The statement, the commission held in its ruling on Monday, was “so clearly defamatory” that the show presenter was obliged to qualify and counter the statement. It stopped short of imposing any sanction on the SABC, but in effect laid down a new law for every major broadcaster in South Africa: thou shalt not let a hyperbolic insult go unchallenged. http://ow.ly/CEFD9
Tuesday 14 October 2014
Monday 22 September 2014
Team #QueenB
Generations to be off air until december
BLOOD ON THEIR HANDS
How TB Joshua and the Nigerian government callously stalled rescue efforts as South Africans lay dying in the rubble.
Kaizer chiefs are happy after their defeat agaisnt Orlando Pirates
Fan Park: Khuzwayo's performance was simply Brilliant! #FanPark ponders whether he could be the natural replacement for Itumeleng Khune. http://goo.gl/QdOiar
Back again folks #say no to racism
Liverpool forward, Mario Balotelli, was racially abused on Twitter after mocking Manchester United for their 5-3 defeat to Leicester.
Monday 17 March 2014
Investigators
are examining the flight simulator in the home of the pilot of the
missing Malaysia Airlines jet, as the government reached out to 15
countries about whether they had any contact with the plane and asking
for help in the search: http://abcn.ws/1iR4p0b
Sunday 16 March 2014
Have Hope
12:41
a.m. to 6:51 a.m. - New timeline provides insight into the escalation
of steps taken before an emergency was declared for Flight MH370: http://bitly.com/1iU2dVy
keeping passport safe
How to keep your passport safe before and after you travel: http://abcn.ws/1honYMa
Warning (USA)
What do other countries warn their people traveling to the U.S. about? http://abcn.ws/NjCHOW
CF california
A California man who found his mugshot on a 'most wanted' criminal website turned himself in to authorities, say police: http://abcn.ws/1itA35B
Friday 14 March 2014
Sand boating
You
might be familiar with snowboarding, but have you ever seen someone
"sandboarding"? Take a look at the world as seen through a
photographer's eye in our Visions of Earth gallery.
Nigeria Prince
Move over, Nigerian Prince. There's a new email scammer in your inbox: he's a Syrian official who really needs your help.
Katrina
Katrina, who recently got a 14-cent raise, talks about her struggle to make ends meet as a single mom of three.
Zapiro
Zapiro's
cartoon in printe edition of Mail & Guardian (14 Mar 2014) on ANC
2014 list of candidates -and those that are no longer there -
http://bit.ly/140313mg
http://bit.ly/140313mg
colin powell
The 76-year-old former secretary of state got into the #ThrowbackThursday
spirit on Facebook, posting a black-and-white photo of his younger self
standing in front of a bedroom mirror, holding a vintage camera.
Kids on Crutches
Getting
kids on crutches to fall over inside a giant ice cube sounds like
cruelty, but it could lead to better cold-weather gear for everyone. Log
in for the full story at http://ow.ly/ut4Hr
Amazon accused on cheating
Amazon faces accusations of cheating on its free shipping: http://abcn.ws/1glylSW
Rock Star
“She’s
definitely our little rock star,” says 3-year-old Aryanna's father
Kevin Lynch. “She’s just a hero all around. I don’t want to think what
would have happened if she wasn’t there.”
In honor of Vogue
In honor of Vogue's (wonderful) idea, Natalie asked the anchors a few rapid-fire questions this morning. Just not 73 of them!
Mphuti killed
Mphuti killed Refilwe Moloi after he caught her having sex with another man, Dingaan Mokoena, in a bush near Meintjievlei farm.
http://www.sowetanlive.co.za/news/2014/03/14/man-jailed-for-murdering-his-fiancee
http://www.sowetanlive.co.za/news/2014/03/14/man-jailed-for-murdering-his-fiancee
CF football
Robin van Persie is happy at Man United and would be "delighted to stay even longer".
Read more of his quotes here: http://bit.ly/1fWQDLz
Read more of his quotes here: http://bit.ly/1fWQDLz
Sad
Documents: Man charged in Fla. movie theater shooting, that began with argument over texting, was also texting: http://t.co/dLT1dzNzwb
CF scientists
A tabletop device containing ultra-cold atoms may be more sensitive than gravitational wave detectors spread over kilometres http://ow.ly/uyMOH
Thursday 13 March 2014
today show.....
If you're ready to say "enough already" the next time you hear Matthew McConaughey's "alright, alright, alright" catchphrase, well ... hold the phone.
Tuesday 11 March 2014
CF ANC
Manuel and Motlanthe, who are still popular in the ANC, have apparently declined nomination to the lists.
Oscar P
Prof Gert Saayman, who performed the post mortem on Reeva Steenkamp, said that her bladder would have been empty had she gone to the toilet between 30 minutes to an hour before her death. http://www.sowetanlive.co.za/news/2014/03/11/oscar-trial-probes-gastric-emptying-1
Kevin Bacon
Kevin Bacon has a message for anyone born after 1985: You have no idea how hard life was in the '80s, and it's time for you to show some respect for that decade's culture and technology
Jury Awards
Juan Pablo
While Juan Pablo gave his final rose to his favorite contestant, he did not propose to her. Later, he would not say whether he was even in love with her. http://abcn.ws/1i5z63a
brutal
Chinese woman cuts off ex-boyfriend's penis, kills him. http://www.sowetanlive.co.za/news/world/2014/03/11/chinese-woman-cuts-off-ex-boyfriend-s-penis-kills-him
Suspect............
One of the two men who boarded Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 with a stolen passport was identified as a 19-year-old Iranian with no known terrorist connections, authorities said at a press conference today. http://abcn.ws/1enpMTB
CF today.com
'[Peter Lanza] said he finally thought his story was an important part of the puzzle and that he had a moral obligation to tell it,'' Solomon told Savannah. "That it might help the families, or it might help prevent another Newtown."
Monday 10 March 2014
Flight mystery
The missing Malaysia Airlines flight has revealed a loophole in passport checks: http://abcn.ws/1cMyoTe
Anc Promises budget for the economy
'We are a ruling party. The things we mention in our manifesto are realistic, concrete and budgeted for.'
Scientists
On aiming the damaged Kepler telescope: 'It's a bit like stabilising a kayak upstream in a river' http://ow.ly/upRzV
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