MTN Exec Admits Bribe – A senior former MTN Group executive has admitted to bribing South Africa’s former ambassador to Iran to thank him for assisting the mobile giant. [fin24]

SABC Refuses To Screen Nando’s Ad [VIDEO] – The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) has silenced fast-food giant Nando’s latest ad campaign by refusing to screen an anti-xenophobic television advert. You can watch it here. [timeslive]

Sportswriter Mark Keohane Denies Sex And Cocaine Abuse Scandal – Renowned sportswriter Mark Keohane has resigned from his position as spokesperson for the South African Olympic team and stepped down as director of SA Rugby/SA Cricket/Diner’s Club ‘Signature’ magazines’ publishing company, Highbury Safika Media (HSM) following sexual harassment and drug abuse claims. [story]

More Facebook Shares On Their Way – Facebook (FB) already unleashed millions of shares to wary investors. Now the technology giant’s early investors are about to see if they can force-feed millions more. Starting in just a few months, select insiders and early investors in Facebook will be free to sell their shares as the so-called lock-up period expires. [usatoday]

153 Die In Nigerian Plane Crash – An aviation official says that all passengers on board the plane that crashed in Nigeria’s largest city have been killed. Nigeria’s Civil Aviation Authority Harold Denuren confirmed that all the passengers on Sunday’s Dana Air flight died. He did not say how many were on the flight. However, the Lagos state government said in a statement that 153 people were on the flight going from Abuja to Lagos. [cbsnews]

Pop Royalty Marks Queen’s Jubilee – The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee will be marked with a star-studded BBC concert in front of Buckingham Palace later. Sir Paul McCartney, Stevie Wonder and Sir Elton John are among the artists, and Madness will perform on the roof. [bbc]

War In The White House: Attorney General Eric Holder And Top Obama Adviser ‘had to be separated’ – Eric Holder, Barack Obama’s attorney general and David Axelrod, his top political adviser had to be separated after squaring up during a furious row over attempts to impose White House operatives in the justice department. [telegraph]

Telkom CEO ‘Not Hopeful’ On Future Of KT Corp Deal – Telkom CEO Nombulelo Moholi is “not hopeful” the government will reverse its decision not to back the proposed transaction with South Korea’s KT Corporation. [businessday]

Ruling Boosts Dewani Case – The National Prosecution Authority’s hopes for a successful prosecution in the Anni Dewani murder case have been bolstered by the recent sentencing of an Australian stalker. [timeslive]

Tintin Cover Fetches R13 Million – The original artwork for the cover of 1932’s Tintin in America has set a record for the sale of comic book art, fetching $1.6 million (1.3 million euros) at Paris auction Artcurial Saturday, according to reports. [hollyrep]

Tiger Woods Wins The Memorial – The roundhouse uppercut returned, a seismic roar shook the ground as the enormous gallery went berserk and Tiger Woods was once again at the center of golf’s universe. [usatoday]

Buffett Lunch In 13th Year – For the 13th year, Warren Buffett, legendary investor and philanthropist, will host his charity power lunch to benefit San Francisco’s GLIDE. The annual power lunch has raised over $11.5 million for GLIDE’s programs which directly help San Francisco’s neediest residents. Last year’s winning bid on eBay set a world-record at $2,626,411. [luxuo]

Google Tool Aims To Sidestep China’s Censorship – Are we on the brink of another Google/China showdown? In a carefully worded blog post on Google’s Official Blog this week, the company said it will start alerting users in mainland China when they have typed in search terms that trigger an “interruption” of service to Google. [latimes]

Behold: The Superyacht Awards – Even among the most luxurious of pleasure boats, some yachts are finer than others. And the finest of them all win the coveted Neptune Trophy, given out at the World Superyacht Awards. The ceremony recognizes the ultimate achievements in superyacht design. To qualify in any of the various award categories, yachts must be over 30 meters in length and must have been delivered to their owners in the past 12 months. [wired]

Meyer Defends Stormers Snub – Springbok coach Heyneke Meyer defended his selection after he stuck with a tried and tested crop of players for the upcoming three-Test series against England. [sport24]

The Mount Nelson’s Earth-Friendly Crusade – The pièce de résistance of the kitchen’s earth-conscious drive is a tract of land at Spier, set up by Liebenberg at the end of last year to grow organic fruit and vegetables. The size of four rugby fields, it will be managed by local organic farmer Eric Schwarts on MN’s head chef Rudi Liebenberg’s behalf. Already a field the size of a rugby pitch is being planted, but Liebenberg’s still not happy. Says he’s not anywhere close to his target. “I have to be realistic.” [timeslive]

Drew Barrymore Ties The Knot – Here comes the bride! A beaming Drew Barrymore, 37, tied the knot Saturday with her fiancé of five months, art dealer Will Kopelman, at her Montecito, Calif., home. [people]

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