Apple Is Plotting An Electric Car For 2019, Report Says – The iPhone maker is moving ahead with plans to ship an electric car, according to a new report. [time]
Local Government Bodyguards Reveal Dirt On VIP Bad Behaviour – It looks like being a cabinet minster in South Africa comes with a couple of perks, not least of which is bodyguards charged with protecting you. [story]
Danny Jordaan Named In Criminal Complaint – Claim of Corruption in South Africa – Danny Jordaan, the chief organizer of South Africa’s 2010 World Cup events, and Molefi Oliphant, a former president of the South African Football Association, were named in a criminal complaint alleging corruption in the vote by FIFA to select the 2010 tournament host. [nyt]
Trump Banned From New York’s South African ‘Madiba’ Restaurant – He might be the world’s foremost authority on hating Mexicans but that doesn’t mean Donald Trump can’t make time to hate on the rest of the world too. [story]
Bitcoin Entrepreneurs See Their Opportunity In The Damaged Economies Of Greece And Argentina – Bitcoin aficionados have long wanted to prove the virtual currency is a good replacement for old-school cash. What better time to press the issue than now, when world governments including Greece and Argentina have struggled to keep their financial systems from collapsing? [mash]
James Small Can’t Stop Tweeting Angry Messages About The Boks – Winning a Rugby World Cup goes a long way to cementing one’s place as a national hero, especially if you’ve managed to fell the freak that was Jonah Lomu in the process. [2ov]
Skype Calling Knocked Offline By Major Outage – Microsoft’s Skype voice and messaging app experienced a major service disruption Monday morning that crippled the app’s core features for some users. [verge]
Economists Predict Reserve Bank To Hold Repo Rate – In light of the US Federal Reserve’s decision not to hike interest rates, the SA Reserve Bank is expected to follow suit and hold the repo rate. [m&g]
Former Springboks Coach Peter De Villiers Tells Heyneke Meyer To Pray – South Africa’s World Cup-winning coach Jake White labelled the current side “plodders” and “a disgrace” while another former Boks coach Peter de Villiers suggested divine intervention was the only answer left for Heyneke Meyer’s side. [stuff]
U.S. Investment Agency To Fund $400 Mln S.Africa Solar Power Plant – The Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), the United States’ government development finance institution, said it has approved funding for a $400 million solar farm in South Africa as part of new energy projects in emerging markets. [reuters]
Rugby World Cup 2015: Prince William Rooting For Wales To Beat England – In Order To keep Harry Quiet – The Duke of Cambridge is the vice patron of the Welsh Rugby Union, and will be cheering against Harry’s England and the Rugby Football Union. [tele]
Snoop Dogg Launches Merry Jane, A Pot-Flavored Lifestyle Media Platform – Snoop is entering the tech sphere in a whole new way, with the launch of his very own platform called Merry Jane. [tc]
With WatchOS 2, The Apple Watch Comes Into Its Own – Everything you want to know about the new Apple Watch software update. [mash]
Driverless Shuttles Are Hitting Public Roads In The Netherlands – The first driverless vehicles for public roads will be used in the Netherlands this November. [bi]
Thousands Evacuated From Rat-Infested Pollsmoor Prison – At least 4 000 inmates are being evacuated from Pollsmoor prison after at least one prisoner died from a disease related to rat infestation. [m&g]
How Much Money Will Taylor Swift Make From Sales Of Ryan Adams’ Album? – As one of the principal songwriters on her album 1989, Taylor Swift will make money from every copy of the Ryan Adams version. [fort]
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Maddox Jolie-Pitt Wants To Be An Actor – Maddox, the eldest son of actors Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt, is keen to follow in the steps of his parents to become an actor. [bs]
Man Found Guilty Of Pushing Wife Off Cliff For Insurance Money – Harold Henthorn had taken out millions in life insurance policies before the death of his wife, Toni, three years ago in Rocky Mountain National Park. Henthorn’s first wife, Lynn, died under similarly suspicious circumstances in 1995, prosecutors said. [bf]
January Jones And Will Forte Break Up – E! News has learned that The Last Man Standing pair have called it quits after dating for five months. No details surrounding their break up have been revealed. E! News has reached out to reps for comment. [eonline]
Mariah Carey Beams Alongside James Packer On The Red Carpet – Mariah Carey and her billionaire boyfriend, James Packer, attended the New York premiere of The Intern on Monday. [ps]
Kendall Jenner Has Her Nipple Pierced – Kendall Jenner‘s got a bad girl side and a nipple piercing to prove it. [p6]
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