Zuma Swipes Back At Trevor Manuel – President Jacob Zuma yesterday took a veiled swipe at one of his most senior cabinet ministers, Trevor Manuel, who said last week that it was time to stop blaming apartheid for government failures. This all took place during the commemoration at Chris Hani’s grave. Naturally. [timeslive]

John Smit For Sharks CEO? – Former SA Rugby Union CEO and current Saracens chief Edward Griffiths says John Smit would make a valuable contribution to South African rugby if he is appointed Sharks CEO. We’ll see on Monday. [sport24]

Queen Made Personal Decision To Attend Lady Thatcher’s Funeral – Funerals of Diana, Princess of Wales and the Queen Mother will provide template for pageantry and ceremony. [guardian]

Zuma’s R5Million Case Against The Rapport, Dismissed – President Jacob Zuma’s defamation case of R5 million against Rapport newspaper has been dismissed with costs after he failed to respond to an interim court order in the case. [citypress]

Lithuania Uses Google Maps To Find Tax Dodgers – As soon as Google Maps Street View was rolled out in Lithuania earlier this year, tax authorities were ready. Sitting in the comfort of their own offices, inspectors used the free internet program for a virtual cruise around the streets of some of the Baltic country’s big cities. [smh]

Mandelas Want Bizos Out Of Family Business – Nelson Mandela’s children have launched a court bid to remove advocate George Bizos and others as directors of two of his companies, states a report. [mail&guardian]

Yawn: North Korea Nears ‘Dangerous Line’ – North Korea is “skating very close to a dangerous line” after weeks of saber-rattling, U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel warned Wednesday as northeast Asia watched for an expected missile test. [cnn]

Kunene’s ZAR Nightclub Lives Another Day As Cape Royale Hotel Withdraws Application – The upmarket ZAR Lounge in Cape Town has been thrown a lifeline after the owners of the premises from which it operates abandoned their attempts to have it liquidated. [timeslive]

Vettel Is Not Sorry For Beating Webber – Three-time Formula One world champion Sebastian Vettel says he feels no need to apologise for winning following his controversial victory at the Malaysian Grand Prix. [smh]

Mysterious Stone Structure Discovered Beneath Sea of Galilee – A giant “monumental” stone structure discovered beneath the waters of the Sea of Galilee in Israel has archaeologists puzzled as to its purpose and even how long ago it was built. [livescience]

Lamborghini Cop Car On The Streets Of Dubai [Video] – Dubai is well known for being a wealthy city where residents love their supercars. But it’s not only the rich and famous who drive top-of-the-line vehicles: The city’s police force has a Lamborghini. [busins]

Italian Judge Fines Costa $1.3 Million For Concordia Cruise Ship Wreck – A judge in Tuscany has fined Italian cruise line Costa Crociere SpA 1 million euros ($1.3 million) in administrative sanctions for the 2012 wreckage of the Concordia cruise ship that killed 32 people. [foxnews]

Texting While Flying Linked to Helicopter Crash – Texting by a pilot before and during a 2011 medical-helicopter flight in Missouri contributed to its crash, the first time such distractions have been implicated in a fatal commercial-aviation accident, the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board found. [bloomberg]

Teenager Commits Suicide After Photograph Of Her ‘Being Gang-Raped’ Goes Viral – A Canadian teenager committed suicide after photos allegedly showing her being gang-raped spread through her school, her family has said. [telegraph]

 

Test-Tube Baby Pioneer Sir Robert Edwards Dies – The world’s first test-tube baby, Louise Brown, has led the tributes to the pioneer of IVF, who has died aged 87. [bbc]

They’re Making SimCity For Apple Macs – Mac users who can’t wait to get their hands on the rebooted city-building game SimCity finally have a release date to look forward to: June 11. [mashable]

Victoria’s Secret Denies Miranda Kerr Is About To Be Dropped – The boss of lingerie label Victoria’s Secret has released a statement denying they have parted ways with Aussie model Miranda Kerr following reports in the US that Kerr will no longer represent the company after a three-year agreement. [news]

A Home for the Really Rich: Singapore Mansion Listed for $242 Million – A mansion in the heart of Singapore’s central shopping district has just gone on the market – for the low, low price of $242 million. That’s just over R2 billion. [time]

Rumours: Kate Upton And P Diddy? – Call them Diddyup! Here’s a duo that’ll make your heads spin — Kate Upton and Sean “Diddy” Combs are hot and heavy. [nydailynews]

She Denies It – Obviously – The model denied the rumours via her Twitter stream. [here]

17 Things You Never Knew About The Masters – The Masters is one of the most unusual events in sports. It’s all about tradition, and it’s defined by a set of odd rules and customs that just doesn’t exist outside of Augusta National. It’s great. We compiled the oddest traditions that make the Masters and Augusta one of a kind. [busins]

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