Vodacom = Vodafone
"Vodafone, the world's biggest mobile phone group by revenue, announced on Thursday it had agreed to buy a further 15% stake in Vodacom from Telkom for R22.5bn, giving it control of the mobile operator."
Who needs the Large Hadron Collider anyway?
The US House of Representatives has defeated the $700bn emergency rescue package proposed to save their economy. I think it was Warren Buffet who said that if it doesn't go through, the market will go into a free-fall.
Goodbye, Connie
And rest in peace, Connie Haines, big band singer and Duchess of Idaho.
RIP Paul Newman
So long, and thanks for Butch Cassidy.
This Week in Batman: Poison Ivy and Dr Beetroot
Seriously, they're staying? What happened to loyalty?
A statement from Desmond Tutu
(Reproduced from the related link)
Thabo Mbeki is out
The ANC has announced that Thabo Mbeki is to be recalled as president of the country.
Only in Africa
From TFA (see related link):
Good news (sort of)
"Police are investigating how a controversial Zimbabwean politician – hell-bent on stalling the power-sharing talks – has come into possession of a R1,4-million armoured Mercedes-Benz allegedly registered with the South African government's VIP protection unit." (Source)
Billion dollar cabbage
My great aunt, who is a resident of Harare, Zimbabwe, went shopping this week. She bought a cabbage and a gem squash, and some meat. The expedition cost Z$1 billion. And now, because of the escalating violence, she has an armed escort and 24-hour security where she lives.