Manchester Attack: Police Move In On Arena Bomber’s ‘Network’ – New details emerged Wednesday, including alleged links to terror groups, his troubles in Manchester after the death of a friend, his travel to Libya and their father’s attempts to keep them from returning to the UK. [cnn]
ANC Said To Be Planning Talks On Jacob Zuma’s Removal – The top leadership of the ANC will discuss removing President Jacob Zuma from his post at a meeting this weekend, according to two senior party officials. [businessday]
Biggest Land Occupation In Cape Town In Recent Years Is Taking Place – The land occupations in Khayelitsha this past week are among the biggest in Cape Town in recent years. [news24]
Republican Health Bill To Leave 23m Uninsured – Fourteen million people would be uninsured in 2018 alone, according to the Congressional Budget Office. [bbc]
Hillary Clinton Slams President Trump’s Proposed Budget: ‘Unimaginable Level Of Cruelty’ – “This administration and Republicans in Congress are mounting an onslaught against the needs of children and people with disabilities, women and seniors.” [time]
Trump Blocks Sean Spicer From Meeting The Pope – The Trumps and some White House officials met with Pope Francis on Wednesday, but one figure was notably missing: Sean Spicer. And apparently, he’s pretty upset about it. [mashable]
Thanks To This Local Designer, Curvy Women Have Never Had It So Good – It’s always exciting when a local designer focuses on the curvaceous women, rather than those we see on runways. One local designer is looking out for us. [here]
Spur Boycott Affecting A Minority Of Our Branches – CEO – In a statement released on Wednesday, Pierre van Tonder said the boycotts were affecting a minority of Spur branches in areas with “certain demographical characteristics”. [news24]
If you’re a little out of the loop you can find out more about those boycotts HERE.
Angus Buchan Should Not Be Praised And Admired – Buchan has been widely criticised for being homophobic, queerphobic, sexist and misogynistic. [huffpostsa]
Manchester United Back In Champions League – United claimed their second major trophy of the season and secured Champions League football as they overcame Ajax to win the Europa League final. [bbc]
Batting Collapse Sees Proteas Crash To Defeat – Thanks to a rash of flimsy flaps with the bat, they contrived to collapse to a rather forgettable 267 all out, and defeat by 72 runs to a spirited England outfit. [iol]
Coetzee: I’m Never Too Old To Learn – Coetzee led the Boks to just four wins from 12 in his first year in charge. [sport24]
Why start now?
Neuromechanics Of Flamingos’ Amazing Feats Of Balance – If you’ve watched flamingos at the zoo – or if you’re lucky, in the wild – you’ve likely wondered how flamingos manage to sleep standing on one leg. [theconversation]
Playboy Model Dani Mathers Pleads No Contest In Gym ‘Body-Shaming’ Photo Case – She secretly photographed a naked, 70-year-old woman in an LA Fitness shower area and posted it on social media with a disparaging remark. [latimes]
Why Roger Moore, One Of The Last True Englishmen, Was The Greatest James Bond – With a charming, witty performance, Moore established himself as the quintessential English gentleman. [telegraph]
Katie Holmes And Jamie Foxx Seen Boarding Private Jet Out of Paris – The two have been the subject of romance rumours since 2013, and although they’ve never officially confirmed a relationship, the pair has been casually spending time together for years. [people]
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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;-)
Buy Any Product From Websites That ‘Don’t Ship To SA’ – One of our most exciting partners offers you a PO Box in US, UK or Hong Kong, for you to deliver overseas online purchases to. Postbox Courier handles it from there – getting the package to you in under a week. [more]
If You’re Sending Money Overseas, Make Sure You’re Using The Best – 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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Stop Paying Way Too Much For Quality Jewellery – When you’re splashing out and spoiling you don’t want to skimp on quality, but that doesn’t mean you have to pay a fortune. Visit our friends as Diamond Jewellery International and let them hook you up. [here]
It’s 2017, 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]
Guaranteed: You Don’t Have To Pay Full Price For A 5-Door MINI – It’s quite easy to pay less than anyone else for a brand new MINI [check it out]
South Africans Are Drinking Quality Beer Now So Get With The Programme – Stop being that person who is silently judged at every braai, and get your hands on the tastiest beer the country has to offer. [cheers]
First Month Storage Space 50% Off At Stor-Age – Whether you need a locker for a bicycle or a garage for your house contents, Stor-Age has the space you need. And they’re offering a special 50% offer the first month deal – no strings attached! You can take you stuff out after one month – no problem! [check it out]
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]
GetSmarter’s Online Courses Are Changing The Business World As We Know It – It’s never ideal to get left behind at work, and given how quickly things change these days fine-tuning and increasing your skill set is more important than ever [getsmarter]
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]
Calling The Home DIY Do-It-Alls – If you’re using a drill around the house and you don’t have a Drilby then grow up. A hundred bucks and you can kiss that dust goodbye [drilby]
So These Guys Are Apparently The Top SA Winery Of The Past 10 Years – You’ve tasted Chocolate Block, right? Of course you have, somake sure you arrive at every dinner party with a bottle of the best [boekenhout]
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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