Ubi Franklin Survives Car Crash

                                                                                Ubi and his Girlfriend

Iyanya, Tekno, Baci, Emma Nyra, and Selebobo almost lost their great friend and manager, Ubi Franklin, after he was involved in an auto crash.

Made Men Music Group (TripleMG) co-owner and manager of Iyanya, Ubi Franklin, was involved in a terrible car crash on Friday, 15 August, 2014 at Victoria Island, Lagos.

The manager of some of Nigeria's top musicians who just returned to the country a few days ago from their US and Canada tour, was having a regular Friday with some friends who were out celebrating birthdays, at an unnamed nightclub, when he later switched clubs. On his way home, feeling tired he gave the wheels of his car to another friend, bought Sharwarma, and began to have the snack.

One shot, seven arrested in clashes after curfew in Ferguson, Missouri

One person was shot and critically wounded and seven arrested early on Sunday as police in Ferguson, Missouri, clashed with protesters when a curfew was imposed following days of unrest over a black teenager being shot dead by a white police officer.

Scores of demonstrators had remained in the streets after the curfew took effect at midnight (0500 GMT). Law enforcement officials used loudspeakers to warn protesters to disperse immediately. Officers, equipped with gas masks and full-length shields, stood among and on top of armored vehicles.

Never forget where we come from - Zuma

                                          President Zuma

Johannesburg - South Africans should not forget where they came from and the strides made since the dawn of democracy, President Jacob Zuma said on Friday.

"If there can be anyone in South Africa who says it was better during apartheid, then we have forgotten where we come from," he told hundreds of people gathered at Regina Mundi Catholic Church in Soweto, Johannesburg.

"We need to be reminded where we come from." He was speaking at a national interfaith thanksgiving ceremony to celebrate 20 years of freedom in South Africa.

Protector, govt must build relationship - Mandonsela

      Thuli Madonsela

Johannesburg - Public Protector Thuli Madonsela believes the relationship between her office and the government needs to be strengthened, her spokesperson said on Friday.

"The public protector said at the centre of dialogue [with stakeholders is] the need to solidify synergies between her office and government, with a view to ensuring seamlessness in public service delivery," spokesperson Kgalalelo Masibi said in a statement.

Madonsela, speaking at the University of the Witwatersrand's Business School in Johannesburg on Thursday, said her office's stakeholder dialogue for the year was focused on enhancing working relations between the public protector and organs of state.

No word from govt on Marikana commemoration

Johannesburg - It could not be confirmed on Friday whether any government officials would be attending the second anniversary of the Marikana shootings at the weekend.

Government spokesperson Phumla Williams said she was not aware of any government minister going to the North West town on Saturday.

At a mining lekgotla in Midrand on Wednesday, Minerals and Energy Minister Ngoako Ramatlhodi said he would like to take part in the commemorations, if invited.

"We hoped Marikana never happened, but we acknowledge that it was a failure of all stakeholders," he told reporters on the side-lines of the lekgotla.