Sharapova Handed 2-Year Ban For Failed Drugs Test, Plans To Appeal – The International Tennis Federation (ITF) on Wednesday said five-time Grand Slam champion Maria Sharapova has been banned from tennis for two years after testing positive to a newly-banned substance. [van]

Fitch Spares South Africa From Junk – Fitch Ratings has held South Africa at investment grade, holding the BBB- rating, as many analysts and economists expected. [btech]

Rand Cheered By Fitch Move – The currency advanced a seventh straight day, gaining 1.5 percent to 14.6910 against the dollar at 1.53pm in Johannesburg, the strongest level on a closing basis since May 3 and erasing an earlier 0.5 percent decline. [iol]

South African Security Cluster Has Met Over Terror Alert, Says Presidency – President Jacob Zuma said in a Wednesday statement that the security cluster planned to ensure “the continued safety of all in the country”. [mg]

Malema Earns R1‚222‚606 A Year – MPs Salaries Revealed – As a leader of a minority party‚ the Economic Freedom Fighters leader Julius Malema earns R1‚222‚606 a year or R101‚885 a month‚ according to Africa Check. [tlive]

Vodacom Loses Wi-Fi Calling Complaint – Vodacom and Cell C have been at each other’s throats again in front of the Advertising Standards Authority, this time over a claim by Cell C that it was the first to introduce Wi-Fi calling in South Africa. [tc]

Last Chance To Win A Weber Braai Worth R4 300 For Father’s Day – It’s about time you broke that promise you made years ago and spilled the beans on your funniest braai story. With this massive prize I’m sure everyone will understand. [here]

Telkom To Remove Line Rental For ADSL – Telkom CEO Sipho Maseko said they are set to remove line rental from household broadband services. [mybb]

Four Killed, Six Wounded In Shooting Attack At Tel Aviv Shopping Center – Four people were killed and six others were wounded in a shooting attack at a food and shopping center in Tel Aviv on Wednesday, after two Palestinian gunmen opened fire on passersby. Netanyahu called a security briefing in Tel Aviv. [haa]

President Obama: ‘I Am Worried About The Republican Party’ –  President Obama told Jimmy Fallon on Wednesday that he’s “worried” about the future of the Republican Party in light of the rise of presumptive GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump. [time]

Hillary Clinton’s Next Challenge: Bury Trump And Stay Out Of The Gutter – It’s all over, and it’s all just beginning. Now Clinton must take the fight to Trump, without descending to his level. [beast]

If You Google Every Time You Call A Restaurant, You’re Making A Mistake – I enjoy apps like Instagram and Pinterest, but they’re not adding anything particularly useful to my life. They’re not making me more efficient, you see. [here]

Cristiano Ronaldo Inherits Richest Athlete Throne From Tiger Woods, Floyd Mayweather – Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo and Barcelona striker Lionel Messi topped the Forbes magazine list of the world’s highest-paid athletes on Wednesday in the wake of boxer Floyd Mayweather’s retirement and back surgery for golfer Tiger Woods. [toi]

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Mars One Colony Project To Whittle List of Astronaut Hopefuls To 40 – Mars One — the private venture formed to send people on a one-way trip to the Red Planet — is getting ready to whittle down its astronaut hopefuls from 100 people to just 40. [space]

Monkey Causes Nationwide Blackout In Kenya – Yes, the entire country — was left without power for 15 minutes Tuesday after a rogue monkey got into a power station and triggered a blackout. [cnn]

Here’s One For All Tennis Fans – Your Chance To Dine With The Best – Sure you have the odd braai with mates and watch the rugga, but how about making a proper day of watching your favourite sport? [here]

Apple Is Changing The App Store To Include Subscriptions And Search Ads – Ahead of WWDC 2016, Apple is changing how the App Store works, introducing new paid-subscription options for apps as well as paid search ads. [mash]

Jackpots Over R1 Billion – Mega Millions draw for Friday night is sitting on $280 million (R4 billion), while the Euro Millions  draw on the same night is looking healthy at EUR84 million (R1.4 billion). What a fun evening that will be! Good luck! Get tickets [here]

Picasso Crayon Drawing Now Belongs To SA Art Collector – A 1954 original Picasso crayon drawing that was auctioned for the first time in South Africa is now the property of a local art collector, who parted with a whopping R3-million for it. [enca]

Lily Allen Blasts Divorce Rumours – The Smile singer hasn’t been spotted out publicly with her husband of five years for some time, and has faced frequent speculation that her marriage is in trouble for the past couple of years. [utv]

Ronaldo’s Latest Fling – The very racy Instagram snaps of the Colombian model, 21, pictured looking cosy with Cristiano Ronaldo on board a luxury yacht in Ibiza. [dm]

Bobby Brown Blames Nick Gordon For Bobbi Kristina And Whitney Houston’s Deaths – The R&B singer sat down with ‘20/20’ and broke down discussing the deaths of his daughter and ex-wife. [db]

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