Old Mutual’s South African Insurance Arm Drops Oakbay – More South African companies, including a subsidiary of Old Mutual, have stopped doing business with Oakbay Investments, the company at the centre of a political influence scandal. [bdl]
Shackles, Electric Shock Belts And Fat Rolls At Krejcir Trial – Shackles, electric shock belts and fat rolls formed the central theme of court proceedings as the murder trial of Radovan Krejcir and his quartet of cohorts struggled to get underway. [n24]
Hyperloop Tech Prepares For Historic Public Test, Changes Name – Elon Musk’s dream of transforming yet another form of transportation is inching (or racing, if things go well) toward reality. [mash]
Amazon Video Direct Poses Challenge To YouTube – Online retail giant Amazon has launched an online video service to rival Google’s YouTube. Amazon Video Direct will allow users to post videos and earn royalties. [bbc]
Comair Goes To Court To Avoid Grounding – Comair, the operators of kulula and British Airways domestic flights, says it has launched an urgent interdict in order to ensure its domestic air service license is not suspended, putting the issue of non-compliance with the Air Services Licensing Council to bed once and for all. [t24]
Judiciary Body To Investigate Complaint About Judge’s Racist Remarks – Comments made by high court judge Mabel Jansen caused a storm on social media this week after she said rape was part of black South Africans’ culture. [mg]
Here Are Our Top Five Cape Town Seafood Restaurants – What Do You Think? – One of the perks about living alongside such a glorious coastline is the tasty grub it provides. So who’s coming out on top in the Mother City? [here]
Judge Jansen On Special Leave – Judge Mabel Jansen has agreed to be placed on special leave – the move coming after the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) made the recommendation. [enca]
Ja, look, that’s probably a good idea..
Chaos In Grabouw – The little town of Grabouw erupts into violence after residents of Siyanyazela protest their eviction by anti-land invasion unit after they erected shacks on Department of Public Works land. [ewn]
Barefoot Maniac Stabs Man To Death On Munich Train – A man is dead and three are seriously injured after a barefoot knifeman shouting ‘Allahu akbar’ launched a vicious attack on a German train this morning. [db]
Search Warrant Executed For Prince’s Medical Records, Identifies Doctor Who Treated Him – Prince saw a Minneapolis-area doctor the day before he died, and that doctor was at Prince’s Paisley Park compound to deliver test results on the morning the musician was found dead, according to court records obtained by the Los Angeles Times. [lat]
Sanders Defeats Clinton In West Virginia – Bernie Sanders defeated Hillary Clinton in West Virginia’s Democratic primary Tuesday, while Donald Trump, with no remaining challengers, claimed an easy victory there and in Nebraska among Republicans. [usat]
Coffee Giant Buys Krispy Kreme For $1.35bn – The US doughnut chain will become part of JAB Holdings, owners of Peet’s Coffee & Tea and Caribou Coffee, later this year. [sky]
Australians Planned To ‘Use Small Boat To Join IS’ – Five men arrested in Australia allegedly intended to cross the ocean in a small fishing boat and join the so-called Islamic State group. [bbc]
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Queen Caught On Camera Making Unguarded Comments About ‘Rude’ Chinese Officials During State Visit – The Queen was caught on camera making unguarded comments about the Chinese government during a garden party at Buckingham Palace on Tuesday. [tele]
Hurricanes Assistant Coach Confirms Curfew Breach In South Africa – As many as five Hurricanes players could be dropped for this weekend’s games against the Reds after breaching curfew in South Africa. [stuff]
Dead ISIS Leader Will Be Remembered as Guy Who Looked Like a Huge Kebab Meat Tower – Murderous ISIS officer Abu Wahib is dead, killed by an American airstrike. He was a bloodthirsty killer, who both participated in execution videos and organized military strategy. But in death, we should remember him as he lived: looking like a big-ass shawarma meat stack. [gawker]
Could The World Soon Be Out Of Coffee? – Bananas, sweetcorn and kidney beans all risk being in shorter supply because of the impact of climate change and intensive farming, scientists have warned. [iol]
Stunning Bella Hadid Flaunts Her Svelte Curves – As she slips into a minuscule black bikini for a dip in the pool ahead of the Cannes Film Festival. [dm]
Cliff Richard Sex Abuse Allegations: Police Hand ‘File Of Evidence’ To Prosecutors – The 75-year-old singer, who has consistently denied any wrongdoing, had his Berkshire home raided in August 2014 and spoken to police twice as part of the investigation. [ind]
Minnie Driver Throwing Black Paint At Neighbour’s House – Minnie Driver’s wreaking havoc on her neighbor by chucking baby food jars filled with black paint against his walls … according to a new lawsuit. [tmz]
Kristen Stewart Opens Up About Her Reluctance To Work With Woody Allen – “If we were persecuted for the amount of s**t that’s been said about us that’s not true, our lives would be over.” [huff]
Chloe Grace Moretz Confirms Brooklyn Beckham Is Her Bae – As everyone in Hollywood knows, it’s only official once you’ve admitted it to Andy Cohen. And Monday night, on Watch What Happens Live, Chloe Grace Moretz confirmed what we all already knew, thanks to Instagram: She is happily dating Brooklyn Beckham. [mash]
Zooey Deschanel Reveals Prince Nixed Kardashian ‘New Girl’ Cameo – Production crew burned all evidence of Kardashian cameo in on-set “bonfire,” Deschanel says. [rs]
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