Pravin Gordhan’s Mission To Undo Rotten Deals And Save State-Owned Enterprises – Some 50-odd days into the job, and Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan has rolled up his sleeves. [dailymav]
SA May Have Lost R100bn Or More To State Capture – Gordhan – He also laid down the law regarding practices of state-owned entities, their executives and their board members. [fin24]
Another Night Of Protests In Muizenberg – In yet another night of violence, protests have flared up again in the Capricorn area in Muizenberg, Cape Town, a City of Cape Town official said. [news24]
North Korea Threatens To Cancel Trump Summit – North Korea has threatened to abandon planned talks between leader Kim Jong Un and Trump in June if Washington insists on pushing it “into a corner” on nuclear disarmament. [cnn]
Gaza Violence: Israelis And Palestinians In Fierce Exchanges At UN – The Palestinian envoy spoke of a “crime against humanity”, while Israel accused Hamas, who are in control of Gaza, of taking their own people hostage. [bbc]
Patricia De Lille ‘Back At Work’ Following Court Ruling – Hours after her reinstatement as City of Cape Town mayor and DA councillor, Patricia de Lille revealed she was already back at work. [iol]
Fox Settles Nearly 20 Workplace Claims For $10 Million – The settlement reportedly totalled $10 million, and the cases range from sexual harassment to workplace discrimination based on gender and race. [dbeast]
Donald Trump And The Case Of The $107 Million – No one seems to know how Team Trump managed to spend $107 million in donations for his inauguration. [rollingstone]
Here’s A Water-Saving Solution That’s Also A Good Time – Cape Town is going through the most with the water crisis, and we’ve heard about all kinds of solutions (icebergs?). This one looks like a good time. [here]
Uber Is Launching A Change To How You Can Rate Drivers – It’s always nice to know just how on the ball your Uber driver is, and now the company is rolling out a few changes to make the process easier. [here]
Atlantic Seaboard House Price Growth Now Barely Positive – Has the drought had an impact? [moneyweb]
WhatsApp Launches New Groups Features – The company stated that chat groups are an important part of the WhatsApp experience, and it has decided to implement improvements to the functionality. [mybb]
Arteta Strong Favourite To Replace Wenger At Arsenal – Former captain seen as better fit than Max Allegri by club. [itimes]
You Need To See And Hear Ard Matthews’ New Single – ‘Impossible Machines’ – What do Ard Matthews, a motorbike, and the Deep South have in common? They’re all part of his latest music video, which is a gem. [here]
Tom Wolfe, ‘Right Stuff’ Author And New Journalism Legend, Dead At 88 – ‘Bonfire of the Vanities’ author helped pioneer highly personalised style of pop journalism, covering everything from acid tests to astronauts. [rollingstone]
Chris Brown: The Downfall Of The Disgraced R&B Hit-Maker – A new set of legal issues for the singer join almost a decade’s worth of allegations that might finally derail his career. [guardian]
‘Deadpool 2’ Review: Better Than The First In (Almost) Every Way – Deadpool 2 will be the first major summer challenger against the awesome might of Avengers: Infinity War. [forbes]
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