Cape Town Aqua Festival a “Raging Success” – Such is the response of Cape Town world famous floating stage, dubbed the “Aqua Festival.” Above is a video Seth Rotherham took when he attended one of the earlier events – Opera with the Cape Philharmonic! If you missed the opera, don’t miss the rest! Check out the rest of the schedule! [aquafestival]
Zuma Set To Marry Fifth Wife – President Jacob Zuma was set to marry his fifth wife, a relative said in Nkandla on Tuesday afternoon. Inkosi Bhekumuzi Zuma said Zuma would tie the knot with Thobeka Madiba next Monday. He said Zuma’s other fiancé, Gloria Bongi Ngema from Durban, had presented umbondo (gifts) to the Zuma family on Monday. Umbondo is the last Zulu traditional ceremony before the wedding. It is done after Ilobolo has been paid. It was not known when Zuma would tie the knot with Ngema. [mail&guardian]
Angry Ivana Trump Escorted Off Plane – The ex-first-wife of Donald Trump lost her cool yesterday. Police say Ivana Trump has been escorted off a plane in Florida after she became belligerent when children were running and screaming in the aisles. [msnbc]
Tiger Woods Enters Rehab – “He has been there for a few days since his handlers forced him to enter the program. They feel that if he blames his cheating.” This, as rumours continue to circulate that Woods’s people have been making enquiries at Cape Town’s upmarket Montrose Place rehab facility. [x17]
North Korea Holding American Man Custody – North Korea announced today that it has custody of an American who entered the country illegally on Christmas Eve. It was the first possible word from Pyongyang about a 28-year-old Arizona man who activists say sneaked into the reclusive country to raise international attention to its dire human rights situation. Well done! Good luck with that, buddy! Now Kim Jong Il will keep you until a (any) famous US politician comes to take a picture with him. [latimes]
Lindsay Lohan Draws a Crowd – Lindsay Lohan went shopping in New York last night where her mere presence drew a crowd so large it required the police to come out and direct traffic. No spice. I swear. Check it out, there’s a video. [superficial]
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