Parties Call For Probe Into Madonsela Death Threats – Political parties are calling for a thorough investigation into claims of a plot to kill Public Protector Thuli Madonsela. [ewn]
A Muslim Bus Driver’s Son Has Just Beaten A Millionaire Banking Heir To Become The Mayor Of London – London’s mayoral race had been a prince and pauper tale, as the son of a bus driving immigrant took on the scion of a banking dynasty in the battle to lead one of the world’s richest cities. [vice]
Apple Steps Up On Enterprise With SAP Partnership – Apple struck a partnership with software firm SAP to develop business apps for its iPhones and iPads, as the consumer electronics company continues its push towards enterprise solutions. [wl]
Facebook Confirms it Will Sponsor Trump’s Republican National Convention – With Donald Trump all but nominated as the Republican Party’s presidential candidate, Facebook has confirmed to Recode that it will remain a sponsor of the GOP’s July convention in Cleveland. That’s despite an activist group urging tech companies to pull their support for the event, which they characterize as “sponsoring” Trump’s contentious platform. [fort]
Jeff Bezos Sells $671M Worth Of Amazon Shares In His Largest Stock Sale Ever – Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos sold more than 1 million shares of company stock in the past three days, worth a total of $671.29 million, according to a regulatory filing this afternoon. [gw]
South Africa May Re-Consider Regulated Rhino Horn Trade In Future – South Africa does not rule out a future call for regulated international trade in rhino horn trade, despite its decision not to push for legalisation at an upcoming CITES conference, a cabinet minister said Sunday. [tlive]
BBC Reporter Detained In North Korea And Expelled – The BBC’s correspondent Rupert Wingfield-Hayes has been detained in North Korea and is being expelled over his reporting. [bbc]
Gupta TV ANN7 Could Get Canned – The woes of Gupta-owned Oakbay Investments could get worse with its Africa News Network (ANN7) news channel possibly being pulled from Multichoice’s DStv satellite television service. [f24]
‘We Are Very Pleased With Moody’s Report’ Says Ramaphosa – Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa has welcomed the confirmation by Moody’s Investor Service of South Africa’s sovereign ratings at Baa2, the presidency said on Sunday. [enca]
Zuma’s Nkandla Bill May Come To Just R1 Million – President Jacob Zuma is unlikely to pay back more than a million rand of the R246-million of taxpayers’ money spent on his Nkandla home. [stimes]
Sean Penn Raves About South Africa – Cape Town, Port Edward, Upington and Pella in the Northern Cape got the nod from Hollywood bad boy Sean Penn as locations for his new movie, The Last Face. [iol]
Mexico Drug Lord ‘El Chapo’ Moved To Jail On U.S. Border – Mexican drug boss Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman was moved on Saturday from a jail in central Mexico to a prison in Ciudad Juarez, a northern city on the U.S. border, in a move that appears to bring him closer to extradition to the United States. [huff]
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Judge Leans Redstone’s Way In Trial Over Media Mogul’s Mental State – A judge called Sumner Redstone’s deposition “strong evidence” that the media mogul knew what he was doing when he ejected an ex-girlfriend from his life, suggesting Redstone has the upper hand in a trial over his mental competence that began on Friday. [reuters]
Prince Harry Criticises ‘Incessant’ Intrusions Into His Private Life – Prince Harry has criticised “incessant” intrusions into his private life, saying the line between his public and private life had become almost non-existent. [guardian]
Ozzy Osbourne and Sharon Osbourne Split After More Than 33 Years of Marriage – It’s over for Ozzy Osbourne and Sharon Osbourne. The 67-year-old heavy metal rocker and the 63-year-old co-host of The Talk have broken up after more than 33 years of marriage, E! News has learned. [eol]
Novak Djokovic Beats Andy Murray In Madrid Open Final – World number one Novak Djokovic beat defending champion Andy Murray 6-2 3-6 6-3 in the Madrid Open final. The defeat means the 28-year-old Briton will lose his world number two ranking to Roger Federer on Monday. [bbc]
Mayweather, McGregor Tease ‘MMA vs Boxing’ Super-Fight – Are UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor and unbeaten boxer Floyd Mayweather set to fight? The two aren’t shooting down the rumors. [rappler]
Radiohead’s ‘A Moon Shaped Pool’: Here’s Where You Can Stream It – After temporarily disappearing from the Internet and then releasing two new singles, Radiohead released its ninth album on Sunday — but it isn’t available everywhere. [mash]
Why Your Browser Is Warning You About Pirate Bay – Access to torrent site The Pirate Bay appears to be blocked by most major browsers, users noticed on Saturday. [vice]
Justin Bieber Gets New Face Tattoo – Justin Bieber has collected his share of arm tattoos, but he recently decided to put fresh ink on his face. The singer posted a picture of his new small, but visible, face tat in an Instagram photo. [bb]
Radiohead Drops New Album A Moon Shaped Pool – Radiohead released its ninth album, A Moon Shaped Pool, on Apple Music and the album’s website Sunday afternoon. The band had previously announced that it would drop at 2 p.m. ET. [time]
Behind Closed Doors, Lawyers Dig Into Prince’s Estate – Prince left behind no known will when he died April 21, and the work of settling his multimillion-dollar estate is being carried out behind closed doors by tight-lipped lawyers. [fox]
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