Five things you need to know about SA today

1. Now here’s a Twitter sensation. News24 has a story about astronaut Mike Massimino, who is part of a team who blasted off this week to service the Hubble telescope. He Tweeting away (search for Astro_Mike on on Twitter.com) and by the time of writing he already had 224 632  followers. Stephen Fry (at 487 710 followers today), eat your heart out! Read the full story here. It’s a pity Fry’s not on the space mission, taking pics of his dinners and being witty.

2. The M&G has a very interesting story about Brett Kebble’s art auction last week. It seems there are now questions about whether Vladimir Tretchikoff painted more than one version of his famous Lost Orchid which netted R2.9-million at the auction. Oopsie! They picked up the story from Beeld, who ran it on Tuesday. Read the M&G story here.

"Lost Orchid" by Tretchikoff

3. Cape Judge President John Hlophe is back in court today, says The Times, as he seeks an interdcit in the High Court against the Judicial Services commission hearing into his allegedly trying to influence judges on the now dropped case against President Jacob Zuma. Read the full story here.

4. Human Settlements Minister and businessman Tokyo Sexwale is taking legal advice about potential conflicts of interest between his business concerns and his appointment to the cabinet, says Business Day. Sexwale is executive chairman of Mvelaphanda Group that has investments in construction and property. Read the full story here.

5. And The Times has a run down on the new faces in Zuma’s cabinet. There are quite a few of newbies — some may say lightweights for big jobs — but then there’s no training school for ministers. Read the story here.

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