So the BBC is a mighty wily machine.

The YouTube vid they put up on Monday of The Stig revealing himself to be Michael Schumacher has  limited viewing time so sods like me who put it up on our sites have run out of time … already … only two days laters.

So, dear users and Clarkson fans, in lieu of Schumi’s sexy little wink after he whisks the white helmet off, here’s a bizarre video of a decidedly gay cartoon Stig doing something called the Caramelldansen. Something this naff could only be of German origin:

Stig Caramelldansen

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Five things you need to know today

1. Top Gear’s The Stig has been revealed: it’s Michael Schumacher. Check out the vid below:

2. There much up in Media Land today. David Bullard has his High Court date with the Sunday Times.

3. And the Evil Empire in Ireland, parent company of the Independent newspapers in SA,  has come up with a discounted rights offer that is expected to be bought up by its lenders and two main shareholders though analysts question just how much cash Tony O’Reilly and Denis O’Brien have to hand. Read the Reuters story here.

4. IOL reports that Social Development Minister Edna Molewa has asked the Special Investigation Unit  to look into the release of R4.3-million to a Durban businessman from the SA Social Security Agency. Mabheleni Ntuli allegedly received R2.5-million from the agency for a lavish ANC pre-election party and R1.8-million to buy food parcels for villagers in KwaNxamalala, President Jacob Zuma’s birthplace in KZN. Read the story here.

5. The Times has a fun little story on former advocate Dirk Prinsloo, who was arrested recently for trying to rob a bank in Belarus. They’ve picked up an interesting snippet or two from the Belarus media that Prinsloo spent two weeks planning the robbery that involved the purchase of a toy gun and gas cannister. And he calls himself a South African! Where the AK47, dude? Read the story here.

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