Auditors’ Secret Report Reveals How /Millions Flowed To President Zuma – Exposed: An auditors’ report lays bare how a range of benefactors funded a reckless president’s lifestyle by more than R7-million. [mail&guardian]

Motlanthe Says Zuma Is A Good Example – A possible ANC leadership battle was forgotten on Thursday as Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe praised President Jacob Zuma as a good example of a leader. Positively hilarious. [iol]

Dewani’s PR Man, Max Clifford, Arrested For Sex Crimes – Publicist Max Clifford has been arrested by police investigating sexual abuse claims against Jimmy Savile, it has emerged. The 69-year-old is being held by detectives working on Operation Yewtree, a probe into historic sex offences. [skynews]

McAfee Suffers ‘Two Heart Attacks’ After Asylum Denial, Back In Jail – John McAfee, the anti-virus software pioneer wanted for questioning in connection with the murder of an American neighbour in Belize, was rushed to hospital with chest pains tonight after he was denied political asylum by Guatemala. Then he went to jail. [independent + cnn]

Tanks Deployed Outside Egypt’s Presidential Palace – Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi expressed sorrow for ongoing violent protests outside his palace and called for dialogue in a speech on Thursday night, but offered no concessions to Egypt’s increasingly polarised opposition. [aljazeera]

Apple To Manufacture Macs In The US, Instead Of China – Apple Inc. plans to spend more than $100 million next year on building Mac computers in the U.S., shifting a small portion of manufacturing away from China, the country that has handled assembly of its products for years. [bloomberg]

Huge: Facebook In Advanced Talks To Buy Microsoft’s Atlas Solutions – Facebook Inc is in negotiations with Microsoft Corp about acquiring advertising technology that could allow the social network displays ads on other websites, broadly expanding its advertising business, according to media reports on Thursday. [reuters]

Kate Discharged And Feeling ‘Much Better’ – A smiling but pale Kate Middleton mouthed the words “much better” Thursday after she was discharged from a London hospital. [nydn]

Absa To Pay R18.33-Billion For Barclays Africa Operations – Absa Group is to buy the African operations of its parent Barclays for R18.33-billion, and will change its name to Barclays Africa Group. [mail&guardian]

2013 Grammy Nominations – 2013 Grammy Nominations: Who Surprised and Who Got Snubbed? – If you missed the Grammy nomination concert last night, the most important thing that you need to know is that within the first few minutes of the show Taylor Swift was beatboxing. [time]

Vote To Help Stop Rhino Poaching! – Vote to send Josh Cox on a trip of a lifetime to the arctic and if he wins he’ll donate R8000 to Wildlife Act on your behalf, to help stop rhino poaching. [vote-here]

$750 Million Will Get You To The Moon – It had to happen: A start-up company is offering rides to the moon. Book your seat now — though it’s going to set you back $750 million (it’s unclear if that includes baggage fees). [washpo]

Harrods To Sell 233-Year-Old Cognac At $152,995 – Cognac aficionados, connoisseurs and collectors now stand a rare and unique opportunity to experience the world’s oldest known Courvoisier vintage, as the Courvoisier & Curlier 1789 will be showcased for the 1st time in the UK at L’Atelier de Courvoisier in the Harrods Wine Shop. [bornrich]

Stephen Baldwin Arrested – Police arrested an unusual suspect Thursday. Actor Stephen Baldwin is accused of repeated failure to file personal income tax returns. Baldwin didn’t file New York state personal income tax returns for 2008, 2009 and 2010 and allegedly owes the state more than $350,000. [cbs]

Danny DeVito Is ‘Working On’ His Marriage – Danny DeVito’s recent separation from his wife Rhea Perlman was one of the more heartbreaking splits that happened this year, but it sounds like there’s hope for the couple. [marq]

Mother and Daughter Do Porn Together But Don’t Touch Lips Because That Would Be Weird (NSFW) – Family-themed adult films are nothing new. In fact, one of the most successful and long-running porn series of all time — Taboo — revolves around parents seducing their children and vice versa. With that in mind — meet The Sexxxtons (NSFW link). [gawker]

Real Estate Mogul Looking For Love With An ‘All I Want For Christmas Is A Latina Girlfriend’ Billboard – A millionaire who is known for his charitable giving is looking to receive a little companionship this holiday season. But instead of a letter to Santa Claus, multi-millionaire Marc Paskin has set up a giant personal ad in the form of a billboard in a California neighborhood. [dailymail]

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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. It’s Friday Done Jack’s Way and they will be broadcasting live from Grand Cafe and Beach. [2ovfm]

The Company’s Garden Party On 2Girls 1Mic – The girls chat to the organiser of Cape Town’s annual Garden Party in the centre of the CBD. Gourmet food, bubbly, fine wines, beer and tasteful music, this is where you want to be spending your weekend. Tune in from 13h00-14h00 to catch the interview and find out how you can gain free entry. It’s as simple as the click of a button. [2girls1mic]

FRESH PODCASTS

Red Bull Flugtag And Other V&A Waterfront Activities – On Sunday the 9th of December you can be sure that the V & A Waterfront’s Jetty 1 will be alive with many oohs, aaah and subsequent splashes from the plummeting attempts of the budding Amelia Earharts and Wright Brothers. Spectators are treated to the pilots and crews hilarious pre-flight antics, elaborate flying machines, cringe-worthy attempts at the longest flight record and subsequent plummets into the wavy waters below. Some important points to remember on your visit to the V & A this Sunday. Buena Vista is back at the V&A. They have opened above Casablanca on Portswood Road. MOYO is open for business and already making quite an impression on visitors to the Clock Tower. Father Christmas is in town, find out where he will be! Detailed information in the podcast, as well as a wide range of other activities they have in store for you. [podcast]

Biz Takeouts Youth-based Communications – To find out more about character-based entertainment products, youth-orientated content and communications solutions, listen to last night’s podcast of the Biz Takeouts Marketing & Media radio show. The studio guest was Richard Morgan-Grenville, CEO of Strika Entertainment. They covered the role of character-based entertainment products in communication, importance of visual communication and international growth of Strika Entertainment over the last few years. [podcast]