North Korea Launched Missile That Flew Over Japan – North Korea has fired a missile over Japan which Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has called the “most serious and grave ever” threat to the country. [cnn]
Mugabe’s Son Allegedly Returns To SA To Continue Studies – According to people who saw him on campus last week, he was keeping a low profile. [news24]
Harvey Wreaks Havoc In Houston – The nation’s fourth-largest city was still mostly paralysed by one of the largest downpours in U.S. history. [time]
ACLU Sues Trump Over Transgender Military Ban – Transgender soldiers, sailors, airmen and other members of the military, along with others who want to enlist, sued President Donald Trump on Monday. [abc]
The same day he retweets this…
Hillbrow Theatre Shooting Suspect Arrested While Trying To Rob Shopping Mall – He was arrested on Sunday morning when trying to rob Greenstone Mall. [timeslive]
Seven Pics From The Annual iPhone Photography Awards – Here’s a little inspiration of all of us who favour the phone over the camera. Consider this proof that your iPhone can take snaps that rival the best of them. [here]
New Five Tonne Dinosaur Found In Southern Africa – The five-tonne long-necked herbivore lived in the Cretaceous period when Madagascar and Antarctica split off from southern Africa. [rdm]
A Few Things You Should Know About The Increase In Male Botox Treatment – In an age when your looks are constantly judged, you might be thinking about a little injection here or there. [here]
Grizzly Bears Go Vegetarian Due To Climate Change – The bears have stopped eating salmon in favour of elderberries after being forced to make a choice due to climate change. [telegraph]
Winning Start For Kevin Anderson At US Open – South Africa’s Kevin Anderson beat American JC Aragone in straight sets in the first round of the US Open at Flushing Meadows. [iol]
Ousmane Dembele Signs Barcelona Contract After Club-Record Deal – Barca reached an agreement with Borussia Dortmund to sign the France international for an initial fee worth €105 million. That could rise to €145m with add-ons. [espn]
Inside Elvis Presley’s Legendary 1968 Comeback Special – Clad in black leather and backed by his original sideman, the King reclaimed his crown with one of the greatest performances of all time. [rollingstone]
Here’s A Bunch Of Awards We Made Up For ‘Game Of Thrones’ Season Seven – So ends another season of Game of Thrones, which means we’ve got over a year to wait until we’re back in Westeros. In the meantime, then, let’s look back at the season that was. [mashable]
Inside The NYC Mixer For ‘Sugar Babies’ And Their Sugar Daddies – ‘I think if it was only about sex, they would just look for prostitutes,’ the organiser of a ‘sugar baby mixer’ says of the older men buying the time of younger women. [dbeast]
Taylor Swift’s ‘Look What You Made Me Do’ Video Decoded: 13 Things You Missed – Singer’s talked-about music video is filled with symbolic references, and eagle-eyed fans are eagerly decoding its hidden meanings. [rollingstone]
Bella Hadid Rocks Nude Bodysuit And Denim Mini As She Heads To Victoria’s Secret Fittings In NYC – She put her supermodel figure on full display as she attended fittings for the lingerie brand in New York City on Monday. [dmail]
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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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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]
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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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