South Africa

- News of the Cape powercuts continues to dominate the news today. Officially the cuts will continue in certain areas until next Monday, however Die Burger is disputing the official line and is warning that it has information that the real date may even be next Wednesday.  These power outages are apparently costing the country R331m a day.  

- The "Shills Friends of Jay-Z" are pushing their supporters to contribute more to the fund set up to pay for the big man's defense. Trust administrator Barnabas Xulu stated "We... urge those who have been contributing to our defence fund to continue doing so as it is only through properly funded legal challenges that we can confront the NPA's systematic abuses and unjust conduct."

- Don't dare bring in any Castle Lager, Nando's or Nike clothing to any of the games at the 2010 World Cup - you won't be welcome! This was the word from Jerome Valcke, the CEO of Fifa Marketing and TV who went on to explain how Fifa would "prefer" fans to wear Adidas, drink Coke/ Budweiser and  eat McDonald's when they are at the stadiums - those brands being the official sponsors.

- Truman Prince has finally been fired, surprisingly (or not, depending how cynical you are about politicians) Icosa has stuck to their man saying the ruling "changes nothing". Good riddance to bad rubbish.