SMS From Rebekah Brooks To David Cameron: ‘We’re In This Together’ – Ex-News International executive Rebekah Brooks told the PM “professionally we’re definitely in this together”, after the Sun paper switched loyalty to his party, the Leveson Inquiry heard. Not ideal. [bbc]

Vodacom MD Resigns After Just Nine Months On The Job – Vodacom SA’s managing director and chief operating officer of the Vodacom Group, Sipho Maseko, has resigned, the company said on Thursday. “[He] has decided to leave the company to pursue other interests,” it said in a statement. Spicy.  [news24]

iPad Factory Worker Commits Suicide – Foxconn Technology Group, the main supplier of Apple, said on Thursday a worker at a Chinese plant jumped from his apartment on Wednesday, the first suicide since the company agreed with its U.S. client to improve work conditions. [cnbc]

Large Fizzy Drinks Ban In New York Hard To Swallow – A proposed ban on large-sized sugary drinks in New York City doesn’t go down well with Hernando County residents, who say government needs to mind its own business. New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg made waves this month when he proposed banning the sale of any soda or other sugary drink larger than 16 ounces. [hertod]

Boris Johnson Confirms New Yorkers Can Enjoy Fizzy Drinks In London [VIDEO] – “What I will say is that refugees from the soda tyranny in New York will have sanctuary in London,” Johnson told Jon Stewart, before attempting to exploit the city’s possible soda oppression for tourism bucks. Positively hilarious. [nymag-video]

Are You Sitting Down? Malema Apologises To Helen Zille – Embattled ANC Youth League firebrands (children) Julius Malema and Floyd Shivambu have been forced to “unreservedly” apologise to, and pay DA leader Helen Zille’s legal costs after they referred to her as “a racist little girl” and accused her of having sexual relations with her all-male cabinet who they branded her “concubines”. Welcome to the adult world, Julius. [news24]

Nokia Cuts Another 10,000 Jobs – Nokia plans to cut 10,000 more jobs, bringing the total to one in three staff, as it loses market share to cellphone rivals Apple and Samsung and burns through cash, raising new fears over its future. [reuters]

US Backtracks On Russia Accusations – The US has backtracked on claims that Russia is arming the Syrian regime. State department acknowledges Damascus already owned attack helicopters, cited by Hillary Clinton as escalating violence. [guardian]

International Publications Pick-up On SA’s Rodriguez Documentary – Sixto Rodriguez: On the trail of the Dylan of Detroit. A new film tells the remarkable story of reclusive Sixties singer Sixto Rodriguez, who became a hero in anti-apartheid South Africa, says David Gritten. [telegraph]

Interesting Debate: I Don’t Like Facebook, Should I Stay Off News24? – Our friends over at News24 have turned a comment into an article, resulting in some healthy online debate. The writer of this comment is venting her feeling about having to be logged into Facebook to leave a comment. Check it out. [news24]

Las Vegas Billionaire Will Fund Romney ‘Until He Beats Obama’ – Billionaire Sheldon Adelson, along with his wife Miriam, has donated $10 million to the leading Super PAC supporting presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney–and that’s just the tip of the iceberg. A well-placed source in the Adelson camp with direct knowledge of the casino billionaire’s thinking says that further donations will be “limitless.” [forbes]

Chris Brown Injured In Fight With Drake’s Entourage – You need to see these pictures of the aftermath following a nightclub brawl between Chris Brown and fellow musician Drake. Drake had a scene with Rihanna shortly after she broke up with Chris Brown (after Chris Brown beat her in the face with his fists). Check it out. [tmz]

Octomom’s First Porn Shoot – Do you remember Octomom? The American woman who came to international attention when she gave birth to octuplets in January 2009. Well enjoy this – TMZ has obtained the first photos of Octomom, a.k.a Nadya Suleman, pleasuring herself during a photo shoot for Wicked Pictures, an adult entertainment company. Wow – congrats! [huffers]

R Kelly Is In The Dwang – R&B star R. Kelly, who last year saw his suburban Chicago mansion fall into foreclosure, now has the Internal Revenue Service at his door. The Chicago Sun-Times reports documents held by the Cook County Recorder of Deeds show the recording artist owes the IRS nearly $5 million in unpaid taxes. Turns out he can’t fly. [billboard]

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The Ian F Show – It’s the final leg of the Toblerone Father’s Day competition. South Africa’s mountaineering action man, Sean Disney, goes up against Derek ‘The Bandit’ Richardson and ProVerb to see who can rebuild a broken Toblerone the fastest. Tune in from 08h00-10h00 and visit their FB page, facebook.com/theianfshow to vote for who you think will win the challenge. R5000 up for grabs if you back the right Dad!

The Premier Show With Seth And Bruce 10h00 to 13h00 – Easing you into your Friday, Seth and Bruce discuss the topics of the day, with a smattering of sport, entertainment and finance. Powered by Jack Daniels! [2ovfm]

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Biz Takeouts – The Biz Takeouts Marketing & Media Show aims to take SA’s biggest online marketing, media and ad industry platform to the airwaves. Each week, the show features the movers and the shakers of the industry, current media trends, upcoming events and brand activities. Guy Kilfoil, head of communications for BMW South Africa, and Micheal Wilson, media manager of Melrose Arch joined Brendan Jack for the show. [podcast]

ProVerb On The IanF Show – SA Hip-Hop MC, Television Presenter and proud father, ProVerb, joined the show! He competed in The Toblerone Father’s Day Challenge and took on Derek ‘The Bandit’ Richardson and tried to smash his score. Whether he succeeded or not, only the podcast can tell. Remember, you can vote by visiting facebook.com/theianfshow  and if you back the right dad, R5000 in cash could be coming your way! [podcast]