Pistorius To Be Sentenced In June For Murder – South Africa’s former Olympic track star Oscar Pistorius appeared briefly in a Pretoria court where a judge scheduled five days in June to determine his sentence for murdering his girlfriend. [more]
Electronic Tracking Devices Letting Oscar Pistorius Down – The electronic tracking devices meant to monitor the movements of Oscar Pistorius have been incorrectly indicating that he violated the conditions of his release on bail‚ the court heard on Monday. [tlive]
ANC Activists’ Son To Run As DA’s Ekurhuleni Mayoral Candidate – Ghaleb Cachalia, the son of activists Amina and Yusuf Cachalia, is set to be announced as the Democratic Alliance (DA) mayoral candidate in Ekurhuleni on Tuesday, the Financial Mail reported. [bdl]
Two Suspects Arrested In Langebaan Raid In Cape West Coast – The police in Western Cape have arrested two suspects and seized abalone valued at R9 million during a raid on a smallholding in Langebaan on the Cape West Coast. [enca]
Ecuador Earthquake Death Toll Rises To Over 400, Billions In Damage – Touring a city ravaged by the earthquake that killed at least 413 people, Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa on Monday contemplated a rebuilding costing billions of dollars and a potentially “huge” impact on the fragile OPEC economy. [huff]
Nene Appointed To Allan Gray Board – Former finance minister Nhlanhla Nene has been appointed a non-executive director at Allan Gray. [f24]
Uruguay To Test World’s First State-Commissioned Recreational Cannabis – For a Latin American narcotics kingpin, Guillermo Delmonte cuts a low key figure. The 29-year-old Uruguayan has never smoked cannabis in his life. He’s never smoked a cigarette either, and he barely drinks. When asked if he has any vices, he has to pause to think. “I’m addicted to orange juice. Perhaps,” he eventually says with a bemused laugh. [guardian]
List Of Supposed Rhodes Rapists Goes Viral – Students quickly gathered and marched on the campus in Grahamstown, while there was support and outrage on social media over the list. [iol]
Australia Politician Mocks Depp And Heard Apology Video – The Australian politician who threatened to kill Johnny Depp and Amber Heard’s dogs has made fun of the star couple’s apology video. [bbc]
Camilla Made Prince William Dump Kate Middleton, Royals Biographer Claims – Juicy new details about Prince Charles’s second wife includes her role in briefly splitting apart the future duke and duchess and her fight with Diana. [db]
Co-Founders Of Ben & Jerry’s Arrested At Capitol – The co-founders of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream were arrested at the U.S. Capitol Monday. [cnn]
Australia Tests Mail Delivery Drones – If you needed any further proof that drones can be mail couriers, you just got it. Australia Post has successfully field-tested a drone system that would deliver small packages, particularly time-sensitive goods like medication. [eng]
Donald Trump Confuses 9/11 With 7-Eleven – Donald Trump tried to secure victory in Tuesday’s New York GOP primary by praising the heroes of 9/11 at a Buffalo rally Monday — but botched the compliment by saying cops and firefighters responded on “7-Eleven.” [nyp]
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Netflix’s Global Growth Is Slowing – And Australia Is To Blame – The streaming video company reported its quarterly results in the US this morning. Shares have tanked by as much as 10 per cent in after hours trading, after it forecast weaker than expected growth in subscribers in the current quarter – and it turns out Australia is a key part of that. [smh]
Novak Djokovic And Serena Williams Win Laureus Awards For Third Time – The world No1 players Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams completed a clean sweep for tennis as they won the Laureus sportsman and sportswoman of the year awards in Berlin on Monday. [guardian]
Beat The Cold This Winter: Push A Button And A Nurse Will Arrive To Give You Flu Shots – Flu season is on its way, and there’s a chance you can beat it this Friday with the push of a button. Beats sniffling your way through another weekend. [here]
Siri Announces WWDC 2016 Will Be Held June 13th Through June 17th In San Francisco – In an unusual chain of events, it appears Apple is announcing the WWDC dates through Siri. [9to5]
Kate Middleton And Prince William To Host Barack And Michelle Obama At Kensington Palace For Queen’s Birthday – The British royal family will host U.S. President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama at a dinner at Kensington Palace Friday, according to a tweet posted on the palace’s verified account Monday. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, aka Prince William and Kate Middleton, as well as Prince Harry, are expected to greet the first couple. [ibt]
Here’s Another Sneaky Picture From One Of Cape Town’s Undercover Sleuths – We have another amateur sleuth on the loose in Cape Town, snapping an undercover picture of a barista doing his thing. [here]
Tidal, Kanye West Face Class Action Lawsuit Over ‘The Life of Pablo’ – “Kanye has the power to send one tweet out into the world and get 2 million people to act on it. This suit is about holding him accountable when he abuses that power,” attorney says. [rs]
Pearl Jam Cancels Raleigh Concert Over North Carolina’s Anti-LGBT Law – Pearl Jam is not showing indifference when it comes to North Carolina’s controversial new anti-LGBT l aw. [nydn]
Venezuela Is More Fucked Than Ever – Venezuela, one of the world’s least successful nations, is seriously fucked. How much more fucked is Venzuela since the last time we told you how fucked Venzuela is? [gawk]
Rihanna And Leonardo DiCaprio May Have Rekindled Their Romance At Coachella – Rhianna and Leonardo DiCaprio were seen together at Coachella (technically, at Neon Carnival) sparking rumors that the two celebs had rekindled a romance that may have never happened to start with. [mash]
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