David Cameron Says Andy Murray Should Be Knighted – Andy Murray should be given a knighthood for winning Wimbledon, David Cameron has suggested. [telegraph]
Tlokwe Shitstorm Continues: ANC Goes To Court Over Tlokwe Mayor’s Unseating – The ANC has filed papers in the high court in Johannesburg against Tlokwe mayor Maphetle Maphetle’s unseating, says the party. [mail&guardian]
Canada Train Explosion: 13 Dead, 50 Missing – At least 50 people are still missing after a train carrying crude oil exploded just metres away from a Quebec bar, killing 13. [skynews]
New Snowden Reveal: The Power of Britain’s Data Vacuum – Britain’s intelligence service stores millions of bits of online data in Internet buffers. In SPIEGEL, Edward Snowden explains GCHQ’s “full take” approach. All data that travels through the UK is captured. [spiegel]
CNN Denies Madiba Funeral Deal – International broadcaster CNN has denied reports that it struck a deal with the Mandela family to broadcast ailing former president Nelson Mandela’s eventual funeral. [iafrica]
Another Royal Baby Due!! – No, it’s not a Prince Harry lovechild. But there is to be another royal baby next year, as Buckingham Palace announced today that Zara Philips is due to give birth in the new year. Click for statement. [dailybeast]
White House: No Immediate Cut In U.S. Aid To Egypt – According to White House spokesman Jay Carney, when it is an “incredibly complex and difficult situation” involving key Middle East player Egypt that requires more time to figure out what response would be in the best interest of the United States as well as promoting democracy in Egypt. [cnn]
Mozambique Army Clamp Down On ‘Bandits’ Hideout – Mozambique’s armed forces have attacked a camp of former rebels in the centre of the country where “bandits” terrorised civilians on the road last month, state media said Sunday. [enca]
Beats Trying To Launch Streaming Music Service With AT&T – Music industry legend Jimmy Iovine wants to launch his Spotify competitor with a big splash, which is why he’s trying to partner with a wireless carrier. [cnet]
George Clooney And Stacy Kiebler Are Overs – George Clooney and Stacy Keibler have split. The former couple were together for nearly two years. “She ended things recently,” the source said. Apparently it “had nothing to do with kids or wanting to get married.” [abc]
San Francisco’s Boeing 777 Crash: Why It Was Survivable – Just two of the 307 people aboard Asiana Flight 214 died in the fiery wreck on the runway. But it’s not divine luck. How pilots, crews and airports prepare for these rare but devastating crashes. [time]
SA Shoppers Go Online To Save, Poll Shows – The tendency of consumers to buy impulsively is greatly reduced when shopping online, according to MasterCard’s 2013 Online Shopping Survey. [fin24]
Durban July Tote Takings Stolen – Thieves snatched the tote takings at one of the Durban July hospitality marquees on Saturday. The Durban July is an elaborate fancy-dress party where people wear their matric dance outfits or anything that makes them look ridiculous. [iol]
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Pearl Jam To Tour Again – Pearl Jam have announced a North American tour that will begin this fall, after a mysterious countdown clock was posted last week on the band’s website. [rollingstone]
Lauryn Hill Has Gone To Jail – Grammy-winning singer Lauryn Hill has started serving her 3-month jail sentence for failing to pay $1 million in taxes over the last decade. Ed Ross, a spokesman for the federal Bureau of Prisons, said that Hill checked into federal prison in Danbury. [aceshow]
Mos Def Attempts Force-Feeding Procedure Used in Guantanamo Bay – To protest the U.S. government’s policy of force-feeding Guantanamo Bay prisoners on hunger strikes, rapper Mos Def — who in early 2012 started calling himself Yasiin Bey — volunteered to be filmed undergoing the standard medical procedure being used on 44 detainees who refuse to eat. [yahoo]
Kate and William’s Baby Will Be The Prince Or Princess Of Cambridge, Royal Officials Reveal – The new Royal baby will have the title His Royal Highness Prince (insert name) of Cambridge, or Her Royal Highness Princess (name) of Cambridge. [dailymail]
Osama Bin Laden Was Stopped For Speeding In Car While On Run In Pakistan, Report Reveals – The hunt for Osama bin Laden might have ended eight years earlier had a Pakistani traffic policeman spotted the world’s most wanted man in a car he had stopped for speeding. [telegraph]
New York Subway Drunk Electrocuted Urinating on Live Rail – A drunk man died after urinating on an electrified third rail on a New York subway line. [ibtimes]
Paris Jackson Is Joining A New School For Troubled Rich Kids – Michael Jackson’s daughter, Paris Jackson, is all set to enrol in the $10m Diamond Ranch Academy for troubled teens in Utah. It is reportedly a secluded treatment centre for 12 to 18-year-olds that specialises in depression and grief management. [ibtimes]
Teen Arrested At Pink’s Concert For ‘Timebomb’ Tweet – A teenage boy is facing criminal charges after he set off a bomb scare by tweeting some of the lyrics of a Pink song at the US pop songstress’s concert on Sunday night at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne. [stuff]
Heather Locklear Is Looking Fantastic At 51 [Photo] – Heather Locklear did not look a single day over perfection when she hit the beach in a bikini while vacationing in Hawaii over the weekend. [huffers]
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Preview Of The Dudes To Dads Event On Mommy Matters, 9am – With just over a week to go until the next Dudes to Dads event, Mommy Matters is letting the men lose in the studio tomorrow morning on the Mommy Matters Show on 2oceansvibe Radio. The idea is to focus the evening on the fathers and their concerns prior to becoming a Dad. “The obvious focus in a pregnancy and the starting of a new family is the mother and rightly so, however, one cannot forget that it took two to tango and we have to look after both sides of the baby’s parents,” says Hardiman. [mommymatters]
Entertainment Africa at 12h45 – Siya from Entertainment Africa joins Sean Magner, standing in for the Just Josie Show to school him and listeners on the latest entertainment news, celeb gossip, music collaborations, new albums and exactly what Zach Galifianakis is up to. Tune in to the Just Josie Show at 12h45. [justjosie]
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