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You Ready? Malema Asks For Forgiveness – Embattled ANC Youth League leader Julius Malema last night apologised to ANC leaders during an interview with the SABC. Malema, who was fired from the ANC, said his actions were not “deliberate” but that he was making a contribution to the party. [timeslive]

South Africans Shine In Argus Cycle Tour – Reinhardt Janse van Rensburg and Toyota Momentum’s Ashleigh Moolman notched up victories in the men’s and women’s categories of the 2012 Cape Argus cycle tour on Sunday. In near perfect conditions, Janse van Rensburg outsprinted the rest of the pack for victory in 2:36:17. [mail&guardian]

Argus Cycle Tour 2012 Crash [Video] – If you missed the video footage of the crash just before the finish line of the 2012 Argus Cycle Tour, we managed to capture that footage, courtesy of SuperSport. [see-here]

Apple iPad Pre-Orders Sold Out – Apple has sold out of initial supplies of the new iPad in every country where it will launch the tablet on Friday, and is now telling buyers that orders will not ship for up to three weeks. [compworld]

Motlanthe’s Partner In Dodgy Helicopter Deal With Iran – Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe’s romantic partner Gugu Mtshali has allegedly been linked to a scheme to ‘buy’ government approval for a plan to sell helicopters to Iran, according to a report by the Sunday Times. [iol]

Massmart / Walmart Still In Limbo – The merger conditions for Massmart Holdings [JSE:MSM] and international retail giant Walmart International (Walmart) could cost the retail groups more than they currently anticipate. Moreover, they have to wait a couple of months for final approval of the conditions of the transaction. [fin24]

Don Draper Hates Kim Kardashian – For those of you who needed another reason to crush on Jon Hamm, the Mad Men star joined the ranks of legitimate TV actors ragging on reality TV personalities. His targets: Kim Kardashian and Paris Hilton. [gawker]

Online Service Lets You Compare Local Low-Cost Airlines – Be sure to check out 2ovflights.com as we put the various airlines side-by-side so you can book the cheapest. Instead of running around from one airline website to the next. Airlines for local include SAA, 1Time, Mango and Kulula. Venvet Sky are not there. Also chek out overseas price comparisons, ioncluding KLM and Air France. [2ovflights.com]

Trevor Noah ‘Fled’ To Hollywood – One of the reasons Trevor Noah left South Africa for the bright lights of Hollywood was because his stepfather wanted to kill him. This bombshell revelation is contained in a report by a probation officer tasked with recommending a suitable sentence for Noah’s stepfather. [news24]

Syria’s First Lady, Asma al-Assad: She Married the Dictator – Glamorous, charming, and smart, she was a darling of the Western press—until her dictator husband crossed the line. One way to understand Asma’s position is to think back on the Godfather movies. [dailybeast]

McCain Slams ‘Game Change’ Movie – Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), whose 2008 presidential campaign is depicted in the new HBO film “Game Change,” hasn’t seen the film but has heard enough to know it’s grossly misleading. “I’m not going to watch it,” McCain said on “Fox News Sunday.” “It’s based on a book that’s completely biased and with unattributed quotes,” he added,, referring to the “Game Change” book by Mark Halperin and John Heilemann. [politico]

Whitney’s Daughter Wants To Sing – She has seen the negative effects fame can bring but Bobbi Kristina Brown has revealed that she is set for a career in acting and singing – just like her mother Whitney Houston. In a revealing and touching interview with Oprah Winfrey which aired last night, the 19-year-old spoke about her mother’s death for the first time. [dailymail]

Whitney’s Daughter Is Changing Her Name – Whitney Houston’s daughter Bobbi Kristina Brown can’t stand her name … because of its association with her father Bobby Brown — and now, TMZ has learned, she wants to change it all together. [tmz]

12-Year-Old Sues School Over Facebook Comments – 12-year-old US girl suing school over Facebook comments row A 12-year-old girl is suing her school in Minnesota after being forced to hand over her Facebook password and punished for posts she made on the social networking site. [telegraph]

Warren Beatty Refuses To Pay For Daughter’s Penis – While Warren Beatty and his wife, Annette Bening, are happy to pay for their son’s education and even living expenses, they draw the line at paying for gender reassignment surgery that Stephen desperately wants. Stephen was born as Kathlyn, a daughter who is trans-gender. [dramarama]