John Cleese To Tour SA – British actor John Cleese who is well known for his role in Spud: The Movie is returning to South Africa with a comedy tour. The comedy legend will be hosting his Alimony Tour in various venues. Catch the intimate performances on the 21st and 22nd October at the Cape Town International Convention Centre and at the Teatro at Montecasino Johannesburg from 25th October until 29th October. [timeslive]

Schwarzenegger’s Next Stop: EU President? – Arnold Schwarzenegger, who made a seamless transition from Hollywood film stardom to California governor, could have his sights set on a new job. The Austrian-born former body builder, 63, at loose ends as he tries to figure out what his next act should be, is being advised by aides to return to his native Europe to run for the EU presidency. He would always be back.. [france24]

Afrikaners Hit By ‘Malemaphobia’ – The ANC is not protecting its youth league president Julius Malema, says secretary-general Gwede Mantashe. “We are not protecting Mr Malema,” he said during cross-examination at the hate speech trial against Malema taking place in Johannesburg. Mantashe also told the court that “Malemaphobia” had hit many Afrikaner organisations. [news24]

MINI And Rolls-Royce Team Up For Special Edition – Iconic compact car maker Mini has unveiled a collaboration with top luxury marque Rolls-Royce at the Auto Shanghai show, which opens this week. Boasting “top-grade materials, the highest level of workmanship and stylish supremacy,” the ‘Mini Inspired by Goodwood’ special edition transfers some of the luxury trappings of a fully-fledged Rolls-Royce into a much smaller package. [luxuo]

Twitter Looking To Buy Tweetdeck For $50Million – Twitter is apparently working on plans to buy TweetDeck, the Adobe AIR-based Twitter client. Negotiations are allegedly in the advanced stages, and could cost Twitter about US$50 million dollars. News of the deal comes via unnamed sources, according to the Wall Street Journal, but they didn’t have any information on what Twitter would do with TweetDeck should both sides agree on terms. [macobserver]

Cape Town Gets International Astronomical Office – The minister of science and technology has launched the International Astronomical Union (IAU) Global Office of Astronomy for Development (OAD) in Cape Town. The IAU decided in 2010 that SA would host the OAD after proposals from several countries were studied. “This is the first step in the execution of the most ambitious global plan ever conceived in astronomy for development,” said the IAU President Robert Williams. [news24]

Gary Busey Endorses Donald Trump For President – Gary Busey may have been voted off Celebrity Apprentice Sunday night, but that won’t keep him from casting his ballot for Donald Trump. On the Today show Monday, Busey said Trump “would be an absolutely good” president. “He knows about this country. He knows the situation we’re in now,” continued Busey. [hollywoodreporter]

Elton John Returns To Vegas – Sir Elton John is returning to Las Vegas for a three-year residency at Caesars Palace with his new Million Dollar Piano show. His return to the hotel’s Colosseum in September follows his five-year run at the hotel with The Red Piano show which ended in April 2009. Sir Elton said the venue was the “perfect, idyllic place to play” and promised “a gargantuan feast of music”. [bbc]

Six Year Old Takes Gun To School In US. Gun Goes Off. Children Hurt – Three children were injured on Tuesday at a Houston elementary school when a gun fell out of a 6-year-old’s pocket and went off in the cafeteria. The incident happened at 10:35 a.m. local time as two classes of 42 kindergarten students were being seated at Betsy Ross Elementary School. It was still unknown whether the other two children, a boy, 6, and a girl, 5, were hit by shrapnel or other debris. [33tv]

Branson Shaves For Charity – For $650, 000 (R4.4-million), not only will British billionaire Sir Richard Branson dress up and serve as a stewardess on Malaysian budget carrier AirAsia X on May 1, but you can shave his legs. AirAsia founder and Team Lotus co-principal Tony Fernandes, having won a bet with Branson at the 2010 Bahrain Formula One GP, said the business magnate would shed his leg hair if someone paid at least $650000. [timeslive]

Kate Middleton’s Coat Of Arms Unveiled – Kate Middleton’s family has had a coat of arms designed, which will feature on a souvenir royal wedding programme. Her father Michael commissioned the heraldic design to mark his daughter’s marriage to Prince William on 29 April. It features three acorn sprigs, one for each of the Middletons’ children: an idea Miss Middleton suggested. [bbc]

Charles Manson Discusses Global Warming – Crazed cult leader Charles Manson has broken a 20-year silence in a prison interview coinciding with the 40th anniversary of his conviction for the gruesome Sharon Tate murders – to speak out about global warming. The infamous killer, who started championing environmental causes from behind bars, bemoaned the ‘bad things’ being done to environment in a rambling phone interview from his Californian jail cell. [dailymail]

Webcam Captures Student’s Murder – Canadian police said Tuesday they still don’t know what caused the death of a student from Beijing who was last seen alive on a webcam by a friend who witnessed her struggling with a man before the camera was abruptly shut off. [time]

Obama Plane Aborts Landing – A White House plane carrying Michelle Obama came dangerously close to a 200-ton military cargo jet and had to abort its landing at Andrews Air Force Base on Monday as the result of an air traffic controller’s mistake. Controllers at Andrews feared that the cargo jet was not moving quickly enough to clear the runway in time for the White House plane to land. I see. So you’re saying he was below the hard deck? [washingtonpost]

Paul Allen Video Interview About His Luxury Lifestyle – Paul Allen has talked openly about his luxurious lifestyle and his upcoming book that criticizes Bill Gates. Paul Allen gave Lesley Stahl of “60 Minutes” a tour of his estate, yacht, space rocket, vintage warplanes and his very private submarine. He also showed his huge collection of rare guitars, including the original Stratocaster Jimi Hendrix used to play “The Star-Spangled Banner” at Woodstock. [bornrich]

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