Punk Rock Icon Tommy Ramone Dies – Punk rock fuel-injected the beat of rock and roll in the mid-1970s with a frenetic tempo. On Friday, the drummer who gunned out those rhythms with pioneering punk band the Ramones passed away. [cnn]

Germany Wins World Cup On Mario Goetze’s Brilliance – Germany became World Cup champion for the fourth time on Sunday night, and the first European team in history to clinch soccer’s greatest prize on South American soil. [yahoo]

Sexwale ‘Caught Up’ In US Probe Of Suspect DRC Mining Deal – A company founded by the ANC stalwart apparently profited from notorious mine takeover and could be drawn into American corruption investigation. [m&g]

Lies And Skandaal At The SABC – After a week in which it seemed the chaos at the SABC had reached its climax, Sunday brought news that matters were even worse than they first seemed. Not only is the COO someone who doesn’t have a matric, and lied about it. Now, according to the City Press, the chair also lied about her qualifications. [dailymav]

Family Tell Of 47-Day Ordeal On Modise’s Farm: ‘We Starved Along With The Pigs’ – Makgotso Vanwyk had no food to give her one-year-old. It seemed the child was always crying, a wail that drifted across the dusty landscape. [tlive]

Cue Julius..

I Was A Better Farmer Than Thandi Modise – Julius Malema – “If people can’t take care of their own animals, how can they take care of the country? That is a demonstration of failure. The ANC must be ashamed to have a leader of that stature who does not care about the wellbeing of her own animals.” [citypress]

New Groupon SA Boss Eyes E-Commerce, Mobile – E-commerce is an important strategy businesses are moving towards, with “huge potential for growth in South Africa”, entrepreneur Emilian Popa told Fin24 after his appointment on Thursday as new CEO of Groupon South Africa. [fin24]

2% Of Catholic Priests Are Pedophiles – Pope – An Italian newspaper has quoted the Pope as saying that “about two percent” of Roman Catholic priests are pedophiles. The Pontiff allegedly said that child sex abuse is “a leprosy in our house” and promised solutions to priests’ enforced celibacy. [rt]

Brazil Coach Luiz Felipe Scolari Refuses To Quit – Luiz Felipe Scolari declined to make a decision on his future today, saying it will be up to the Brazilian football confederation to decide whether he will continue as Brazil’s coach after the World Cup. [stuff]

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Assisted Dying: Church of England Seeks Inquiry – It follows a U-turn by former Archbishop of Canterbury Lord Carey, who said he would back legislation to allow the terminally ill in England and Wales get help to end their lives. [bbc]

Plane With Swastika Banner Flies Over New York, Stuns Beachgoers – The plane towing a banner that read ‘Proswastika’ in all capital letters was seen in Brighton Beach and Coney Island. Councilman Mark Treyger said he received several complaints about the anti-Semitic display. [nydn]

David Cameron Pledges £1.1 Billion To Fight Cyber Terrorists – Prime Minister says Armed Forces must adapt to deal with “unseen enemies” and that spending on “intelligence and surveillance” equipment, such as drones, is a “national necessity” [telegraph]

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Planet Of The Apes Sequel Rules The Weekend Box Office – Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, which takes place ten years after Rise of the Planet of the Apes, jolted the weekend box office with $73 million, and also took 20th Century Fox across the $1 billion mark in domestic ticket sales this year — the first studio to do so this year. [vulture]

Playboy Set to Release an Issue Shot Entirely by Terry Richardson – While some commercial and editorial clients are distancing themselves from Terry Richardson, others are celebrating their relationship with the photographer-slash-sexual harasser. [jez]

Man’s Bull-Running Selfie in Spain Is Extreme — And Illegal – “Extreme selfies” are becoming a photographic genre all their own. The latest entry is from a man who decided to take a photo of himself while running away from a bull in Pamplona, Spain during the annual running of the bulls. Participating in the tradition is, of course, a risk, but this is taking danger to a new level. [mash]

Yep, Susan Sarandon Is “Down With Cannabis” – It’s not exactly a secret that Susan Sarandon, like many other reasonable human beings enjoys cannabis from time to time/at almost all the award shows. But at 67, the lady’s done something right, and she’s shared with Britain’s Hello! her secret. [jez]

Forest Whitaker’s New Cause: Child Soldiers – Exclusive: On a visit to South Sudan, the man who once played Idi Amin talks about the suffering of boys and girls in armies around the world—and in U.S. gangs. [beast]

Tracy Morgan Is Suing Walmart Over Deadly Limo Crash – A Walmart trucker driving 20 mph over the speed limit hit Morgan’s limo, badly injuring the comedian and killing friend and colleague James McNair. [time]

Cheryl Cole Confirms Marriage To Boyfriend Of Three Months – Cheryl Cole married her French boyfriend a week ago, she has confirmed. The Girls Aloud singer made the announcement that she had tied the knot with Jean-Bernard Fernandez-Versini on July 7. [irex]

Justin Theroux Used To Dig Through The Garbage For Food – The 42-year-old star was forced to dig through the bins looking for food during the 1990s in order to survive as he was a struggling actor living in New York City. [ch24]

Summer Stunner – Cressida Bonas swaps dressed-down style for stunning pink dress as she joins Duchess of York at a family wedding. [dm]

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