14-Year-Old To Play In Masters – Guan Tianlang of China has won the Asia-Pacific Championship, making the 14-year-old the youngest player to qualify for the Masters. The previous record was Matteo Manassero of Italy, who was about to turn 17 when he played in 2010. [cbc]

Zille Slams ‘5-Star Nkandla Palace’ – DA leader Helen Zille, forced to abort a planned inspection of President Jacob Zuma’s KwaZulu-Natal homestead on Sunday, says he has lost the right to call Nkandla a private residence. [news24]

DA gives Zuma 72 hours to answer for Nkandlagate – The DA has given President Jacob Zuma 72 hours to answer questions on his new home or face legal action. Zille questioned how the government could spend R248-million on Zuma’s home, when it would not pay to transport the relatives of the victims of the Marikana shooting to the Farlam commission of inquiry. [mail&guardian]

Elon Musk’s Mission To Mars – When a man tells you about the time he planned to put a vegetable garden on Mars, you worry about his mental state. But if that same man has since launched multiple rockets that are actually capable of reaching Mars—sending them into orbit, Bond-style, from a tiny island in the Pacific—you need to find another diagnosis. [wired]

Apple Loses iPhone Name Battle Against iFone In Mexico – Apple has reportedly lost its legal battle over the iPhone’s name in Mexico. iFone, a Mexican IT solutions company, registered its trade name in 2003, four years before Apple introduced its first iPhone. This has lead to a Mexico City court denying Apple’s bid to sell its smartphone with the iPhone brand name in the country. [macworld]

Australian Clothing Brand Sues International Cycling Union – Australian clothing brand Skins has filed a law suit against the International Cycling Union (UCI) seeking $US2 million in damages and alleging the sport’s governing body lacked leadership in the fight against doping. [abc]

Le Clos Named SA Sports Star – Olympic gold medallist Chad le Clos was crowned Sports Star of the Year at the SA Sports Awards in Sandton on Sunday evening. [sport24]

Barack Obama Leads US Presidential Race – The incumbent is edging the closely-fought US election campaign, during which more than $1bn has been spent trying to woo voters. [skynews]

Sandy Hits The $50 Billion Mark – Economic damages inflicted by Hurricane Sandy could reach $50 billion, according to new estimates that are more than double a previous forecast. [yahoo]

Twitter to Add Photo Filters to Compete With Instagram – In the coming months, Twitter plans to update its mobile applications to introduce filters for photos that will allow people to share altered images on Twitter and bypass Instagram. [newyorktimes]

Belgian Crown Prince At Heart Of Royal Scandal – Crown Prince Philippe, 52, had been depicted in a book as less of a
man than is needed to become the next king of Belgium. Again. [independent]

Egyptian Princess Tomb Discovered Near Cairo – Egypt’s antiquities minister announced on Friday the discovery of a princess’s tomb dating from the fifth dynasty (around 2500 BC) in the Abu Sir region south of Cairo. “We have discovered the antechamber to Princess Shert Nebti’s tomb which contains four limestone pillars,” Mohamed Ibrahim said. [nation]

California Grandma Claims $23M Lotto Prize Just in Time – For more than five months while Julie Cervera struggled to pay a $600 electrical bill, feed her family and keep the cable company from shutting off her service because she couldn’t pay, she was a millionaire without knowing it. [guardian]

Party Girl Pippa’s Clash With ‘Tough Cookie’ Edie Campbell – It was a case of handbags at dawn for Pippa Middleton at the 30th birthday party of Otis Ferry, the son of rock star Bryan. The Duchess of Cambridge’s younger sister was seen exchanging a few cross words with Otis’s girlfriend, Edie Campbell. [dailymail]

New Facebook Breach – Facebook has moved quickly to shut down a loophole which made some accounts accessible without a password. The bug was exposed in a message posted to the Hacker News website. The message contained a search string that, when used on Google, returned a list of links to 1.32 million Facebook accounts. [bbc]

Leopard Suspected Of Eating 15 People In Nepal – A ferocious leopard may have killed 15 people in Nepal in a 15-month span, its latest victim a 4-year-old boy that the creature dragged away into the jungle to eat. [cnn]

Cee Lo Green Admits Drugging Woman On Tape – Sources allege Cee Lo Green has been recorded admitting giving Ecstasy to a woman who says he then had sex with her. Green has denied the claims but Los Angeles detectives worked with the woman in question to bait the singer into admitting the crime on tape. [newsau]

No Doubt Removes “Looking Hot” Music Video Over Racism Claims – No Doubt has decided to remove its “Looking Hot” music video from YouTube after receiving complaints from fans and the Native American community. In the Melina Matsoukas-directed video, frontwoman Gwen Stefani, 43, wore traditional Native American clothing while being tied to poles and fighting cowboys. [usmagazine]

Christina Aguilera Sings ‘Beautiful’ – This is a video of Christina Aguilera performing “Beautiful” from the Sandy benefit concert on NBC. If you’ve ever had any doubts that Christina is the diva of our generation, then this video should squash those wrongful beliefs. [gawker]

How Victoria’s Secret Saved the National Guard During Hurricane Sandy – Hurricane Sandy hit the armory of the New York Army National Guard’s 69th Infantry Regiment, leaving the soldiers without power and hot water. So the next morning, the Regiment’s officers made an emergency plea — to the producers of the Victoria’s Secret fashion show. [wired]

Leonardo DiCaprio, Erin Heatherton Break Up – Leonardo DiCaprio and Erin Heatherton are letting go. After about ten months of dating, the Great Gatsby star, 37, and the American supermodel, 23, are going their separate ways. [usmagazine]

‘Wreck-It Ralph’ Crushes Box Office Competitors, Sets Disney Record – Wreck-It Ralph,” Disney’s animated film about a video game character who destroys everything in his path, made history on Sunday after grossing $49.1 million in ticket sales to lead the weekend box office, the highest-grossing opening weekend in Disney animation history. [nbc]

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Ross Jack With Bailey Schneider – Newly signed to EMI Music South Africa; 25 year old Ross Jack’s distinctive style draws from his diverse background; being half British, growing up in Benoni and living in Spain for 5 years. He joins Bailey from 14h00-15h00 today for an in studio acoustic set! [baileyschneider]

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Just An Illusion Of The 80’s – Leee John In The Flesh! – He is no stranger to the Mother City, Leee John was in town again for the Virgin Atlantic 80’s Rewind Festival. Singer of “Just an illusion” and Actor in the now cult followed series “Doctor Who” as Marcel. Leee chats to Susana about being Uncle Leee at SOS Childrens Villiage, his involvment and his love for seeing children grow and blossom. He has been in the industry for over thirty years, what more could he do in the business? Find out what more Leee John has in store for you, and his plans to enrich South Africa. [podcast]

Next Year’s Inflation And Tax Stuns – If the economy doesn’t grow sufficiently, new revenue initiatives will be necessary… and we all know that this means more taxes. What was really concerning to the government this year is that tax revenue was dropped by R5 million. This is mainly due to the economy not growing, companies taxes falling and people losing their jobs. Maya talks about why individuals have been carrying a much higher level of tax burden over the past few years and are actually paying more of their fair share of the tax pool. [podcast]