Gordhan Keeps Spending Tight As Budget Raises Growth Alarm For SA – Sluggish economic growth, declining tax revenue, a widening budget deficit and higher debt levels weighed heavily on the choices the Treasury had to make in the R1.06-trillion budget that Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan presented to Parliament on Wednesday. [bdlive]

Budget 2013: No Income Tax Increases But Fuel Levies Up – Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan’s budget has shown taxpayers will not see increases in income tax or VAT but sin taxes and fuel levies will go up. [mail&guardian]

Swiss Workplace Shooting Leaves 3 Dead – A longtime employee opened fire at a wood-processing company in central Switzerland on Wednesday, leaving three people dead, including the assailant, in the country’s second multiple-fatality shooting in two months, police said. [cbc]

Anene Booysen Accused Denied Bail – A man accused of the rape and murder of a teenager Anene Booysen has been denied bail in the Bredasdorp Magistrates Court. Jonathan Davids, 22, denied guilt in the February 2 attack on Booysen, 17. [iol]

Prince Harry Attends Johannesburg Charity Ball Hosted By FHM Model – Prince Harry has arrived at a gala dinner for his charity Sentebale, as he is greeted by a glamorous FHM model host Bonang Matheba. [telegraph]

They’re Making An Oscar And Reeva Documentary – The desire to produce a quick documentary on Olympic runner Oscar Pistorius and the death of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp has led to a new partnership between two television networks. [channel24]

Soccer Match-Fixing Scandal: FIFA Bans 74 Officials And Players For Fixing Matches In Italy, South Korea – FIFA has banned 74 more officials and players from world soccer for helping fix matches, this time in Italy and South Korea. [huffpo]

SpaceTop 3D Interface Lets You Reach Inside Your Computer Screen – A graduate student at MIT has developed a 3D computer interface that could radically alter the way we interact with personal technology. Jinha Lee’s SpaceTop 3D desktop allows users to “reach inside” their computers and move around documents and browser windows using only their hands. [theverge]

Instagram Hits 100 Million Monthly Users 28 Months After Launch – From just two guys at rented desks to a $715 million sale to Facebook, a second wind on Android and a mess of privacy scares, Instagram today announced 100 million people use it every month to share the way they see the world. [techcrunch]

Pope Benedict XVI’s Last General Audience Draws Thousands – A day before his retirement, Benedict XVI tells the crowd at St. Peter’s Square that his eight-year papacy has been a grand journey, one always steered by God. [latimes]

Australia: ‘Ice’ Drug Bust Is Record Seizure – Australian police have made their biggest ever haul of methamphetamine after seizing more than half a ton of the illegal drug – worth around £300m. [yahoo]

UN Monitors Slam Zimbabwe Human Rights – UN monitors on Wednesday urged Zimbabwe to live up to international human rights standards, voicing concerns over violations ahead of next month’s constitutional referendum and elections expected in July. [news24]

Roman Abramovich Gets Go-Ahead For £100m London Home? – Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich has reportedly been given the green light to build a £100m riverside home in London. [sportsmole]

Music Piracy Is Down: A Lesson For Hollywood – Steve Jobs is often credited for offering a revolutionary way to curb music piracy. Jobs believed you could convince people to obtain legitimate music tracks by competing with piracy and offering a better user experience.

Teenage Girl’s Father Launches Facebook Court Challenge – A Northern Ireland man has launched a legal challenge to compel Facebook to stop his teenage daughter using the site or publishing suggestive images. [bbc]

Rafa’s Astonishing Rant At Chelsea Fans – The former Liverpool boss hits out at the Stamford Bridge faithful for their constant criticism of him, as well as club owner Roman Abramovich for only making him interim manager. [goal]

Wanted: Married Couple for Private Mars Voyage in 2018 – A new nonprofit led by the world’s first space tourist is mounting an ambitious plan to launch the first manned mission to Mars in 2018, a voyage that could include an adventurous married crew. [space]

Madonna Snubs Demi Moore For Ashton At Oscar Party – Madonna has ditched her former party co-host Demi Moore and sided with her ex Ashton Kutcher after inviting him to her post Oscars bash. [metro]

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