Tom Petty Dies At 66 – Tom Petty has died after suffering cardiac arrest. Petty’s manager says he passed at his home in Malibu in the evening. [billboard]

Cape Town Ordered To Reduce Water Consumption By 40% – Mayoral committee member for waste services Xanthea Limberg said a reduction of 40% would equate to roughly 520 million litres of collective water usage per day. [news24]

Catalonia Referendum Result Plunges Spain Into Political Crisis – The Catalan government said it had earned the right to split from Spain after results showed 90% of those who voted were in favor of a split. [cnn]

Zuma’s Gift To Rape Charge Defenders – Zuma said through taking care of himself he still looked like a middle aged man – “which makes me still able to win fine looking women.” [iol]

Puerto Ricans Bash President Trump Over Hurricane Maria Comments: ‘He’s A Piece Of Trash’ – Outside of official events, many Puerto Ricans say they won’t be welcoming President Donald Trump with open arms during his visit. [time]

“Blade Runner Killer” Movie Outrages Reeva’s Parents – June and Barry Steenkamp said they were “horrified and upset” at reports that the film claimed to tell the story of the 2013 killing from the perspective of Reeva and June, her mother. [timeslive]

You can see that trailer HERE.

Facebook: Russian Ads Reached 10 million People – The figure, disclosed by Facebook for the first time on Monday, underscores how effective Russian meddling on social media could be with even a minimal investment. [cnn]

Sun International’s Debt Problem – An investment spree, which was mandated by the board and initiated by former CEO Graeme Stephens four years ago, has left the group highly indebted, regardless of how you cut the cake. [moneyweb]

Drug Mule Arrested At Cape Town Airport – SAPS border police officers at Cape Town International Airport are determined to arrest drug traffickers from any country coming into South Africa through the airport. [iol]

SA’s Top Gap Year Destinations And How Much You Will Need To Survive In Each – The gap year is often the subject of much ridicule, but if you are planning one then these are some of the most popular destinations. A budget doesn’t hurt, either. [here]

Nobel Prizes 2017: Everything You Need To Know About Circadian Rhythms – The Nobel prize for medicine or physiology was awarded for research on the body’s clock, which is at work in all multicellular life. But what exactly is it? [guardian]

Baxter Brings In A Shrink For Bafana As Pressure Mounts – ‘What is it that we can do to get our players to raise their psychological preparedness for these kinds of big events?’ [buslive]

One Gift You Really Should Be Giving Out Every Single Christmas – I know it’s early, and we hate being reminded months in advance too, but there’s something pretty special about getting involved with this project. [here]

Kendall Jenner Cries While Addressing Pepsi Ad Backlash: ‘I Just Felt So Stupid’ – The reality celebutante-turned-model cried while talking about the ad, which featured her facilitating peace during a protest by handing a police officer a can of Pepsi. [time]

Damn The Torpedoes. Everyone Loved Tom Petty – Rock ’n’ roll is all about myth making. And as far as origin stories go, Tom Petty had one of the better ones. [dailybeast]

Charles And Camilla ‘Got Together As Her Husband Was Sleeping With Anne’ – That’s ‘just how the upper class bonk’, says royal expert. [dmail]

 

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