Mamphela Ramphele To End The Waiting As She Unveils Her Plans – Mamphela Ramphele has a meeting with destiny on Monday as she sets her plans to form a political party into motion. [bdlive]

Pre-Recorded Reality Show Starring Reeva Steenkamp Will Go Ahead – It was billed as a fitting tribute to “an intelligent, beautiful and amazing woman” but the airing of a Caribbean reality TV show featuring Reeva Steenkamp, the girlfriend of Paralympic star Oscar Pistorius two days after she was shot dead has upset some South Africans. [news24]

Obama Played Golf With Tiger Woods Yesterday – Talk about a dynamic duo. President Obama, the nation’s first golfer, teed it up Sunday with Tiger Woods, their first golf outing together. Wonder how Michelle felt about that. [usatoday]

That Russian Meteor Caused Over R200 Million In Damage – A small army of workers set to work Saturday to replace the estimated 200,000 square metres of windows shattered by the shock wave from a meteor that exploded over Russia’s Chelyabinsk region. [cbc]

Pistorius: Police Try To Plug Leaks From Within Their Ranks – As the State moves to shore up its case against Olympic hero Oscar Pistorius for the deadly Valentine’s Day shooting of his girlfriend, the police are frantically trying to close the leaks within their ranks. [timeslive]

ANCWL Demands Pistorius Is Not Granted Bail – Paralympian Oscar Pistorius should not be granted bail when he appears in court for the death of Reeva Steenkamp, says the ANC Women’s League (ANCWL). [mail&guardian]

Pistorius’ Agent Cancels All Future Races – Oscar Pistorius’ track career was put on hold indefinitely Sunday because of his murder charge, reinforcing the possibility that the double-amputee Olympian and disabled sports icon might never run again competitively on his famous carbon fiber blades. [time]

Body Found At Camps Bay Beach – The body of a man was found floating in shallow waters at Camps Bay beach on Sunday, said Cape Town rescue officials. [news24]

Facebook: Now You Can Pay To Promote Your Friends’ Posts – Got $7 burning a hole in your pocket? Want to promote a post on Facebook, but don’t want to appear egotistical? Then boy, are you going to be pleased by Thursday’s news from the social network: you can now (or will soon be able to) pay to promote your friends’ posts. [mashable]

Times Media Old Guard Butchered – The bloody purge at Times Media Group (TMG), which started with the sudden departure last year of Mzi Malunga, the managing director of the business unit BDFM, continued this month with the loss of two editors of major publications – and more job changes are expected. [mail& guardian]

Nadal Is Back, As He Wins Brazil Open – The last time Rafael Nadal won in Brazil, it was at the very start of the most dominant clay-court career tennis has ever seen. Eight years later, Nadal hopes his second title here will mark the restart. [espn]

WATCH: Vin Diesel Sings Cover of Rihanna’s “Stay” for Valentine’s Day – Here’s a belated Valentine’s Day treat, everyone: Vin Diesel singing a surprisingly heartfelt (if bizarre) rendition of Rihanna’s “Stay.” [time]

Another Royal Head Found – Richard III may have had an ignominious resting place under a Leicester car park, but spare a thought for Henri IV. First the French monarch was disinterred from the royal sepulchre by revolutionaries and thrown into a mass grave. Then his head was cut off and – allegedly – turned up in the attic of a retired tax inspector. [guardian]

Western Cape Motorbike Road Freedom Under Threat – Western Cape authorities first targeted motorists talking on cellphones while driving, then sought to improve road safety for cyclists. Now the province is mulling traffic regulations to prevent motorcyclists weaving between cars. [timeslive]

Pope Asks Everyone To Pray For Him – Pope Benedict asked the faithful to pray for him and for the next pope, in his penultimate Sunday address to a crowded St. Peter’s Square before becoming the first pontiff in centuries to resign. [reuters]

Alec Baldwin’s Wife Sued for Traumatizing Yoga Class – Hilaria Thomas, wife and soon-to-be baby mama of Jack “Alec Baldwin” Donaghy, faces a lawsuit from a student injured in her Manhattan yoga class last month. [gawker]

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COMING UP TODAY

Mail & Guardian Newsroom – On #MGNewsroom today, they’ll take you through the news making headlines – both in the M&G paper and elsewhere. From the Oscar Pistorius shooting to an interview with Chester Missing and Eusebius McKaiser, we have some serious and some fun. They’ll be looking at the aftermath of Sona and hearing about The Zim Stock Exchange being the best performing in the continent in the past few years. And of course there’s our Weekly Choon, where we dedicate a song and take a snipe at a deserving public figure of the week. Tune in, 9am – 10am on [2ovfm]

Mr Delivery Monday Blues Competition – Got the Monday Blues? Winning ought to make you happy! Tune in to Just Josie from 12h00-14h00 and find out how you can cure your Monday Blues with Mr Delivery and 2ovfm! [justjosie]

FRESH PODCASTS 

What Is The Best Or Worst Date You’ve Been On? – The theme of the show this week was ‘Valentine’s Day’ and Dylan and Simon asked the big question: What is the best or worst date you’ve been on? The Brothers recounted some of their more memorable, though suspiciously questionable, dates. As always there was the usual silly banter, ‘The Unprepared Prepared Play’, ‘The Brothers Streep Review’, and a special live version of an outdated love song. Andrew closed off the show with a Valentine’s themed edition of ‘The quiz’. [podcast]