George Clooney’s Tequila Company Sold For Up To $1 Billion – George Clooney is an award-winning actor, a new father and a world-class prankster. Now he can add “start-up founder who hit the jackpot” to his résumé. [nyt]

Boris Becker Declared Bankrupt – Three-time Wimbledon tennis champion Boris Becker has been declared bankrupt by a London bankruptcy court. [bbc]

Van Breda, State Win SCA Appeal Over Trial Livestream – Murder-accused Henri van Breda has won his battle in the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) in Bloemfontein to prohibit Media24 from livestreaming his trial. [n24]

You’re A Rich Bank, Absa – Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane has said Absa must pay back R1.25 billion from a lifeboat loan it received during the apartheid era. [huff]

Parliament To Summon Guptas, Zuma’s Son As State Capture Probe Witnesses – Parliament has spoken. It wants Gupta brothers Ajay and Atul, and President Jacob Zuma’s son, Duduzane, listed as witnesses in a coming parliamentary inquiry. [tlive]

Prince Harry Says No One In The Royal Family Wants To Be King Or Queen – Prince Harry has suggested that no one in the Royal Family wants to take over from the Queen. [sky]

2 Cosby Holdouts Prevented Guilty Verdict, Juror Says – In an exclusive interview with ABC News, a juror in the Bill Cosby sexual assault case said that after dozens of hours of grueling deliberations in a tiny room, 10 of the 12 jurors agreed he was guilty on two counts. On a third count, only one of the jurors believed he was guilty. [abc]

Donald Trump Ruthlessly Mocks Soul-Searching Democrats After Georgia Special Election Loss – It was the fourth loss in a row for the Democrats since the President was elected. [ind]

Trump Says He Doesn’t Want Poor People In Charge Of The Economy – “If you insist, I’ll do it, but I like it better this way.” [huff]

Your New Favourite Lunch Spot – Cool French tunes, warm heaters and daily gourmet hot lunch ‘Plat du Jour’ served in the heart of Cape Town’s CBD (113 Loop Street). It’s no wonder Cafe du Cap has become a daily regular for travel-loving  Capetonians. Enjoy the latest issues of FT Weekend, Conde Nast Traveler, Architectural Digest and Monocle whilst you’re at it. [CafeduCap]

Boy, 14, Investigated After Thai King Shot With Plastic Bullets In Germany – German prosecutors said on Wednesday they were investigating a 14-year-old boy suspected of shooting plastic bullets from a toy gun at the King of Thailand who was cycling near Munich late one evening earlier this month. The king was not hurt. [tele]

Saudi King Ousts Nephew To Name Son As First In Line To Throne – Mohammed bin Nayef replaced by Mohammed bin Salman, 31-year-old in charge of economy and war in Yemen. [guardian]

Massive Probe: Leo DiCaprio’s Art, Miranda Kerr’s Jewelry – The Justice Department files lawsuits to seize assets allegedly bought with money stolen from a Malaysian investment fund, including a $250 million yacht. [wsj]

Men Wear Skirts To Work To Protest Shorts Ban In Europe Heatwave – Men in France, Sweden and the UK are protesting their company’s shorts ban by wearing dresses and skirts to work. [ibt]

The Secrets Behind Kim Jong Un’s Personal Piggy Bank – When the world’s most mysterious leader arrives for a parade, he steps out of a black Mercedes Benz and onto a red carpet. But who sold North Korea’s Supreme Leader a brand new, top-of-the-line limousine? [cnn]

The Public Has Voted And These Are South Africa’s Top 10 Steakhouses – After a month of public voting, we now have a list of the country’s best steakhouses. If meat is your thing you’ll want to check this out. [here]

‘Kingdom’ Is The Best Show You’re Not Watching – A rich family drama set around the sport of MMA, “Kingdom” is currently in its third season. If you haven’t watched it, this is why you need to start. [here]

Ethiopia’s Coffee Farmers Are ‘On The Front Lines Of Climate Change’ – Ethiopia gave the world Coffea arabica. But the effects of climate change – higher temperatures and less rainfall – could take a toll on the country’s ability to farm this treasured crop. In parts of Ethiopia, spring and summer rains have already declined by 15 percent to 20 percent since the 1970s. [npr]

New Zealand’s Net Migration Hits Record High – Those arriving outstrip those leaving by 73,000 in past year, with Chinese as biggest group of migrants, followed by UK and Australia. [guardian]

Married Teacher, 36, Is Banned From Classrooms For Life – For nine-month affair with 18-year-old student she nicknamed ‘The A Team’ after luring him with naked photos of herself on Facebook. [dm]

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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]

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]

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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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