Malema Is Going Down – Millions in questionable payments have been revealed in a damning PricewaterhouseCoopers audit into Malema’s financial affairs. The audit puts Malema at the centre of a web of dubious payments and dodgy tenders that were rigged to go to his friends’ companies, in return for what appear to be generous kickbacks paid into his family trust account. [timeslive]
Chelsea Crowned Champions Of Europe – Disbelieving Chelsea fans have been celebrating with their Champions League-winning team in London on a victory parade the day after the club won the trophy for the first time in their history. [cnn]
Mark Zuckerberg Gets Married – Facebook’s co-founder Mark Zuckerberg has married his longtime girlfriend Priscilla Chan, announcing the wedding through a status update on the social networking site. Tens of thousands of people “liked” his status change, which was accompanied by a photo of the couple in wedding attire. [skynews]
Zuma’s Family Don’t Dig Penis Painting – The daughters and brother of President Jacob Zuma have criticised the artist of a painting of Zuma that depicts him with his genitals exposed, the Sunday Times reported. Zuma’s brother, Michael, said the painting was disgusting and had brought disgrace to the family. [mail&guardian]
Tambo’s Daughter Tells Zuma To Get Over It – The daughter of the late ANC veteran Oliver Tambo showed little sympathy for President Jacob Zuma’s complaint about a portrait of himself exposing his genitals. [news24]
Nasdaq CEO Explains Facebook IPO Bungle – Nasdaq CEO Bob Griefeld will be on high alert Monday morning when newly public company Facebook gets set to trade after Friday’s debacle. [bloomberg]
Steve Jobs Was Involved In iPhone 5 Design – Reports have given indications that the former CEO of Apple worked closely in the design overhaul of the iphone. This was reportedly revealed by three people who were knowledgeable on the plans of the company. These plans have given indications that the iPhone 5 will feature a screen bigger than the screen of the current iPhone. [planetinsane]
Kings Of Bahrain, Swaziland Invited To Queen’s Jubilee Lunch; Invite Draws Criticism – Britain has come under criticism for inviting the king of Bahrain, whose Gulf state has been engaged in a brutal crackdown on political dissent, to a lunch Friday celebrating Queen’s Diamond Jubilee. [thestar]
John Travolta Makes Romantic Video For Wife – John Travolta made a romantic video for his wife Kelly Preston for Mother’s Day. The Hairspray actor – who has 12-year-old daughter Ella Bleu and one-year-old son Benjamin with his wife of 20 years – created a special compilation of intimate pictures to the soundtrack of Barbara Streisand’s That Face. [channel24]
Yahoo Selling Alibaba Stake – Struggling Internet company Yahoo Inc. has agreed to sell half of its 40 percent stake in Chinese e-commerce group Alibaba for about $7.1 billion. The deal, announced Sunday in the U.S., will see Alibaba Group buying back the stake from Yahoo Inc. for $6.3 billion cash and up to $800 million of Alibaba preference shares. [time]
Alec Baldwin Makes Film About Greatest Directors – The world’s greatest living movie directors — Francis Ford Coppola, Bernardo Bertolucci, Roman Polanski and Martin Scorsese to name a few — have agreed to step in front of the camera to play themselves in “Seduced and Abandoned,” a quasi-documentary James Toback is making with Alec Baldwin. [thedaily]
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