R5 Billion Koeberg Chaos – An epic battle in the Constitutional Court between Eskom and French firm Areva, in the one corner, and Toshiba subsidiary Westinghouse, in the other, is casting doubt on the future of South Africa’s only nuclear plant, Koeberg. [cp]
US Dad Seeks Justice In SA For Daughter’s Murder – The father of an American woman murdered in Cape Town has arrived in the country, saying he wants justice for his daughter. [enca]
Mbeki Launches Veiled Attack On Zuma For Disregarding The Constitution – Thabo Mbeki believes the responsibility for SA’s failure to achieve its constitutional ideals lies firmly at the feet of its leaders. [mg]
Guptas’ Dubai Move Puts Treasury In Spotlight – National Treasury is facing a transparency test, according to David Maynier, DA spokesperson on finance. Maynier said he still hasn’t had word on whether the Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC), which falls under National Treasury, was conducting an investigation into the Gupta family. [f24]
Vodacom Has Given Up On Revolutionary Mobile Money Service M-Pesa, In South Africa – Vodacom, South Africa’s largest mobile network, announced Monday (May 9) that it will shut down its M-Pesa service in the country. The mobile money-transfer service will end June 30. [qz]
Internet Video Views Is A 100 Percent Bullshit Metric – We are, right now, in the midst of a digital media upheaval. What was previously conventional wisdom—that a media company with hopes of turning a profit needs, above all, to achieve scale—is being proven false. The new conventional wisdom is that video will be digital media’s savior, but it is only a matter of time before this is proven false too. [gawker]
Independent Settles With Former Editor Dasnois – The more than two-year long dispute between Independent Media and former Cape Times editor Alide Dasnois came to an end on Monday when the parties agreed to a settlement in the Labour Court case. [iol]
Local Startup, ThisIsMe Gets $2.5m Funding Round, Is Set For International Expansion – ThisIsMe, the online verification startup, has landed US$2.5-million in funding to fuel its international expansion efforts. [vb]
South Africa Secures $16.5 Million for National Internet Rollout – South Africa has set aside 250 million rand ($16.5 million) to start the first phase of broadband roll-out across Africa’s most industrialized economy and will approach the private sector, banks and development institutions about additional funding, the telecommunications minister said. [bloom]
South Africa’s Unemployment Rate Just Surged To A 12-Year High – South Africa’s unemployment rate just hit a 12-year high. The country’s unemployment rate increased to 26.7% in the first quarter of 2016, up from 24.5% in the fourth quarter of 2015, according to the Quarterly Labour Force Survey. [busins]
Trump Taps Christie To Lead Transition – New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie will serve as the chairman for Donald Trump’s transition team should the billionaire businessman win the presidential election this fall. [cnn]
Former ‘Stop Trump’ Megadonor Switches Sides – Once a big donor to the anti-Trump movement, billionaire broadcasting executive Stanley Hubbard is now backing the presumptive GOP nominee. [politico]
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Mexico Judge Clears ‘El Chapo’ Guzman Cxtradition To US – A federal judge in Mexico has ruled that drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman can be extradited to the US. Guzman is wanted there on charges of smuggling vast amounts of drugs into the country. [bbc]
Think You’re Safe From CyberCrime? You’re So Very Wrong [Infographic] – If you have yet to realise that cybercrime is a pretty concerning threat to many businesses – and individuals – then it’s about time you read this. [here]
Food Blogs And Online Exercise Regimes Fuel Eating Disorders, Clinic Warns – Food blogs and online exercise regimes are fuelling anorexia and eating disorders in young people, an exclusive private health clinic has warned. [tele]
George W Bush’s Daughter Asks Prince Harry If He’d Be Interested In Marrying Her Sister And Having Children – The prince was being interviewed by the former President’s daughter Jenna Bush Hager following the launch of his Invictus Games in Florida. [mirror]
Russell Brand’s ‘Girlfriend Laura Gallacher is Five Months Pregnant – With funnyman’s first child’ [dm]
Julian Assange Gets A Kitten To Keep Him Company In London Embassy – WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who is still inside the the Ecuadorian Embassy in London, has been given a kitten to alleviate his loneliness. [mash]
Jennifer Lawrence Cries For the Kardashians: “They’re Under A Lot of Pressure” – Jennifer Lawrence is shedding tears for the Kardashians. The Oscar winner is such a big fan of the E! reality family that she can’t help but feel their pain. [eol]
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