Photographer Wins ‘Monkey Selfie’ Legal Fight – A photographer has won a two-year legal fight against an animal rights group over a “monkey selfie” photograph. [bbc]
We covered this rather odd backstory in July HERE.
Grace Mugabe Says ‘Drunk, Unhinged’ Gabriella Engels Attacked Her With A Knife – Grace dismissed Engels’ version of events as “malicious allegations” and maintained that she was attacked after “going to help her sons”. [news24]
Hurricane Irma: Floods Devastate Florida Keys As Caribbean In Chaos – Follow latest developments as Irma moves through Georgia and death toll reaches 46. [guardian]
North Korea Slapped With UN Sanctions After Nuclear Test – The measures restrict oil imports and ban textile exports. The latter is aimed at starving the North of income for its weapons programmes. [bbc]
US Gunman Killed By Police After Shooting Rampage – Seven people were fatally shot during a gathering at a suburban Dallas home before police fatally shot the suspect, police say. [iol]
The 48 Most Revealing Lines Of Steve Bannon’s ’60 Minutes’ Interview – Bannon sat down for his first major interview since leaving the White House, and did not disappoint in his conversation with Charlie Rose. [cnn]
Sunday Independent Changes Its Tune On Cyril Ramaphosa After ‘Backlash’ – In an about-turn on its exposé of Cyril Ramaphosa’s alleged infidelity‚ the paper is now reporting that the presidential hopeful remains unshaken by a “dirty tricks” campaign. [busday]
BuzzFeed’s Smart Cooking Appliance Is Actually Incredible – Produced by the team that brought those annoyingly addictive recipe videos on Facebook, this smart cooker can turn anyone into a master chef. [here]
Bin Laden’s Son Is Poised To Unify Terrorists Worldwide – Hamza bin Laden isn’t just being prepared for a leadership role in his father’s organization. He’s now the figure best placed to reunify the global jihadi movement. [dailybeast]
Rihanna’s New York Fashion Show Was Off The Charts – Hosting her show inside the Armoury in New York, Rihanna created a fashion show like nothing else the industry has ever seen before. [here]
Pool Shark: Beached Great White Given Temporary Refuge In Sydney Rock Pool – Public pool closed to swimmers after injured marine predator transferred for observation by wildlife experts. [guardian]
Here Are Reddit’s Whiniest, Most Low-Key Toxic Subreddits – Reddit is full of shitty people. Here’s where most of them hang out. [vice]
‘It’: Meet The Man Behind Killer Clown Pennywise – “They were times that I felt I was going insane,” says Bill Skarsgård about playing Stephen King’s iconic, nightmarish monster. [rollingstone]
Trevor Noah Bags His First Emmy – Noah’s show, The Daily Show, won a Creative Emmy Award in the Short Form Variety Series for his YouTube show Between the Scenes. [iol]
PewDiePie: YouTube Megastar’s N-Word Outburst Sparks Developer Backlash – Games developer Campo Santo files copyright takedown requests against Felix Kjellberg after racist comment, and urges others to follow suit. [guardian]
Fans Defend William And Kate After Trolls Brand Their Unborn Baby a ‘Parasite’ – It made worldwide news with the vast majority delighted with the news. However, it also sparked some hateful comments. [metro]
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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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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]
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