Zimbabwe Finance Minister Arrested – Reports indicate that soldiers have taken over Zimbabwe’s ZBC state broadcaster, compounding speculation of a coup against President Robert Mugabe. [news24]
Zimbabwe Crisis: Army Says It Is ‘Targeting Criminals’ – Heavy gunfire and artillery were heard in northern suburbs of the capital, Harare, early on Wednesday. [bbc]
We all want rid of Uncle Bob, but coups have a habit of ending badly.
‘She Lies All The Time’: Eskom Spokesman Lays Into ‘Incapable’ Brown – Qoma did not hold back on Tuesday as he testified before parliament’s public enterprises committee‚ which is holding an inquiry into state capture. [timeslive]
Australia Votes ‘Yes’ To Same-Sex Marriage – 61% of the population voted to allow same-sex marriage, with 38% voting against. [cnn]
Five Dead, Three Children Wounded After Shooting Spree In Northern California – At least four people and a gunman are dead after a shooting spree on Tuesday across multiple locations, including an elementary school. [businsider]
Can someone tell Donald? He just tweeted his condolences for that Texas shooting that happened 10 days ago…
More Guns Seized In ‘Underworld’ Firearms Clampdown In Cape Town – Firearms have been seized from the owner of a Cape Town security company – the latest in a string of actions. [news24]
Sessions Changes Statement About Trump Campaign And Russia – Sessions has previously told Congress he was unaware of any Trump campaign contacts with Russia, leading Democrats on Tuesday to accuse him of lying under oath. [reuters]
Sick Of Forking Out For Petrol? You’ll Like This New Release – In a perfect world, we would have access to some lekker public transport that gets us from A to B in a matter of minutes. That being said, this is very exciting. [here]
Russia Used Hundreds Of Fake Accounts To Tweet About Brexit, Data Shows – Accounts run from a St Petersburg troll farm tried to sow discord between Britons over the referendum. [guardian]
South African Chantel Dartnall Named World’s Best Female Chef – Dartnall, who has twice been named South Africa’s Chef of the Year, beat strong competition from globally acclaimed chefs. [huffpostsa]
Cheers To That – What You Need To Know About The ‘Good Beer Vibes’ Craft Beer Festival – There’s nothing like a little craft beer festival to kick off summer’s good vibes, but how about three festivals in one weekend? Yup, you read right. [here]
Harvey Weinstein Is Being Sued For Sexual Battery – An unnamed actress has sued Harvey Weinstein alleging he committed sexual battery against her in Beverly Hills hotel rooms in 2015 and 2016. [time]
The Many Online Misadventures Of Donald Trump, Junior – The president’s oldest son is the dumbest and most online Trump of them all. [vice]
British Explorer Benedict Allen ‘Goes Missing In Papua New Guinea Jungle’ While Searching For Lost Tribe Of Headhunters – He was dropped by helicopter in the jungle in the north-west of the country known as the Central Range three weeks ago. [telegraph]
Sergio Agüero Cleared To Fly Home After Fainting In Argentina Dressing Room – Striker ‘had a blackout’ and was taken to hospital for routine examinations. [guardian]
Apex Of Insanity – A look back on the fifth anniversary of Rihanna’s ill-fated “777 Tour”. [mashable]
Christian Bale Looks Almost Unrecognisable – The actor previously said he had been eating ‘a lot of pies’. [independent]
Just The Two Of Us! Selena Gomez And Justin Bieber Are Caught On Low-Key Stroll – It’s been said they have decided to take their rekindled relationship out of the public eye. [dailymail]
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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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