Hlaudi Is Out! – Embattled former SABC COO Hlaudi Motsoeneng has been fired after being found guilty of misconduct. [timeslive]

Moody’s Downgrades SA’s Top Five Banks – The ratings agency said it had downgraded South Africa a notch over gloomy growth prospects and the political instability unleashed by corruption scandals engulfing President Jacob Zuma. [mg]

Gigaba Pushed Through Guptas’ SA Citizenship – The EFF says it has received reliable information that whilst Malusi Gigaba was minister of home affairs, he unduly granted the Gupta family South African citizenship. [news24]

Dennis Rodman Heading To North Korea – Rodman would be arriving in Pyongyang at a time of heightened tension between Washington and Pyongyang, which is currently detaining four Americans. [washpost]

Trump Loses Travel Ban Ruling In Appeals Court – A second federal appeals court has ruled against Trump’s revised travel ban, delivering the latest in a string of defeats for the administration’s efforts to limit travel from several predominantly Muslim countries. [nytimes]

Ivanka Condemns Donald Trump’s ‘Vicious Critics’ – She said that she had been left blindsided by the ferocity of some of the attacks levelled against the president. [bbc]

City Appeals To CT Residents To Continue Saving Water -Dam levels are up by one point six percentage points since last week and now stand at a collective 21.2%.

You can see the City of Cape Town’s updated dam levels HERE.

Winnie’s House Is A Sex Den – Today, the only sign she once lived there is a sign in the long grass, which gives information of a failed attempt to restore the house and turn it into a museum. [citypress]

These Local Farmers Just Broke A World Record We Didn’t Even Know Existed – It’s been a pretty rough few years for South African farmers, serious droughts crippling much of the country. At least some in the industry are smashing it. [here]

Formal Start Of Brexit Negotiations Delayed In Wake Of Theresa May’s Election Turmoil – The Prime Minister will on Tuesday evening start trying rebuild her authority when she visits Emmanuel Macron, France’s new President. [telegraph]

Here’s Why You Don’t Need To Spend More Than R120 On Father’s Day – A little unsure as to what you should be buying the old man ahead of Father’s Day this Sunday? Don’t worry, we’ve nit the nail on the head. [here]

Solved: The 47-Year Mystery Of A Murder Victim’s Many Identities – A murdered drug dealer dressed as a man, had lovers of different genders and used several aliases, successfully concealing her identity even well past her death. [nytimes]

Twenty Years Later, Joel Schumacher Is Very Sorry About ‘Batman & Robin’ – “After ‘Batman & Robin,’ I was scum. It was like I had murdered a baby,” Schumacher said. [vice]

Think Cocktails Are Only For Summer? You’re Wrong – People often think that the end of summer means the end of cocktail season. To hell with that, because nobody puts our favourite drink in the corner. [here]

How A 36-Year-Old Wall Street Prodigy Saved Burger King – Schwartz, a self-described millennial, had never worked in a restaurant before, let alone run a company. At 32, he was one of the youngest major restaurant CEOs in history. [businsider]

Wayde Van Niekerk Clocks 19.84 In Blistering 200m Final – Sprinter breaks SA record as he prepares to take world champs by storm. [rdm]

Watch the race HERE.

AB de Villiers And The Burden Of Niceness – A cup of tea is a nice. A captain? He should be a proper bastard. [dailymav]

Justin Bieber Just Broke A Record Held By The Beatles -Biebs just beat the Beatles’ record for having two Top 3 Billboard songs for the most consecutive weeks after “Despacito” and “I’m the One” spent 13 weeks burning up the charts.  [mashable]

Amber Heard And Elon Musk Step Out In L.A. – After spending some family time with Elon Musk in his native Australia, Amber Heard and the tech mogul were spotted together back in Los Angeles over the weekend. [people]

How Kylie Jenner And Khloe Kardashian Profit Off Black Creativity – The Kardashian sisters stand accused of stealing designs from struggling African-American designers. [dailybeast]

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