Tha Dandy Comic Is Closing Down – This is massive news for 70’s and 80’s kids that used to get the likes of The Beano and The Dandy every month/year, depending on what you could get your hands on in apartheid years. The Dandy is about to be no more, as sales per issue have dropped to a mere 8,000. Shame. [guardian]

Audit Lifts Lid On ‘Billion Rand Of Dispute’ At State-Owned ‘SA Express’ Airline – State-owned airline SA Express and its auditors were in dispute about the verification of accounts involving more than R1bn before most of the airline’s board was sacked earlier this week. [businessday]

SA Medal Winners Cash In – South Africa’s Olympic medallists left OR Tambo airport in Johannesburg on Tuesday for a whirl of engagements, but not before receiving cheques for their achievements. Follow link to see what each winner got paid. [sport24]

Fresh French Riots – Buildings and cars were torched overnight as youths and police clashed in the northern French city of Amiens. Sixteen police officers were injured in the clashes with up to 100 youths, some of whom threw fireworks, large-sized shot and projectiles, say police. [bbc]

Ford SA To Recall 10,000 Cars Due To Faulty Power Steering – Ford’s Indian arm is recalling at least 111 000 examples of its Figo light car as part of a pre-emptive measure to rectify potentially faulty components that could cause mechanical breakdowns or present a fire risk. This recall will affect roughly 10 000 Figos on the South African market. [carmag]

Olympic Gold Medalist Stripped Of Title – Olympic shot put gold medal winner Nadzeya Ostapchuk has been stripped of her title after failing a doping test, the International Olympic Committee has confirmed. She should be tested for more than just doping. [independent]

Famed Cosmo Editor Passed Away – Helen Gurley Brown, who as the author of “Sex and the Single Girl” shocked early-1960s America with the news that unmarried women not only had sex but thoroughly enjoyed it – died on Monday in Manhattan. [newyorktimes]

Why Should You Keep An Eye On Facebook Shares Tomorrow? – Facebook’s early investors and a handful of top executives become eligible on Thursday to sell stock they own in the social networking company. Will there be a mass exodus? [businessweek]

‘F-Bomb’ Makes It Into The Dictionary – The term “F-bomb” first surfaced in newspapers more than 20 years ago but only landed in the mainstream Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary on Tuesday, along with sexting, flexitarian, obesogenic, energy drink and life coach. [wallstreetjournal]

Dell Computer Owner’s Daughter Not Helping Security – Chalk it up to #richgirlproblems: Alexa Dell, the 18-year-old daughter of billionaire Dell Inc. CEO Michael Dell, had her Twitter account shuttered after posting one too many updates of her family’s whereabouts. [thedaily]

Shock Claims That Mandla Mandela Is Infertile – Mandla Mandela, the grandson of former president Nelson Mandela, is infertile and unable to produce an heir to the chieftainship of the abaThembu nation, his wife claimed yesterday. [timeslive]

Rich Kids Of Instagram – Following the whoopsie made by Michael Dell’s daughter, Alexa, a tumblr feed called ‘Rich Kids Of Instagram’ has achieved a massive gain in popularity. It’s positively hilarious and we urge you to see it. Enjoy the one kids picture they took of their Nikki Beach bill. [richkids]

The Five Fatal Flaws Of Romney VP Pick – Mitt Romney didn’t just pick a running mate. He decided to undergo a brand transplant. By tapping Paul Ryan, the high-profile mastermind of the House GOP’s economic agenda, Romney appeared to concede that weeks of punishing attacks by the Obama campaign had done serious damage to his own brand. [rollingstone]

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Steve Jobs Home Robbed – Not even the home of Silicon Valley legend Steve Jobs has escaped a Bay Area-wide upswing in residential burglaries. But unlike a majority of those crimes, a suspect is in custody. [mercnews]

Julian Assange Will Be Granted Asylum – Ecuador’s president Rafael Correa has agreed to give the WikiLeaks founder asylum, according to an official in Quito. [guardian]

Here’s What The iPad Mini Is Expected To Look Like – Apple is reportedly going to release an “iPad mini” this fall and it will resemble a larger iPod Touch, rather than a smaller iPad, according to two reports tonight. [businessinsider]

Kim Dotcom Takes On The Music Industry – Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom is preparing to launch his new Megabox music project before the end of the year, he said in a recent tweet. And, if his past projects are anything to go by, it will likely be the scourge of the music industry. [itproportal]

Paid Twitter Alternative App.net Hits $500,000 Funding Goal – Twitter alternative App.net this weekend surpassed its online funding goal of $500,000. In mid-July, App.net founder Dalton Caldwell announced plans for a Kickstarter-like, 30-day online funding campaign that would gather money for a Twitter-like service that would rely on paid subscribers rather than ad dollars. [pcmag]

Kristen Stewart Dropped From Snow White Sequel Plans – Universal has decided to shelf its planned Snow White and the Huntsman sequel and is instead focusing on a solo Huntsman movie starring Chris Hemsworth. Kristen Stewart will not be invited to return if the follow-up goes forward. [hollyrep]

Taylor Swift Buys House Near Kennedy Compound – Country star Taylor Swift is moving closer to America’s famous political clan The Kennedys after purchasing a new home near the family compound in Massachusetts. The Love Story hitmaker has been romantically linked to Robert Kennedy, Jr.’s 18-year-old son Conor in recent weeks. [contactmusic]

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COMING UP TODAY

The Rolling Stone Chart – 2ov Radio has teamed up with Rolling Stone magazine to bring you the weekly charts at 12h45 each Wednesday – live to your radio / car / mobile phone on the Just Josie Show! [justjosie]

Lyle Nesbitt from CANSA In Studio – Lyle joins The Bailey Schneider Show from 14h00-15h00 today to give insight about the organisation and Bailey will be sharing her survivor story. [baileyschneider]

FRESH PODCASTS

Jenna Pietersen On Mommy Matters – Mommy Matters caught up with Sports Illustrated model, Jenna Pietersen after the birth of her and International Afrikaans Rap superstar, Jack Parow’s baby, Ruby. They found out how’s she’s coping as a first time mom, and shares her experiences and expectations. [podcast]