UCT Students Push For Complete Shutdown – Despite UCT’s attempts to continue with the academic year, some Fees Must Fall students are still pushing for a shutdown. [iol]
‘It’s Time Government Lives Up To Its Promises Of Free Education – The Deputy Chair of the National Planning Commission Professor Malegapuru Makgoba says good leadership is needed for the implementation of free education and its time that government lives up to its promises. [ewn]
Go Back To Class, Zuma Tells Students – President Jacob Zuma has urged protesting students to return to class, saying there will be consequences for those who act criminally. [n24]
Shoprite Defends Whitey Basson’s R100m Pay – Shoprite’s top man, Whitey Basson, took home a little more than R100m in the year to June 30 2016 — an amount double his earnings in 2015 — after delivering what the group called excellent results during the period. [bdl]
Nigeria Doesn’t Know Exactly How Much Oil It Produces, But Is Pretty Sure $17 Billion Is Missing – Nigeria’s president has claimed “mind-boggling” sums have been stolen from the country’s oil industry. Just how much is now becoming clear. [qz]
Pigeon Arrested In India Carrying Threatening Note For PM Modi – The bird was detained near the border between India and Pakistan carrying the threatening note which was written in Urdu. [sky]
Donald Trump Forced To Spill Charity Secrets Weeks Before Election Day – The secretive foundation accused of being slush fund must now open its books by Oct. 15 on orders of the New York attorney general. [db]
State Attorney General Orders Trump Foundation To Cease Raising Money In New York – The office of the New York attorney general, Eric T. Schneiderman, has issued a “notice of violation” to Donald J. Trump’s foundation, ordering it to immediately stop soliciting charitable donations in the state. [nyt]
Clinton On Trump: ‘What Kind Of Genius Loses A Billion Dollars’? – Hillary Clinton excoriated Donald Trump on his tax returns here Monday, arguing that not paying federal income tax for almost two decades meant the GOP nominee was “taking from America with both hands and leaving the rest of us with the bill.” [nbc]
Donald Trump Defends Leaked Tax Returns: ‘I Have Legally Used The Tax Laws To My Benefit’ – Donald Trump on Monday defended his leaked tax documents, which show that he may have been able to avoid paying federal income taxes for more than a decade. [time]
White House Hosts South By South Lawn Festival Of ‘Ideas, Art And Action’ – A South by Southwest-inspired celebration of ideas and innovation — aptly called South by South Lawn — took place Monday at the White House. [upi]
Fake Passport Chancers Ruin It For South Africans As New Zealand Imposes New Visa Rule – South Africans hoping to visit New Zealand will soon have to find an extra R1‚650 – and the time to do paperwork – as the silver fern nation has run out of patience with SA travellers with fake IDs. [tlive]
These Local Photographers Are Brilliant – Our Top 10 Images – Everyone thinks they’ve taken a peach of a photo before, but if you want to crack the big time you’ll need to compete with talent like this. [here]
Let’s Talk About That ‘Lazy Eye’, And Why It Might Be More Serious Than You Think – In the past, if you suffered from a lazy eye, you would have to go through a surgical procedure to lift it up. Now there’s an easier way and it’s changing lives. [here]
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South Africa Drops To 6th Place In Africa Good Governace Ranking – Figures released by the Mo Ibrahim Foundation index on Monday showed that South Africa‚ which was ranked number three in the continent’s good governance index report in 2006 is now sitting at number six. [tlive]
The State Wants To Raise The Legal Drinking Age To 21. Here’s Why – The government wants to crack down on alcohol abuse by raising the legal drinking age from 18 to 21 and making distributors legally liable if they deal irresponsibly. [cp]
WhatsApp Adds Snapchat-Style Drawing On Images – WhatsApp has brought its new image doodling feature from the beta version of its chat app to the pubic Android release, with iOS support coming soon. [verge]
Painting Once Written Off As £20 Copy Reassessed As £20m Raphael – Madonna composition at National Trust’s Haddo House was spotted by a historian making a BBC TV series. [guardian]
Kim Kardashian Reunites With Kanye West In New York As Ex-Bodyguard Says Paris Robbery Was Inside Job – AS Kim Kardashian recovers in New York following her terrifying Paris robbery details are emerging of the frighening ordeal that unfolded in Paris. [newsau]
NRA Offers Kim Kardashian Heartfelt Sarcasm After Armed Robbery – Technically Incorrect: On Twitter, the National Rifle Association mocks the celebrity, possibly for her support for some level of gun control. [cnet]
20 Eerie Images Of Japan’s Abandoned ‘Dreamland’ Theme Park – Here we take a look inside Japan’s abandoned Nara Dreamland theme park, with images taken by French photographer Romain Veillon, who has been fascinated by derelict, abandoned places since childhood. [tele]
President Obama Tweets Michelle the Sweetest Photo – for Their 24th Wedding Anniversary. [bet]
World’s Deepest Underwater Cave Discovered In The Czech Republic – This flooded limestone chasm beats out the old record-holder by 39 feet. [huff]
9 Men Jailed After Stripping Down To Undies Featuring Malaysia’s Flag At F1 – The group, aged between 25 and 29-years-old, will be held in custody by police for four days. They have been arrested for public indecency and disrespecting the national flag, according to state news agency Bernama. [mash]
Cameron Diaz Hides Her Face As She Is Seen Outside A Plastic Surgery Clinic With Husband Benji Madden – Cameron Diaz was spotted outside a plastic surgery clinic Beverly Hills, California on Monday with husband Benji Madden. [dm]
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