has become an autumn tradition for Apple. [wired]
Rand Slips To All-Time Low On Heritage Day – As SA markets took the day off on heritage day the rand dipped past 14 to the dollar for the second time in four weeks and slipped to an all-time low. [mg]
Hitachi Offers $19mn Settlement Over Charges Of ‘Improper Payments’ To ANC – The US Securities and Exchange Commission charged Hitachi on Monday over alleged corrupt payments made to South Africa’s ruling ANC party linked to a $2-billion (R28-billion) power plant deal. [enca]
I Will Kill Radovan Krejcir If He Escapes, Says Forensic Consultant Paul O’Sullivan – Forensic consultant Paul O’Sullivan, who claims to have tipped off the police about Radovan Krejcir’s foiled plan to escape from prison on Sunday, has vowed to kill the Czech fugitive within a day should he ever succeed in breaking out of jail. [tlive]
Are You Still Buying Wood At The Shops LIKE A CHILD? Adults save bucks and plan ahead. It’s time to grow up and get it delivered to your home. [here]
Sepp Blatter Tells Staff He Will Remain FIFA President Until Feb. Election – Sepp Blatter has informed FIFA staff that he will remain FIFA president until February and has done “nothing illegal or improper,” reports Rob Harris of the Associated Press. [si]
Paul Walker’s Daughter ‘Sues Porsche’ Over Fatal Crash – The daughter of the late Fast and Furious actor Paul Walker is to sue carmaker Porsche over the crash in which he died, US reports say. [bbc]
I Heard Jean’s Jaw Break – Schalk Burger – Springbok flanker Schalk Burger recounts the moment Jean de Villiers’ career came to an end, as he pays tribute to his ‘best mate’ from their base in Newcastle on Monday. Watch. [s24]
How Much Do You Pay Your Domestic Worker? – News24 users living in the Western Cape pay their domestic workers more per day than those in any other province, a News24 survey has revealed. [n24]
Never Miss The Morning Spice Again – You’re busy and you want something to read in the traffic as your driver negotiates the idiots on the road. Add your name to our VIP list of readers who get the Morning spice emailed every morning before they get published. [here]
Bill Cosby’s Lawyer Blasts Fordham After School Revokes Doctorate – An attorney for scandal-plagued comedian Bill Cosby is firing back at the president of Fordham University, a day after the school’s Board of Trustees voted unanimously to rescind the honorary doctorate that the school awarded Cosby [tw]
Things Are Getting A Little Crazy – How so many rollovers? How can tomorrow’s US Powerball jackpot be sitting on $300 million? That’s R4 billion.This is getting a little crazy. Ride the dream and get a ticket [here]
Medical Examiner: We Now Know How Bobbi Kristina Brown Died – Two months after Bobbi Kristina Brown died under a cloud of suspicion that led to accusations of wrongdoing, authorities in Georgia say they now know how she died — but they aren’t saying. [cnn]
Bobby Brown Believes Nick Gordon ‘Harmed Bobbi Kristina’ – Bobby Brown is speaking out about who he believes is responsible for the death of his daughter Bobbi Kristina Brown. [people]
Neighbours’ ‘Disgust’ At George Clooney’s Repairs – Neighbours claim the scaffolding is an eyesore and that builders’ lorries are ruining the tranquillity of Sonning. [tele]
The Gospel According To Justin Bieber – Justin Bieber sat down for a interview with Complex recently, and shit got pretty heavy, man. One gets the distinct sense this dude has been pondering some deep. questions. [gawker]
Khloe Kardashian Had Her Range Rover Wrapped In Velvet – The reality star flaunted her recently pimped out Range Rover on Instagram on Monday, revealing that it’s been wrapped in velvet. [eto]
WATCH: That R49 Million Camps Bay Property Everyone Is Talking About [Video] – The other day we wrote about the new hotshot estate agents in Cape Town and how they’re dominating the market using high quality social media videos. Well now they’ve released the full length video of that R49 million Camps Bay property featured on Instagram. Wow! [here]
Rihanna And Cara Delevingne Stun In Bikinis – As they enjoy girls’ trip to Brazil before supermodel frolicks with male pal in the pool [dm]
Smithers Will Finally Come Out This Season On ‘The Simpsons’ – Springfield’s worst-kept secret is almost out of the bag. [mash]
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