Robert Mugabe Plotted Jacob Zuma Assassination, Document Claims – Zimbabwe’s political rivals have clashed over an apparently secret document said to be from intelligence sources that alleges an outlandish plot by President Robert Mugabe to hire a Lebanese murder squad to assassinate his South African counterpart, Jacob Zuma, and a top diplomat. [guardian]

Madiba Might Be Home Soon – Former President Thabo Mbeki said he believes that Nelson Mandela’s doctors will soon be sending the ailing statesman home to recuperate. [ewn]

Malema Asks Why Mandela Is Not At State Hospital – Nelson Mandela could have been treated at the Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital if government had invested in facilities there, says Julius Malema. [mail&guardian]

J.K. Rowling Unmasked For Writing As ‘Robert Galbraith’ – J.K. Rowling, the creator of the bestselling Harry Potter fantasy novels for children, reportedly has been unmasked for writing a detective novel for adults under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith. [wallstreetjournal]

‘Poor Whites’ In Pretoria To Get Homes On Mandela Day – President Jacob Zuma will hand over houses to the community of Danville in Pretoria on Mandela Day, the presidency said on Sunday. [news24]

US 100m Sprinter Fails Dope Test – Tearful former double sprint world champion Tyson Gay said on Sunday he had tested positive for a substance he could not identify and was pulling out of next month’s world championships in Moscow. [timoi]

‘Glee’ Actor Cory Monteith Found Dead In Vancouver Hotel Room – Canadian actor Cory Monteith, best known as one of the stars of the Fox television show “Glee,” was found dead in his Vancouver hotel room Saturday afternoon. He was 31. [foxnews + these guys report a possible drug overdose]

Twitter Not Shy To Hand Over Racist Users’ IDs – Twitter has handed over data that will help identify who posted racist tweets to the network’s French service in October 2012. [bbc]

Paris Train Derailment That Killed Six And Injured Dozens – A French rail official said on Saturday that a faulty rail joint may have caused the train derailment outside Paris that left six people dead and dozens injured. [independent]

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George Zimmerman Found Not Guilty; Looks Forward to ‘Getting His Life Back’ – In a shocking end to the trial that riveted the US, a jury found George Zimmerman not guilty of any charges in the killing of Trayvon Martin. [dailybeast]

Royal baby: Relaxed William Plays Polo As World Waits For News – The wait for news of the royal baby is causing tension and excitement across the nation, with office workers holding sweepstakes to predict the child’s name and bookmakers wrongly predicting that he or she would be born on Sunday. [telegraph]

Bastille Day: How Peace And Revolution Got Mixed Up – When the French paraded on Sunday for their national day they marked the fall of the Bastille prison-fortress on 14 July 1789. Everyone knows that. Or do they? In fact there is a surprising twist in the story of this proud Republican anniversary. [bbc]

Rihanna Parties Until Dawn With ace Car Driver Lewis Hamilton – Eyebrows were raised at Monaco nightclub Jimmy’z Monte Carlo when they who Rihanna was partying with: Newly single race car driver Lewis Hamilton, Pussycat Doll Nicole Scherzinger‘s ex. [radar]

Sales Of Adult Diapers To Surpass Baby Diapers In Aging Japan – Japan’s rapidly aging population is producing some interesting new business opportunities, including a booming market for adult diapers. [quartz]

SuperSport Stun Man City – SuperSport United upset English giants Manchester City 2-0 in their Nelson Mandela Football Invitational pre-season friendly at Loftus Versfeld on Sunday. [sport24]

After Asiana 214, Examining the Intricacies and Perils of Landing a Modern Airliner – Much of the speculation about why Asiana Airlines flight 214 crashed-landed in San Francisco, killing two people and injuring scores more, is focusing on the pilot’s experience and the equipment used. Information released by investigators thus far raises several questions, the biggest being why the Boeing 777 slowed so dramatically in the final minute of its approach. [wired]

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Cape Town Girl With Rare Life Threatening Condition, Jenna Lowe With Bailey Schneider, 14h00 – was diagnosed with a rare, little-known, degenerative, life-threatening lung disease called Primary Pulmonary Hypertension. This beautiful bright child has launched a blog detailing her journey. Jenna recently wrote a song to capture her emotions of living with this debilitating condition. It is called “I need more time”. The song is sung by her gorgeous younger sister, Kristi. Both sisters will be on The Bailey Schneider Show at 2pm today. [baileyschneider]

Billabong team rider, Matt Bromley On Captain Kai’s World, 18h00 – Matt Bromley is on the show this evening chatting about the Jbay Open of Surfing, Mr Price Pro and more. Get your fill 2 hours of action sport updates and insights right here on [captainkaisworld]