Eskom’s Cash Runs Dry – Utility has 20 times less cash than needed and may be unable to pay salaries by January. [buslive]

Treasury Rocked As Budget Chief Quits – Michael Sachs, a deputy director general who headed up the budget office, quit last week over interference by the Presidency. [fin24]

We Don’t Have Money Or Staff, Says Fisheries Department – MPs told directorate can’t implement co-operatives policy. [groundup]

EXCLUSIVE: Zuma’s Free Education Adviser Was A Spy – The man who is reportedly the architect of South Africa’s new plan for free higher education, worked as a spy at the State Security Agency (SSA). [news24]

George Bush Snr ‘Groped 16-Year-Old Girl’ During 2003 Photo Op – Roslyn Corrigan said: “He dropped his hands down to my buttocks and gave it a nice, ripe squeeze”. [bbc]

Donald Trump Jr Communicated With WikiLeaks During Final Stages Of Election – The president’s son exchanged direct messages with the WikiLeaks Twitter account weeks before election day, a new leak of private correspondence shows. [guardian]

These Are Officially The Best Second Hand Cars In South Africa – Everyone loves to brag about landing a lekker deal on a second hand vehicle, but here’s what the experts have to say about what you should be snapping up. [here]

The Family That Built an Empire of Pain – The Sackler dynasty’s ruthless marketing of painkillers has generated billions of dollars—and millions of addicts. [newyorker]

Double Letter Flaw: Champion Scrabble Player Banned Amid Cheating Furore – Star player Allan Simmons accused of putting hand holding tiles back into bag – a move that is contrary to the rules. [guardian]

Beauden Barrett, Rieko Ioane Among Finalists For World Rugby’s Player Of Year – The All Blacks-British and Irish Lions rivalry will have one final postscript for 2017 with four players from the series in the running for World Rugby’s prestigious player of the year award. [stuff]

Tears As Italy Miss World Cup Finals For First Time In 60 Years – Trailing 1-0 from last Friday’s first leg in Stockholm, they were unable to break down a resolute Sweden who held out magnificently to earn themselves a place in the World Cup. [telegraph]

Legendary Russian Daredevil Valery Rozov Dies While Base Jumping In The Himalayas – He was the first person to skydive into a volcano crater, the first person to jump off the slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest freestanding mountain in the world. [smh]

Our Favourite Banting Recipe From Daily Dish’s Fresh Meal Kit Delivery Service – If Banting has become a part of your life, but you’re stuck for inspiration, here’s one recipe to help you decide what’s for dinner tonight. [here]

Bob Geldof Hands Back Freedom Of Dublin In Aung San Suu Kyi Protest – Campaigner renounces honour rather than share it with Myanmar leader in protest over treatment of Rohingya Muslims. [guardian]

Amazon Announced ‘The Lord of the Rings’ TV Series In Mega Deal With Multi-Season Commitment – Amazon has closed a massive deal — said to be close to $250 million — to acquire global TV rights to The Lord of the Rings. [deadspin]

Taylor Swift’s New Album ‘Reputation’ Is Already On Track To Break Sales Records – The pop star’s sixth studio album sold more than 700,000 copies in its first day available. [time]

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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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