Cape Nightclub Security War Claims First Victim – A leader of the Fancy Boys gang and one of the first gangsters in Cape Town to be convicted under the Prevention of Organised Crime Act (Poca) has been killed, apparently in a battle relating to a club security turf war. [n24]
How Pravin Gordhan Became The Leader Of The Resistance – The Johannesburg City Hall on Saturday witnessed remarkable scenes. The rupture in the ANC is now out in the open. [huff]
Formal Disciplinary Action Instituted Against Helen Zille – The Democratic Alliance (DA) leader Mmusi Maimane says formal disciplinary action is being instituted against Western Cape Premier Helen Zille. [ewn]
R1m Reward For Athlone Cash-In-Transit Heist Info – A reward of R1m is being offered for information about an armed robbery in Cape Town that left one security guard dead and another injured, cash-in-transit company SBV Services said on Sunday. [n24]
TRUMP
Donald Trump Says US Prepared To Go It Alone On North Korea Nuclear Threat – The US will take unilateral action to eliminate the North Korean nuclear threat if China does not help bring pressure to bear on Pyongyang, Donald Trump has warned. [tele]
LA Times Editorial Board Launches Scathing Series On ‘Disastrous’ Trump – “He is a man so unpredictable, so reckless, so petulant, so full of blind self-regard … it is impossible to know where his presidency will lead or how much damage he will do to our nation.” [lat]
Jared Kushner Visits Iraq On Invitation From Joint Chiefs Chairman – Jared Kushner, President Trump’s son-in-law, made a trip to Iraq over the weekend, visiting the country as the American military is aiding Iraqi forces in their brutal fight to retake Mosul from the Islamic State. [nyt]
Kushner, Ivanka Trump Could Be Worth $700M – Ivanka Trump and her husband, senior Trump adviser Jared Kushner, collected about $195 million in income, according to a new financial snapshot of about 180 of the men and women serving in Donald Trump’s White House. [cnn]
Police Make First Arrest In Facebook Live Sexual Assault Case – Law enforcement is taking sweeping action following a horrific sexual assault streamed on Facebook Live. [eng]
More Than 200 Dead, Many Missing In Colombia Mudslides – Rescuers in southern Colombia were scrambling Sunday to reach more than 100 people who are missing after devastating mudslides tore through entire communities. [cnn]
UK Airports And Nuclear Power Stations On Terror Alert After ‘Credible’ Cyber Threat – Britain’s airports and nuclear power stations have been placed on a terror alert following increased threats to electronic security systems. [metro]
Stranger Than Fiction: How Forbidden Book Was Smuggled Out Of N. Korea – They say fact is stranger than fiction. One book smuggled out of North Korea encapsulates both. [cnn]
Chinese Company To Spend $20 Billion Developing Second Phase Of Egypt’s New Capital – China Fortune Land Development Co. Ltd. (CFLD) (600340.SS) has signed a deal to develop and manage 14,000 acres (5,700 hectares) of Egypt’s new administrative capital at a cost of $20 billion, the Egyptian cabinet said in a statement on Monday. [reuters]
Oxford Hold Off Stubborn Cambridge Challenge To Claim Fourth Boat Race Victory In Five Years – The 163rd Cancer Research UK University Boat Race ended as the first had in 1829: with victory for Oxford. Leading from start to finish, the Dark Blue crew completed their fourth victory in five years in a time of 16min 59sec. [tele]
Miami Open: Roger Federer’s Resurgence Continues With Win Over Rafael Nadal – Roger Federer assured Rafael Nadal he will win the Miami Open one day after the Swiss beat the Spaniard to claim his third title of 2017. [guardian]
Banned Drug Found In Jamaican Sprinters’ 2008 Samples – Small amounts of the banned substance clenbuterol have been retroactively found in the samples of Jamaican sprinters at the 2008 Olympic Games, according to a report on Sunday. [s24]
Matthew Perry Responds To Justin Trudeau’s Request For A Fight Rematch – Bring it on! Matthew Perry recently revealed that he beat up Justin Trudeau when they were younger and in elementary school together. And now, the Canadian Prime Minister is ready for a rematch. [usm]
Matthew Perry Reveals His Favorite ‘Friends’ One-Liner – Matthew Perry played Chandler Bing on “Friends” for 10 seasons. That works out to more than 200 episodes that he played the overly-sarcastic character, who regularly spit out zingy one-liners. [huff]
Sir Richard Branson Vows To Have Virgin Galactic Passengers In Space By The End Of 2018 – In an interview with The Telegraph, the Virgin Group founder sets out his hopes for Virgin Galactic, as well as discussing philanthropy, succession, Brexit – and why he’s not slowing down just yet. [tele]
Facebook Creeping Is No Longer Totally Anonymous – Facebook’s new “Stories” update is here, and it ruins the best part about the entire social network: Mindlessly plumbing your friends’ lives without fear of getting caught. [mash]
‘It’s Great To Know How Old I Am‘ – Hollywood legend Doris Day, 95, discovers she is TWO YEARS OLDER than she thought. [dm]
Bob Dylan Finally Gets His Hands On His Nobel Prize, Months Later – Klas Ostergren, a member of the Swedish Academy, said the 75-year-old American singer/songwriter received his award during a small gathering Saturday afternoon at a hotel next to the conference center where Dylan was performing a concert later that night. [usat]
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DON’T SAY WE DIDN’T TELL YOU…
There are a number of ongoing deals set up at our various exclusive partners. Here they are – just for you;-)
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If You’re Sending Money Overseas There’s Only One Place To Start – Currencies Direct have been in the game since 1996 so if it’s travel money, emigration, selling overseas property or moving cash around you’re after they’re the one-stop shop. [ka-ching]
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It’s 2016, You Really Should Beef Up Your Online Security – Businesses can’t afford to take risks any longer, and the same goes for our own online security. NEWORDER’s team are all about the latest hacking and industrial espionage protection. [here]
50 % Of The World’s Mohair Is Produced In SA – It turns out South Africa is the world leader when it comes to mohair production, and the team at Mohair SA are the industry leaders keeping us top of the game. [here]
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Everyone’s Talking About Gather Online, The South African Start-Up That’s Taking On Facebook – Years from now you might well remember where you were when you signed up for Gather Online, and we’re proud to have been paired up with them from the start. [get talking]
Affordable Cane Furniture – If you’re buying cane or wicker furniture anywhere else, you’re wasting a lot of time and money. These guys import direct from Malawi. Hand-Made cane furniture – buy online and have it delivered! [check it out]
Get R150 Off Your First Uber Ride – If you haven’t tried Uber yet, you’re making a mockery of yourself. Stop riding cheap unreliable taxis with drivers who don’t know if they’re coming or going. Give yourself the private driver treatment with Uber, and get R150 off your first ride! Sign up and boom, you’re done! [check it out]
How Can You Leave Your Dog At Home While You Go To Work? – You say he’s part of the family – yet you’d never leave your human child at home, alone, for the whole day. Drop that little rascal off at Proud Hounds and see the joy in his eyes! [proudhounds]
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