Barack Obama Is Coming To South Africa – US President Barack Obama will be heading to South Africa as part of his first major African tour since taking office, the White House said on Monday. [news24]

ANC On Gupta Report: Name-Dropping Is Human Nature – ANC secretary general Gwede Mantashe has downplayed the practice of name-dropping as an inherently South African problem. [mail&guardian]

Zuma, Gupta Relationship Not ANC Business: Mantashe – Gwede Mantashe has said its not necessary for Zuma to explain his relationship with Gupta family. [enca]

Oscar Pistorius Will Not Compete For The Rest Of The Year – Paralympic gold medallist Oscar Pistorius will not compete again this year as he awaits trial for murder. [bbc]

Apple Denies Avoiding Taxes, Calls For Reform In Senate Testimony – Apple has officially released the statement CEO Tim Cook will give before Congress on May 21st, defending the company’s tax practices and asking for an overhaul of the system. [theverge]

James Bond’s Watch To Go Under The Hammer – A watch worn by Sean Connery in the James Bond movie Thunderball is set to sell for £60,000 (R855,000) at Christie’s – after being picked up at a car boot sale for just £25. [telegraph]

Russia Building ‘Terrorist Killing’ Robo-Cop – You might have thought the world of lethal autonomous robots would be sole be here in the United States, or Japan. Both countries are working on their own version of robotic soldiers. And now Russia has joined their ranks. Only their robo-cop has terrorists in its cross-hairs. [forbes]

John McAfee Home Burns Down in Belize – John McAfee home burns: The Belize home of anti-virus software pioneer John McAfee burned down. The fire did $500,000 in damage two main residences on his property, located on an island in the Central American country, he said. [epoch]

That Feeling When Your Ink Runs Dry During An Urgent Printing Job – If you’re still happy to only buy ink the moment you run out (and need something printed urgently) then you need to grow up. Order ahead of time and get it delivered to your door. Always keep a spare and start living the holiday. [inksaver]

Real Madrid and Mourinho Parting Ways – José Mourinho, the petulant but prosperous Portuguese soccer coach who labeled himself the Special One, will leave Real Madrid at the end of the season and is widely expected to return to the West London powerhouse Chelsea for a second term. [nytimes]

Tumblr’s Porn Can Stay, Suggests Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer – During an investor call Monday morning announcing Yahoo’s $1.1 billion acquisition of media network Tumblr, Yahoo chief executive Marissa Mayer emphasized that Yahoo wants to “let Tumblr be Tumblr,” which she suggested would include allowing its numerous X-rated accounts to continue pumping out pornography undisturbed. [huffers]

‘Gone in 60 Seconds’ Eleanor Ford Mustang sells for $1 million (R9.4 Million) – A 1967 Ford Mustang used during filming of 2000’s hit movie Gone in 60 Seconds has sold at auction for a staggering $1 million. This was no ordinary Mustang, however, as the car in question was none other than the famous ‘Eleanor’ Mustang driven by actor Nicholas Cage in the movie’s closing stages. [foxnews]

Doors Co-Founder Dies – Doors co-founder and keyboardist Ray Manzarek died today in Rosenheim, Germany after a long battle with bile duct cancer. He was 74. [rollingstone]

What Is A Quantum Computer — And Why Does Google Need One? – The nonprofit Universities Space Research Association just splurged on a new toy: A $10 million D-Wave Two quantum computer. The machine is the most advanced commercially available quantum computer in the world. [theweek]

World’s Tallest Building, ‘Sky City’, To Break Ground In China In June [VIDEO] – A Chinese construction company is setting out to build the world’s tallest building, in Changsha, China. And it says it can finish it in one-tenth of the time it took to build the current record holder. [ibtimes]

Recording TV Shows With a Tweet – Ever forget to record a TV show and wish there was another way to do it? Brazil’s largest satellite provider, Sky, is testing a way for subscribers to record shows via Twitter. [adage]

Christina Aguilera Is Looking Great Again – Christina Aguilera has brought the genie out of the bottle one more time — surprising and delighting viewers at last night’s Billboard Music Awards with a sleek, sexy new look and trimmed-down body. [today]

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