Bheki Cele Fired– President Jacob Zuma has apparently fired suspended police commissioner General Bheki Cele. Zuma’s spokesperson Mac Maharaj would on Tuesday say only that the president would make his decision about Cele public when he was “ready” to do so. [news24]

Massive Medical Breakthrough: Babies Could Be Tested For 3,500 Genetic Faults – Scientists could soon be able to routinely screen unborn babies for thousands of genetic conditions, raising concerns the breakthrough could lead to more abortions. [telegraph]

Andy Murray Is Out Of The French Open – As Andy Murray was fumbling and cursing his way to defeat in four sets against David Ferrer in a drawn-out fight of variable quality on Court Suzanne Lenglen night, and Tuesday’s winners of their respective marathons, Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer, rested their bones ahead of their semi-final on Friday. [guardian]

Facebook Will ‘Disappear By 2020’ – Facebook’s sliding stock price has at least one hedge fund manager predicting a dismal decade ahead for the social network. “In five to eight years they are going to disappear in the way that Yahoo has disappeared,” Ironfire Capital founder Eric Jackson told the CNBC show Squawk on the Street. [theage]

Whitney Houston’s Mother Signs Seven-Figure Book Deal – Cissy Houston has a deal with HarperCollins for a memoir it says will reveal the “unabridged and unbelievable story” of her Grammy Award-winning daughter, who died in a Beverly Hills, Calif., hotel bathtub in February at age 48. The currently untitled book is scheduled to come out next February. [nydailynews]

The Queen Visits Philip In Hospital – The Queen has visited the Duke of Edinburgh in hospital as he recovers from a bladder infection that forced him to miss the end of the Diamond Jubilee celebrations. She arrived at the private King Edward VII Hospital in central London after Buckingham Palace had said the Duke’s condition had “improved considerably”. [skynews]

Activists Report New Syria Massacre On Eve Of U.N. Meetings – Syrian activists reported the deaths of 78 people in a single village Wednesday, a day before two United Nations meetings on the crisis in the Middle Eastern country. [cnn]

Foie-Mageddon: California In One Last Foie Gras Binge Before Statewide Ban – A foie gras frenzy is under way in California as the state prepares to become the first in America to ban the controversial delicacy. [telegraph]

Google Touts 3D, Offline Features for Maps Amid Reports of Apple Setback – Google’s digital mapping service is preparing to introduce offline access on mobile devices and more three-dimensional images of major cities as it braces for a possible loss in traffic from Apple’s iPhone and iPad. [time]

Hip-Hop Big Shot Guilty Of Dealing Cocaine – A New York City jury yesterday found a veteran hip-hop mogul guilty of using his music business as a front for a massive cocaine network. Before his arrest last year, James “Jimmy Henchman” Rosemond had spent years coordinating shipments of cocaine from Los Angeles to New York, and using millions in profits to fund a lavish lifestyle, prosecutors charged. [thedaily]

Nasdaq Apologises For Facebook Balls-Up – Robert Greifeld said he and other Nasdaq Stock Market officials “owe the industry an apology” for the exchange’s technical problems that marred Facebook Inc.’s highly anticipated stock offering last month and left traders and investors frustrated and confused. [wallstreetjournal]

Mobile Site Or Mobile App: Which Should You Build First? – Astute Internet observers know by now that the future of the web is mobile. More and more consumers will access data and information via smartphones, tablets and other portable devices. So businesses need to prepare by beefing up their presences on the mobile web. [mashable]

Duran Duran Are Pissed Off They Weren’t Invited To Queen’s Jubilee – Rockers Duran Duran have been the latest celebs to tweet about their disappointment that Gary Barlow didn’t ask them to play at the Queen’s Jubilee concert on Monday evening (4 June). [entwise]

Large Riot Breaks Out At iPad Factory Dorm – Frustrations erupted Monday night at a Foxconn factory in Chengdu, when a minor incident sparked a Foxconn workers riot against security guards. Apple may have agreed to help improve conditions at Foxconn factories in China following recent protests, but the state of the Chinese factories appears to still be in disharmony. [huffpo]

Miley Cyrus (19) Is Engaged – Here’s hoping Miley Cyrus wasn’t planning on toasting her wedding day with champagne: because the 19-year-old superstar is getting hitched, y’all! That’s right, the erstwhile Disney starlet is engaged to her Aussie actor beau of nearly three years, Liam Hemsworth, the actor’s rep confirmed. [eonline]

 

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COMING UP TODAY

Maya On Money – Maya On Money is a finance feature, hosted by Maya Fisher-French. She will be teaming up with the Just Josie lunch show at 12h30 every Thursday, to bring us simple and useful finance tips. [mayaonmoney]

The Bailey Schneider Show – Bailey chats to celebrity power couple, Zuraida Jardine and Josh Lindberg on the show from 14h00-15h00. [baileyschneider]

Balls ‘n All – SA’s Number 1 Celebrity Chef, Peter Goff-Wood joins the show from 17h00-18h00. Avid supporter of the Stormers, Cobras, Arsenal, Ajax and Bokke, Pete is anti Capetonian NZ Supporters, Man United supporters who have never been to Old Trafford and any kind of hockey not played on ice. [ballsnall]

The Rock Dimension – Dj Gary Cool will be skype calling the ambitious Johannesburg based rock band, Dead Alphabet, who is currently in USA! Tune in from 20h00-23h00. [rockdimension]

FRESH PODCASTS

Biz Connect with Dr Brevan Robinson – Bob chats to Dr Breven Robinson from Mullers Optometrists, who are celebrating 121 years in business and South Africa’s first and oldest Optometrists established since 1890. [podcast]

Ryk Neethling On The Bob Skinstad Show – Chatting business and sport, they discussed his recent travels related to Val De Vie Wine Estate where Ryk is the MD. He will also be going to the Olympics in a broadcast capacity, and will be broadcasting alongside Carl Lewis, Kelly Holmes and Wilfred Bungei. [podcast]