Alibaba Is Overpriced And Overhyped — So What Else Is New? Alibaba may be a Chinese company, but this IPO is an all-American way for inside holders to get rich. [time]
Thousands Of Russians March To End The War In Ukraine – And Topple Putin – Few protests are permitted in Moscow, and the surge of anti-war—and anti-Putin—demonstrators on Sunday suggests why. [beast]
Mars Maven Mission Arrives In Orbit – The US space agency’s (Nasa) latest Mars satellite has arrived successfully in orbit above the planet. [bbc]
‘Prophet’ Planning SA Visits – Pastor TB Joshua wants to visit South Africa to meet the families of those killed in the collapse of the guest house at his church in Lagos, Nigeria. [tlive]
Jacob Zuma Still ‘Not Safe’ In Nkandla Compound – The Special Investigating Unit report on Nkandla recommends that the police evaluate its security situation — and soon. [m&g]
ANC Wants Zuma Protected In Parliament – The ANC’s national executive committee wants Parliament to protect President Jacob Zuma and his deputy Cyril Ramaphosa from “humiliation and embarrassment” from opposition parties. [citizen]
Intruder Makes It Over The Fence And Through The White House Doors – Tourists and peace protesters barnacled outside the White House on Friday evening caught quite a show when a Texas man scaled the White House fence, raced across the lawn, and through the north portico doors before being nabbed by Secret Service agents. [gawker]
Two Arrested With 324kg Dagga In Bakkie – Eastern Cape police spokesperson Mali Govender said two men found in possession of dagga were arrested in Grahamstown on Sunday. [n24]
John Key Wants New Zealand Flag Referendum To Ditch Union Jack – New Zealand could have a referendum on whether to change the flag next year if Prime Minister-elect John Key has his way. [smh]
Stolen Nude Photos Of Rihanna, Kim Kardashian And More Female Celebrities Leaked Online– More female celebrities appear to have been targeted by hackers, with explicit images of Rihanna, Kate Bosworth and new images of Jennifer Lawrence being leaked online. [smh]
Lewis Hamilton Wins Singapore Grand Prix And Takes Lead In Driver’s Championship After Nico Rosberg Retires – Lewis Hamilton chalks up win number 29 of his Formula One career to finally regain the lead of this year’s world title fight after Nico Rosberg suffers only his second retirement of the season. [tele]
The Largest Climate March In History – They’re calling it the largest mobilization against climate change in the history of the planet. Hundreds of thousands of demonstrators of all ages and from around the world turned out for the massive People’s Climate March Sunday, filling the streets of midtown Manhattan with demands for global leaders take action to avert catastrophic climate change. [msnbc]
Thousands of Ravens Fans Line Up to Trade In Their Ray Rice Jerseys – Thousands of Baltimore Ravens fans are streaming into M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore, Maryland, to exchange their Ray Rice No. 27 jerseys, the team’s former running back who the NFL indefinitely suspended after TMZ leaked video footage of Rice knocking out his then-fiancée in a hotel elevator. The incident has since sparked a national conversation about domestic violence. [mash]
Colin Farrell Confirms That He’s Joining The Cast Of ‘True Detective’ – Colin Farrell has just filled in one piece of the True Detective casting puzzle by confirming that he’ll be joining the HBO series for its second season. The actor shared the news in an interview with the Sunday World (via Buzzfeed). “I’m doing the second series. I’m so excited,” he told the Irish newspaper. [rollingstone]
Wednesday’s Powerball Jackpot Is R2.5 Billion – Get Your Tickets – Those of us who have bought a ticket for each of these rollovers don’t see it as a waste – it’s part of the ride and the thrill. But for those of you who haven’t spent a cent… you’d be NUTS not to get in now. This is reaching record levels. Get your tickets now [here]
Man Who Had Sex With His Puppy Will Go to Prison for Five Years – A Daytona Beach, Fla. man will go to prison for five years after his neighbors caught him in the act of raping and fondling his eight-month-old pit bull puppy named Coco. [gawker]
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Today’s shows:
The Bailey Schneider Show 11am – Bailey needs no introduction, 2ov’s sassy lunchtime DJ. Join her for LIVE in studio interviews, giveaways and many a tweet. Tune in for all this as well as the latest entertainment, music and lifestyle news from 12pm – 2pm. [Bailey]
The Spicy Fiesta with The Dirty Mexican 3pm – Take a walk on the Spicy side of all things Trance and alternative, one of our most entertaining and unique shows. Tune in and Chill out to the great sounds of the Dirty Mexican coming to you LIVE from 3pm -5pm [Dirty Mexican]
The Kwaai Show 5pm – South Africa’s first video game talk show. Most video game news today is all about click bait headlines and rumour mill grinding, but the Kwaai show hopes to be different. 5pm – 6pm [Kwaai]
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