Ben Affleck Is The New Batman – Oscar-winning director Ben Affleck is set to star as Batman in Warner Bros. Man of Steel sequel, the studio announced Thursday. [insmov]

Incredibly Embarrassing Gupta-TV Video Clips Go Viral – At over 60,000 views, it’s safe to say that the videos from yesterday’s explosively bad day at the Gupta TV (ANN7) news channel have gone viral. You NEED to watch them. [here and here and here] #sobaditsgood

Manning Announces That He Is A Female Named Chelsea – ‘I want everyone to know the real me. I am Chelsea Manning, I am a female,’ says US soldier jailed for 35 years for leaking documents to WikiLeaks. [irishtim] Excellent.

Top Execs On Porn Ring List – Top executives from banks, insurance firms, legal practices and IT companies are said to be on the growing list of alleged South African paedophiles linked to an international child-porn ring. [timeslive]

Applications For Minister Of Supplies Now Open – Are you a connoisseur of French brandy and fine braaing? Are you able to arrange frequent “favours” from friends in high places? If you are an activist for the Human Right to party then this position may just be for you. [here]

Zuma To Appeal Spy Tapes Order – President Jacob Zuma’s legal team will appeal a court order which would have compelled the NPA to hand over the so-called spy tapes which got the president off the hook on corruption charges. [citypress]

ANC Slams Ramphele’s ‘Show-Off Stunt’ – The ANC has criticised AgangSA leader Mamphela Ramphele for asking President Jacob Zuma to reveal details about his personal wealth, describing her challenge as a “show-off stunt”. [news24]

Egypt’s Hosni Mubarak Released From Prison – Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has been transferred from prison to house arrest at a military hospital. [aljazeera]

‘Boyfriend Tracker’ App Removed From Google App Store – all high-tech weapons appear to be fair game — at least to the tens of thousands of Brazilians who downloaded “Boyfriend Tracker” to their smartphones before the stealthy software was removed from the Google Play app store last week. [finpo]

You Could Be A Billionaire By Tomorrow Morning – Think about that for a second. This is just a courteous heads-up to remind you that tonight’s EuroMillions lottery jackpot is sitting on R1.2 billion (€93 million). You can get tickets online from South Africa [here]

Syria: Ban Sending Official Request To Allow UN Probe Of Alleged Chemical Weapons Use – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is asking the Syrian Government to allow a team of United Nations experts to investigate the latest allegations regarding the use of chemical weapons and is sending one of his senior officials to Damascus in this regard. [un]

Louis C.K. Tells David Letterman He Found A Dead Body – Comedian Louis C.K. found himself in a serious situation earlier this summer. While taking his boat out for a little sun and fun off the New York coastline, he spotted a dead body. [nbc]

Custom Bicycle Hits 128 km/h – London-based framebuilder Tom Donhou has managed 80 mph on a hand-made bicycle on the open road — though indoor tests ultimately revealed his bike was capable of reaching 102 mph (164 km/h). [mashable]

Mugabe Sworn In As Zim President For Another 5 Years – Robert Mugabe, Africa’s oldest leader at 89, has been sworn in for a new five-year term in the face of widespread criticism. [mail&guardian]

Those Drug Mules Will Probably Wait Three Years (In Jail) Before Trial – The two British women accused of acting as drug mules in return for a holiday in Peru have been moved to a notoriously tough jail to await trial. [dailymail] Well done. 

Huffington Post To Ban Anonymous Comments – The founder and editor-in-chief of the Huffington Post says that starting next month, she will require readers to identify themselves by name in the comments sections of her eponymous news site. [cnn]

Doctors Investigate Indian Baby For Spontaneous Combustion – A 3-month-old Indian baby is the center of a medical mystery as doctors are trying to determine if the infant suffered from spontaneous human combustion, according to the New York Times. [abc]

Black Keys Divorce: Wife Gets $5 Million… And Bob Dylan’s Hair – Here comes the story of Bob Dylan’s hair … which apparently belongs to the ex-wife of Black Keys singer Dan Auerbach. Seriously. [tmz]

David Cameron Goes Topless On Polzeath Beach In Cornwall – He may be responsible for solving many of the problems facing the country, but David Cameron showed that even he has no answer to the age-old conundrum of how to change gracefully into a swimming costume while on the beach. Mmmm…. so hot. [telegraph]

Woman Has Sex Every Day For A Year – “I came up with the plan to have sex every day for a year, barring any medical problems or logistical issues, and he seemed to be pretty okay with it. I wish it could say it was a profound decision, but the truth is, I was getting worried he was losing interest because I acted uninterested out of insecurity, and he was getting nervous about me saying things like, how awesome do separate bedrooms sound!?” [huffpo]

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